Strange Spider Looking: I got out in the woods yesterday and there was not many bugs to shoot. So I spend quite a while trying to shoot a Hover Fly or at least that what I think it...

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Strange Spider Looking

Apr 12, 2015 06:18:42 #

waltchilds Loc: Central Florida

I got out in the woods yesterday and there was not many bugs to shoot. So I spend quite a while trying to shoot a Hover Fly or at least that what I think it was. Then, when I finished I looked down and saw a spider so small I almost missed him. So I knelt down and took a shot. Upon enlarging the image it looked like he was watching me, but I'm not sure if that is in fact his eyes.

Hover Fly - I think.

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Strange Looking Spider

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Apr 12, 2015 09:54:49 #

pfrancke Loc: cold Maine

nice job. I like how the colors work together, the green background really makes that spider pop.

Apr 12, 2015 11:28:20 #

waltchilds Loc: Central Florida

pfrancke wrote:

nice job. I like how the colors work together, the green background really makes that spider pop.

Thanks for taking a look I appreciate your comments.

Apr 12, 2015 14:25:59 #

napabob Loc: Napa CA

:thumbup:

Apr 12, 2015 15:09:15 #

Muddyvalley Loc: McMinnville, Oregon

#1: Wow! That's a hard shot to get!
#2: Beautiful! Fangs not eyes. Fangs for the memories!

Apr 12, 2015 15:14:19 #

EnglishBrenda Loc: Kent, England

Lovely on download and so sharp. An interesting pair.

Apr 12, 2015 16:39:22 #

waltchilds Loc: Central Florida

napabob wrote:

:thumbup:

Thanks, Napabob, for commenting.

Apr 12, 2015 16:40:09 #

waltchilds Loc: Central Florida

Muddyvalley wrote:

#1: Wow! That's a hard shot to get! #2: Beautiful! Fangs not eyes. Fangs for the memories!

Thanks for taking a look and letting me know these are fangs, they sure looked like eyes.

Apr 12, 2015 16:40:38 #

waltchilds Loc: Central Florida

AlicanteBrenda wrote:

Lovely on download and so sharp. An interesting pair.

Thanks, Brenda for your comments.

Apr 12, 2015 17:59:28 #

Muddyvalley Loc: McMinnville, Oregon

waltchilds wrote:

Thanks for taking a look and letting me know these are fangs, they sure looked like eyes.

They may not be fangs. They just looked like they were to me at first but now I'm thinking pedipalps? Douglass?
You might post it on bugguide. They are looking for ventral images & I bet they can ID that one, especially if you have a photo from another angle. My guess is that it's an orchard spider. Leucauge

Apr 12, 2015 19:45:56 #

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

Your spider is an Orchard Orb Weaver, the reason he looks odd is that they hang upside down on their webs, you actually shot his underside, if you look closely you can see the barrel shaped abdomen that is colored much like a watermelon that forms the bulk of his body.

Apr 12, 2015 20:02:08 #

waltchilds Loc: Central Florida

Blurryeyed wrote:

Thanks for letting me know what he is and why he looked odd. Very interesting information.

Apr 13, 2015 02:30:52 #

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Muddyvalley wrote:

. . . I'm thinking pedipalps? My guess is that it's an orchard spider. Leucauge

Correct on both observations! This is a male Orchard orbweaver (Leucauge venusta). The pedipalps are used to transfer sperm to the female's reproductive receptacle, but then he must escape before becoming dinner.

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