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Sep 4, 2015 09:10:27   #
RLSeipleSr Loc: North of Boston
 
Found this in our garden a few minutes ago ... grabbed a quick shot (sorry about the quality) ... have no idea what kind of spider it is ... could someone help ...

Bob S

Spousal unit called from the garden ...
Spousal unit called from the garden ......
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Sep 4, 2015 09:17:15   #
DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area
 
RLSeipleSr wrote:
Found this in our garden a few minutes ago ... grabbed a quick shot (sorry about the quality) ... have no idea what kind of spider it is ... could someone help ...

Bob S


I believe it's a yellow garden spider.

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Sep 4, 2015 09:24:49   #
RLSeipleSr Loc: North of Boston
 
Thanks Dan ... spousal unit feels better but we will keep our Chi-Warriors away from it ...

Bob S

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Sep 4, 2015 09:27:32   #
SENSORLOUPE
 
RLSeipleSr wrote:
Found this in our garden a few minutes ago ... grabbed a quick shot (sorry about the quality) ... have no idea what kind of spider it is ... could someone help ...

Bob S

Nice shot
Yellow garden spider---Yes----can bite, but not dangerous to humans
We have them too---they like to spin in the tomato plants.
I do not like any spiders, but these are photogenic!!!!

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Sep 4, 2015 09:31:45   #
RLSeipleSr Loc: North of Boston
 
SENSORLOUPE wrote:
Nice shot ... !

Thanks ... really my first attempt ... will have to try more now ... you might say that I've "got bitten" ... :lol:

Bob S

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Sep 4, 2015 09:48:49   #
Jerry Green Loc: Huntsville, AL
 
Black and Yellow Argiope Spider female, AKA Garden Spider. the males are very small. The females get large and are great posers. Recently I shot a video of one in my garden wrapping up a Brown Paper Wasp.

http://gofish.smugmug.com/Nature/Insects-and-Spiders/i-GjsQPhK

Keep a look out for a male.

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Sep 4, 2015 09:52:19   #
RLSeipleSr Loc: North of Boston
 
Jerry Green wrote:
Keep a look out for a male.


Thanks Jerry ... I will do that ...

Bob S

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Sep 4, 2015 09:54:06   #
SENSORLOUPE
 
RLSeipleSr wrote:
Thanks ... really my first attempt ... will have to try more now ... you might say that I've "got bitten" ... :lol:

Bob S


Right!! I'm going to the garden to find one now!!

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Sep 4, 2015 10:03:51   #
handgunner Loc: Windsor Locks, Connecticut
 
Yup ... Garden spider. Had a bunch of them living in a blackberry patch on the farm where I grew up. When it came time to pick my father would lower me down in the bucket of a bucket loader tractor so I wouldn't have to deal with them. They give me the Willies! I would rather run butt naked through a patch of nettles than tangle with some garden spiders.

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Sep 4, 2015 22:17:18   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 
RLSeipleSr wrote:
. . . will have to try more now . . . you might say that I've "got bitten"
Are you considering the use of a true macro lens? If so, there are several Canon macro-photographers on the True Macro-Photography Forum at http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-102-1.html that can provide guidance in evaluating macro lenses.

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Sep 4, 2015 23:51:17   #
Bob I 41 Loc: Indiana
 
RLSeipleSr wrote:
Found this in our garden a few minutes ago ... grabbed a quick shot (sorry about the quality) ... have no idea what kind of spider it is ... could someone help ...

Bob S


Hurray! Someone else is being invaded with spiders & catching them with their camera. I posted one yesterday that caught my attention......same Yellow garden spider. If you take a look you will find a Wikipedia attachment that someone placed on my page that really explains everything very well. Welcome to The Spider Club!! I saw another one out there also!! :lol: Bob

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Sep 5, 2015 09:15:35   #
Sirsnapalot Loc: Hammond, Louisiana
 
RLSeipleSr wrote:
Found this in our garden a few minutes ago ... grabbed a quick shot (sorry about the quality) ... have no idea what kind of spider it is ... could someone help ...

Bob S


We have a spider here in Louisiana with similar markings that's call the Banana Spider!



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Sep 5, 2015 10:20:16   #
ebbote Loc: Hockley, Texas
 
Good shot Bob.

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Sep 5, 2015 12:39:33   #
venturer9 Loc: Newton, Il.
 
RLSeipleSr wrote:
Found this in our garden a few minutes ago ... grabbed a quick shot (sorry about the quality) ... have no idea what kind of spider it is ... could someone help ...

Bob S




Strangely its common name is "Black and Yellow Garden Spider"

or more officially (looked this up, I knew common but not this one)
Argiope aurantia

Mike

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Sep 5, 2015 13:28:31   #
marsdad Loc: NE Florida
 
:thumbup: nice shot, it is amazing the beauty you can find in your own backyard. Thanks for sharing.

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