Had fun today with a new friend. Alien insects have invaded my rose bush
Jul 20, 2013 19:55:45 #
Never seen any spider with such a rad paint job and a body out of a comic book or what do they call them now, a visual novel or some such thing. I have not had time to search for his ID. I guess I could search for spider with atomic silk attachment. He is quite small overall and when he got mad at me and sat on the leaf it looked like he had his body held erect to flash it's color. I told him to cool it and left him to resume his web build. His second one today on the other side of the rose bush. I thought he pulled up stakes from this morning but she (I think) changed her spider mind.
Jul 20, 2013 19:57:38 #
Lucky you! Where are you? This is an Arrowhead Micrathena orbweaver (Micrathena sagittata):
http://www.spiders.us/guide/species/micrathena-sagittata
And, in order to properly post in this forum, here is the 'macro' (crop) required.
What lens did you use?
http://www.spiders.us/guide/species/micrathena-sagittata
And, in order to properly post in this forum, here is the 'macro' (crop) required.
What lens did you use?
Jul 20, 2013 20:09:28 #
I am in South West Virginia, near Roanoke. The lens is my manual 105mm Kiron (Lester Dine)mounted on my Nikon D90. He or she was quite small and I could all but have her stand on the front element to get a larger image.
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Jul 20, 2013 20:24:37 #
Oh, no! Not another Lester Dine photographer!
The above comment is facetious, because we have a few other Lester Dine photographers who post some really good images:
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-32754-2.html#777706
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-32754-1.html#511887
Welcome! Now post a few more.
The above comment is facetious, because we have a few other Lester Dine photographers who post some really good images:
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-32754-2.html#777706
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-32754-1.html#511887
Welcome! Now post a few more.
Jul 20, 2013 20:29:04 #
Ha, I even left the decal on the tube with little pictures of open mouths full of teeth and appropriate settings. It came with the Sunpack ringflash with mini stobe feature. Open wide and say
AHHHHH... click.
AHHHHH... click.
Jul 20, 2013 20:59:00 #
Jul 20, 2013 21:29:06 #
jbmauser wrote:
A "Bazinga!" decal. My kinda guy!Ha, I even left the decal on the tube with little pictures of open mouths full of teeth and appropriate settings. It came with the Sunpack ringflash with mini stobe feature. Open wide and sayAHHHHH... click.
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Jul 21, 2013 13:44:33 #
Pretty little thing. You seem confused about HE or SHE. I looked at Doug's link and it doesn't say anything about the difference. Do males spin webs?
Jul 21, 2013 14:10:43 #
I felt he was a him as the male species always is the brightest colors or so I learned in biology years ago..... But he worked all morning to make a web then tore it down to move 18 inches to the other side of the rose bush. Sounds like a female to me. JB
Jul 21, 2013 14:19:35 #
jbmauser wrote:
Ah, you stepped in it now.I felt he was a him as the male species always is the brightest colors or so I learned in biology years ago..... But he worked all morning to make a web then tore it down to move 18 inches to the other side of the rose bush. Sounds like a female to me. JB
Good luck, buddy.
;-)
Jul 21, 2013 15:19:52 #
Arrowhead orbweaver female: three pairs of pointed tubercles on the abdomen, with the rear pair large and spreading to give the abdomen a triangular look. Tubercles are black-tipped and red at the base. The center of the dorsum is yellow:
http://www.spiders.us/image/micrathena-sagittata-1
Male abdomen does not have spines, widest at rear:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/193810
http://www.spiders.us/image/micrathena-sagittata-1
Male abdomen does not have spines, widest at rear:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/193810
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Jul 21, 2013 17:54:01 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Thanks Douglass. There is a big difference between the male and female in this species. I find this so interesting. Wish I wasn't so afraid of them. Maybe this budding interest in Macro photography will lessen the fear.Arrowhead orbweaver female: three pairs of pointed tubercles on the abdomen, with the rear pair large and spreading to give the abdomen a triangular look. Tubercles are black-tipped and red at the base. The center of the dorsum is yellow: http://www.spiders.us/image/micrathena-sagittata-1
Male abdomen does not have spines, widest at rear: http://bugguide.net/node/view/193810
Male abdomen does not have spines, widest at rear: http://bugguide.net/node/view/193810
Jul 21, 2013 19:12:33 #
riverlass wrote:
You took the picture in your avatar? THAT's scarier than any old spider. Wish I wasn't so afraid of (spiders).
;-)
Jul 21, 2013 21:08:37 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
Agreed!You took the picture in your avatar? THAT's scarier than any old spider.
Jul 21, 2013 21:16:00 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
That's true... but I'm not afraid of snakes. I should qualify that. I'm not afraid of MOST snakes. Just huge, old rattlesnakes that come to visit us. They're kind of scary when you find them right outside of your backdoor. You took the picture in your avatar? THAT's scarier than any old spider. ;-)
That little pit viper in my avatar was just a baby. My friend and I took photos as it shook its little rattleless tail at us and moved on across the dirt road. We let it leave, with dignity, to live another day.
Not so with this Rattletail in the photo. It's dead.
Sorry JB, I won't do this again. I don't want to be accused of trying to take over your thread.
It's still the coolest spider I've ever seen.
Old "14 rattles"
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