This was huge: Not at all sure just what this is but it was almost 3 inches long in its entirety. The third shot is what I assume to be her egg sack. It was hanging just a few inches...

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This was huge

Oct 12, 2013 21:57:43 #

GPappy Loc: Finally decided to plop down, Clover, S.C.

Not at all sure just what this is but it was almost 3 inches long in its entirety.
The third shot is what I assume to be her egg sack. It was hanging just a few inches away from the main web.
I know they are all not "tack" sharp as it was very hard to get too and I just don't have a good prime lens for macro.
The first two are lightly cropped.
D90 with 58mm of tubes and a 70-210 Nikon lens at 105mm, ISO 200 and diffused flash at 1/2 power.

Her back

Her Belly

Egg sack?

Oct 13, 2013 00:42:29 #

Macromad Loc: New Zealand

Some sort of orb weaver I believe, don't know which one but nice shots.

Oct 13, 2013 01:21:54 #

kimssight

:thumbup: Yellow garden spider - Argiope aurantia

Oct 13, 2013 02:18:22 #

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Female Yellow & Black Orb Weaver spider (Argiope aurantia).
Where did you see her? Are you able to monitor egg sac?

Oct 13, 2013 07:20:23 #

BrettOssman Loc: near Tampa, Florida

That's cool :-D

Oct 13, 2013 08:59:10 #

GPappy Loc: Finally decided to plop down, Clover, S.C.

Macromad wrote:

Some sort of orb weaver I believe, don't know which one but nice shots.

Thank You.

Oct 13, 2013 08:59:35 #

GPappy Loc: Finally decided to plop down, Clover, S.C.

kimssight wrote:

:thumbup: Yellow garden spider - Argiope aurantia

Thank you.

Oct 13, 2013 09:01:24 #

GPappy Loc: Finally decided to plop down, Clover, S.C.

Nikonian72 wrote:

Female Yellow & Black Orb Weaver spider (Argiope aurantia). Where did you see her? Are you able to monitor egg sac?

We are in northern South Carolina. I should be able to keep an eye on the egg sac. It will be interesting to see if I can catch them coming out. I will try any way. Thanks for the reply.

Oct 13, 2013 09:01:45 #

GPappy Loc: Finally decided to plop down, Clover, S.C.

BrettOssman wrote:

That's cool :-D

Thank you.

Oct 13, 2013 10:17:11 #

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

I've been shooting the same genus spider here in North Georgia, but no egg sac. My problem in that the wav she is on the web,she is facing a hill & I can't get any dorsal shots of her....That said, I just found another Saddleback Caterpillar this morning...A big one at that...

Oct 13, 2013 19:58:51 #

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

:thumbup: :thumbup:

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