Up close with a spider
Sep 5, 2012 17:43:11 #
Though I would not want to run into this web unintentionally, I was fascinated by this Orb Weaver. She is attractive, in her own way, don't you think?
Barb
Barb
Sep 5, 2012 17:45:10 #
Sep 6, 2012 05:51:08 #
Sep 6, 2012 19:06:57 #
Barb, a girl after my own heart! She is a perfect beauty.
Photoquilter wrote:
Though I would not want to run into this web unintentionally, I was fascinated by this Orb Weaver. She is attractive, in her own way, don't you think?
Barb
Barb
Sep 6, 2012 23:49:14 #
Now how do you know that it is a she? I just posted the same thing the other day and some one said that mine was a female also.
Nice photos by the way.
Nice photos by the way.
Sep 6, 2012 23:53:15 #
i just posted som banana spider photos - similar subject - so scary I wanted to smack my laptop screen.
Sep 7, 2012 00:04:06 #
Photoquilter wrote:
Though I would not want to run into this web unintentionally, I was fascinated by this Orb Weaver. She is attractive, in her own way, don't you think?
Barb
Barb
This is a beautiful photo & a very good capture.. good job!
Sep 7, 2012 09:11:33 #
Sep 7, 2012 10:51:12 #
Marinole wrote:
Really? After all these years of watching National Geographic and the nature channel, I failed to pay attention. I guess I wasted 5 years of my life going to college. Lol.Only female spiders can weave a web.
Sep 7, 2012 10:52:34 #
Sep 7, 2012 10:54:21 #
Sep 8, 2012 10:42:15 #
rayford2
Loc: New Bethlehem, PA
Marinole wrote:
Only female spiders can weave a web.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_female_spiders_make_the_spider_webs_or_is_it_males_as_well
Beatiful pictures, Photoquilter. Thanks.
Sep 8, 2012 11:30:34 #
So sorry - I somehow missed the fact there were comments on this thread! Thanks for all the positive feedback. It is greatly appreciated.
This spider is Argiope aurantia. It is, as previously noted, the female spiders who spin the elaborate web. A male will spin a small web nearby, awaiting his opportunity. The male has to be very patient AND sneaky in order to mate with her, as she is eager to eat the male if she is not in the mood. When approaching, he will spin a safety line for a quick retreat if needed. Still, the female will consume him after they mate. Don't feel too bad for him, he usually dies after the exertion of mating, anywat. Still, that is what he lives for, bizarre, eh?
Photographers take note: the female will consume the interior of the web every night, and re-spin it. So, if it looks messy one day, go back and check it the next day. She stays pretty much in one spot her whole life, so you can return under different lighting conditions and try again if you do not get the shot the first time. How accommodating!
Again, thanks for your positive feedback. I am loving my new D7000!
Barb
This spider is Argiope aurantia. It is, as previously noted, the female spiders who spin the elaborate web. A male will spin a small web nearby, awaiting his opportunity. The male has to be very patient AND sneaky in order to mate with her, as she is eager to eat the male if she is not in the mood. When approaching, he will spin a safety line for a quick retreat if needed. Still, the female will consume him after they mate. Don't feel too bad for him, he usually dies after the exertion of mating, anywat. Still, that is what he lives for, bizarre, eh?
Photographers take note: the female will consume the interior of the web every night, and re-spin it. So, if it looks messy one day, go back and check it the next day. She stays pretty much in one spot her whole life, so you can return under different lighting conditions and try again if you do not get the shot the first time. How accommodating!
Again, thanks for your positive feedback. I am loving my new D7000!
Barb
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