from yesterday,we lost power for most of the day.that AC sure felt good when it came back on.tom
gym
Loc: Athens, Georgia
I think it's Argiope aurantia - immature.
gym wrote:
I think it's Argiope aurantia - immature.
Immature or not, leg patters and body shape do not match my A. aurantia images, such as this:
Black and Yellow Garden spider (Argiope aurantia), which has just web-wrapped a live cricket. Soon, her fang-injected digestive juices will completely liquefy the cricket's organs, and she will drain every drop, leaving only a dry, shriveled husk.
Photographed at the Spider Pavilion, Los Angeles County Natural History Museum:
http://www.nhm.org/site/explore-exhibits/special-exhibits/spider-pavilionHand-held Nikon D90 at ISO 400, Nikkor 105-mm macro lens, 1/200-sec at f/16; Nikon SB-600 speedlight with O-Flash 3/4-circle Fresnel prism attachment.
Black and Yellow Garden Spider
Shaka
Loc: Brisbane, Australia
Great captures for both of you.
gym
Loc: Athens, Georgia
Nikonian72 wrote:
gym wrote:
I think it's Argiope aurantia - immature.
Immature or not, leg patters and body shape do not match my A. aurantia images, such as this:
Black and Yellow Garden spider (Argiope aurantia), which has just web-wrapped a live cricket. Soon, her fang-injected digestive juices will completely liquefy the cricket's organs, and she will drain every drop, leaving only a dry, shriveled husk.
Photographed at the Spider Pavilion, Los Angeles County Natural History Museum:
http://www.nhm.org/site/explore-exhibits/special-exhibits/spider-pavilionHand-held Nikon D90 at ISO 400, Nikkor 105-mm macro lens, 1/200-sec at f/16; Nikon SB-600 speedlight with O-Flash 3/4-circle Fresnel prism attachment.
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Adults take on that distinctive yellow color that the immatures do not have.
Here are just a few of the sites that illustrate the color pattern of the immature forms:
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2011/06/16/immature-golden-orbweaver/http://howardcheek.photoshelter.com/image/I0000KuJlCkzDTCghttp://bugguide.net/node/view/186003
gym wrote:
Adults take on that distinctive yellow color that the immatures do not have.
I stand corrected! An immature Black and Yellow Garden spider (Argiope aurantia) it is.
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