Argiope aurantia
by Gregory Scott
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Argiope aurantia
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Gregory Scott
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Photograph - Photograph
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This is a common Yellow Garden Orb Weaver Spider. A spider may eat it's web daily, to recycle the proteins, but it cannot do so until the dew dries from the web. This spider may be almost ready to do that, but from personal observation, I'll add that they may leave a web more than one day.
This web is missing a very characteristic white "X" at the center, which I presume that the spider uses that to hide behind, to camouflage her presence. I assume the "wart" on her body is her spinnerets.
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February 2nd, 2013
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Sandy Tolman
The detail is this is amazing! The contrast is enhanced by focusing in a more macro manner on the clarity of the spider and web, the background indistinct clouds of color. This is one of those images that looks nice, but the magic is in the details. Zoom in on the dewdrops. Magic. Had a dream about a spider last night. Would love to view this poster size to savor the details and composition at the same time.
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