Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Spider

Yesterday, while selecting an old post to be recycled as a bird feeder pole, my husband called me to see the spider that he found crawling on it. Can you see its eyes? I wonder if it was in search of a place to lay eggs for it looks very full and round. I am not sure of its name but while doing an image google search I found some that looked similar to this one that were labeled as European Garden Spiders? I am not sure if this is one of not?

19 comments:

  1. Oh my! Your spider gave me shivers up and down my spine. Great shot!

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  2. Beautiful! I love the striped legs.

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  3. Awesome shot!! Very cool and creepy and yet beautiful too.

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  4. What a fascinating macro. I admire spiders, but know little about them.

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  5. Anonymous11:44 AM

    What a beautiful spider. The colors and patterns are amazing.

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  6. He is beautiful! and boy did you capture all the detail!

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  7. Those are wonderful shots..why can't I get over my spider phobia. I am getting better as I don't squeal with I see them anymore so that is progress...

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  8. I got shivers from that shot, and I don't mind spiders, I just give them their own space. Good eye on that husband of yours.

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  9. This is a very interesting little spider. Such camoflauge markings too, and so plump. Great shots of it. Most spiders don't hang around very long for too many pictures.

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  10. The patterns on the body look really neat.Great pictures.

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  11. Spectacular photo and stunning spider. I've never seen one myself, but I think it is a marbled orb weaver. The pattern on the back can be variable. She is the prettiest one I've seen a picture of-very ornate. I think they are most common in the northern US and southern Canada, but I could be wrong on that.

    Terrific find. Way to go-so many people don't look for the small and beautiful!

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  12. Wow, that is one amazing spider!!!

    Speaking of amazing, love your glorious autumn header. Wonderful.

    www.mypoeticpath.wordpress.com

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  13. That's a fatty! I think it's a Marbled Orb Weaver. Great set of photos over the last days - I have a hard time keeping up...too much good stuff going around! :)
    Cheers, Klaus

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  14. pam and kjpweb:
    Thank you for the id of a Marbled Orb Weaver. This is a new one for me and I appreciate your input very much; many thanks!

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  15. That is a very fat spider! It reminds me of a crab in a fancy shell! Wow! It's very beautiful!

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  16. Lovely spider photos! Check out Julie's October 6th post for more:

    http://www.juliezickefoose.com/blog/index.php

    You'll enjoy it...

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  17. Eeeewww! LOL! I've never seen one like this before.

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  18. Great spider.

    Thanks for the visit,
    Troy and Martha

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  19. Unusally looking, cool!

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