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jcdoss · 04-21-2020, 02:58 PM - **6 Likes**

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Aragog
A massive fishing spider, just hanging out on the Buffalo River like the rest of us do. S/He was highly amenable to being photographed.. with a 50mm lens in her/his face.
Pentax K-1 mII Ltd Silver, A50f2.8 Macro

**WPRESTO** · 04-21-2020, 05:40 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by jcdoss

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Aragog
A massive fishing spider, just hanging out on the Buffalo River like the rest of us do. S/He was highly amenable to being photographed.. with a 50mm lens in her/his face.
Pentax K-1 mII Ltd Silver, A50f2.8 Macro

Probably "she" as male spiders are commonly smaller than the females, sometimes much smaller.

Ginos · 04-25-2020, 02:43 PM - **5 Likes**

Time to eat...

Pentax K-5II
Vivitar Telephoto MC 90 f2.5 Macro
1/180 f11 ISO250

BR!

**ffking** · 04-26-2020, 06:12 AM - **7 Likes**

A couple more of the well camouflaged crab spider gorging itself - usual K-3 + F 100/2.8

**noelcmn** · 04-26-2020, 06:15 AM - **8 Likes**

Aaron28 · 04-29-2020, 05:16 PM - **7 Likes**

K-3ii...Tamron 90/f2.8....af360fgz

**WPRESTO** · 05-13-2020, 06:56 AM - **7 Likes**

I took many pictures of this spider and posted several years back, but as there have been few arthropods out & about I went back and processed an unusued image file with a new LR/PS add-on program.

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**noelcmn** · 05-18-2020, 10:47 AM - **5 Likes**

Super shot WPRESTO.

Got these yesterday, a button spider. Poisonous. I'm presuming this is the female, as I found it with two egg sacs.

And this small one.

**WPRESTO** · 05-19-2020, 05:24 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by noelcmn

Got these yesterday, a button spider. Poisonous. I'm presuming this is the female, as I found it with two egg sacs.

When I saw that button spider I immediately thought of the black widow we have here because of the gestalt. Then I read your comment about it dangerously poisonous which sent me on a search wondering if the two were in the same family. They are closer than that, they are classified in the same genus = Latrodectes. Surprising that spiders so far apart are still so closely related.

swanlefitte · 05-19-2020, 09:55 PM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Then I read you comment about it dangerously poisonous which sent me on a search wondering if the two were in the same family.

You saved me the effort.
The pattern on the back is like a brown widow.

**WPRESTO** · 05-20-2020, 05:33 AM

Originally posted by swanlefitte

You saved me the effort.
The pattern on the back is like a brown widow.

I also noticed the red/orange on the ventral surface of the abdomen.

Arjay Bee · 05-24-2020, 07:51 PM - **7 Likes**

A field of weeds:

K3+16-85

swanlefitte · 06-08-2020, 06:04 PM - **3 Likes**

I guess a harvestman goes here.
A Daddy Long legs. From this angle it looks more like a squid than a spider.

**noelcmn** · 06-09-2020, 12:11 PM - **3 Likes**

**pepperberry farm** · 06-14-2020, 04:56 AM - **1 Like**

hiding amongst the wildflowers

05-19-2020, 05:24 AM - 1 Like	#894
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,139	Originally posted by noelcmn Got these yesterday, a button spider. Poisonous. I'm presuming this is the female, as I found it with two egg sacs. When I saw that button spider I immediately thought of the black widow we have here because of the gestalt. Then I read your comment about it dangerously poisonous which sent me on a search wondering if the two were in the same family. They are closer than that, they are classified in the same genus = Latrodectes. Surprising that spiders so far apart are still so closely related. Last edited by WPRESTO; 05-20-2020 at 05:32 AM.

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04-21-2020, 02:58 PM - 6 Likes	#886
jcdoss Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,801	===== Aragog A massive fishing spider, just hanging out on the Buffalo River like the rest of us do. S/He was highly amenable to being photographed.. with a 50mm lens in her/his face. Pentax K-1 mII Ltd Silver, A50f2.8 Macro

04-21-2020, 05:40 PM - 2 Likes	#887
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,139	Originally posted by jcdoss ===== Aragog A massive fishing spider, just hanging out on the Buffalo River like the rest of us do. S/He was highly amenable to being photographed.. with a 50mm lens in her/his face. Pentax K-1 mII Ltd Silver, A50f2.8 Macro Probably "she" as male spiders are commonly smaller than the females, sometimes much smaller.

04-25-2020, 02:43 PM - 5 Likes	#888
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04-26-2020, 06:12 AM - 7 Likes	#889
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,039	A couple more of the well camouflaged crab spider gorging itself - usual K-3 + F 100/2.8

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noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,228

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05-18-2020, 10:47 AM - 5 Likes	#893
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,228	Super shot WPRESTO. Got these yesterday, a button spider. Poisonous. I'm presuming this is the female, as I found it with two egg sacs. And this small one.

05-19-2020, 09:55 PM	#895
swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	Originally posted by WPRESTO Then I read you comment about it dangerously poisonous which sent me on a search wondering if the two were in the same family. You saved me the effort. The pattern on the back is like a brown widow.

05-20-2020, 05:33 AM	#896
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,139	Originally posted by swanlefitte You saved me the effort. The pattern on the back is like a brown widow. I also noticed the red/orange on the ventral surface of the abdomen.

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swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	I guess a harvestman goes here. A Daddy Long legs. From this angle it looks more like a squid than a spider.

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noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,228

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pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,778	hiding amongst the wildflowers

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