Thematic Spiders

**dadipentak** · 09-17-2018, 08:17 AM

Originally posted by Sqideyes

A new batch of Golden Orb Weavers emerged today.

Great news!

ngeneous · 09-17-2018, 01:21 PM - **1 Like**

And another Orb Weaver

Thagomizer · 09-17-2018, 06:28 PM - **1 Like**

Here's a long-jawed orb weaver (family Tetragnathidae) from this morning's shooting:

(Cross posted to "Macro by any means necessary" and "Kit Lens Club.")

**ramseybuckeye** · 09-18-2018, 06:52 PM - **3 Likes**

The spider is not so good in this one but it is a beautiful web it wove
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swanlefitte · 09-18-2018, 06:59 PM

Originally posted by ramseybuckeye

The spider is not so good in this one but it is a beautiful web it wove
Attachment 424109

Nice capture of the web. 62 spokes if I counted correct. My spider makes it's web with 30. I want to count several days to see if it varies but need great light to see clear enough.

Ginos · 09-19-2018, 07:39 AM - **1 Like**

Domestic jump spider...in my kitchen.

BR!

Thagomizer · 09-19-2018, 11:02 AM - **2 Likes**

Came home from a show last night and saw this little green spider just at the edge of the pool of light cast by one of the front porch lights. Though small (about 4mm wide) it stood out against the red brick, even in low light. I've seen similar spiders in browns, oranges and greays, but not in green. Looks like it should be in an orb web rather than on a wall.

It was still there this morning, but had moved to the mortar between bricks, where it blends in a bit better.

swanlefitte · 09-19-2018, 11:27 AM

Originally posted by Thagomizer

Came home from a show last night and saw this little green spider just at the edge of the pool of light cast by one of the front porch lights. Though small (about 4mm wide) it stood out against the red brick, even in low light. I've seen similar spiders in browns, oranges and greays, but not in green. Looks like it should be in an orb web rather than on a wall.

It was still there this morning, but had moved to the mortar between bricks, where it blends in a bit better.

With it's legs forward it looks like a tank. Interesting.

**noelcmn** · 09-19-2018, 12:08 PM - **1 Like**

Agreed, interesting specimen.

Just a tad too far even for the 300mm Tammy-high up on a pylon

jack002 · 09-19-2018, 12:37 PM - **1 Like**

swanlefitte · 09-19-2018, 02:11 PM - **1 Like**

just after commenting on the "tank "spider something crawled up my leg. It was on the side of my calf so I contorted as best I could and tried to get focus through my leg hair and managed a photo I had to heavily crop. I coaxed it on a leaf and it ran off and hid.
I think its a yellow sac spider about 1/2 cm.

**WPRESTO** · 09-19-2018, 05:14 PM

Originally posted by swanlefitte

With it's legs forward it looks like a tank. Interesting.

Agreed. I've never seen a spider like it. The four-legs-forward posture looks more like a pounce predator than an orb-web spinner, and the legs are rather short, more like a run-about spider than a sit-in-my-web spider. The latter commonly have long to very long legs well suited to climbing amid the silk, but not good for walking about.

Thagomizer · 09-20-2018, 08:27 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Agreed. I've never seen a spider like it. The four-legs-forward posture looks more like a pounce predator than an orb-web spinner, and the legs are rather short, more like a run-about spider than a sit-in-my-web spider. The latter commonly have long to very long legs well suited to climbing amid the silk, but not good for walking about.

The closest thing to it I came across was Araneus bicentenarius. The common name for this is Giant Lichen Orbweaver, but at 3-4mm width, this little critter has a ways to go before it encroaches on "giant" territory. It's a good match for the general colour, and it does have the similar zigzag pattern un the upper side of the abdomen, for whatever that's worth. The cephalothorax of any examples I saw online was much darker than this one, though. I've submitted one of these photos to SpiderID.com.

swanlefitte · 09-22-2018, 10:25 AM

No photos because in the last 4 days 3 spiny orb weavers have mysteriously vanished. Record heat? Prey? Virus? Perhaps the swarms of tiny things that covered the webs were poisonous? 2 of the 3 had spun new webs and vanished from the middle. There and gone an hour later. I still have 1 about 1mm big.

**pepperberry farm** · 09-22-2018, 11:43 AM

found her in the crepe myrtle this morning:

this one already had breakfast planned:

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09-17-2018, 08:17 AM	#706
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by Sqideyes A new batch of Golden Orb Weavers emerged today. Great news!

09-17-2018, 06:28 PM - 1 Like	#708
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	Here's a long-jawed orb weaver (family Tetragnathidae) from this morning's shooting: (Cross posted to "Macro by any means necessary" and "Kit Lens Club.")

09-18-2018, 06:52 PM - 3 Likes	#709
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,292	The spider is not so good in this one but it is a beautiful web it wove

09-18-2018, 06:59 PM	#710
swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	Originally posted by ramseybuckeye The spider is not so good in this one but it is a beautiful web it wove Attachment 424109 Nice capture of the web. 62 spokes if I counted correct. My spider makes it's web with 30. I want to count several days to see if it varies but need great light to see clear enough.

09-19-2018, 07:39 AM - 1 Like	#711
Ginos Senior Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Vallès Occidental Photos: Gallery Posts: 139	Domestic jump spider...in my kitchen. BR!

09-19-2018, 11:02 AM - 2 Likes	#712
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	Came home from a show last night and saw this little green spider just at the edge of the pool of light cast by one of the front porch lights. Though small (about 4mm wide) it stood out against the red brick, even in low light. I've seen similar spiders in browns, oranges and greays, but not in green. Looks like it should be in an orb web rather than on a wall. It was still there this morning, but had moved to the mortar between bricks, where it blends in a bit better.

09-19-2018, 11:27 AM	#713
swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	Originally posted by Thagomizer Came home from a show last night and saw this little green spider just at the edge of the pool of light cast by one of the front porch lights. Though small (about 4mm wide) it stood out against the red brick, even in low light. I've seen similar spiders in browns, oranges and greays, but not in green. Looks like it should be in an orb web rather than on a wall. It was still there this morning, but had moved to the mortar between bricks, where it blends in a bit better. With it's legs forward it looks like a tank. Interesting.

09-19-2018, 12:08 PM - 1 Like	#714
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,182	Agreed, interesting specimen. Just a tad too far even for the 300mm Tammy-high up on a pylon

09-19-2018, 12:37 PM - 1 Like	#715
jack002 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Missouri Photos: Albums Posts: 727

09-19-2018, 02:11 PM - 1 Like	#716
swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	just after commenting on the "tank "spider something crawled up my leg. It was on the side of my calf so I contorted as best I could and tried to get focus through my leg hair and managed a photo I had to heavily crop. I coaxed it on a leaf and it ran off and hid. I think its a yellow sac spider about 1/2 cm.

09-19-2018, 05:14 PM	#717
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,108	Originally posted by swanlefitte With it's legs forward it looks like a tank. Interesting. Agreed. I've never seen a spider like it. The four-legs-forward posture looks more like a pounce predator than an orb-web spinner, and the legs are rather short, more like a run-about spider than a sit-in-my-web spider. The latter commonly have long to very long legs well suited to climbing amid the silk, but not good for walking about.

09-20-2018, 08:27 AM	#718
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	Originally posted by WPRESTO Agreed. I've never seen a spider like it. The four-legs-forward posture looks more like a pounce predator than an orb-web spinner, and the legs are rather short, more like a run-about spider than a sit-in-my-web spider. The latter commonly have long to very long legs well suited to climbing amid the silk, but not good for walking about. The closest thing to it I came across was Araneus bicentenarius. The common name for this is Giant Lichen Orbweaver, but at 3-4mm width, this little critter has a ways to go before it encroaches on "giant" territory. It's a good match for the general colour, and it does have the similar zigzag pattern un the upper side of the abdomen, for whatever that's worth. The cephalothorax of any examples I saw online was much darker than this one, though. I've submitted one of these photos to SpiderID.com.

09-22-2018, 10:25 AM	#719
swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	No photos because in the last 4 days 3 spiny orb weavers have mysteriously vanished. Record heat? Prey? Virus? Perhaps the swarms of tiny things that covered the webs were poisonous? 2 of the 3 had spun new webs and vanished from the middle. There and gone an hour later. I still have 1 about 1mm big.

09-22-2018, 11:43 AM	#720
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,679	found her in the crepe myrtle this morning: this one already had breakfast planned: