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**Knock** · 06-26-2019, 04:37 PM - **12 Likes**

Green lynx spider on a cone flower. K70 with kiron 105/2.8.

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Doundounba · 06-28-2019, 05:17 AM - **7 Likes**

**CharLac** · 07-04-2019, 12:48 PM - **2 Likes**

So folks, found thins spider in the fender of my SUV. Big sucker, 4-5"? Any idea what kind?

**WPRESTO** · 07-04-2019, 02:05 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Not a spider, but many people think daddy long legs are because of the eight legs. This one taking some refuge in a withering lady slipper.

Another image of a daddy long legs AKA harvestman that is not a spider despite its eight legs. This image is close enough to show the two tiny eyes atop the globular body, not the eight eyes typical of the vast majority of true spiders. There's also one little red mite, almost always present on harvestmen in this area at least. This individual seems to have lost the two foremost legs on its right side.

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jddwoods · 07-04-2019, 02:16 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by CharLac

So folks, found thins spider in the fender of my SUV. Big sucker, 4-5"? Any idea what kind?

Looks like a brownish gray fishing (dolomedes) spider. I occasionally see them around my home, especially in the evening. They are a startling sight and they move really fast.

From Wikipedia:
Dolomedes tenebrosus or dark fishing spider is a fishing spider found in the USA and Canada.[1][2]

It is able to bite humans but will run from people. In most cases the bite is no more severe than a bee or wasp sting.

**WPRESTO** · 07-09-2019, 10:10 AM - **3 Likes**

Two tiny spiders. The second is near the center of its little orb web which, for want of a little AM dew is pretty much invisible. That second spider is about 2mm long (very deep crop to get the posted image),

swanlefitte · 07-09-2019, 10:30 AM - **5 Likes**

I have a lined orb weaver in my yard. It makes a horizontal web about 3" diameter. When it is overcast it is underneath and when it's sunny it creates a silk bed and stays on top. This morning it climbed on top as it got bright but now it is overcast and it never bothered with the bed and went back under.

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**ffking** · 07-09-2019, 11:27 AM - **6 Likes**

nursery web spider, with nursery web

**WPRESTO** · 07-10-2019, 12:49 PM - **4 Likes**

Crab spiders seem ever ready to greet visitors with a welcoming embrace.

Thagomizer · 07-11-2019, 07:24 AM - **2 Likes**

Unexpected spider. DA 55-300. Long jaw (Tetragnathidae) ?

Thagomizer · 07-14-2019, 09:33 AM - **5 Likes**

Spider safari on my front porch:

Jumpers...

...and not.

**WPRESTO** · 07-17-2019, 04:23 PM - **4 Likes**

Another very small spider, just about at the limit for field macro, at least for my equipment and level of skill in the field. Ornate pattern on the dorsal surface of the abdomen, not what I expected in a spider small enough to hide completely behind a stem of grass.

Doundounba · 07-18-2019, 03:27 PM - **5 Likes**

Technically, this could also be x-posted to the various insects threads, but it's probably better here...

**Knock** · 07-19-2019, 07:46 PM

Originally posted by Thagomizer

Spider safari on my front porch:

Jumpers...

...and not.

Amazing series Thagomizer! What lens were you using?....what ever it is, it is working very very nicely!

Thagomizer · 07-19-2019, 10:22 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Knock

Amazing series Thagomizer! What lens were you using?....what ever it is, it is working very very nicely!

Thanks, Knock! The lens I'm using is a reversed 8mm movie cameralens (D mount) on a set of extension tubes. The lens is a Kinotel 1.5 " f1.9. These were probably taken at about f5.6. Field of view of my KP's frame at the subject plane of focus is about 8mm, so magnification is about 3X

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06-26-2019, 04:37 PM - 12 Likes	#796
Knock Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 467	Green lynx spider on a cone flower. K70 with kiron 105/2.8. Attached Images

06-28-2019, 05:17 AM - 7 Likes	#797
Doundounba Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Montréal QC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,351

07-04-2019, 02:16 PM - 2 Likes	#800
jddwoods Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Newark, Delaware Posts: 1,035	Originally posted by CharLac So folks, found thins spider in the fender of my SUV. Big sucker, 4-5"? Any idea what kind? Looks like a brownish gray fishing (dolomedes) spider. I occasionally see them around my home, especially in the evening. They are a startling sight and they move really fast. From Wikipedia: Dolomedes tenebrosus or dark fishing spider is a fishing spider found in the USA and Canada.[1][2] It is able to bite humans but will run from people. In most cases the bite is no more severe than a bee or wasp sting.

07-09-2019, 11:27 AM - 6 Likes	#803
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,039	nursery web spider, with nursery web

07-11-2019, 07:24 AM - 2 Likes	#805
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	Unexpected spider. DA 55-300. Long jaw (Tetragnathidae) ?

07-14-2019, 09:33 AM - 5 Likes	#806
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	Spider safari on my front porch: Jumpers... ...and not.

07-18-2019, 03:27 PM - 5 Likes	#808
Doundounba Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Montréal QC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,351	Technically, this could also be x-posted to the various insects threads, but it's probably better here...

07-19-2019, 07:46 PM	#809
Knock Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 467	Originally posted by Thagomizer Spider safari on my front porch: Jumpers... ...and not. Amazing series Thagomizer! What lens were you using?....what ever it is, it is working very very nicely!

07-19-2019, 10:22 PM - 1 Like	#810
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	Originally posted by Knock Amazing series Thagomizer! What lens were you using?....what ever it is, it is working very very nicely! Thanks, Knock! The lens I'm using is a reversed 8mm movie cameralens (D mount) on a set of extension tubes. The lens is a Kinotel 1.5 " f1.9. These were probably taken at about f5.6. Field of view of my KP's frame at the subject plane of focus is about 8mm, so magnification is about 3X

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