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#orbweaver

Night engineer at work.

Spotted orb-weaver (Neoscona crucifera) centered in her freshly spun web — radial lines under tension, spiral threads catching porch-light insects.

Midwest late-summer architecture, built nightly.

#OrbWeaver #spider https://www.cernunnosfoundation.com/nature-pictures/neoscona-crucifera/

Close-up nighttime photograph of a female Hentz orb-weaver spider (Neoscona crucifera) sitting at the exact center of her circular web.

The background is completely black, making the web’s geometry highly visible. Thin silk strands radiate outward from the spider like spokes on a wheel, connected by a near-perfect spiral of capture threads.

The spider’s body is rounded and tan with a pale leaf-shaped marking (called a folium) centered on her abdomen. Her legs are banded in light and dark segments, with noticeable reddish upper leg sections (femurs). She faces outward, legs slightly extended, positioned in the hub of the web where vibrations from prey would travel along the radial threads.

The flash highlights both the spider’s textured abdomen and the fine tension lines of the silk, emphasizing the precise symmetry of the orb structure.

This species is common in central Indiana and much of the eastern United States, building large vertical webs at dusk and often rebuilding them nightly.

#NeosconaCrucifera #OrbWeaver #SpiderSeason #MidwestNature #AccessibleNature

Silver orb spider (Leucauge dromedaria) / #RedWolf https://flic.kr/p/2rQngTT #photography #arachnid #orbweaver #spider #animal

Silver orb spider (Leucauge dromedaria) / #RedWolf https://flic.kr/p/2rQnfsB #photography #arachnid #orbweaver #spider #animal

Silver orb spider (Leucauge dromedaria) / #RedWolf https://flic.kr/p/2rQmgxY #photography #arachnid #orbweaver #spider #animal

Silver orb spider (Leucauge dromedaria) / #RedWolf https://flic.kr/p/2rNfTcv #photography #arachnid #orbweaver #spider #animal

A couple of backyard spiders. It always amazes me how much detail we miss with our eyes compared to a macro photo

#macro #macrophotography #canonr6 #cygnustech #cygnustechdiffuser #spider #orbweaver

I'm going to try to make #WebWeaverWednesday a thing, starting with this photo of a chonky #EuropeanGardenSpider (in our decidedly non-European #Portland backyard).

#Spider #SpiderPhotos #Insects #Arachnology #OrbWeaver

A brown and tan spider with a chonky patterned thorax with little pale circles on a reddish background and spiky striped legs, sitting on a web next to the wall of a green house.

Bug season has mostly ended, and finals are upon me, but at least there’s still spiders and carbs. Art is my own.

#spider #spiders #art #illustration #orbweaver

a drawing of an orb weaver spider that appears to be made out of sourdough bread

“The Weaver's Portrait”

Genre(s): Wildlife Photography

#photography
#nature #wildlife #naturephotography #spiderphotography #greenvibes #orbweaver #arachnid #bugcore #spidervibes

#Arachtober 31st

Walnut Orbweaver (Nuctenea umbratica)

#Spider #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #Orbweaver #Orbweavers #Arachnid #Arachnids #Spiders #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Arthropod #Arthropods #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography

A photo of an orbweaver in their web.

Happy Halloween! Orbweaver spider. Mary and Joseph Retreat Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA. August, 2024. #halloween #spider #orbweaver #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #fujifilm #x100vi #fujix100vi

Image of a large spider hanging from a thread running diagonally across the image. The spider is covered in spines, and is seen as a dark outline against a gray background.

Happy Halloween! Orbweaver spider. Mary and Joseph Retreat Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA. August, 2024. #halloween #spider #orbweaver #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #fujifilm #x100vi #fujix100vi

Image of a large spider hanging from a thread running diagonally across the image. The spider is covered in spines, and is seen as a dark outline against a gray background.

#Arachtober 31st

Walnut Orbweaver (Nuctenea umbratica)

#Spider #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #Orbweaver #Orbweavers #Arachnid #Arachnids #Spiders #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Arthropod #Arthropods #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography

A photo of an orbweaver in a web against a black background.

Araneus diadematus, Seattle.

#spider #orbweaver #araneus

Some beautiful orbWeavers in the nearby park in the suburb of Tokyo. 🕸️🕷️✨

#orbWeaver #spider #Arachtober

A closeup of an upside down spider with a striking yellow and black pattern with long black legs with yellow bands, positioned within its web against a blurred stone background.

A closeup of a colorful spider with a red and yellow body, with long black legs with yellow bands, sitting in the center of its web upside down. The web is intricate and features various strands. The background stone wall is blurred, emphasizing the spider and the web structure. The photo shows the underside of the spider. It’s the same spider species, but a different spider from the first one.

A closeup of a spider resting on its web, with greenery and soft bokeh in the background. The spider has a distinctive coloration and long, thin legs, but looks like a silhouette against the bright cloudy sky. The same species of spider as the first two photos, but a different one. This one is showing its back to us.

#NewSpecies!
New orb-weaver spider from #china just climbed in:

Lipocrea guiyang

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/958E9D71-6833-5B8E-8ABF-5E6B0CE739CE
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1255.158340
#ZooKeys #LipocreaGuiyang

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arachnology #spider #amazingarachnids #arachnids #orbweaver

Living specimens of Lipocrea guiyang; male.

“Peak Orby: Oracle at Dusk”

Genre(s): Insect Photography

#spidersofinstagram
#nature #macro #wildlife #naturephotography #macrophotography #spiderweb #minimalistart #orbweaver #backlitphotography #etherealnature

A single spider is centered in the frame against a soft, bright cream-colored background. The spider has a large, oval-shaped abdomen that appears dark and opaque, about the size of a grape, with eight legs extending outward like the spokes of a wheel. The legs are segmented and slightly hairy, with bands of brown and translucent sections where light passes through them.

You know it’s Halloween time when beautiful #orbweaver #spiders start making webs on your porch 🕷️

#Arachtober 9th

Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)

#Orbweaver #Spider #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Spiderweb #Arachnid #Arachnids #Spiders #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Arthropod #Arthropods #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography

A photo of an orchard orbweaver in a web.

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