St Andrews Cross Spider- Best viewed large
I was out in the garden this afternoon and noticed this little chap. I decided not to miss the opportunity to take his picture seeing he was so kind to pose for me.
This photo was taken on November 15, 2006.
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Zuchini, tietjana, Ruud!, HenriquePD, and 137 other people added this photo to their favorites.
mesiplusminusmesi (67 months ago | reply)
Great shot! A real beautiful spider with stripes and a nice sky.
Zuchini (67 months ago | reply)
AAARGGGHHHHHH
*runs away*
Fantastic shot! WOW
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dundee@2001 (67 months ago | reply)
That's some spider you've got there !! Amazing colours it has on its back. Nice shot too :))
gwendrr (67 months ago | reply)
gah!!! I'm glad I didn't see that right before bed....
agtwo (67 months ago | reply)
Stunning markings on that one
Ruud! (67 months ago | reply)
Wow! What are the funny zigzag things in its web?
Velo Steve (67 months ago | reply)
This is almost too colorful to be true, so I tried to look it up and found "Argiope keyserlingi, St. Andrew's cross spider". I wonder if it's a different spider or just a different name.
Either way, great shot. This may be the one that drives me to get a macro lens.
happyspider (67 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!
I saw some spiders with zigzags in their webs like this in Galapagos Islands. I just posted a pic of another Galapagos zigzag spider (Neoscona cooksoni) that does a more round pattern.
GREAT pic -- love the background too.
aussiegall (67 months ago | reply)
Sorry Guys I typed in the wrong spider name it is actually a St Andrews Cross Spider. Details on the spider can be found here www.waratahsoftware.com.au/wp_spiders_st_andr ews_cross.html
CharlesLam (67 months ago | reply)
Wonderful pose under beautiful background, great shot.
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William Dalton (67 months ago | reply)
Love it. Wonderful macro detail. Here's my attempt:
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Rachel boo (67 months ago | reply)
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pintavelloso (67 months ago | reply)
Wow!! What a freaky deaky spider!!! almost looks part beatle!!! Excellent photo!!!
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Andrizes (67 months ago | reply)
sooooooooooooooo cooooooooooooooooool!!!
are you my rik? (67 months ago | reply)
yikes! don't know if i could stomach that large! but a very cool spider...love the markings on the belly.
troyski d true (67 months ago | reply)
Excellent capture! Nice work on the composition too.
One of the most vividly colored photos I've ever seen. Great work!
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cool_colonia4711 (67 months ago | reply)
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damack1 (67 months ago | reply)
Fantastic!
Marvelous Momma (67 months ago | reply)
you are awesome!!! this is sooo amazing!!!!
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svenwerk (67 months ago | reply)
I find this one of the most interesting photos on Flickr from today and I invite you to add it to 1-2-3 Explore/Interestingness,Our Choice!
<pxlpusher> (67 months ago | reply)
Cool & Creeeepy!!! Great shot
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aussiegall (67 months ago | reply)
Thank for your comments,they are so kind and much appreciated.
svenwerk thank you very much for your invite.
Rija 3.0 (67 months ago | reply)
Amazing
Fiver13 (67 months ago | reply)
Color contrasts are just beautiful! And you can't go wrong with a spider model! :) Fantastic photo.
listentoreason (67 months ago | reply)
Beautiful beastie!
Rija 3.0 (67 months ago | reply)
I've blogged it on Pomme::TAB
SueZQ222 [deleted] (67 months ago | reply)
What an amazing shot. What kind of spider is this?
aussiegall (67 months ago | reply)
Pomme::TAB, Im flattered that you used my picture in your blog. Thanks
Linda Cronin (67 months ago | reply)
He's very beautiful
hoo-die (67 months ago | reply)
Nice Shot, Good focus!!! AWESOME!!!!!
hoodie ;-D
lemperleconnie (67 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot!
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La Chilena (67 months ago | reply)
Very beautiful..I have never seen anything like that here in British Columbia :)
Adrian Royle (67 months ago | reply)
Lovely shot. I too have seen similar webs and legs together spiders in Ecuador.
myrmician (67 months ago | reply)
what a beautiful Argiope shot! the blue sky in the bg is fantastic... really brings out its colours and patterns - and great lighting on it too :D
Mshai (67 months ago | reply)
Beautiful capture,
great colors and background.
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JINTO PAUL THEKKUMTHALA (66 months ago | reply)
Wow...Great Shot!!!!
AnchiMe (66 months ago | reply)
wow...cool shot!
You are invited to add this image to www.flickr.com/groups/datacline
Thank You Very Much For Sharing.
aussiegall (66 months ago | reply)
Thanks for your comments. Anchime thank you very much for your invite.
Takes about half a day [deleted] (66 months ago | reply)
You even get better spiders than us!
gwacdotca (66 months ago | reply)
Another great spider shot...can you add this one or all of them for that matter to>>>
Macro goodness
Keep up the great work!!!
Anna Pawleta (66 months ago | reply)
Amazing! great colors and great shot!
Cyleigh (66 months ago | reply)
Scary spider, great photo!
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ToastyKen (66 months ago | reply)
Good Lord, where do you find all these bizarre insects! Awesome. :)
tlindenbaum (65 months ago | reply)
I've never seen colors like this on a spider. It's an awesome photograph!
*Damselfly* (65 months ago | reply)
Very nice work! Luv the vibrant colors and details. We have this little guy in Singapore too!
endraum (65 months ago | reply)
she looks almost beautiful... great pic indeed!!
Lee Burgess (65 months ago | reply)
ooooh very cool!!! Thanks for the link and info :D
mjmourik (64 months ago | reply)
Beautiful webdesign :)very special, wonderful photo!
KIRA.gmch634 (64 months ago | reply)
its a different to my friend in my yard
Cyrus khamak (64 months ago | reply)
Sharp focus and a great capture. I like the composition as well.