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Taken in low light with flash and a high-tech torn paper towel diffuser... The flower bud is that of a small pansy (viola).

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Uploaded on Jun 10, 2010

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Taken in low light with flash and a high-tech torn paper towel diffuser... The flower bud is that of a small pansy (viola).

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Uploaded on Jun 10, 2010

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Taken in low light with flash and a high-tech torn paper towel diffuser...

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Uploaded on Jun 10, 2010

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One of Mrs. Spidy's daughters 9 months later. She is the first to emerge this summer or at least the...

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Uploaded on Jun 7, 2010

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If anyone can ID this, I'd appreciate it. Appx 1/4 inch long. Crescent City, Ca.

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Uploaded on Sep 11, 2009

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20 days old... nestled in the center of a Dahlia. Size is appx 1/16 of an inch.

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Uploaded on Aug 21, 2009

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One of the female spiderlings settled on a neighboring Dahlia. 18-19 days old. For full account and...

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Uploaded on Aug 18, 2009

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Here is a female on the tip of my finger. For full account and photos of Spidy, egg sac and pod, and babies go HERE.

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Uploaded on Aug 18, 2009

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Uploaded on Aug 17, 2009

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Waxwings have to be some of the worst bird parents ever. They kick the fledglings out many days before...

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Uploaded on Aug 15, 2009

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This is the one that got away. So much potential, lousy grainy result. But it adds to the Crab Spider...

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Uploaded on Aug 15, 2009

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Here she is appx 44 days after laying her eggs. She is looking a bit worn and her colors are very dull.

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Uploaded on Aug 15, 2009

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I wanted this one in full focus so that her body can be fully seen after all this time without eating...

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Uploaded on Aug 15, 2009

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Conclusion to the Mrs. Spidy story: They hatched right on schedule (29 to 30 days incubation). About...

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Uploaded on Jul 31, 2009

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This is Mrs. Spidy. She is very fat from many big juicy flies and she is pregnant. See next photo for...

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Uploaded on Jul 5, 2009

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A very pregnant Mrs. Spidy on the move from her normal hangout on a pansy (viola) plant. She wandered up...

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Uploaded on Jul 5, 2009

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This is one of a fan of leaves of an Iris plant. She began by pulling the tip of the leaf down and...

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Uploaded on Jul 5, 2009

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This is the underneath portion with a MUCH smaller (abdomen) Mrs. Spidy guarding her egg sac. I think...

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Uploaded on Jul 5, 2009

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