Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning


August 28, 2016: Nephila, Argiope, Phidippus and Neoscona at Green Swamp

An interesting moth - I think

aug 28 8661 colorful moth

A wet web - lots of little drops

aug 28 8688 wet web

Argiope aurantia

aug 28 8696 argiope aurantia

Gasteracantha crancriformas

aug 28 8705 gasteracantha cancriformas

Phidippus sp Maybe pulcherrimus

aug 28 8728 phidippus pulcherrimus

Face of Phidippus sp.

aug 28 8731 phidippus pulcherrimus

Face of Phidippus sp.

aug 28 8743 phidippus pulcherrimus

Dorsal view of Phidippus sp.

aug 28 8750 phidippus pulcherrimus

Another view of Phidippus sp.

aug 28 8751 phidippus pulcherrimus

Lateral view of Phidippus

aug 28 8753 phidippus pulcherrimus

Argiope aurantia Stabilimenta

aug 28 8770 argiope stabilimenta

Male (above) and female Nephila clavipes

aug 28 8788 female male nephila clavipes

Male Nephila clavipes showing embolus injectors

aug 28 8797 male nephila clavipes

Female N. clavipes and Argyrodes nephila

aug 28 8813 nephila clavipes

Male N. Clavipes

aug 28 8821 male nephila clavipes

Face of male N. Clavipes

aug 28 8845 male nephila clavipes

Spiral vine

aug 28 8867 spiral vines

Some sort of fly in Dee's hair

aug 28 8872 dees fly

Face and compound eye of fly in Dee's hair

aug 28 8872 dees fly close

Possibly an assassin bug

aug 28 8882 assasan bug

Possibly an assassin bug

aug 28 8889 assasan bug

Nephila clavipes

aug 28 8898 nephila clavipes

Golden silk

aug 28 8901 nephila clavipes golden silk

Male Neoscona sp

Good view of the male palps

aug 28 8912 male neoscona

Hiding in his home (under a leaf aug 28 8916 male neoscona

Hiding in his home (under a leaf aug 28 8927 male neoscona

Hiding in his home (under a leaf aug 28 8936 male neoscona

Hiding in his home (under a leaf aug 28 8936 male neoscona close

Dragonfly

aug 28 8947 dragonfly

A jumper on the inside of the box of maps

aug 28 8965 salticidae

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