The Nature Photography Thread

[adamanteus]

It's a Lycosid, Rhea, but as it's North American, I wouldn't want to guess the species.

[drache]

It's a Lycosid, Rhea, but as it's North American, I wouldn't want to guess the species.

it's really beautiful

[ssssnakeluvr]

finally, I was able to get some photos of my cat faced spiders...araneus gemmoides..... got a large female and a femle one molt before adult size with 2 males courting her...

[drache]

really cool pictures, Don
thanks

[adamanteus]

Nice pictures, Don. That's not a species we get over here. It's always interesting to see foreign spiders.

[ssssnakeluvr]

they are my favorite....had a house when I was growing up, big vine covering the front porch, dozens of them there...lots of orange ones, black and white one, and my favorite one...black and pink...she died suddenly one summer. she came out of her hiding spot into the web, but her safety drag line snapped and she fell abouit 8 ft onto the porch, she crawled about 2 inches before dieing.....

[drache]

look at what I found in my backyard



he was easy to spot
not just because he's big (2"/5cm)
but because I first saw this side of him



he was hanging in a spider web and I'm assuming that this is not the natural colour of his underside

he held still nicely for the camera though
and I think Mikhaila's science teacher might like him

[Stefan-A]

Nice.. cicada?

[adamanteus]

Nice.. cicada?

That's what I thought. Non of them over here!

[drache]

oh
so that's what's making the racket in the trees