This is your typical Black and Yellow garden spider...harmless to humans. They don't crawl after you while you sun bathe either. This female got stuck on the garden hose which I had curled up -- when I picked it up and so I placed her on the towel. They usually make a web and stay there.
Please don't kill these guys if you see them. They are only out in the Fall. They are wonderful for your yard and eat insects you don't like...
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Don't kill them? What, are you crazy? Okay, okay, I'll let them be. Besides, she's kinda cute! I love the contrast between the spider and the towel. Nice clarity to this photo, too!
Very nice shot Renee! I'm glad the spider not an insect folks didn't vote this down too hard. I went for a 9, but hindsight says this could have easily been a 10. The level of detail is EXCELLENT! Great color. A tiny nit with the upper right corner, but honestly, I almost missed it. Your title is a killer! All around a very, very good shot!
Good subject, but I don't think a photo of a spider should get a good rating when the challenge calls for insects and an Argiope aurantia is an arachnid. The towel makes it look too staged and unnatural.
Awesome spidershot. Very unusual background, but it works. A little bit too bright in the top right (especially on the spider's leg) ... actually, now that I'm counting, there are only 6 legs. Either this is not a spider or you removed a few (ok, bad joke). Hope you are not getting hit too hard by the "it's a spider = 1" votes.
Anyhow, like the coloring and everything. There's not much I would change. :)
Technically, it isn't an insect - ie it does not fall under Insecta, but under Arachnida. Trouble is, this scientific misnomer is propagated beyond this site. On the spider: nice capture of colors and even the fuzz.
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