Spider doing the "crab"

This garden spider was so chilled he didn't move for the entire shoot. 15 shots stacked.

comments (4)

WildFlower

Lion

Great shot, but I don't see the cross pattern for this species.

What about this one? Does the pattern of the abdomen match?
http://www.spiders.us/species/neoscona-crucifera/#more_pictures Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
1. Stephen Philips
  
  Lion
  
  Wildflower, here is another angle where you can begin to see the cross pattern high on the back.
  Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    That's strange, it is very pale, not the usual colour for this species. Posted 9 years ago
  2. 1. Stephen Philips
      
      Lion
      
      I agree. This one was nearly transparent and it may have been due to the cold temperatures that morning. If you zoom in you can see the beads of water that formed when I brought it in from the cold. It also took on some of the color (mainly magenta) from the leaf it was placed on to capture the image. This was most likely from the amount of moisture it had on its body. Posted 9 years ago

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By Stephen Philips

Uploaded Oct 4, 2015. Captured in 23645 SW Elderberry Ln, West Linn, OR 97068, USA.

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