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Silver Argiope Spider

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I'm not one for spiders but this one just begged to be photographed.

I'm not one for spiders but this one just begged to be photographed.

Spiders are not my favourites I must admit but the Silver Argiope Spider is such a colourful spider with an interesting web. They weave a distinctive zigzag pattern within their web and makes them easy to identify. There may be as many as four stabilimenta in a web forming an X and it seems to make the spider larger with leg extensions.

White , yellow and stripes of this unique looking spider

White , yellow and stripes of this unique looking spider

The total length of the female Silver Argiope measures up to 12mm. It has a silvery carapace and the abdomen is silver with a pair of darker longitudinal bands.

The underside of the Silver Argiope spider as it spins its web.

The underside of the Silver Argiope spider as it spins its web.

See the smaller spider? I think that's the male.

See the smaller spider? I think that's the male.

This one went crazy spinning his web!

This one went crazy spinning his web!

This spider is one of nature’s many pest control agents so I guess we’ll just let them be even though I don’t really care for them!

 

 

Marta

 

 

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Pretty Spider’s Web

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Liquid sunshine pearl drops on a spider's web taken one afternoon that I found irresistable for a photo.

Liquid sunshine pearl drops on a spider's web taken one afternoon that I found irresistable for a photo.

I’m not a big fan of spiders at any time but when I came across a spider’s web dotted with drops of rain after one of our brief rain showers, I couldn’t resist trying to get some photos.

It was fascinating the way the silvery drops hung delicately off the silken strands of the web

It was fascinating the way the silvery drops hung delicately off the silken strands of the web

The spider's web with strands of liquid pearls stood out from the backdrop of one of my fushia coloured bouganvillea.

The spider's web with strands of liquid pearls stood out from the backdrop of one of my fushia coloured bouganvillea.

 The gardens here at Harbour Club Villas always present something interesting or new for me to photograph. Yesterday for example, I couldn’t get a photo of a baby dove that was trying to fly. It was in our wild area hidden somewhat by the bush. Never mind……..there’s always shots that are missed but something else always comes along to take its place.

 

 

Marta

 

 

http://www.harbourclubvillas.com