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Inspeqtor wrote in post #16813707
What is this? Some kind of spider perhaps? I do see the spider webbing but have never seen this bug before....

It is a spider.

Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis).

Spiky...seed pod

bugadrienne wrote in post #16814729
It is a spider.

Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis).

Thank you My wife would FREAK out if she ever saw this spider!

Inspeqtor wrote in post #16815036
Thank you My wife would FREAK out if she ever saw this spider!

Like most orb weaving spiders, they are harmless and have very low venom toxicity. I have been handling them since I was a small child. Some locals call it a crab spider even though it is not Thomisidae. Many also believe them to be venomous or poisonous because of their shape and coloring. Any spider with the organized and pretty orb web shouldn't be dangerous even if it bites. However, they will try to flee before attempting to bite something larger than themselves. You can find my young daughter and I handling a much larger orb weaver in the folder linked below if you would like to view some snapshots.

http://bugadrienne.dev​iantart.com/gallery/46​887990

bugadrienne wrote in post #16815742
Like most orb weaving spiders, they are harmless and have very low venom toxicity. I have been handling them since I was a small child. Some locals call it a crab spider even though it is not Thomisidae. Many also believe them to be venomous or poisonous because of their shape and coloring. Any spider with the organized and pretty orb web shouldn't be dangerous even if it bites. However, they will try to flee before attempting to bite something larger than themselves. You can find my young daughter and I handling a much larger orb weaver in the folder linked below if you would like to view some snapshots.

http://bugadrienne.dev​iantart.com/gallery/46​887990

Thank you. I did look at the folder you gave to me. The spider in the lower left corner which you named "Owww!" is HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Inspeqtor wrote in post #16816145
Thank you. I did look at the folder you gave to me. The spider in the lower left corner which you named "Owww!" is HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep, but he doesn't bite that hard unless there is a sheet between him and I. I have never been bitten by a spider that I handled. Only once a selenopid bit my foot when I stepped on its leg. Absolutely nothing happened, but a pinching feeling as it knawed until I released its leg from under my toe.

I will end the off topic chat now before trouble comes. I just get all excited about my spiders.

Spiders are cute.

Popped Seed Pod.

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I agree! @bambersimages.

Plant parts.

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Leaves.

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BambersImages wrote in post #16816650
Leaves.

Nice lighting and color contrast.

Leaves, that were green with red before I changed that.

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Thank you.

Monochrome Flower.

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^^That is lovely! I can't help it, I think I am addicted to monochrome.

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Me too! I love the light on that one. ^^

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BambersImages wrote in post #16816855
Me too! I love the light on that one. ^^

Thanks. It was spot metered after I hung the vine from a tree. There was a beam of light, touching only the flower when the breeze pushed it a certain way.

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How have you managed to keep your old type Flickr account?
Mine changed over last week and it's awful.

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