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alfredo

(60,071 posts) Wed Jul 1, 2015, 11:36 AM Jul 2015

spider up close and personal [View all]

There was a breeze, so it took about a dozen shots to get a good one.

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spider up close and personal [View all] alfredo Jul 2015 OP

What beautiful colors libodem Jul 2015 #1

Thanks. Spiders are so cool. alfredo Jul 2015 #2

They are certainly clever and cunning libodem Jul 2015 #3

Ambush spiders creep me out, except for jumping spiders. alfredo Jul 2015 #9

amazing pic--thank you so much for sharing. niyad Jul 2015 #4

Thanks alfredo Jul 2015 #11

She's pretty. Solly Mack Jul 2015 #5

I like her legs. alfredo Jul 2015 #12

Those are nice. Her coloring is too. Solly Mack Jul 2015 #13

Or moved to a more sheltered location. alfredo Jul 2015 #17

I see. So she's on the roof. Solly Mack Jul 2015 #22

It's somewhere up the water spout. alfredo Jul 2015 #32

It would be funnier if she was on the roof. Solly Mack Jul 2015 #33

Ha! alfredo Jul 2015 #34

I'm a hoot. Solly Mack Jul 2015 #35

Insert owl reference here. alfredo Jul 2015 #36

OK. It's storming here. I was going out to mingle with people. Solly Mack Jul 2015 #37

I finally went out to the park that has a yearly fireworks display. alfredo Jul 2015 #38

Rained out here. They're going to reschedule them. Solly Mack Jul 2015 #39

I got some blue at the parade. If not good I will hit the archives. alfredo Jul 2015 #40

I got nothing. Solly Mack Jul 2015 #41

You have time, go for it. alfredo Jul 2015 #42

I'll name it after you. Solly Mack Jul 2015 #43

How will I explain it to my family? alfredo Jul 2015 #44

Gently, and with humor. Solly Mack Jul 2015 #45

I like the look of shock and dismay on the faces of the more uptight members. alfredo Jul 2015 #46

That always pleases me too. Solly Mack Jul 2015 #47

They are here for our entertainment alfredo Jul 2015 #48

Ever view my profile? Solly Mack Jul 2015 #49

I find that if you don't clean on a regular basis, it confuses alfredo Jul 2015 #50

Sounds cruel. Solly Mack Jul 2015 #51

spider symbolism niyad Jul 2015 #6

Very interesting libodem Jul 2015 #7

you might like this link, as well. niyad Jul 2015 #16

Loved the link! libodem Jul 2015 #25

"Darn photographer caught me on a bad web day." tclambert Jul 2015 #8

It was her last day there. Hard rain washed her away. alfredo Jul 2015 #10

"itsy bitsy spider" niyad Jul 2015 #27

+1 alfredo Jul 2015 #28

what an incredible shot, with those transparent green legs passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #14

wow, that is one incredible pic!! thank you for sharing it!! niyad Jul 2015 #15

Thanks alfredo Jul 2015 #19

Thanks Niyad, not my photo passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #20

It surely does show that image. Mira Jul 2015 #24

That is beautiful alfredo Jul 2015 #18

Yes it is, passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #21

I've noticed transparent legs on other spiders, but none of them green. alfredo Jul 2015 #29

OH WOW Mira Jul 2015 #23

You can see some silk still attached to the spinnerette. Thanks. alfredo Jul 2015 #30

Wow! That is nothing short of spectacular! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2015 #26

Thanks. alfredo Jul 2015 #31