Quite certainly genus Nephila, most likely species calvipes. Quite common in Caribbean. Occasionally feed on anoles.Monte said:I don't know what kind this one is but I found him as well as many others hanging at just above head level along walkways in Jamaica that I'm positive that no one was noticing or there would have been a gong show!
Toe to toe was abut 3"!
lion rock said:I posted these on another thread, hope I won't get yelled at.
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Jack Douglas said:lion rock said:I posted these on another thread, hope I won't get yelled at.
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Riley! Riley! What are you doing that for! V nice.
Jack
lion rock said:I posted these on another thread, hope I won't get yelled at.
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Zeidora said:lion rock said:I posted these on another thread, hope I won't get yelled at.
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Could be Gasteracantha. Not easy to verify in lateral view, would be easy with a dorsal shot.
lion rock said:Thank you Zeidora!
Original post was in "http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=31073.30"
Latter on, I identified the spider as 'Spined Micrathena Spider' from Google. Do you think so?
-r
Zeidora said:Where did you shoot it? Have a few spider books around. The images from the other post show the dual protrusion at the posterior end of the abdomen, so that is not how typical Gasteracantha look like. Macrathena does have the dual projections so is a better fit.lion rock said:I posted these on another thread, hope I won't get yelled at.
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Could be Gasteracantha. Not easy to verify in lateral view, would be easy with a dorsal shot.
Zeidora said:lion rock said:Thank you Zeidora!
Original post was in "http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=31073.30"
Latter on, I identified the spider as 'Spined Micrathena Spider' from Google. Do you think so?
-r
Zeidora said:Where did you shoot it? Have a few spider books around. The images from the other post show the dual protrusion at the posterior end of the abdomen, so that is not how typical Gasteracantha look like. Macrathena does have the dual projections so is a better fit.lion rock said:I posted these on another thread, hope I won't get yelled at.
-r
Could be Gasteracantha. Not easy to verify in lateral view, would be easy with a dorsal shot.
lion rock said:Zeidora,
She was on our flowering plant on the deck. We live in Blacksburg, VA.
The shots of the dorsal side were terrible and not suitable for public viewing :'( . , such that I didn't post any.
The colorization and shape fits the description from Google for Micrathena. Photos of Gasteracantha from Google have colors of red, yellow or white and have much wider abdomen.
-r
Zeidora said:lion rock said:Thank you Zeidora!
Original post was in "http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=31073.30"
Latter on, I identified the spider as 'Spined Micrathena Spider' from Google. Do you think so?
-r
Zeidora said:Where did you shoot it? Have a few spider books around. The images from the other post show the dual protrusion at the posterior end of the abdomen, so that is not how typical Gasteracantha look like. Macrathena does have the dual projections so is a better fit.lion rock said:I posted these on another thread, hope I won't get yelled at.
-r
Could be Gasteracantha. Not easy to verify in lateral view, would be easy with a dorsal shot.
Zeidora said:This one is at work, will only be back on Monday. If you are into spiders, a worthwhile investment:
https://www.amazon.com/Common-Spiders-America-Richard-Bradley-ebook/dp/B00ANI7OQ2/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1501770342&sr=1-1&keywords=spiders+of+North+AMerica
Ubick just came out with second edition, another worthwhile addition to the bookshelf, but only gets you to genus.
https://www.amazon.com/Spiders-North-America-Identification-Manual/dp/0998014605/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=M3YK0HJAG71905MNS9JJ
Yours looks like Micrathena gracilis (Walckener, 1842).
lion rock said:Zeidora,
She was on our flowering plant on the deck. We live in Blacksburg, VA.
The shots of the dorsal side were terrible and not suitable for public viewing :'( . , such that I didn't post any.
The colorization and shape fits the description from Google for Micrathena. Photos of Gasteracantha from Google have colors of red, yellow or white and have much wider abdomen.
-r
Zeidora said:lion rock said:Thank you Zeidora!
Original post was in "http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=31073.30"
Latter on, I identified the spider as 'Spined Micrathena Spider' from Google. Do you think so?
-r
Zeidora said:Where did you shoot it? Have a few spider books around. The images from the other post show the dual protrusion at the posterior end of the abdomen, so that is not how typical Gasteracantha look like. Macrathena does have the dual projections so is a better fit.lion rock said:I posted these on another thread, hope I won't get yelled at.
-r
Could be Gasteracantha. Not easy to verify in lateral view, would be easy with a dorsal shot.
Zeidora said:Spiders are great pest insect removers. Except for black widows in the house (which I gently move to the outdoors), no spiders are harmed in this household. At work we have quite a few jumping spiders roving around the desks, a fun little divertissement.
NancyP said:Is the Audubon Guide to North American Insects and Spiders a decent beginner's field guide?
lion rock said:This is a new one in the bushes outside my office building.
Google says it was commonly known as the yellow garden spider, Argiope aurantia.
It was nearly two inches long. I didn't have my macro lens with me, so I shot it with my 24-70 as close to MFD as possible.
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Jack Douglas said:lion rock said:This is a new one in the bushes outside my office building.
Google says it was commonly known as the yellow garden spider, Argiope aurantia.
It was nearly two inches long. I didn't have my macro lens with me, so I shot it with my 24-70 as close to MFD as possible.
-r
Nice. Now 2" long - you're kidding?
Jack