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tiabunna club

Posted: 04 Feb 2019


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Nephila plumipes
Golden Orb spider


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Golden Orb Spider

Golden Orb Spider
Today I was out with my local Landcare group, removing weeds in the nature reserve, when I almost walked face first into this spider, hanging in a substantial web. It is a female Golden Orb spider - the male is quite tiny in comparison.

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 aNNa schramm
aNNa schramm club
gutes Makro
5 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Easy to see how it got its name! I probably would have been in hysterics if had nearly walked into this;-)
5 years ago.
 micritter
micritter
A very beautiful spider, beautifully captured against the green background. Very nice light falling on it.
5 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
We saw these several times. They are huge!
5 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Awesome close-up; great use of bokeh.
5 years ago.
 Tanja - Loughcrew
Tanja - Loughcrew club
Uaaaahhhhhhh.....for me a horrible imagination George...although she looks interesting...but only interesting ;))))
I´m proud to be here...I´m an arachnophobian ;)
5 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Excellent detail and a lovely capture George, not my favourite subject though.
5 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
I presume totally harmless?
5 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Andy Rodker club
Yes, but you wouldn't want to walk into the web - very large, tough and stickier than most.
5 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to tiabunna club
I crossed paths with a line of processionary pine moth caterpillars on a walk in the Spanish mountains once. (Both they and I were on a walk!)
That was the end of the walk for me, anyway!.
The skin irritations and sheer pain of it all (and I am usually stoic!) led me to rush headlong back to the chemist's in the village (2 hours away) for any relief I could get. I was given some ointment, it didn't really work and I spent an uncomfortable bus journey back to Madrid and home. No sleep that night and I took myself to A&E in the morning. (Believe me, I was first in the queue!). They just laughed gaily and gave me the appropriate pills and cream and yes, I did return to normality in a few hours.
But believe me, you don't EVER want to cross paths with a line of processionary pine moth caterpillars on a jolly outing!
5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Awesome capture!

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5 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Thanks for the visit, George.
5 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Have a great day and a great week.
5 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
WALKING INTO THE WEBS AT NIGHT ALWAYS MAKES ME SQWEEL !
5 years ago.
 Berny
Berny club
excellent close up, but scary ;-)
5 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne
I read that it is harmless but sticky....I would keep well away, but thanks for the great picture ;-))
5 years ago.
 * ઇઉ *
* ઇઉ * club
An amazing portrait of this impressive species, George!
5 years ago.
 Janet Brien
Janet Brien club
OH GEORGE!!! What a BEAUTY!!! :D The light and details are terrific!

I had to stifle a giggle...I've walked face-first into two different orb weaver webs and I'm surprised you didn't hear me shrieking from where I was! Age 12 and age...45 or so...and no matter how much I love spiders, webs in the face reduce me to a screaming lunatic! LOL...few things are more frightening, and it's so silly. They have no interest in us, are more frightened than we are, they drop to the ground instantly and do not land on us...but my automatic response kicks in and I'm INSANE! :D LOLOL...

Glad you stopped in time and could share this lovely spider with all of us! :)
5 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
ouah !! magnifique Nephile
A ne pas déranger !!
5 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
Great pic, George. What's the scale? It's smaller than Shelob, I assume ;)
5 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
brrrrrr ;-)
superb close up !
5 years ago.
 Leo W
Leo W club
excellent macro
5 years ago.

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