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Female Argiope bruennichi. (family Araneidae).
We call it here a 'wasp spider'.

I found this spider by accident and shot a lot of pictures because I had never seen it before and really loved it's appearance. At home I had a pretty old spider book which said this spider didn't exist in The Netherlands! I was in total shock!! :w00t: I had found a rare spider and photographed it! :boogie: The next day I returned to the same spot hoping I would find it again. I even found two!! I shot as many pictures as I could in even more different positions and angles to make sure I covered everything... Couldn't be more happier! :lol:
I even made sure I made clear photo's of it's habitat and the surroundings!

A few days later I learned it is slowly gaining territory here in The Netherlands and the information from my book is 'a bit' outdated.... :-( Great lesson learned.... :blush:

Still a beautiful spider though... ;-)

On this photo she has caught an insect in her web and is wrapping it with thread. You can see a very wide thread coming from her spinners. (Sorry if I have all the scientific names wrong.... Don't know how to explain it in correct English terms...)

I hope you like it! Comments and critiques are very welcome again! ;-) And please don't laugh at me... :blush:

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~Draganin Aug 13, 2007, 8:18:24 PM
Fantastic angle!!
I love the way she's pressing into the web & distorting it too.
:+fav:

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`marble911 Aug 14, 2007, 3:20:50 AM
:giggle: It has expanded its geographically distribution enormously in recent years. It used to be limited to south-eastern Europe but can now be found even in Great Britain and Sweden. [link])/Volume%20135(1),%20pp.%2033-37.pdf has an article about this species.

We got a lot of them here too, we even have one in our garden.
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=LouiseOdier Aug 14, 2007, 4:21:14 AM
uh... a spider. but well, this is a good shot my dear :)

susanna

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=Jennbawa Aug 14, 2007, 10:31:02 AM
Hey there John, well I don't think I'm one to give advanced critique..:giggle: but I still wanted to say that this is a wonderful capture in my opinion.. I really love how the spider web looks.. I think the DOF is beautifully done!! And it looks like he/she's doing a handstand on the web.. very cool... (how's that for "advanced" haha..) :heart: :+fav: Great work m'friend!

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`marble911 Aug 14, 2007, 10:46:58 AM
Argh, that link didn't work. Enter "Argiope" in the search field of the site that comes up, and then choose the article by
Szymkowiak, P., P. Tryjanowski, A. Winiecki, S. Grobelny & S. Konwerski.
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~jozut Aug 14, 2007, 12:10:00 PM
Ow dat wist ik niet :) Bedankt voor de informatie :)
Wie weet kan ik een duidelijkere foto maken van zowel de spin als het web in de toekomst :)

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~densitometer Aug 14, 2007, 12:15:57 PM
Nice view point and composition John...............................

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~abart Aug 16, 2007, 10:49:03 PM
fantastic shot :thumbsup:

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~70hn Aug 20, 2007, 1:22:42 PM
I'm curious... ;-)

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Mister Bug, can you pleeeeeease freeze for just 1/1000st of a second?
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~70hn Aug 20, 2007, 1:24:10 PM
Thank you! It's very difficult when having a dutch insect guide in front of you.. ;-)

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Mister Bug, can you pleeeeeease freeze for just 1/1000st of a second?
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