Our Friend Gordon (spider) by Svarg

Photography • Macro • posted on Sep 03, 2007

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Here's our buddy, Gordon, the Golden Garden Spider (argiope aurantia). I've seen a lot of these when I was growing up on the Texas coast but they didn't have as much silver in their 'coat'. Brenda (aka justalice) has a great shot of it dining on some insectoid pest. See hers Here. Thanks for looking! Ken

Comments (13)

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JustAlice

2:37PM | Mon, 03 September 2007

Lovely ...... ooh, ick in its own way. Great shot bunny.

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Fidelity2

3:02PM | Mon, 03 September 2007

Well done.

thevolunteer

3:07PM | Mon, 03 September 2007

Nice shot. I know it is hard getting spicer shots. Somehow the light doesn't shine right. This is a great capture. Aloha

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mickuk50

3:55PM | Mon, 03 September 2007

excellent shot ,i never seen one like this before mick

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Silvra

4:13PM | Mon, 03 September 2007

Excellentes Foto!

MrsLubner

4:55PM | Mon, 03 September 2007

I say step on it when no one's looking... normally I don't hurt spiders but that's because I can't see them so close up and notice how creepy they are! Excellent macro!

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kimariehere

5:32PM | Mon, 03 September 2007

now that GUY is HUGE !! look at those legs !!! you were BRAVE!!!...wonderfully CAPTURED!

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jif3d

5:50PM | Mon, 03 September 2007

Great macro and wonderful details, I agree Gordon seems a lot more silver than the other regular Golden Orb Spiders (that's what they are called here in OZ) I guess he must have plenty of iron in his diet ! Well done & ~Cheers~ :o)

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jocko500

9:19PM | Mon, 03 September 2007

real good shot

Liam.

6:02AM | Tue, 04 September 2007

Wonderful, I agree

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melizod

9:20AM | Tue, 04 September 2007

What a very cool garden soider. When I was working on our house in the Woodlands last week there was a similar one in the garden. I had to duck to avoid messing up his web. Yes, the Texas ones here seem to have more black while that one has more white an fuzzier skin, perhaps due to snow? but don't they hide in winter anyway.

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