Golden Orb Spider

gutes Makro

Easy to see how it got its name! I probably would have been in hysterics if had nearly walked into this;-)

A very beautiful spider, beautifully captured against the green background. Very nice light falling on it.

Beautiful spider + shot

We saw these several times. They are huge!

Awesome close-up; great use of bokeh.

Lovely markings and beautifully captured. I wouldn't have fancied walking into it though.

Uaaaahhhhhhh.....for me a horrible imagination George...although she looks interesting...but only interesting ;))))
I´m proud to be here...I´m an arachnophobian ;)

Excellent detail and a lovely capture George, not my favourite subject though.

I presume totally harmless?

Yes, but you wouldn't want to walk into the web - very large, tough and stickier than most.

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!

Awesome capture!

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Thanks for the visit, George.

Have a great day and a great week.

WALKING INTO THE WEBS AT NIGHT ALWAYS MAKES ME SQWEEL !

excellent close up, but scary ;-)

I read that it is harmless but sticky....I would keep well away, but thanks for the great picture ;-))

An amazing portrait of this impressive species, George!

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! :)

ouah !! magnifique Nephile
A ne pas déranger !!

Great pic, George. What's the scale? It's smaller than Shelob, I assume ;)

brrrrrr ;-)
superb close up !