Gasteracantha cancriformis

A spiny orb weaving spider. Often when they see the camera, they flip upside down on their web to display their dorsal side.

Gabi Lombardo, Diane Putnam, Nouchetdu38, natur' ELLE and 11 other people have particularly liked this photo

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Thérèse ^club

Ben ca, c'est un exceptionnel shot ! Fantastique !
Bon we

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to Thérèse ^club

Merci beaucoup, Thérèse.

6 years ago.

neira-Dan ^club

magnifique capture

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to neira-Dan ^club

Merci beaucoup, neira-Dan.

6 years ago.

Pam J ^club

This is a first for me ! SO unusual !

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to Pam J ^club

Thanks, Pam. They are very common here in late summer. I usually find them when their web is wrapped around my face.

6 years ago.

Pam J ^club has replied to Ronald Losure ^club

That would give me nightmares !!

Here we have the orb weavers and I always have to check at night when i take the dogs out that I am not going to walk into one of their vast webs !!!

6 years ago.

HappySnapper

Odd looking character Ronald, like Pam first time for me also.

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to HappySnapper

Thanks, Maurice. We all look a little odd here.

6 years ago.

Frans Schols ^club

Schitterende opname van deze ,voor mij bijzondere soort.
Hartelijke groeten.....Frans.

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to Frans Schols ^club

Thank you very much, Frans.

6 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Excellent shot although I wouldn't go as far as Happy Snapper in comparing them to odd-looking characters such as Ronald and Pam!
;o)))))))

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to Andy Rodker ^club

Thanks from Pam and me, Andy.

6 years ago.

Pam J ^club has replied to Andy Rodker ^club

:))))))))))))))))))))

6 years ago.

Marie-claire Gallet

Fantastic capture, Ronald !!!! *************************

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to Marie-claire Gallet

Thank you very much, Marie-claire. They are difficult subjects. The least bit of wind moves the web and spider out of focus.

6 years ago.

Marie-claire Gallet

6 years ago.

sunlight ^club

Oh, das ist ja eine interessante Spinne, dem Netz nach zu urteilen.
Oder ist es ein anderes Tier?

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to sunlight ^club

Ja, es ist eine Spinne, Ingrid. Sie bauen ihre Spinnwebe zwischen Bäumen im Wald.

6 years ago.

sunlight ^club has replied to Ronald Losure ^club

Sie sieht aus, als habe sie einen Panzer.

6 years ago.

Jocelyne Villoing ^club

Oups là j'ai peur... les petites me suffisent !
extra cette saisie Ronald, bel après-midi.

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to Jocelyne Villoing ^club

Pleasant dreams, Jocelyne. ;-)

6 years ago.

Fred Fouarge ^club

Spider man

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to Fred Fouarge ^club

:-))

6 years ago.

Doerthe ^club

WOW, what a great shot.

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to Doerthe ^club

Thank you, Dörthe. It is difficult to keep in focus when the camera is so close to the spider.

6 years ago.

Diane Putnam ^club

Holy mackerel, that is a formidable looking one! Fascinating...!

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to Diane Putnam ^club

Thank you, Diane. They are quite small, but it is easy to get trapped in their webs while walking through the forest. The spines are quite sharp.

6 years ago.

Diane Putnam ^club has replied to Ronald Losure ^club

Gaahhhh, I hate walking into a web - even thought I'm not really arachnophobic. ;-o

6 years ago.

Gabi Lombardo ^club

excellent shot!

4 years ago.

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