JUST ONE COMMON SPIDER TO SAVE THE DAY
I spent the whole day doing some stuff in the city, so now, before falling asleep, I have the time & energy only for a low-effort post. Now, you may think that I could skip a day, and decide not to post today. Well, I'm afraid that this isn't an option. My compulsive urge to post something every day won't let me do it.
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Fortunately, I have plenty of old unpublished photographs that can come in handy on an evening like this. In this one, you can see a spider from the Araneidae. The name of the species is Araneus diadematus. The color can vary a lot from one individual Araneus diadematus to another. The one shown in this photograph is somewhere in the middle between the darker and lighter versions.
The females, which are considerably larger and heavier than males, build the typical orb webs. Their legs are specialized for spinning that kind of web.
You can mostly see them hanging heads down in the center of the web. If the web looks empty, there is a probability that the spider is hidden in nearby foliage, with one claw hooked to a signal line connected to the orb. When the web is disturbed by the prey caught in it, the spider quickly arrives, delivers a bite, and wraps the prey in silk. The initial bite serves to paralyze the prey and minimize the danger of the spider herself being stung or bitten. Furthermore, the enzymes injected with the venom start the liquefaction of the prey's internal structures.
Here you can see the same spider, lit and photographed, in a slightly different way.
The two photographs that ended up in this short post were taken in my garden. The year was 2009. Back then, I had the Canon EOS 350D camera. The CANON EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro. And the Canon Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX. All that equipment was used to get these two shots.
*AND THAT'S IT. I'LL PREPARE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS FOR TOMORROW'S POST, AND THEN, I'LL GO TO SLEEP. AS ALWAYS HERE ON HIVE, THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE MY WORK. *
The same thing happens to me! I get anxious if I don't post every day 😀.
For the time they have those photos are great.
Please where do you drive your inspiration 🥺
Mainly in nature, :)
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That's true... nature is indeed a source of inspiration
I love the way you took the picture of the spider in the second round. It is so beautiful
I love the quality of this photo. It is looking like a 3d picture
A couple of exceptional macro shots of this spider, everything is perfectly appreciable and the details are a pleasure to look at... Thanks for putting those details of the equipment used at the end of the post, I was mainly interested to see and know about the ring light you used back then... I think I had something similar once in my equipment, but maybe I've lost it, as I haven't seen it for years... I'm off to look in those old boxes in my room!....
Thanos for sharing @borjan friend, always is a pleasure see your content!!!
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You feel you are incomplete if you don't post heh heh and these photos are great, where you can appreciate the beauty of this spider.
I love the spider. It's great you these kinds of pictures for days like this. I hope you wake up refreshed. Thank you for sharing this
It actually looks rare to me. Black and grey ones are common in our country.
Very beautiful
Your drawing looks so clear, the and fuzz is amazing.
Publishing posts is very good every day there is activity and that indicates we are alive and keep moving.😊
I feel scared from spiders, omg you took so close up shorts of this spider looks horrible.
I am happy that you push yourself to make one. And that is the reason I am trying my best to have my post on schedule, especially when I already have some plan of things to do.
I was also a little bit busy since Sunday, and thank to the schedule post, I didn't miss a day of posting. But I need to get back today cathing up and try to engage more, and also make a post for today.
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These are amazing shots 📸
Though the creature seem scary
beautiful picture. that's pretty good.
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good lens and good lighting
I have to be honest, that Spiders really give me the creeps (even tiny ones). !LOL
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I don't think I've ever seen a spider that type before. Phenomenal!
The way we see that you take pictures by getting too close, like us, would be afraid to see them, inside it is very fast.