Spiders Photo Gallery by John Harvey Photography at pbase.com

Spiders

All of the spiders you see here were alive and well and I released them after I photographed them.
Before I 'coralled' the spiders into the subgalleries you see here and they were all in one gallery,
I coerced enough people into voting for this gallery to have my Spiders Gallery become the most popular PBase gallery for 3 days in Jul 05,
based on a 7 day running total of gallery votes.
How absurd is that?
Or maybe it's a simple case of what's not to like about spiders? ;^)

gallery: Huntsman Spider Story April 2006

gallery: Huntsman Spider April-May 2004

gallery: Daddy Long Legs Spiders

gallery: Redback Spider

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kyra		31-Aug-2011 01:42
I saw the same spider. Widow shaped w/ black and white stripes. Id like to know what it is too. kyrascum@yahoo.com

dale		20-Jul-2011 00:03
i found a black spider with white zebra stiped lines on its back. it has the shape of a widdow but dont what it is. please email me with answer at guts777bzrk@yahoo.com. thanks

Guest		11-Jul-2011 19:41
i hate spiders and the one i got in my house is wolf spiders and black white and red and they killed my hamster

shirley tapley		17-May-2011 23:13
I have killed a dozen white spiders in my house lately and need to identify them. Must have had a bunch hatch out. They are med. in size. all white. Long legs. body is maybe 1 8th inch long.can anyone tell me what these are called.

jason		11-Sep-2010 16:07
it is big

Guest		11-Sep-2010 16:06
coool pics

larose forest photos		14-Aug-2010 13:19
Spiders are fantastic intriguing and beautiful creatures! I love these beautifully taken photos. Well done!!! VOTE

Guest		07-Aug-2010 10:04
Need an id....brown spider with black rings on legs. Web was above ground, large, and orb-like. superior body was oval and inf body was round. Approx 1/2 inch in size NOT including leg span.

Guest		21-Jun-2010 22:48
Saw a black spider about the size of a 1/2 dollar with two red dots (not diamonds) on his back. Any ideas? Bloomington, Indiana

chris		19-May-2010 13:51
I live in Northern NJ and found a tiny white spider building a web on my deck it had a glowing red spot on its back. Anyone know what it is and most of all is it poisonous? Thank you

rahzier		08-May-2010 13:47
cool i live in albany, new york i see spiders every day i know all of the spiders

Guest		10-Feb-2010 02:11
daddy long legs are the bom

Guest		10-Feb-2010 02:10
daddy long legs are all in my house so im not scared.

Susan		10-Sep-2009 20:41
Hi,I live in Northern New Jersey and I found a strange spider in my garden, blending in with the coorful flowers. The round body is bigger than a penny. It has neon green-yellow polka dots on its back, with a few red ones. It has long legs with black and white stripes,and the rest of the body is bright yellow. do you know what it is? If so, can you post a picture of it?

patricia		12-Feb-2009 15:35
acually, I think spiders are cool... Have any of you girls on here ever held one on your hand or had one thrown at you? I have... well the pictures are cool 2....

Sandra Everett		29-Sep-2008 23:34
hey I found these ugly little bugs that are a light gray and look like spiders I have no idea what they are

Edward		16-Aug-2008 06:14
Hi, I had the same kind of spider as Lisa Boulanger discribed but i live in Chicago, IL I too have children and worry about the spider biting since it jumped at me while driving....luckly i didnt crash but it does make me not want to drive anymore....how do i get ride of it or them?

Lisa Boulanger		15-Jun-2008 03:26
I found a white spider living in my car that keeps having baby larvae which look like little worms. The spider is long legged, white / beige with a big round trunk. How should I get rid of it, and is it harmful? I have two small children in my car! I live in North New Jersey but cant find a picture of the one I saw on any website!

cin		10-Oct-2007 22:18
I 'HATE' spiders but your pictures are really good,do you have any pitures of a "box spider" if there is such a thing as a "box spider" Thank You god bless

Kirsten		13-Apr-2006 18:00
HI, I found a black spider, bigger than any black house spider I've ever seen, in my clean laundry two weeks ago. I moved the laundry one piece at a time to find it, found it a day later dead in the pile. Then Today I was in my kitchen, I moved a piece of paper and out came another one of those black spiders. I couldn't catch it. It does not look like a black widow, it has a longer body. It looks like an oversized brown house spider, but black. I'm wondering if it was living inside a box that was recently brougt in the house about 3 weeks ago. We bought a new computer and a printer came with it. We haven't unpacked the printer, but the bof, with a hole in the top, is sitting in the kitchen still next to the desk. Should I worry about this spider? I'll try to take a picture next time I see one. I looks about 3/4 to 1 inch long including leg spread.

gabby		01-Apr-2006 20:44
I have a question to the web-site maker- do you know of any spiders that look almost like gray rocks and that hatch away from the mother spider answer me back please I have alot of these little rock/eggs in my plants, they're not rertilizer answer me back PLEASE

Sundae		07-Mar-2006 13:44
I live in Indiana and I just found a spider in my bathroom. It was little, but it looked fuzzy with a red dot on the rear of it. Could you tell me what it could be? Thanks

Steve		29-Sep-2005 15:29
Chris, What country and part do you live? I found a spider today just like the one you describe.

Chris Baldwin		14-Sep-2005 14:53
I caught a spider in my kitchen this morning that maybe you can help me identify. It is black with a yellow outlined red hourglass on the stomach. The body is more oblong than the black widows you have photographed though. The legs are black-brown-black-brown with the first black section close to the body. It has a single red dot near the rear of the body and gray dashed lines on the top of the body. The total span is about the size of a quarter.

Sherri		29-Jul-2005 18:32
I am trying to find a name of a spider I saw. Spider description: front body & legs were black and khaki (kind of like a dart board, spiral) and the back body was huge and orange, size of this spider was like a $0.50 coin. If anyone has a name to this 'villian' please let me know @: sjnayokpuk@hotmail.com Thanks!

melissakos		26-Jul-2005 14:54
Very nice pictures. I like spiders as a subject but can't find any to shoot ! Where do you find yours anyway ? Thanks

Amit S.Shembekar		23-Jul-2005 15:25
Hi there, Your photos are really amazing! Wish you very all the best for future! Carry on your love with nature.

David Hasenick		23-Jul-2005 09:25
I don't care much for spiders. But your photos are outstanding! =)

Quantum_Illusions		23-Jul-2005 08:48
YUCK, THESE ARE CREEPY!!

Antje Schulte		22-Jul-2005 09:59
Very neat shots! You guys have some big spiders for sure. :-)

Guest		21-Jul-2005 22:05
Very interesting gallery. Well done.

Sharon Rogers		21-Jul-2005 21:24
Fantastic close up details, V>

Tom		21-Jul-2005 01:52
Hello, my compliments for your nice photos! Please come see my website and photos sometime? Best regards, Tom from The Netherlands. ;-) http://tomjutte.fotopic.net .

Steve H		20-Jul-2005 22:34
Nice pics John - as close to a redback as I hope ever to get!!

Mark Rutter		20-Jul-2005 19:44
These are truly awesome.

John Harvey Photography		20-Jul-2005 12:38
Thanks to all for your support for our gallery. John and the spiders ;^)

Michael D		20-Jul-2005 10:41
Excellent gallery. Look forward to more pics.

Guest		20-Jul-2005 10:29
Congrats on being #1 gallery in Most Pops, John. Well deserved, fantastic work.

Gilles Rabaud		20-Jul-2005 00:32
Creepy! Fantastic images, John. It's not often that one can go eye to eye with a spider. Gilles

Ellsworth Weaver		19-Jul-2005 20:44
A real case of arachnophilia! Great work! The gallery gets my vote, John. Well done. Ells

mashuga		19-Jul-2005 20:28
Really super macro work John! looks like you moved on up in the ratings sweepstakes! Well done.

ransom		19-Jul-2005 13:44
I especially like the redbacks! In my younger days I was fascinated with the black widow, and these shots now remind me of how far away from them I want to be now :-). Beautiful work!!!

John Harvey Photography		19-Jul-2005 10:40
I think our Australian Redback spider is related to the Black Widow, but it is not the same spider. The spider on the mirror with the green background lighting is more like the black widow. BTW, I don't really hang out with spiders too much. :^) John

Guest		19-Jul-2005 00:24
Excellent macro images, sharp focus, I like the spiders, hard to believe this was done with fixed lens compact,bring us some John.

Toni Moore		17-Jul-2005 20:37
Well you have my vote...these are phenominal shots...thanks so much for posting them...Toni (somewhere in New Jersey waiting for my Orb Weaver to return)

Jim		16-Jul-2005 22:26
Great shots.

Gordon W		16-Jul-2005 22:02
Great photography of a much maligned subject, John. Spider man, for sure. ;-)

Johnny Villaronga		16-Jul-2005 15:33
Great shots!

uofmtiger		16-Jul-2005 04:26
WOW! Unbelievable shots! vote

Jennifer Zimmerman		15-Jul-2005 15:02
awesome gallery.....looking for photos of your setup.

John Harvey Photography		24-Feb-2005 09:50
Thanks Matt. I'm looking forward to expanding my spider collection with my 7D. Cheers, John

Matthew Cham		23-Feb-2005 23:42
I love your spider images. Very well done! See you at dpreview! -Matt

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