Black and yellow argiope, female Argiope aurantia by larose forest photos

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11-AUG-2010	Christine Hanrahan

Black and yellow argiope, female Argiope aurantia

This masked figure is actually the pattern on the abdomen of a very large orb weaving spider (Argiope aurantia). I cropped the photo and reduced the yellow of the abdomen behind the black pattern, to a faint tinge.

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Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/80s f/3.2 at 5.0mm iso100 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	10-Aug-2010 20:29:40
Make	Canon
Model	Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	5 mm
Exposure Time	1/80 sec
Aperture	f/3.2
ISO Equivalent	100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Dan the Man		10-Jan-2012 01:27
That is a GREAt way to scare birds! Bravo!!

PauloCGama		13-Aug-2010 18:43
Creative, different and wonderful!! VV

LynnH		13-Aug-2010 17:44
Were you photographing with a microscope? This is so creative!!! V

princess		13-Aug-2010 14:37
Very creative. Excellent work. BV

Yvonne		13-Aug-2010 11:32
Wonderful creation & presentation!

Mieke WA Minkjan		13-Aug-2010 07:17
cool processing, very creative V

Cindi Smith		13-Aug-2010 03:27
Kinda weird looking. You find the most cool things!

Gillian		13-Aug-2010 01:23
I always did think that the markings on this orbweaver looked like a little alien. How creative!

laine		12-Aug-2010 23:26
There are some who would never get this close to a spider...great work, Christine.

Guest		12-Aug-2010 18:15
Fantastic macro Christine!!!

Guest		12-Aug-2010 17:47
Amazing, all that on a lil bug, we can squash any day.

J. Scott Coile		12-Aug-2010 17:35
Impressive. What a micro macro observation.

Colin Storey		12-Aug-2010 12:11
It makes a great abstract. v

Stephanie		12-Aug-2010 12:10
Fantastic work Christine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BV

Guest		12-Aug-2010 11:35
This spider has a spooky mark on it's abdomen. Nice photo.

Maaike Huizer		12-Aug-2010 06:58
And how did you get to photograph the abdomen of the spider? Excellent work.

Rosemarie Kusserow		12-Aug-2010 06:42
Indeed a very creative image for this challenge, very well done, BV Rosemarie :o)

Guest		12-Aug-2010 06:14
Well ..... it is excellent work!

Matylda Lempel-Chareza Photography		12-Aug-2010 06:00
nice find

borisalex		12-Aug-2010 05:29
Yikes..i hate spiders, but this nice work here! V.

slhoornstra		12-Aug-2010 04:58
Very Sherlock Holmesian, the sign of eight? Wonderful work!! V

Margot W		12-Aug-2010 02:32
I think this is the most creative use of an image for this challenge. Masterfully created and presented. BV

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