A spider I happened to notice a while back while out and about. Its markings and size caught my eye, as it was very different from the spiders I typically see around here. I doubt they are rare, but it was new to me and I wanted to get a close up picture. It might not look particularly close, but it’s a phone camera with no optical zoom. I was only a couple of inches from the subject and didn’t want to disturb them.

  • mauns@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You might just live on the edge of their range or something! Here in the SE US they are abundant

    I can head out to a nature trail, look off into the woods on one side, and spot 2-4 of these beauties suspended in webs from the same spot.

    Only ever had one in my yard, unfortunately she chose to build a web right above the porch door and gave us quite a fright

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      1 year ago

      Yeah it’s possible. I am no stranger to hiking and these little ones have stayed out of my sight while doing it over the years. This one however was just sitting on a wall, waiting to be discovered! Also I can imagine, suddenly running into a spider like this and its web right outside your door would be quite a sudden shock!