Orb Weaver Spider
Orb Weaver Spider
What Halloween display would be complete without a few creepy Spiders? Here’s a nice little photo to help inspire those Do-It-Yourselfers looking to add a creepy spider to your list of prop projects.
This is a variety of the Orb Weaver spider. My wife and I came upon this beauty while on an early morning hike in the Adirondack Mountains with our 3 children. I have to credit the discovery to my wife, who heroically overcame her blinding fear of spiders to bring this to my attention. For those of you who are not familiar, I also enjoy photographing wildlife (amongst other things) in my spare time.
The Orb Weaver is a intimidating looking, but often harmless spider. They are the ones responsible for those beautifully crafted, nearly perfect spiderwebs. Most varieties of the Orb Weaver construct a new web each day, tearing down and consuming the previous day’s web along with their catch.
3 Responses “Orb Weaver Spider”
Why do I feel compelled to click on posts that obviously have spiders in them?!??! Great photo….that is the way I like my spiders…in photos
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers!
If I had to wager a guess, I would say that deep down, you know that, despite their intimidating appearance, spiders are very beautiful and interesting creatures. Once your mind registers that factor, subliminally or otherwise, any angst, fears or dislikes take a back seat to your curiosity. It’s almost like covering your eyes during the gory part of a movie, then peeking from between your fingers.
Thank you for the compliment on the photo. This was one of my favorites from last year. I really wish I had spent more time photographing this one. Regrettably, I was hesitant to approach this spider too closely at the time, as I was not familiar with the species when I was shooting it. That, coupled with the learning curve of a new (my first DSLR) Camera made for a bit of a challenge.
I do understand how important spiders are. I have all kinds in the garden and they are beautiful and helpful….but I still have a phobia of them…if they crawl on me I completely freak out. But I cannot bear to kill them. I catch them and set them free
Even though they freak me out….I know that that is my problem, not theirs
Cheers!