Friday, October 05, 2012

Since I've returned to Louisiana this year, haven't seen any black widow spiders, or daddy-long-legs, or the big long spiders with the sturdy webs that would span our driveway. But in our back yard, I have seen three of these below, in time for Halloween. A week ago, I had trouble getting a sharp image, but today, one of the spiders was very gracious about letting me take a portrait. These critters are new to me.










Taken Friday, October 5, 2012, in Lafayette, LA.




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  1. lindaOctober 8, 2012 at 8:50 PM

    Gasteracantha cancriformis
    (spiny-backed orb weaver)
    These are found across the southern USA, and other varieties can be found many places around the world.

    thanks to George for sharing this info -

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