Looking Dangerous by Walter Otto Koenig

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02-OCT-2010	Walter O. Koenig

Looking Dangerous

I was out shooting in the Cactus Garden with our photo group when I came across this spider.
I've never seen anything like it. It was about 4 inches / 10 cm long.
It was difficult getting a good shot with the lighting conidtions and movement of the web.
Can anybody identify this?

The image above was taken for the Weekly Informal Challenge (Week 25): "Upside Down"

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Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
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Mieke WA Minkjan		08-Oct-2010 06:49
great catch of this colourful spider!

Carl and Racine Erland		07-Oct-2010 04:27
Great capture...but not something I'd want to meet in the garden, dark or anywhere else! - Racine

laine		05-Oct-2010 16:56
It may look fearsome but is quite harmless to humans... great shot Walter.

Cindi Smith		05-Oct-2010 15:26
Great shot of this garden spider. They are all around my sister's place. They are large and very cool, I think. I like this shot. Very well taken of this specimen.

Ray Rebortira		05-Oct-2010 02:38
Great macro and what seductive, sinister web!

Colin Storey		04-Oct-2010 19:59
Great find and entry, no idea on the name, looks very menacing though. v

Ed McConnell		04-Oct-2010 13:34
nasty find Walter..

J. Scott Coile		04-Oct-2010 13:28
Argiope aurantia (female Garden Spider)

J. Scott Coile		04-Oct-2010 13:22
Don't you wonder if then even realize that they are upside down... Great detail Walter.

Ken Duckert		04-Oct-2010 12:58
A real attention getter! Well done Walter.

sue anne		04-Oct-2010 12:27
Yikes, a spider and busy!

Jola Dziubinska		03-Oct-2010 23:54
Good pov, well seen Walter. Cool pattern.

Carla Resh		03-Oct-2010 23:38
very interesting spider. Nice catch

rocky		03-Oct-2010 23:23
Excellent shot, Walter! A real colorful beauty. As for ID, my guess would be from the genus Argiope. Did you notice any zig-zag patterns in the web?

pkocinski		03-Oct-2010 23:12
Looks down right nasty...maybe you want to do a study of it while it's in a glass jar :-)

carol j. phipps		03-Oct-2010 23:12
Four inch spider! YIKES! Beautiful capture! V

Sandra Cooper		03-Oct-2010 21:24
Good shot; it does look a bit nasty!!

Norbert Fortelny		03-Oct-2010 17:25
Very good. So, this photo in "original" on pbase is approximately life size? What a huge spider.

Bryan Murahashi		03-Oct-2010 15:22
Very nice capture of this menacing little critter.

María Cano		03-Oct-2010 14:59
No, I can't but you are right, it looks dangerous .. -V-

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