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23-AUG-2005 Lloyd Spitalnik

Black & Yellow Argiope

Ward Pound Ridge, Westchester County, NY

Family Araneidae (Orb Weavers)
Genus Argiope
Species aurantia (Black & Yellow Argiope)

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM ,Canon 1.4X TC
1/500s f/8.0 at 420.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time23-Aug-2005 00:53:36
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length420 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Ghislaine et Réal Boulet09-Jul-2007 12:22
Excellent capture. The perfect light is highlighting the "banana" type stipes. We commonly call it the "Banana Spider" in french.
Guest 23-May-2007 23:19
Beautiful !
Guest 09-Feb-2007 20:38
Oh, love this one. Vote.
Terry Thormin26-Aug-2006 14:31
This is the spider that turned me on to spiders oh so many years ago when I was 14. Great photo Lloyd. Vote
carol j. phipps17-Jun-2006 00:19
Wow! This is a gorgeous portrait of the Arglope. Vote.
Evaristo Buendia Carrera15-Jun-2006 01:46
look like a power poison in her...beautiful
Pablo Yáñez08-Jun-2006 04:50
Excellent image.

(ps and thanks for the ID! - I've been looking for a while with no luck)
Vilone09-Apr-2006 23:13
Beautiful capture with excellent details!
Luc VN08-Feb-2006 15:35
Very nice and crisp Macro.