Today in itsy-bitsy, incy-wincy #spooder doings - I'm beginning to spot #AraneusDiadematus spiderlings around the garden. I found this one on the tip of a #clematis leaf.

By autumn the surviving females will be grand gravid beauties, their namesake mottled cross marking evident on their large orange abdomens. They'll be hanging out at the center of their magnificent orb webs or carefully tucked just out of sight, a single elegant claw hooked onto a signal line alerting them the moment something touches their web.

But right now, while they're all so incredibly small and translucent, I'd swear they're made of at least 50% sunlight.

#PDX #Arachnids #FragileThings #Spiders #CrownedOrbWeaver #CrossSpider

A poc a poc vaig aprenent a fer fotografies a aranyes. En aquest cas una aranya de la creu que són unes habituals al centre d'interpretació del Racó de l'Olla.

#aranyadelacreu #Araneusdiadematus #arañadelacruz #crossspider

What's for Dinner?

Closeup of Cross Spider with its dinner all wrapped up. Not sure just what it had caught,

#photo #photography #insects #CrossSpider #closeup #macro #IRIXDragonfly #CanonSL2

Out and About Today

Canon SL2/200D - Canon EF-S 60mm Macro Lens - ISO 400 - Aperture: f/5 - Shutter Speed: Varied

#photos #photography #insects #spider #CrossSpider #closeup #CanonSL2 #CanonMacro