Spider in goldenrod

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Spider in goldenrod

September 27, 2016 by Mike Powell

I’m always happy to see a black and yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia). I love its colorful patterns and its intricate web (and apologies to readers who are totally creeped out by spiders). I spotted this beauty this past weekend in a patch of goldenrod at Jackson Miles Abbott Wetlands Refuge.

Posted in Arachnids, Nature, Photography, spiders, wildlife | Tagged Alexandria VA, Argiope aurantia, Black and Yellow Garden Orbweaver spider, Canon 50D, Jackson Miles Abbott Wetlands Refuge, Tamron 180mm | 7 Comments

7 Responses

on September 27, 2016 at 5:39 am | Reply svtakeiteasy

Wow, Mike – great shot and what a vibrant background!
- on September 27, 2016 at 5:59 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Chris. Most of the times that I have photographed a spider like this the background was cluttered and not very interesting. This time I was able to frame the shot so that I had the patches of bright yellow in an effort to have a cheery portrait of a spider.
on September 27, 2016 at 6:28 am | Reply Ed

Ants for breakfast? Excellent shot. 🙂
- on September 27, 2016 at 6:31 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Ed.
on September 27, 2016 at 10:51 am | Reply laura lecce

Gorgeous photograph, the spider really stands out on that background!
on September 27, 2016 at 1:05 pm | Reply krikitarts

The yellows really complement each other beautifully. You also got a great shot of the zig-zag stabilimentum.
on September 27, 2016 at 7:55 pm | Reply Sue

What beautiful colors. You did a great job isolating the spider against the nicely blurred background.