Silver Argiope Spider (Argiope argentata) from Belize - female 35mm long

[cgipson1]

Comments welcome!


Silver Argiope, Argiope argentata+ by CGipson Photography, on Flickr

 

[sm4him]

Oh, man, that thing is Beautiful!! Are those like little spikes or plates on its back--the gray parts back there where the bright yellow is, I mean. It looks like tiny little discs sticking out of its body.

 

[cgipson1]

Oh, man, that thing is Beautiful!! Are those like little spikes or plates on its back--the gray parts back there where the bright yellow is, I mean. It looks like tiny little discs sticking out of its body.

I am not really sure what the function of those are, Sharon.. but definitely a cool arachnid! Supposed to have quite a bite too...

 

[Parker219]

Oh wow. Really nice image and cool spider. I have never seen one like that before. Maybe even a little sharper wouldn't hurt.

 

[TheFantasticG]

THat's a pimp spider.

 

[cgipson1]

Oh wow. Really nice image and cool spider. I have never seen one like that before. Maybe even a little sharper wouldn't hurt.

Thanks.. glad you like it! I sharpened it on my 30" monitor... and it would probably start showing sharpening artifacts if I sharpened anymore! Thanks for the comments!

 

[cgipson1]

THat's a pimp spider.

Thanks Garret! Difficult to shoot... that hair on the body and thorax is really silver.. and reflective, even with soft light. I have quite a few shots that are blown out there... without excessive lighting. I wish I could have gone back to shoot this lady again.. and do a focus stack. That web was gorgeous.

 

[4meandthem]

Beautiful image of a beautiful spider. Way cool!

 

[cgipson1]

Beautiful image of a beautiful spider. Way cool!

Thank you!

 

[MTVision]

That's a scary looking spider. Beautiful shot!

 

[macpro88]

Beautiful shot... now excuse me while I go find my blow torch and torch the spider... haha

seriously, great shot and great colors.

 

[cgipson1]

That's a scary looking spider. Beautiful shot!

Thanks, Megan! Looked even better in person! lol! There was a similar spider in the the jungle tour I took, that I never got to shoot... and I swear those suckers were like 6-7" inches totally with those long legs.

 

[cgipson1]

Beautiful shot... now excuse me while I go find my blow torch and torch the spider... haha

seriously, great shot and great colors.

Thank you! I appreciate it!