Orb or Cross Spider (Garden Spider)...

**Bilbo_baggin** · 13th August 2007

...depending on what you call it...

Araneus diadematus...

This brightly coloured beauty comes in a variety of shades of orange and brown, and is characterised by the pattern of white dots on its back which resemble a cross. The minutely spiny legs are banded light and dark.

Pictured, the spider is "shedding" a layer of it's skin from its body - presumably part of the growing process. Nonetheless, I still focused on the eyes, an f/stop of 2.8 used. Found in the garden amongst the Leylandii branches.

Paul.

**MercuryRises** · 13th August 2007

Sweet shot mate.

He don't look too happy though!

**dpSparhawk** · 13th August 2007

Urrghh, I hate spiders but, aside from that, that's a great pic... right down to the eye detail.

Nice shot

**karlos130** · 13th August 2007

Nice shot again Paul great Macro

**nok1** · 13th August 2007

lol he looks an evil bugger. nice shot mate

**spiderbites** · 14th August 2007

Originally Posted by MercuryRises

He don't look too happy though!

They never do, horrible miserable cunts the lot of 'em

Great shot btw

**headsortails** · 14th August 2007

Excellent shot, I like the fact that he's not the right way up (if there is a right way up for a spider).

**LFC Muppet** · 14th August 2007

Is it only me that doesn't like it?

Probably not being a fan of spiders maybe the main reason, but also I feel that there is to much blurred in the photo.

As you know Mr Baggins I am a massive fan, but for some reason this one isn't for me.

**Nikki** · 15th August 2007

Love the detail in that shot bilbo

**sparkzz** · 15th August 2007

Deifnalty good shot there!!

what lens did you use for this?

i love wild life shots, me and the missus was going through your album last night, there is some real good shots!!!

**TheFincher** · 15th August 2007

Just looking at the slimy bugger gives me goosebumps............ Great shot mate.......... Well done

**evilsatan** · 15th August 2007

Creepy as fook, I love this shot so much! Give me any close up of a spider and you will spark my scared senses which somehow give me a kind of adrenaline. I could sit here staring at that for another 10 mins!