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Dragisa Savic
{K:3616} 3/17/2006
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Very good photograph.
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Dwight Parks
{K:4426} 11/27/2005
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Thank you ,Nichol! Yes, I was excited to find this spider in my backyard. Perhaps little green men don't look like little green men afterall ;-)
Dwight
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Nichol Rose
{K:1020} 11/24/2005
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I really enjoyed looking at your 'Itsy Bitsy Spider' photo, it's beautiful. With a bit of alteration, you can easily pass it on as a UFO.
Regards,
Nichol
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Dwight Parks
{K:4426} 7/28/2005
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Roberto, Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed! Regards, Dwight
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Sarah Per Lee
{K:2477} 7/25/2005
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Hi Dwight,
I'm so pleased that someone found out what species this little spider is! Thank you for replying, I truly was curious. If you find anymore point and shoot! Still an interesting species to say the least. I've never seen a spider quite like her either. A great pic! Thanks!
Best regards,
Sarah
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 7/23/2005
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Hi Dwight..
a wonderful portfolio!
also this one and composition is so perfect!
well done
roby
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Dwight Parks
{K:4426} 7/20/2005
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Cheryl, Thank you! Yes, I think this is one of the most colorful spiders I've ever seen and it does resemble a crab in ways. Dwight
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Cheryl Ogle
{K:24494} 7/19/2005
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It looks like a crab spider (though I've never heard of that - it just looks like a crab). :)
Love the color you captured on it and the details of the web are wonderful too. Well seen!
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Dwight Parks
{K:4426} 7/17/2005
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Sarah, Thanks to the research by Usefilm member Karen Clarke I now have information on this spider, which is a female. I included a web link to the U of F with more details. Dwight
Spiny orb-weaver, Gasteracantha cancriformis
. The spiny orb-weaver spider is one of the most colorful and easily recognized spiders in Florida. The dorsum of the abdomen is usually white with black spots and large red spines on the margin. Females are 5 mm to 10 mm long and 10 mm to 14 mm wide. The webs typically contain tufts of silk, which may prevent birds from flying into them.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN324
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Dwight Parks
{K:4426} 7/17/2005
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Karen, Thank you so very much! I'm very glad to have this info on the spider and appreciate you letting me know. I've lived in Florida most of my life and as far as I can recall never have seen a spider like this. Interesting the face you see on its back, I thought the same thing and figured it was used to scare birds, etc. away. Thanks again! Dwight
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karen clarke
{K:18893} 7/17/2005
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Dwight, I was curious and found this spider on the U of Fl website:
Spiny orb-weaver, Gasteracantha cancriformis
. The spiny orb-weaver spider is one of the most colorful and easily recognized spiders in Florida. The dorsum of the abdomen is usually white with black spots and large red spines on the margin. Females are 5 mm to 10 mm long and 10 mm to 14 mm wide. The webs typically contain tufts of silk, which may prevent birds from flying into them.
The website link is at: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_IN017
Anyways, and interesting capture, I like how you positioned the spider in the image. It's back looks almost like a skeletal face. Nice details and colors, well done~
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Dwight Parks
{K:4426} 7/12/2005
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Don, Thank you sir. Yes, I believe this is the weirdest thing I've ever had in my backyard. Perhaps I need to contact NASA and see if it's even from here ;-) Dwight
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Dwight Parks
{K:4426} 7/12/2005
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Sarah, This little fellow is about .5" across at its widest point. I'm still trying to identify it. I've read and seen many pictures if spiders the last two days, but still no luck with a name. Thanks for the comments and I'll let you know when I pin a name on it. Dwight
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Dwight Parks
{K:4426} 7/11/2005
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Darlene, Thank you, you know the more I look at this it does look like a girl spider with red bows. I told a member here on Usefilm some time back, what I could see in their image, and then that I had spent many hours as a child looking at the clouds and seeing objects in the clouds (dogs, cats. horses, you name it) on lazy days. I think you may have been a cloud watcher too ;-) Regards, Dwight
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Don Loseke
{K:32503} 7/11/2005
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That really is a weird looking spider. Great detail and color. Can't help you with a name. Don.
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Sarah Per Lee
{K:2477} 7/11/2005
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Your spider ain't so itsy on here! Excellent pic though, great detail on the spider and great color too. Well done. If you do find out what species it is, I'd like to know. Now I'm curious.
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Darlene Boucher
{K:15739} 7/11/2005
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Looks like a pretty little girl spider Dwight, with little red bows in her hair....Beautiful image and very interesting!!
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