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cathy4 St. Louis County, MO(Zone 5a) Oct 12, 2009

This guy/girl has been hanging around, I would love to get an ID.

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Oct 13, 2009

Neoscona crucifera - Cross Spider, one of the orb weavers. http://bugguide.net/node/view/320045/bgimage

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cathy4 St. Louis County, MO(Zone 5a) Oct 13, 2009

Thank you, it has been fascinating watching him weave his webs, we even blocked off the back gate for awhile so he could go to work. The webs were huge, at least 4 feet across.

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Oct 13, 2009

She is a beauty, and that is an awfully good photo of her. You might consider putting it in BugFiles.

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cathy4 St. Louis County, MO(Zone 5a) Oct 13, 2009

Thanks, I hadn't thought of that. I think I will. I won't tell how many shots it took to get the lighting just right. :D

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Oct 13, 2009

And that is what makes digital cameras soooo great! I belong to a camera club, and we have really good photographer/speakers for our programs. And they all have one thing in common: the massive number of photos they take to get a really good one.

So just consider yourself in the company of really good photographers!

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cathy4 St. Louis County, MO(Zone 5a) Oct 13, 2009

The camera makes the difference, I'm just a beginner, but thanks.

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