My friend was at Walker Lake this week (which is near Hawthorne, NV - around 2 hours from Carson City, NV) and she took this photo for me because I love spiders. If you zoom in you can see the details better. It looks like it could be a kind of Argiope to me but I was curious if it is, and what species it is. Someone else I asked online says might be a silver argiope but I don't know.
Maybe, but image too small to be certain...
Is that a second off to the left?
Yes, there is a second spider to the left. I didn't even notice that one until I posted the photo. :) I was distracted by the other one, lol. I had to zoom way in to really get a good look at the one in the middle. I think my friend was too chicken to get any closer. ;) If I ever actually have time, I'd like to visit the area and get some of my own photos of these.
If you do, don't be shy about getting close. They do not jump and are quite docile. I get very close to mine.
