[mercymoon]

Not that I care for insects...especially spiders, but I've always
had a fondness for this large garden species of spider called the
yellow-and-black argiope. This lovely female was discovered outside
my mother-in-law's home yesterday and I couldn't resist snapping some
shots, she made a wonderful little model, lol.

In the third picture you can see her feasting on a large grasshopper,
it was a very cool experience to see this LARGE graceful spider spin
it's web around the grasshopper after getting stuck in the web.

 

[mercymoon]

Cool! Great shots!

I like spiders as long as they're not ON me.

Thanks!

I am completely in agreement with you on that one, LMAO!

 

[mercymoon]

I am so afraid of spiders. I can look at them from the picture or at a distance but if they move I run for the hills. lol

I don't like em' either, they are fascinating to look at, but I would
prolly have had a panic attack if she had gotten on me....

 

[mercymoon]

Oh I hate you, you take the best pics and mine always comes out blurred :banghead: My camera hates me, I swear

LMAO! I use a pretty inexpensive camera at that, it only cost $200,
but it is a great little camera. It is a Nikon COOLPIX L12.
...and I've also had a lot of practice with taking pictures. x.x

 

[mercymoon]

Holy Moly....how big is that spider? If that's a grasshopper and it is bigger then the grasshopper....it must be a huge spider. Creepy.

She was around 2-3 inches.