Banana Spider Mating Season

Posted by Eric Fry (Houston, TX, United States) on 30 July 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

Usually, only the larger female is seen on the webs, but this morning, every web also had the smaller male on it. It looks to be another bumper crop of Banana Spiders...I'm not very happy with the focus and detail in this shot, but I did like the composition and the highlights on the spider's legs and web. Taken at East End Park, Kingwood, TX.

More information on Nephila clavipes can be found here.

Thanks for visiting, and I hope you all have a great day,
Eric

Check out the photography of a friend of mine outside of Aminus3:
Brian Dykes' Blue Echoes Photography - Beautiful nature and city images from the guy that turned me on to Adobe Lightroom

Nikon COOLPIX P5100
1/60 second
F/3.1
ISO 165
47 mm (35mm equiv.)

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