Context: some days ago, I commented in a topic about Argiope bruennichi that I had a similar spider living on my kumquat tree, later identified to be Argiope argentata. And @quinacridone@lemmy.ml asked for an update, if she laid eggs.

So, here they are. Sadly I couldn't even notice that she laid eggs, let alone photograph the egg sac. But hey, I got little cute spiders~

Here's their mum, Kumoko:

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Went camping in northern Michigan this week and I was quite popular with the local biting flies. Delightfully, I found this local food samaritan doing their part to save me, and they were gracious enough to show off a little for the camera.

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Some kind of beautiful black widow, probably a Northern. Built her web on a bag of potting soil, so I had to scrooch her along. Absolutely gorgeous and huge! She was definitely well fed

Keep finding these long legged lil bros in my home. This is bro number three so far. Any idea what they are? Super fast and hard to grab and stick in the rescue jar.

Not that he's a fan of moving at all but after a long transportation he decided to go for a walk.

Called him Carl cause his colors reminded me of GTA San Andreas, lol.

I apologize for the sub-optimal lighting in a slightly dark corner of my living room.

Does anyone have any thoughts on what this might be? The location is North Carolina, USA. I'm no expert, but looking around at some photos, my best guess might be a grass spider of the genus Agelenopsis. Hopefully this isn't too mundane of a spider for this community.

The size I would estimate is around 15mm or so. Fortunately, they were a very cooperative photography subject and did not move while I went and grabbed a ruler for the last image below.

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A photo from The Invertebrate Portrait shortlist for CUPOTY 5, 2024

Post photo found on flickr

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Above Image 'Zebra Spider [lat. salticus scenicus]' by Rawbert|K|Photo, flickr

>I really love those big eyed friends! Very fast and curious! > >Camera Nikon D7000 with enlarger lens Nikkor EL-50/2.8 using two macro extension tubes and a special selfmade flashlight construction using the Nikon SB-600.

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Above image, 'Zebra jumping spider, Salticus scenicus' by Frank Hendre, flickr

>San Sebastián de la Castellana

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Found on flickr

>El Salado, Envigado

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Found on flickr

>Macro > >Olympus OM-D em1ii with m.zuiko 60mm macrolens PLUS 10mm and 16mm Mieke macro extension tubes. Godox tt350o flash with Cygnustech v2 diffusers. > >OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

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>Argiope bruennichi ♀ (Scopoli, 1772) > >Aranha-vespa > >Wasp Spider > >Marachão, 2018

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>A small wolf spider attempting to balloon at Lake Waterford Park in Maryland on 5/23/23.

>"Ballooning, sometimes called kiting, is a process by which spiders, and some other small invertebrates, move through the air by releasing one or more gossamer threads to catch the wind, causing them to become airborne at the mercy of air currents and electric fields" (Wikipedia)

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Here she is, my not-so-little industrious Cross Orb Weaver buddy doing maintenance on her web after a heavy rainfall. I got to watch her get this big and bigger -- it was a real treat and education. She's gone now but I hope one of her babies takes up residence next summer.

This big guy has been on my back porch for 6 months, in Connecticut. Please help me identify him!

cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/3918432

> Ah, Crispr-Cas9 is convenient.

Australian Huntsman

Current name is Frank the bin spider, but I don't know his family name.

In my back yard, Wisconsin

Found on the central coast of California.

Lil bro just randomly crawled out from under my legs when I was on the toilet at work and paused just long enough for me to get some good pics before he kept going on with his day.

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Here's another photo of the queen herself: !another photo of Tinker the spider

[Arkansas, USA] Seeing as most people aren't fans of spiders, it's nice having a community where we all appreciate the beauty of our tiny friends. This is a loxosceles reclusa that was so kind to pose for some photos. She was released afterwards. She's a superstar!! !Closer-up photo of the brown recluse spider's face

Never seen one like that. But I think it's a crab spider. Vivid colors!