Bunches of yellow wildflowers, the groundleaf groundsel, were in abundance in the hillsides along country roads. I chose a clump to photograph, and there sat a wee spider upon a flower.
The spider wasn’t too happy with me being there. It moved around the flower as the wind blew. I sat perfectly still and waited for a brief lull in the wind and the spider to reappear then snapped the shutter.
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What a bright yellow. I could do without the spider.
I posted the painting based on your stone wall photo if you are interested, and even if you aren’t, I suppose it it still posted.
Anna - what an odd spider. He’s been bleached by the Kansan sun. Do you know what type of critter he is?
Interesting spider. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one that color.
Beautiful yellows.
Bill, your painting of that stone wall/fence is beautiful! I love it! I commented.
To see Bill’s painting: http://onpainting.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/annas-wall/
I don’t like spiders. I get the shudders being around them. And I have been bitten by the brown recluse which is very nasty. This little spider, though, wasn’t aggressive. I was out in the bright afternoon sun when I shot these photos. The photos are in ‘faithful’, meaning true to color, and the flowers were a bright yellow and the spider was almost camouflaged. I actually toned down the brightness in photo processing.
I decided to look up what kind of spider this was and found a neat USA Spider Identification Chart. The pictures of the spiders, though, gives me the shudders.
This wee spider is an Orb-Weaving Spider.
http://www.termite.com/spider-identification.html#orbweaving
Orb-Weaving Spiders
“Venom toxicity - the bite of Orb-Weaving Spiders is of low risk (not toxic) to humans. They are a non-aggressive group of spiders. Seldom bite. Be careful not to walk into their webs at night - the fright of this spider crawling over one’s face can be terrifying and may cause a heart attack, particularly to the susceptible over 40 year olds.
Spider Identification - an adult is about 2/3 to more than 1 inch in body length - has a bulbous abdomen - often colorful - dark to light brown pattern. The common Golden Orb-Weaver Spider has a purplish bulbous abdomen with fine hairs.
Habitat - often found in summer in garden areas around the home - they spin a large circular web of 6 feet or more, often between buildings and shrubs, to snare flying insects, such as, flies and mosquitoes.”
Thank you Bill, Bo, and Robin for commenting and stopping by.
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