A Spider with Spines Part 2


While sitting on a boulder at a state park in Arkansas, I spotted one of my favorite spiders.  I had little confidence the photos would turn out – I couldn’t stand next to the spider – all I could do was sit on the boulder and aim the camera.  It worked.

A Spider with Spines Part 2 A Spider with Spines Part 2

A Spider with Spines Part 2

Notes:
Camera:  Rockalita Sunshine!  (Canon 5D Mark IV)
Lens:  My beloved 100 mm macro lens (Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L macro IS)
Date:  October 2016
Spider:  
I think it is the Micrathena gracilis.
Location:  Lost Valley Trailhead