Archive for October 1st, 2009

Argiope aurantia, or zipper spider

Zipper spiders, or Argiope aurantia, spin spectacular webs. This one was strung on the shrubs in front of my front porch. When I saw the spider, I fetched the new camera, which was outfitted with a Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 lens. I put the camera on a tripod and took a few wide shots to showcase the web. I wanted to get closer so I changed out to the macro lens.

Here’s the best one with the macro. It was taken from the back side of the web. Check out the threads in the web.