Spiny Orb Weaver By Moohoodles Watch

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While in the Botanical Gardens of Cairns, Queensland, Australia, I saw something red contrast against the green from the corner of my eye. I could see a web glistening, and pulled out my zoom lens and zoomed in ALL the way to grab this shot... of this... bloody spider?

I have NO idea what is going on in this photo. I tried to make it as clear as possible. It was the best I could get =/



EDIT: Thanks to /r/spiders, I've learned it's a Spiny Orb Weaver of genus Gasteracantha Fornicata.

I goggled the pictures of them and WOW. I wish I could have gotten a better photo of this guy! THEY LOOK CRAZY!!



I've made it available to download so you can zoom it in more, or whatever =x.



Thanks <3

IMAGE DETAILS Image size 3886x2714px 1.5 MB Make NIKON CORPORATION Model NIKON D5000 Shutter Speed 1/200 second Aperture F/5.6 Focal Length 200 mm ISO Speed 500 Date Taken Oct 20, 2011, 12:51:53 AM Show More

Published : Jan 18, 2013