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spined micrathena - Micrathena gracilis
Copyright © 2009 Andrew Williams

spined micrathena - Micrathena gracilis
Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
July 19, 2009
spined micrathena
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Contributed by Andrew Williams on 22 July, 2009 - 7:06pm
Last updated 23 July, 2009 - 9:18am

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… Andrew Williams, 23 July, 2009 - 9:18am login or register to post comments

Beautiful pic
I found 3 of these today. Your pic is far superior to any of mine.
Eric
… Eric Gofreed, 22 July, 2009 - 7:40pm login or register to post comments

 
more chances
The tricky part is getting them in a good position. It took quite a bit of doing. They seem to like it in the woods with cover overhead, least that's where I'm finding them around here, which makes the background tough. I fiddled with another one for a while today, and didn't get anything good.
… Andrew Williams, 22 July, 2009 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Good tip
Yes. The black thorax is difficult to pop from the black background.
Eric
… Eric Gofreed, 22 July, 2009 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

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