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Black & Yellow Argiope - Argiope aurantia - female
Copyright © 2008 Brett Tyler

Black & Yellow Argiope - Argiope aurantia - Female
Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA
August 4, 2008
A ventral view of the unusually colored Argiope aurantia.

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Black & Yellow Argiope - Argiope aurantia - female Black & Yellow Argiope - Argiope aurantia - female
Contributed by Brett Tyler on 5 August, 2008 - 12:02am

Nice.
Hi Bret. Did you use a tripod for this one?

--Catfish
… Catfish, 5 August, 2008 - 11:14am

 
Thanks
Thanks for the compliment, Catfish.
And to answer your question, no, I didn't use a tripod because the spider's web was so close to the ground. I just had to hold the camera as steady as possible and hope for the best!
… Brett Tyler, 5 August, 2008 - 2:19pm

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