Unidentified

Picture ID 132539

Picture of unidentified spider
  • Submitted by: 
    Dylan1962
  • Submitted: Nov 30, 2020
  • Photographed: Nov 2, 2020
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
  • Found in web?: Yes
  • Attributes:
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TangledWeb

Nice orb web photo! The catch is that we identify orbweavers from photos by their dorsal surface. They pretty much all look the same laterally. 🙂 To take a spider pic at night it helps to bring an additional light source, like a flashlight, to help the camera autofocus. Shining the light sideways to the spider doesn’t sound logical to take a photo of its top, but some spiders are a bit reflective so letting the light skim over them works. I spend plenty of time practicing this in the dark, creeping out the neighbors. An additional photo can be… Read more »