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European garden spider


European garden spider
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Copyright: Pawel Zajaczkowski (PabloPL) (38)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-20
Categories: Nature
Camera: Kodak Easyshare P880
Exposure: f/4, 1/80 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-08-20 8:11
Viewed: 501
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Are you afraid of the spiders ?? If so, you better don't look on this photo :)

The European garden spider (Araneus diadematus, cross spider) is a very common and well-known orb-weaver spider.
Individual spiders' colouring can range from extremely light yellow to very dark gray, but all european garden spiders have mottled markings across the back with five or more large white dots forming a cross. The white dots result from cells that are filled with guanine, which is a byproduct of protein metabolism.
It is hard to provoke a garden spider to bite - if it does, the bite is slightly unpleasant and utterly harmless.
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Oh my, i don't like spiders, but this one is OK :) Amazing colors, a bit scarry atmosphere.
Nice work

Hello Pawel !

welcome first to TL. I missed your entry (*_^)
I wish you a lot of fun sharing your images, comments , critiques, and even Workshops with fellow members ! Enjoy the adventure!

Great macro of a common spider ( for you guys in Europe anyway ) Lovely DOF.
Cheers!
Robert

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