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<blockquote data-quote="WeeHector" data-source="post: 184382" data-attributes="member: 14301">I took a long walk (5 miles) along the canal bank this morning and in 3 hours took about 300 photos, mostly damselflies, butterflies and moths but, just as I was thinking that I hadn't seen any spiders, I was met with this incredible sight: A female wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi). Enjoy <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />[ATTACH]47373[/ATTACH]300mm, f5.6, 1/640th sec, ISO 400[ATTACH]47374[/ATTACH]300mm, f5.6, 1/800th, ISO 400Although it's not known why she makes those zig-zags at the top and bottom of the web, it appears that they reflect ultra-violet and may attract insects. Nonetheless, she is the most beautiful spider I've come across in the wild.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WeeHector, post: 184382, member: 14301"] I took a long walk (5 miles) along the canal bank this morning and in 3 hours took about 300 photos, mostly damselflies, butterflies and moths but, just as I was thinking that I hadn't seen any spiders, I was met with this incredible sight: A female wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi). Enjoy :) [ATTACH=CONFIG]47373._xfImport[/ATTACH] 300mm, f5.6, 1/640th sec, ISO 400 [ATTACH=CONFIG]47374._xfImport[/ATTACH] 300mm, f5.6, 1/800th, ISO 400 Although it's not known why she makes those zig-zags at the top and bottom of the web, it appears that they reflect ultra-violet and may attract insects. Nonetheless, she is the most beautiful spider I've come across in the wild. [/QUOTE]

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