Tag Archives: Nikon D50

Thomisadae – Crab Spiders

Posted on 2013/06/15 by birds n' bugs

The comment on the post below, from Chatou11, reminded of how much I enjoy finding and watching the Thomisadae which are one of the spider species commonly referred to as Crab Spiders or Flower Crab Spiders because of their hunting … Continue reading →

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Spider webs and other things they do with silk

Posted on 2013/06/13 by birds n' bugs

Everyone knows the iconic image of an orb weaver spiders web. Like this one from a golden silk orb weaver. But not all spiders spin webs like that. For example, here is a jumping spider I found this morning. It … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreign

Posted on 2012/10/29 by birds n' bugs

Foreign is difficult since it only means outside your normal place or experience.  Of course, what is foreign to us is familiar to the locals.  For example, here in Florida we don’t find many reed thatched houses like these in … Continue reading →

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