Spiders and Spider Web Photos

One day I saw this web outside the window and grabbed my camera, I just had to get the picture. It had rained the night before, and the morning was foggy and the morning dew was caught in the web. Unfortunately I couldn't get that shot, the one I initially saw....and after several shots I did manage to get this one. It was a bit hard to see at first but with a little editing this is the result. I must admit this is one of my favorite pictures...an orb spider web that was attached to the house and an avocado tree.

The Black Widow is easily identified by the red hourglass, but did you know that it is only the female that has this symbol? The male black widow is smaller than the female and he isn't black, nor does he have the hourglass symbol, and his legs are longer. No fear though because the male isn't the dangerous one, the female is. In fact not only is the female bite dangerous to humans but she is dangerous to the male as well, often times eating him after they mate.

Black widows are mostly found in the United States, in the southern and western states. They live in dark areas under rocks, in garages, under the house or in woodpiles. It's safest to wear gloves to help prevent a bite when working in any of these areas.

I was walking by my garage when I saw this black widow on a web by the garage door. Again I grabbed the camera, and took a few pictures. When the flash went off the spider scurried away only to come back a moment later. I saw the hourglass but didn't realize that because the female is usually upside down on her web that the hourglass was visible.

Christmas Spiders....have you ever heard of these? I hadn't until I was looking for the legends of the Christmas Spider. That's when I found out this is a real spider! The Christmas Spider is from Australia and as you can see it is quite unique with 6 little spines on it's back.