1 Big Mama To Be by Ladyhawk ()

Photography • Animals • posted on Jan 05, 2006

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Description

G-day, yeah I know ouu gross,lol,but I'm doing
a few photo's on her, because she was amazeing
in size, Lets start with her name
Black & yellow Argiope ( Argiope aurantia)
males are 1/4-3/8" (5-9mm) in size
Females 3/4-1,1/8" (19-28mm)or are supost to be
but she put some turantulas to shame in size
she was bigger then my hand,over 6" long 150mm
her abdomen was bigger then a golf ball,she had
stretch mark because she was so full of eggs,
you'll see what I mean with the rest of the post
she looks normal, but she's anything but normal
as you will see
, thanks for your commens on my last post
I hope you enjoy , don't gross out to much lol
have a great day hugs Tina :0)@-}-- MUAH!!!

Image Comments (21)

Denger () 12:01PM | Thu, 05 January 2006

That is one HUGE arachnid! Too bad there is nothing near her to show scale. She sounds tremendous from your description.

zulaan () 12:02PM | Thu, 05 January 2006

Wow ! Beautiful little creature ;) Excellent macro shot ! ;)

Ladyhawk () 12:19PM | Thu, 05 January 2006

those are bullrush reids she's on, they are over an inch wide, it takes alot to bend them, as you see she has bent them from her weight, as you see she's bending 2 of them, the pic,s will get better

Zacko () 12:43PM | Thu, 05 January 2006

EEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! EW EW EW EWWWWWWWWWW!!!! Its gonna blow any second now....TAKE COVER I TELL YA!!!!! What a creepy and chubby looking spider. DISGUSTING!!!! LOL. Excellent macro...cant belive you decided to get that close to it....BE MORE CAREFUL TINA....PLEASE!!!! Have a wonderful day. #:O)

mylemonblue () 12:52PM | Thu, 05 January 2006

BOOOOM! Spiders everywhere...hehehe... She's not just big as a turantula I think she ate the turantula. Fantastic image!

Dieblue () 12:52PM | Thu, 05 January 2006

Never seen an orb weaver that big...she's beautiful; great camerawork!

pixelatorz () 3:06PM | Thu, 05 January 2006

well i don't want to meet that one :o excellent capture of a scary spider :o

Loloe () 3:59PM | Thu, 05 January 2006

Wow! stunning macro! I prefer seeing it on a picture, it's huge and I'm so afraid by spiders! Bravo!!!!

jocko500 () 5:29PM | Thu, 05 January 2006

that one big one there . real good macro

redchilicat () 5:32PM | Thu, 05 January 2006

YIKES! Thats a BIG spider!!!!!! Excellent macro!!

Punaguy () 11:08PM | Thu, 05 January 2006

What a biggun! Never seen one this big before, must eat their weight in pesky bugs tho-...great shot of this monster! Aloha!

jcv2 () 4:53AM | Fri, 06 January 2006

What a biiiiig spidey here, Tina!? brrrrrr Glad YOU shot it and not me! Very impressive capture, glad to see you posted this in good health! ;) Gorgeous work! :)

Gabrielsdream () 3:42PM | Fri, 06 January 2006

What an amazing spider! Is this something you just came across? I love looking at it - on my screen!!!

SophiaDeer () 3:53PM | Sat, 07 January 2006

She is very pretty, even for a spider, lol. I love her coloring...very abstact. Excellent shot!

morin3000 () 8:52PM | Fri, 20 January 2006

Excellent and beautifully macro!! V***

dragonfly2000 () 2:48PM | Mon, 23 January 2006

Ah yes, the spider series. This SO creep my out LOL. Great shot but....brrr.

nathalie06 () 5:22AM | Tue, 24 January 2006

Superb and so Cute this little Spider !!! The colors and the "painting" on her back are very interesting. A very good Macro, rich in details. Nice to see her web in this way ! Great work Tina !!!! V