Pumpkin Spider

ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
edited November 29, 2005 in Holy Macro
We were doing the Cade's Cove loop when we found this big guy. My wife made the comment "Everything is orange in Tennessee!"

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Some sort of an Orb Weaver, I think. Not really a macro, it was huge!
Chris

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  • Red BullRed Bull Registered Users Posts: 719 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2005
    Wow, I would hate to run into one of those! I also wouldn't want to step on it...it would probably make a mess.uhoh2.gif Nice photo.
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  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2005
    Hate to say it
    ....but it is a actractive looking spider....and I hate spiders!
    Too creepy for me!:wow

    It does look to be a Marbled Orb Weaver.
    According to my field guide they lay Orange eggs in the fall.
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2005
    What an amazing spider- well captured!
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  • Eric&SusanEric&Susan Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2005
    Great picthumb.gif


    I've never heard of or seen one like that. It looks like it's carrying a mushroom on it's back.

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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2005
    Thanks for the comments, everyone. He was really pretty to look at. He was also on the move... there was one woman there who was taking a picture (well, trying to) from about 5 ft away and it started crawling right at her foot, and she sprang backwards. Too funny.

    Orange eggs! Nice... they probably get confused with the chocolate ones at Easter time. :-)

    Cheers!
    Chris
  • DRT-MaverickDRT-Maverick Registered Users Posts: 476 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2005
    I'm deathly afraid of spiders, very arachnaphobic. But even I have to say that looks cool!
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2005
    He's a Fatty
    95Mcaj wrote:
    We were doing the Cade's Cove loop when we found this big guy. My wife made the comment "Everything is orange in Tennessee!"
    Some sort of an Orb Weaver, I think. Not really a macro, it was huge!
    Love the colour of this spider, almost looks like Marbel doesn't it.
    Send him over to my place when your finished with him ...... I wanna take some photos of him too rolleyes1.gif and I'll come and visit you in jail when the Customs Officers get ya for posting it hehehe rolleyes1.gif

    Thanks for the post.........he's a beauty ...... Skippy (Australia)
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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2005
    Thanks DRT and Skippy! Unfortunately (or thankfully?), spidey is all the way across the country now (in Tennessee), so I couldn't mail him anyway! :cry
    Chris
  • lulalakelulalake Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited November 25, 2005
    95Mcaj wrote:
    We were doing the Cade's Cove loop when we found this big guy. My wife made the comment "Everything is orange in Tennessee!"
    Some sort of an Orb Weaver, I think. Not really a macro, it was huge!
    Speaking of Cades Cove, I spend as much time there as possible which amounts to about once a year. (never enough time)

    Here it is:
  • Phil U.Phil U. Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited November 27, 2005
    Wow, that thing looks huge. Very cool looking spider indeed. Nicely captured. Thanks for sharing!
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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited November 28, 2005
    Thanks, Phil!

    Here's a shot of the colors this year from the Cove, lulalake:

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    Our family has a reunion in Gatlinburg every year... but now that I'm on the west coast, we only get out there every other year.
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  • rainforest1155rainforest1155 Registered Users Posts: 4,566 Major grins
    edited November 29, 2005
    Awesome spider! We don't get such things around here - just the usual black ones. Even though I'm not much a fan of those, I like to capture them every once in a while when I see them.

    Thanks for sharing,
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