I doubt this Gold Dust Day Gecko was too worried about the shadow. For them, spiders are a tasty snack!
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I’m not the only one watching
Category Archives: Arthropods
Cast a giant shadow
It’s run before but it’s possibly my favorite shadow photo, a Rusty Millipede crossing a dirt road late in the afternoon.
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Western Spotted Orbweaver spider
A couple of close ups of a Western Spotted Orbweaver spider.
Blue Mud Dauber Wasp
The Blue Mud Dauber Wasp (Chalybion californicum) is native to North America, but an introduced species here in Hawaii. Its main claim to fame is that it’s renowned as a predator of Black Widow spiders!
Predator
This Hawaiian Garden Spider spent a few days on the front door, waiting for prey. I didn’t see it catch anything, though I heard it had a bit of a tussle with a Jehovah’s Witness one day.
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The Numbers Game #79
The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 200. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
Asian Spiny-backed Orb-weaver Spider
The Asian Spiny-backed Orb-weaver Spider (Thelacantha brevispina) is an introduced species. Here, they’re known as crab spiders, which is how I’ve always referred to them, but they’re quite different to true crab spiders.
These are two different spiders, but give a good view of how they look, top and bottom.
Spider web
Spiders know a thing or two about geometry, getting their lines and angles and circles perfectly organized to produce webs that are both practical and beautiful.
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Graham's Island 