Once again found in the greater metropolitan Atlanta, GA, USA area, on the shores of the Chattahoochee River.

Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata)

Please correct if the species is wrong.

My leggy friend has been successfully rehomed in the back yard.

this is the best photo i took of him. how he became my friend was, do de do hm hmhmm... HM ',:| what is this tickling sensation on my leg? oh look its a little jumping spider. eventualy he crawled all the way up to my shoulder where I had enough and squashed him (jk) I actually released him on the concrete where he lived happly ever after

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52757891

A great mother. Can you imagine carrying around a few dozen babies until they are big enough to take care of themselves? This Rabida Rabidosa has lost a leg and a pedipalp.

Taken in Maui while I was on vacation with my family, I found a palm tree with like 20 spider webs under it, all of them were these Hawaiian Garden Spiders. My phone wasn’t focusing on the spider so I put my hand veeeery close behind it, but never actually touched it.

I love the pattern of them! It’s so striking!

Ready to snatch any bee that buzzes by.

Argiope aurantia

Trichonephila clavata