this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2023
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A spider I happened to notice a while back while out and about. Its markings and size caught my eye, as it was very different from the spiders I typically see around here. I doubt they are rare, but it was new to me and I wanted to get a close up picture. It might not look particularly close, but it's a phone camera with no optical zoom. I was only a couple of inches from the subject and didn't want to disturb them.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That looks very close too checking image results! I'm not particularly knowledgeable with identification, I just did a reverse image search and was comparing the shape and markings. With some of the things labeled golden orb weaver and yellow garden I am having a lot of trouble telling them apart.

Either way it is indeed quite a cool little creature!