Green Orb Spider - Araniella cucurbitina

Apologies to all arachnophobes! I just enjoyed her bright fluorescent green abdomen ... They are sometimes known as "cucumber green spiders" for obvious reasons and this one was about 6mm long.

[GaryW]

Wow! Amazing detail.

[Bep]

I'm not an arachnophobe, Julienne, but I don't know anything about spiders.This is a beauty. I wonder how you can see it's a he or a she?

[Lee-Ann]

Great detail...he looks very spiky.

[borders]

So real! Yikes!

[AmyJ]

Wow - that's quite a spider!!

[Kat]

Stunning capture.............if you have a fear of spiders, I cannot think of a better way to explore their individuality and beauty!

[Rick]

Wow, that is one wicked looking spider. Cool shot though.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[ShirleyB]

Great detail, maybe too much detail. Like the colours and the picture just not the subject Ha ha.

[Vicki Talbott]

Ohh, cool!

[Julienne Jones]

@thewatersphotos - thanks :)

@gijsje - I'm not an expert .... but the males are quite a bit smaller so I assume she is a female :)

@leestevo - yes her legs are very spiky! @borders @basqgirl @rickster549 @bkbinthecity @vtalbott - thanks! :)

@katrinastabback - taking a photo means I can examine what they look like much more easily than when they are running about!

@shirleybankfarm - yes the detail makes this one look quite fierce! But she is quite harmless really :)

[Susan]

Nice close up, Julienne!

[Yeshanghai]

Beautiful close up capture