Chlidonias

Cross Spider (Argiope sp.)

Fanjingshan (Guizhou), June 2025
These spiders spin a thick X into their web and position themselves on it, with the body in the centre and the legs spread along the X. It's probably a hiding strategy. In this photo the spider is behind the X. I couldn't get my phone to focus on the spiders if taken from the other side - it would just focus on whatever was behind the web instead.
 

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China - Wildlife
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Device
Google Pixel 3 XL
Aperture
ƒ/1.8
Focal length
4.4 mm
Exposure time
1/367 second(s)
ISO
49
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
PXL_20250603_080936167.jpg
File size
2.7 MB
Date taken
Tue, 03 June 2025 4:09 PM
Dimensions
3024px x 4032px

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