When you see them sitting at the centre of their web they look a darn sight conspicuous. Its coloration make a lot more sense with the leaf.
Jostein

Den 14.09.2016 23.32, skrev ann sanfedele:
nice... I can see why the common name cross spider comes from... another
common name "orb weaver" - which I found because she looked kinda
familiar and that is the common name i struggled to remember...

The leaf brings out her best side - a pretty lady

ann


On 9/14/2016 5:07 PM, Jostein wrote:
Came over this fellow on a stroll around the garden. She had a well
tended net which she withdrew from when I approaced, to seek shelter
or camouflage in the leaf. But she couldn't stop checking her trap for
signs of lunch. :-)

http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/kjenne-etter-napp/

Araneus diadematus ("Cross-spider"),

K-3 II, FA-100 WR macro. Small flash and homemade diffuser.

Jostein




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