Anyway, I was playing with my macro lens today, I need lessons I think, and came up with some close ups for your delight and edification.
The twinkling eyes and amazing grey velvet fur of a St Andrew's Cross Spider.
I think that round thing at the top is the orifice the web silk comes out of. 
I've always admired the yellow stripes of the St Andrew's Cross Spider, but up close the pomegranate red is just beautiful. It's texture is also very pomegranate-like.
Extreme close up of the stripe. This particular spider threw, or seemed to throw, a black something at me when I came right up close. I hope it wasn't her dinner.
And this, well it shows the lovely yellow and the fluffy webbing they use to make the X in the middle of the web.
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Remarkably beautiful creature - are they harmless to humans?
Zoomie, nope. Apparently they will bite if provoked, and it will hurt, but that's all. Not sure what it takes to provoke a bite though, I've been poking them for years and never a nip.
Stunning images. Brava.
I got a fierce bite on my arm several years ago (while sleeping, no provocation); I assume Brown Recluse something or other. Huge scab that never wanted to fall off (too thick; too firmly attached). Scar. Yeah.
xx
Still, beautiful, eh?
OOh - love spiders, but very glad all ours don't bite, just ask you to sit and have tea, that sort of thing.
I was wondering why it was called a St Andrews Cross spider, with the stripes and all, so is it because of the X in the web?
Cookie, scars are sexy, everyone knows that. Mr Brown once got bitten on the toe by a Redback Spider, it made him tres sick, but he says the antivenin injection hurt more.
Roo, English spiders, so very civilised. And yes, I think it's the big cross they bung in the middle of the web that earns them the moniker.
oohh i've got the hebbie geebies i should not have followed your links so close to bedtime.
S - you should have seen what I was googling on SUNDAY - ARRRGGGGG!
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