I started photographing spiders more or less by accident, when I captured a great photo of a common garden spider, Argiope aurantia, the Black-and-yellow Garden Spider. The photo came out so well, that I was hooked. It turned out to be a lot more difficult that I thought. I have managed to get some good ones, and many that have been discarded. To see the collection, click here. (Opens in a new window.)

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