What spider is this?

[Shard]

Found in Rondebosch in Cape Town

 

[biometrics]

It's a pretty spider.

 

[Swa]

It's called a dead one after stepping on it.

 

[MickeyD]

Silver Vlei spider

http://www.djaniwildlife.co.za/wild.../orb-web spiders/48 tetrag sub leucaug 02.htm

http://www.outdoorphoto.community/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=174161

 

[Magnum]

It's called a dead one after stepping on it.

I came here to say that....

 

[biometrics]

I think the right thing to do here is to kill it.

 

[MickeyD]

I think the right thing to do here is to kill it.

No.

 

[Indigogirl]

I think the right thing to do here is to kill it.

What MickeyD says...
No

Completely harmless (like most spiders) - unless you are the size of a fly. They are small and MickeyD has the right ID.

 

[Shard]

Thanks, ye was in the middle of the walkway, I just ushered it across to the wall on the side.

 

[AstroTurf]

 

[crackersa]

amazing photo's. looks poisonous

 

[Electric]

cool spider

great photos

 

[realbigdreamer]

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That looks really nice! What camera/lens did you use?

 

[AstroTurf]

That looks really nice! What camera/lens did you use?

EOS 550D and 100mm macro (usm). No tripod just snapped by hand.

 

[MickeyD]

amazing photo's. looks poisonous

AFAIK it is.... Latrodectus geometricus

 

[Indigogirl]

AFAIK it is.... Latrodectus geometricus

Spot on.

Stunning photos AstroTurf!

 

[AstroTurf]

AFAIK it is.... Latrodectus geometricus

Thanks for that

Spot on.

Stunning photos AstroTurf!

Thank you, something to take a photo of on a Sunday

 

[MickeyD]

Thanks for that
Thank you, something to take a photo of on a Sunday

Brown button spider - nasty little bite. Be careful.

 

[azbob]

amazing photo's. looks poisonous

I doubt he plans to eat it.

 

[Shard]

Update on my guy, found him in one of my planters, seems to have settled in.