Wow, what a day: Female, several males and lots of Argyrodes. Here is the female
And here is an Argyrodes with the sky reflected on her surface. Here eyes are clearly visible
Another view
The female Nephila
This is a lovely little orchid-like flower: Asystasia gangetica
Meanwhile, back at the web, the male is sort of thinking about starting the mating game. He manages to climb on board, only to be flicked off
Here he is in the grass where he fell
and climbing back into the web
Then another try
Approaching her leg. You can see two little blurred orange regions just above her abdomen, Argyrodes eating her web
A head on look at the male
A view of the male, female and lots of baby Argyrodes
A side view of the baby Argyrodes and the male and female Nephila
A grasshopper
And my favoriate: Melastomataceae
C. Frank Starmer