![Orchard Orb Weaver Spider](https://www.dustandrust.com/wp-content/uploads/Leucauge_venusta-1024x683.jpg)
This spider was hanging out in my backyard. I was curious as to what species it, so I did some searching and identified it as Leucauge venusta or an Orchard Orb Weaver. It is very small… but I got a pretty good shot of it with my old Nikon 28 – 105 lens.