Orchard Orb Weaver & mite
Here's a small mite clinging to an Orchard Orb Weaver taking down its web, The spider cuts the web, balls it up, then eats it, recycling the protein.
This image (single exposure), was taken with a Nikon D40, Nikon 105mm f/2.5 AI-S lens focused at infinity, with two objectives from a pair of junk Soligor 90-230mm lenses reverse mounted on the 105. Exposure was at f/16, ISO 400, 1/2000 second, with lighting provided by a Nikon SB23 speedlight flashed through a home-made diffuser. The D40 provides flash sync up to 1/4000 second when using an external flash. Using an old mop handle for support provided enough stability for reasonably accurate “push-pull” focusing in the limited space between a propane gas cylinder (the out of focus background), and the back wall of my garage.
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Orchard Orb Weaver & mite
Here's a small mite clinging to an Orchard Orb Weaver taking down its web, The spider cuts the web, balls it up, then eats it, recycling the protein.
This image (single exposure), was taken with a Nikon D40, Nikon 105mm f/2.5 AI-S lens focused at infinity, with two objectives from a pair of junk Soligor 90-230mm lenses reverse mounted on the 105. Exposure was at f/16, ISO 400, 1/2000 second, with lighting provided by a Nikon SB23 speedlight flashed through a home-made diffuser. The D40 provides flash sync up to 1/4000 second when using an external flash. Using an old mop handle for support provided enough stability for reasonably accurate “push-pull” focusing in the limited space between a propane gas cylinder (the out of focus background), and the back wall of my garage.
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