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Jumping spiders use their legs to pounce on their prey, which is typically other insects. Amazingly, jumping spiders don't have special leg muscles, like grasshoppers, to help them leap. They propel themselves by suddenly changing the blood flow in their body. Terminix
Jumping spiders or the Salticidae are a family of spiders. As of 2019, it contained over 600 described genera and over 6000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among arthropods and use it in courtship, hunting, and navigation. Wikipedia
The jumping cholla cactus, scientifically known as Cylindropuntia fulgida, is a tree-like cactus native to Sonora and the Southwestern United States. Barbed cactus spines can attach to people and animals coming to close resulting in a painful reaction. The Sonoran Desert is the most biologically diverse of the North American deserts. It includes parts of Arizona and California along the Mexican border. Print Size 13x19 inches.
I think this is the smallest one I've ever managed to photograph as the piece of blue gravel it's sitting on is approximately 2mm across.
Il Jumping Cholla o "Cholla saltante" è un tipo di cactus molto particolare del su-ovest degli stati uniti. La sua particolarità è che dai suoi rami si staccano facilmente dei pezzi rotondeggianti, coperti di spine, che sembrano quasi saltare appena vengono sfiorati. E' veramente difficile rimuovere le spine una volta che sono penetrate.
Joshua Tree National Park, California
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Who said Draft Horses can't jump ?! Here you have the proof that they can ! Well.. They sure don't look as elegant as real jumper horses cause of their chunkiness but if you meet a log on the path of your riding trail, be sure that the draft will go over it ! They are bombproof (well.. some aren't) and they won't back up !
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➵ Horse : [Teegle] Belgian Horse Avatar
➵ Mane : [Teegle] Western Mane for Teeglepet Belgian
Can be found at at Teegle Main Store
➵ Coat : [OS] "Daffodil" - Fleabitten Gray HEAVY (also available in this Fatpack : [OS] "Daffodil" - Fleabitten Gray FATPACK)
Can be found at Opal Snakes @ Teegle Mall
➵ Saddle : Cheval D'or / TeeglePet Belgian / Lambskin Saddle
➵ Rope Halter : Cheval D'or / TeeglePet Belgian / Rope Halter
Can be found at Cheval d'Or Mainstore
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Lee's Girlfriend
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I love the green grass and blue sky, such a nice day out!
Bearbeitungen sind ein Prozess. Es entstehen viele Variationen, manche sind es wert gezeigt zu werden : )
Edits are a process. The image can be developed greatly different. Some of these variations deserve it to be shown.
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jump 2 @ArtundUnart 2015
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Under loose bark....I wrapped it back up and replaced it. Hopefully it will be okay. Phidippus sp...audax ?
Chips for Macro Mondays.
For this picture I used my light box again. The chips is suspended by a thread erased with Photoshop.
For the song , Van Halen.
For the doubters among my followers...yep, I got the yip.
When I posted the Red-tailed Hawk yesterday, I mentioned that it flew across the prairie dog town while I was attempting to photograph a jump yip. Actually, I had already managed to get that shot about ten minutes before the hawk entered the scene.
During each trip to Black-tailed Prairie dog country, I've been rather intensively observing the little rascals with the intent of increasing my odds of capturing the jump yip. The payoff was that I captured nine of them during our latest trip.
Some info on jump yip behavior:
Black-tailed Prairie Dogs have a vast "vocabulary". Some scientists consider their vocalizations to be a language. They can communicate the type of predator/threat, the size, the color and whether it's on the ground or airborne.
One of their communications is called a "jump-yip" where one will stand up, seemingly without reason, on its haunches, lean back its head and call out "wee-oo." One of the main theories for this behavior has been that it's a signal of "all clear". But research has shown that they perform the jump-yip before, during and after dangerous events. Some researchers now conclude the whole point of jump-yipping is for one prairie dog to assess the alertness and responsiveness of his or her associates.
On Saturday, armed with my wonderful mamma's help, I took Micah who has severe ASD to the beach for the first time in many years. This beach is at Semaphore Park and it is where I grew up, learned to swim and spent many summers. It seemed fitting that this would be the place to take Micah. He was so filled with joy that passerby's would stop and smile at him and talk to me about how happy he was. He ran through the tide pools and splashed along the shore, jumping, laughing and having the best time. He is such an active boy, it didn't surprise me that he would be running around full of energy. What did surprise me was when he sat down at the shore line and simply watched the water come in and out. So at peace and just being still in the moment. A very special outing for both of us.
Something I've been meaning to try for some time... Jumping Pine Marten! Ideally I was after some daylight shots of them doing this but they either didn't play ball or I wasn't ready.
Fortunately it worked well at night though - once I'd eventually got the settings right!
...while sailing from Piraeus to Kythnos, Greece, we had the amazing luck of meeting a pod of dolphins which lead the way while jumping and dancing infront of us.
One of the most amazing summer moments!
Set-up:
Nikon D5200
Nikkor 55-200mm @55mm
f/4
1/1000s
ISO 800
This tiny guy was waiting for me on the hedge when I got back from my lunchtime bike ride. So, I thought I might as well do a focus stack. It played along nicely (for some of it) and allowed me to get a straight-on head shot. This is a stack of 22 images,
I found this one on top of a hose box in the garden, can't say which jumper. They seem fearless - I felt like I was being challenged, palps waving...
Jumping Spider, first time to take a click of one, interesting subject. This one was enjoying some type of ant for dinner.
A tiny little jumping spider, smaller than a pea, so not too scary for me to get close to. I think the species is heliophanus, but I wouldn't bet on it.
I found this amazing little male jumper, Euophrys monadnock, in a pine and oak woodland at Cheyenne Mountain State Park near Colorado Springs, Colorado on June 8, 2017.
Jumping Spider on my shed wall today. These are miniscule and there is no way I would be doing macro close ups if they were house spider size. :))
Salticus scenicus - Jumping Spider
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