Arachnids
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Looks better in the large format. (Click L)
Taken with my Sony SLT a65V with my Tamron SP AF60mm f/2 DI II LD (IF) 1:1 macro lens
De nombreuse tentatives ratées, mise au point, flou de bougé, vent, mauvaise luminosité ... Finalement une photo que je crois acceptable ... prise en focus stacking + pied + réflecteur + petite correction avec photoshop.
At only 3/4mm body length, it makes you wonder who these little mesh weavers are advertising to with such beautiful colours.
Why do these spiders always look like they have just had a telling off ! ( "But it wasnt me...honest !" )
I'm definitely not 100% on this ones name, so please feel free to correct me if you know better. HA!
People say that hugging therapy is definitely a powerful way of healing. Research shows that hugging (and also laughter) is extremely effective at healing sickness, disease, loneliness, depression, anxiety and stress. I might be one of the only people I know who see this spider and immediately think, 'It wants a hug!' Are you willing?
This beautiful spider was hanging out in the wood pile. Couldn't quite believe her size, biggest I've ever seen at home! Approx 50mm (~2 inches) long. I’m always so fascinated by spiders, they really are remarkable.
This Mecaphesa sp. (?) briefly took up residence in one of our salvia flowers this morning...
With 25 mm tube
Dysdera translates from the Greek adjective for “hard to fight against” (which isn't a surprise with such impressive fangs). In Latin, crocata means “saffron-like (orange-coloured).” D. crocata occurs in maritime habitats and is often synanthropic, found in damp cellars and kitchens and under stones, logs and debris in damp gardens, churchyards and waste ground. Prey seems to be preferentially woodlice, but any other arthropods it can catch are fair game. The long fangs help the spider to maintain a scissor-like grip on woodlice, while typically using only one fang to pierce the prey’s softer underbelly.
A Black Widow spider devours a Yellowjacket wasp while her mate maintains its distance.
Black widows are the most venomous spider in North America. Their venom is about 15 times stronger than rattlesnake venom.
Shot for Our Daily Challenge :“Close and Closer”
Not sure of what type of spider this is....I thought it picked some pretty colors to hang out in though : ))
Hope everyone enjoys the first day of Autumn !!
Camera: Olympus E-510
Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/10 EV
Looking around the garden this morning I was surprised and mystified when I saw this fly hanging off the front of a salvia flower. When I moved around behind the flower I saw the reason. Damn, these little crab spiders are amazing predators...
what is life but a collection of moments
here is one
Will be back later, thank you for your indulgence
:~)
Texture: unknown
As spiders (order Araneae), the black widows are predatory animals with two body segments, eight legs, no chewing mouth parts, and no wings. As is characteristic of all arthropods, black widow spiders have a hard exoskeleton composed of chitin and protein.
Inspired by:
Origins of Sin Roleplay
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Tags: #Secondlife #Fantasy #Roleplay #spider #Black #Widow #Arachnid #Jade #Lotus #Empire
EEP! WL: Anan Adore Light Explosion II
No flying insects stuck in this orb-weaving spider's home but some blossoms from a nearby blue vervain plant adds some nice curb appeal. Photographed in the La Crosse River Marsh.
Like delicate lace,
So the threads intertwine,
Oh, gossamer web
Of wond'rous design
-Bill Watterson
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A jumping spider sucking the life out of a small fly. It was on the glass table I sit next to. Not the best background.
Don't know which jumping spider. It was very small, maybe 5 mm or 0.2". I was sitting in the garden working on an interesting mushroom that had popped up when a bit of motion on a nearby leaf caught my eye. No way I would have seen it if I hadn't been sitting there in the dirt. Serendipity...
[Note: in spite of "did not fire" - I certainly did have the flash here. This shot would have been impossible, or at least much more difficult, without it]
The dorsal vew of a Furrow orbweavers (Larinioides cornutus). They hide during daylight in a rolled up leaf, and then makes a new web in the late day. That is where this lady sits, waiting for dinner delivery to arrive.
30 Arachtober/21
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