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With no tripod to hand i had to have a lower f-stop which in turn gives such a narrow depth of field hence why the abdomen is out of focus....This macro lark is such a pain!
Not sure of the species very beautiful tho. Tried to get him to change the pose but he was a little nervous and legged it into the undergrowth.
It is uncommon to find such large spiders wandering aimlessly on the ground. This approximately 15mm wanderer belongs to the family of free roaming spiders, Ctenidae. It could be mistaken for a wolf spider if not for the huge size and the eye arrangement.
A brown widow in front of my Workplace...Yikes! Interestingly this is only about the size of the average male thumb nail... Isn't natures design amazing. (See larger Size)
I found this guy guarding my washing line.
I took this using some 10 quid extension tubes I got from ebay so the only way to focus was by moving backwards and forwards.
At one point in the procedure this guy made a run at the lens and it looked all "starship troopers". I screamed, a little.
I was standing directly below this guy as he descended toward my lens.
Strobist: off camera Sunpak 622 flash, wireless trigger. The flash was set at 1/8 power and bounced off of the white ceiling.
My attempt to have a macro shots of a very small spider about 3mm in size by just using the Kit Lens 18-55mm. I am looking a very small spider from the flower of a Chestnut Tree outside.
This is the only nearest shot I can using 18-55mm Kit Lens. Can you make more closer than this Bro. Jim using kit lens?
Great blessings comes from small packages. Enjoy this macro photography.
A Costa Rican Golden Silk Spider adds to her web at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Mature females weave webs that have a yellowish color in sunlight. These spiders (like many smaller spiders) actually have enormous brains comparative to their body size, filling much of the body cavity and even spilling into the legs. As intimidating as they look, Golden Silk Spiders are essentially harmless to humans, biting only in self defense if they cannot run away and typically their bites produce less effect than most bee stings. This spider in particular was one of the largest I have seen. Thanks to Becky for joining me and for being my "visual sounding board".
200mm macro, f/8, 1/125s, ISO 3200, handheld
A spider seems ready to step off the tip of a stem of wild oats. You can follow the stem almost to the ground in the bokeh.
Looking over at my pole, I seen a little bump on my rod tip. At a closer inspection I found this guy. He actually jumped on my camera while taking these.
Hate it when that happens!!!
Pholcus spiders have long legs and usually found beneath leaves. Mothers carry the eggs and youngs in the mouth. Some studies revealed that pholcus with eggs are more likely to be attacked by predators such as portia and myrmarachne since they are encumbered.
Used a Tamron 90mm macro lens and DIY lightbox. Still haven't figured out how to kill spiders without having them curl up. I was going to try intense X-Ray beams until the neighbors found out. heh
While this is only a medium sized huntsman (or not - see last paragraph), he was certainly big enough to find on my bedroom curtains when I got home from work. It also didn't help when he jumped off them down onto the windowsill.
I didn't scream, but encouraged him into a plastic container, then took him outside for a photoshoot before letting him go.
These are a relatively harmless (to humans) Australian garden spider called "Huntsman" (I'm pretty sure) which unfortunately also like coming into houses....or cars....or out from under sun visors in cars. So thankful that has never happened to me lol.
I think I may have been wrong with my spider ID before and this may actually be a wolf spider rather than a huntsman. I need a spider expert to set me straight. Wolf spiders are actually more venomous than huntsmen but the effects are usually localised and not dangerous to humans.