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The little fella on my thumb nail is called a treebark spider or Dolophones Conifera. They blend into tree bark very well so watch out when you want to hold onto a tree branch.
The Motley Pixel Lens Photo Repository Not sure the name of this spider. Shot using my Canon 30D and Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro lens.
My garden is covered in these little reminders of the tiny spiders that used to cover it, they all moved out when the big ones moved in.
I have learned that when my wife screams from another room " Tim bring a shoe and kill this thing" she is really saying "Tim grab your camera and make sure you have your macro lens on and take a photo of this incredable bug I have found" LOL. This cool little jumping spider is a perfect example.
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Jumping Spiders, are the common name of a group of hunting spiders that can leap 10 to 40 times their body length. The jumping spider has four pairs of eyes, with the large principal eyes giving it sharper vision than any other animal of similar size. It can identify prey, predators, and mates from up to 30 cm away.
The jumping spider is an active predator, usually hunting during daylight. It will stalk to within a few body lengths of the prey, crouch, crawl slowly forward, and then lift its front legs and pounce. It accomplishes its spectacular jumps by means of muscular contractions in the body that force body fluids into the legs, causing the legs to extend rapidly. The jumping spider is not a web builder as is the case with most other species of spiders.
To get this shot, I had my macro on a tripod, then leaned my camera against the wall and used a remote release. I was literally only an inch or two away from this tiny spider.
Beatiful and hideous at the same time. Writing spider has grown steadily larger feeding on prey. This is the biggest catch to date. E300 on tripod with OM Zuiko 65-200/4 at 200 close focus. This lens continues to amaze me and seems to be better on digital than it was on film.
A few shots of a spider sat on its web eating a fly. The web was in front of a window so I put some different coloured backgrounds in it to see what worked best.
An enormous spider spinner her web for an evening of hunting. The best details are in the original view. Photo credit to Mike Haldeman.
Test with two lenses reversed. First a 18-55mm 3.5/5.6, then the 50mm 2.0 reversed - First test with spider