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Thanks to the hubby for the good eye and pointing these out for me! We went to watch the sunset and we saw these little guys on branches mating. They do sting! But I didn't care. LOL I got really close. And this one was completely a LUCKY shot. I had it on continuous mode and it decided to fly up to the other bug. They were mating so maybe that's why they didn't care about me. I love the fact that they have beautiful colors on their wings. These guys attack and eat Tarantulas. Can you believe it!? Wow.
Probably Aphonopelma hentzi, our most common Texas tarantula species, crossing a trail at the Wildflower Center in Austin, 5/31/19. Found fairly often in central Texas. The legs can span as much as 10 cm, but this one was more like 7 cm. The hairs are irritating to the skin of human, and the bite can be painful, but the spider is not dangerous to humans.
The Tarantula Nebula is located in the skies of the southern hemisphere in the constellation Dorado, the Dolphin. The nebula is located on the left side of the Flickr photo shown in blue-white. The Flickr photo suggests the violent and dynamic nature of the of NGC 2070. The exterior of the nebula is surrounded by gnarled, gaseous structures that indicate that this region is an area of extreme agitation and in a state of constant violent activities.
The Tarantula Nebula is not located in our Milky Way Galaxy (MWG). It is outside of the MWG in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) which is a dwarf galaxy that orbits the MWG at a distance 160,000 light years from Earth. The diameter of the nebula is about 1860 light years, making it about 775 times larger than the Orion Nebula.
The Tarantula Nebula is the most active stellar formation region within the Local Group of Galaxies that includes the MWG, the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the Triangulum Galaxy (M33), and about 50 dwarf galaxies.
The Tarantula Nebula derives its name from the spidery leg structures that are caused by stellar winds. These stellar winds are generated by the newly born hot massive stars. The winds are violently sculpting out pockets of gas and dust that are surrounding these giant stars .
NGC 2070 is classified as a star burst region indicating that it is forming stars from ionized hydrogen gas and interstellar dust at a very high rate compared to the star formation rate of emission nebulae in our MWG. NGC 2070 is a massive stellar nursery in which new stars are being formed at a tremendous rate. The new stars are some of the largest that have ever been observed (up to 300 times the mass of our Sun). These massive O-type stars are extremely hot and go through their entire life spans in a few tens of millions of years. The stars are basically unstable and eventually result in supernovae explosions.
The supernova explosion SN 1987A occurred in 1978 near the Tarantula Nebula. Because of its relatively close proximity to Earth, SN 1978A has been studied in such detail that it has become a “standard candle”. A “standard candle” is an astronomical light source with a known luminosity that can be used to measure distances to other more distant galaxies that lie elsewhere in the Universe when these supernovae flareup in these galaxies. Supernovae of the type SN 1978A appear regularly in distant galaxies.
These powerful events make the NGC 2070 a great nearby target for the study of stellar evolution. The location of the LMC means that we do not have to look through obscuring interstellar dust clouds in the MWG to see and study an abundance of star forming regions in our galaxy. The view of the LMC and the star forming regions is relatively pristine and easily observed while providing us with a spectacular ring side seat to a nearby galactic source to study all of the stages of stellar evolution.
Three narrowband science filters were used to capture the Hubble Palette image of the Tarantula Nebula. These are the narrowband ionized hydrogen (HII), the doubly ionized oxygen (OIII), and the singly ionized sulfur (SII) filters that provide the green, blue, brown, and yellow areas of the photo, which provides a psuedo-3D perspective to a 2D image.
The remotely controlled CHI-2 astrograph that was used to take the image data is located at the El Sauce Observatory complex located in the high-altitude Atacama Desert in Chile. The CHI-2 robotic astrograph is optically composed of an ASA 500N, a 50-cm f/3.8 corrected Newtonian reflecting telescope. The imaging system attached to CHI-2 is the Finger Lakes Instrumentation FLI PL 16803 Monochrome CCD astronomical imaging camera equipped with a HII, SII, and OIII narrowband science filters which can be inserted into the optical train of the system in front of the camera. AstroDon 2Gen 3nm filters were used to capture image data.
Thirty-eight 5-minute exposures using the HII, SII, and OIII science filters were taken to make the equivalent of one 3.2 hours exposure. About 630 MB of image data from CHI-2 was downloaded via the Internet to my home PC for processing. The following software was used to process the HST raw data: Astro Pixel Processor, PixInsight, Photoshop 2021, Topaz Denoise AI, and Topaz Sharpen AI.
Arizona
Aphonopelma chalcodes AZ Blonde Tarantula f.
Tucson, AZ., U.S.
Photos By RaVen - 2016
Apple iPhone 6S Plus
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About this tarantula:
This photo is of a juvenile male Brachypelma albopilosum. His name is Arnold Schwarzelegger. I acquired him in 2017, and as of the taking of the photo, he had a diagonal leg span of about 3.5 inches.
The Tarantula Nebula imaged in Ha, OIII and SII. The sub-frames were collected throughout 2014 using iTelescope T31 in Siding Spring, New South Wales. Total exposure time was 3 hours 35 minutes.
I thought Pamphobeteus species were terrestrial so I was quite surprised to encounter this large, seemingly adult specimen on a tree (1,50m above the ground). That said, nesting off the ground was understandable considering the dampness of the surrounding area (soaked ground and a lot of small creeks).
Bilsa Biological Reserve, Ecuador.
I took this photo on a night drive at Chan Chich. Our vehicle was stopped on a wooden bridge, and the tarantula was next to one of the bridge supports.
This guy was in the middle of the gravel portion of Davis road, i stopped to get some shots, then made sure he was able to get to the other side, and into the field.
"The female tarantula hawk captures, stings, and paralyzes the spider, then either drags her prey back into her own burrow or transports it to a specially prepared nest, where a single egg is laid on the spider’s abdomen, and the entrance is covered. When the wasp larva hatches, it creates a small hole in the spider's abdomen, then enters and feeds voraciously, avoiding vital organs for as long as possible to keep the spider alive. After several weeks, the larva pupates. Finally, the wasp becomes an adult, and emerges from the spider's abdomen to continue the life cycle. Tarantula wasps are also nectarivorous" (which is recorded here in the photo).
The tarantula hawk is relatively docile and rarely stings without provocation. However, the sting, particularly of P. grossa, is among the most painful of any insect, though the intense pain only lasts about three minutes.--Wikipedia
In genus Pepsis. On milkweed, Asclepias eriocarpa,
Monterey Co., CA
Seen here at 'Snakes Alive' in Southend, England, a magnificent Tarantula spider.
There are over a 1,000 varieties of Tarantula worldwide, and they are found in all continents except Antarctica. They are aggressive hunters, and like all spiders inject venom into their prey, but despite their reputation this venom is rarely dangerous to humans.
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About this tarantula:
This photo is of a male Nhandu tripepii. His name is Charles Barkley. I acquired him in 2017, and as of the taking of the photo, he had a diagonal leg span of about 6 inches.
NGC2070, the tarantula nebula and surroundings in the LMC.
2020/05/01
Lo Barnechea, Chile
Guillermo Yanez (C)
55 minutes of exposure in narrowband before the nebula was lost behind a tree. I might consider adding a new session and stack.
Stacking mode: Standard
Alignment method: Automatic
Cosmetic applied to hot pixels (Filter = 1 px, Detection Threshold = 50.0%)
Cosmetic applied to cold pixels (Filter = 1 px, Detection Threshold = 50.0%)
Stacking step 1 ->11 frames (ISO: -) - total exposure: 55 mn 0 s
RGB Channels Background Calibration: Yes
Per Channel Background Calibration: No
Method: Average
-> No Offset -> Dark: 10 frames (ISO : -) exposure: 5 mn 0 s
Method: Average
-> No Flat
Stacking mode: Standard
Alignment method: Automatic
Cosmetic applied to hot pixels (Filter = 1 px, Detection Threshold = 50.0%)
Cosmetic applied to cold pixels (Filter = 1 px, Detection Threshold = 50.0%)
Stacking step 1 ->11 frames (ISO: -) - total exposure: 55 mn 0 s
RGB Channels Background Calibration: Yes
Per Channel Background Calibration: No
Method: Average
-> No Offset -> Dark: 10 frames (ISO : -) exposure: 5 mn 0 s
Method: Average
-> No Flat
18" (45.72 cm) square of MC 33 gsm Kitakata gampi
Folded from CP at www.flickr.com/photos/23592699@N07/6416821619
Pretty ingenious design. To get a closed bottom it basically folds shut like a clamshell. Nice fangs as well.
Forgot to add: It's a relatively efficient design as well. Finished result is about 25% larger than Lang's Tarantula from the same size paper, despite having more detail.
Tarantula nebula or 30 Doradus
Taken on 2025/11/23 using UT5 from Paranal Observatory.
Equipment:
Celestron EDGE HD 14"
Canon EOS 6D mark I
67x22" with dark calibration processed with Pixinsight and Photoshop
I went out to catch a sunset pic and as I walked down my street, there was a male tarantula cruising along looking for a date. I snapped a few photos before I went to higher ground for a photo op. Turned out my best sunset pic of the night was this.
Our pet tarantula, Harry, molted the other day. Being about 18 years old, she only molts once a year, now. When tarantulas molt, their outer skin splits open along the back and entirely new spider craws out, albeit slightly larger. They even leave behind all their hair and teeth!
That tooth is darn near a half inch long!
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About this tarantula:
This photo is of my juvenile male Pamphobeteus sp. antinous. His name is Megatron. I acquired him in 2018, and as of the taking of the photo, he had a diagonal leg span of about 3.5 inches.