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Aphonopelma sp. tarantula in southeastern Arizona. They're usually on the ground, but this one climbed about a foot up into a spindly dry shrub. I thought B&W suited his nighttime portrait.
Have you ever seen Tarantula tracks? Now you know what they look like.
A Tarantula walks across the sandy floor of a desert wash in Snow Canyon State Park.
A tarantula hawk is a spider wasp that hunts tarantulas. Tarantula hawks belong to any of the many species in the genera Pepsis and Hemipepsis, in the family Pompilidae (spider wasps).
The more familiar species are up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long, making them among the largest of wasps, and have blue-black bodies and bright, rust-colored wings (other species have black wings with blue highlights). The vivid coloration found on the bodies, and especially wings, of these wasps is an aposematism, advertising to potential predators the wasps' ability to deliver a powerful sting. Their long legs have hooked claws for grappling with their victims. The stinger of a female Pepsis grossa can be up to 7 mm (1⁄4 in) long, and the sting is considered one of the most painful insect stings in the world.
The female tarantula hawk wasp stings and paralyzes a tarantula, then drags the prey to a specially prepared brooding nest, where a single egg is laid on the spider's abdomen, and the entrance is covered. Sex of the larvae is determined by fertilization; fertilized eggs produce females, while unfertilized eggs produce males. 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.
Los Angeles. California.
the first thing i thought of when this was finished was that this looked like spider feets of some kind?? lol
i know, i have a crazy mind lol:))
well well, again have no clue what this plant is called, or what family it belong to and so on:)) lol but it was kinda beautiful with the lovely mist on it even before i started processing it:))
haven't been able to shoot landscapes for at least 3 weeks, and i am getting kinda frustrated by that, the light in this period has also been flat and no wonderful golden colors but hopefully over the weekend i will be able to go out:)) fingers crossed:))
this might be the only post this weekend, been busy and kinda preoccupied at home.
thanks alot for stopping by and for leaving comments and faves, it is always appreciated:))
have a wonderful weekend everyone:))))
johnny:))
Sala de les Cent Columnes (Park Güell)
(room of the 100 columns park güell)
Ciutat de Barcelona.
Espectre Complet (fullspectrum).
Sense Filtre (unfiltered).
Ull de peix (fisheye 8 mm.).
Panoràmica de 360º de 8 preses verticals.
Projecció Estereogràfica.
Autopano - Photoshop - Topaz
Le notti stellate a sud dell'equatore sono uno spettacolo nello spettacolo... quella macchia rosa, al centro di questa foto, altri non è che una immensa nube di gas riscaldata da alcune stelle della via Lattea... nella costellazione della Carina. Troppo bella ma troppo a sud per essere vista dall'Italia... :(
Il nome di questa nube di gas è Tarantola, perchè nelle foto sembra un pochino un ragno rosso, con le zampe protese negli spazi siderali
Buona serata
Foto di archivio, isola di Java, indonesia, obbiettivo 50mm f\1.8
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We are camping for the night in Tucumari, NM. Went for a walk around the campground. Spotted this guy walking. Spiders are not my cup of tea and not sure exactly what this one is. But now till we leave I will be watching the GROUND more.
Every time I see this thing I'm taken back to 1955 and my Saturday Matinee days. I can't help seeing the atomic mutated Giant Tarantula menacing everyone from the movie "Tarantula!"
Tarantula! is a 1955 American science-fiction, giant monster film from Universal-International, produced by William Alland, directed by Jack Arnold, and starred John Agar, Mara Corday, and Leo G. Carroll. The screenplay by Robert M. Fresco and Martin Berkeley was based on a story by Arnold, which was in turn inspired by Fresco's teleplay for the 1955 Science Fiction Theatre episode, "No Food for Thought", also directed by Arnold. I loved Topper, (Leo G. Carroll) as the must have mad scientist.
This tarantula is actually the Ecosystem Exploration Craft & Observatory. In its former life, it was the stage for U2’s renowned 360° Tour, one of the largest traveling stages in rock history, and now has a permanent home at Loveland Living Planet Aquarium. EECO and the Rio Tinto Kennecott Plaza provide new opportunities to explore and learn, as well as space for private parties and special events such as Nights Under Lights, where EECO lights up the night sky as guests look on. Cool and all but to me it still makes me think of that giant tarantula from the fifties!
Info Courtesy: Wikipedia and Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
The Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud from the backyard in a Bortle 5 zone using an Astronomik UHC filter. Almost 18 hours of data in 2 panels shot over 6 sessions between clouds. Stacked, registered, corrected and stretched in Astro Pixel Processor using bias frames and flats for each session. Mostly 10 minute subs at 600mm focal length, f/4, ISO200. Celestron CGem 2 EQ mount, ZWO guide camera, PHD2 guiding, camera control using Astro Photography Tool, targeting using Astap plate solving. Some processing done with Starnet++ and Photoshop, this data will be the luminance for when I manage to get colour data. At this stage I intend to use an un-modified camera for the colour data to get the green in the Tarantula Nebula rather than the red-pink the D810A gets.
Tarantula Nebula
(NGC2070), in the Large Magellanic Cloud, taken with Astro-Physics 155 EDF, ZWO Asi 2600mc and Optolong L-Ultimate, AP 1200 mount, 35x420".
Location : Tivoli Southern Sky, Namibia.
I haven't seen these fellows in years, but nice to finally catch a peek. It wandered out from below my car while I was checking the oil. Generally, you only see the males at certain times of year when they are looking to make some sweet spider whoopee.
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Tarantula crossing - While waiting for our ride to leave Bella Vista this little guy decided to cross the path nearby.
Full write-up here: theastroenthusiast.com/the-tarantula-nebula/
The tarantula nebula is probably my favorite region in the night sky. The sheer expansive spread of the nebula, the complexity in the outstretched tendrils, the thousands of different colors, all come together form this incredible spread of gas and dust. This data from telescope live was incredibly deep despite the low integration time, as the sheer brightness of the region makes it really easy to image.
The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is more than a thousand light-years in diameter, a giant star forming region within nearby satellite galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud. About 180 thousand light-years away, it’s the largest, most violent star forming region known in the whole Local Group of galaxies. The cosmic arachnid sprawls across this spectacular view, composed with narrowband filter data centered on emission from ionized hydrogen atoms. Within the Tarantula (NGC 2070), intense radiation, stellar winds and supernova shocks from the central young cluster of massive stars, cataloged as R136, energize the nebular glow and shape the spidery filaments. Around the Tarantula are other star forming regions with young star clusters, filaments, and blown-out bubble-shaped clouds. In fact, the frame includes the site of the closest supernova in modern times, SN 1987A, left of center. The rich field of view spans about 1 degree or 2 full moons, in the southern constellation Dorado. But were the Tarantula Nebula closer, say 1,500 light-years distant like the local star forming Orion Nebula, it would take up half the sky.
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The past week I saw two tarantulas sharing the path I was walking. It's mating season so he's on the prowl......
Right fang of a tarantula (Theraphosidae, Arachnida). Image made using an exuvia (molted exoskeleton) from a specimen kept as a pet (thanks Liliane !).
Studio stack based on 90 images, assembled in ZereneStacker (Pmax & Dmap). Sony A7RM2, with Canon MP-E 65mm at 3.5x, f6.3, ISO 50, 1/160s, one diffused flash. Image ca. 1cm high.
The Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus) is an H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) Here are16 x 60 sec shots stacked in Sequator. Canon 60D with optolong L Enhance filter on a Skywatcher Quattro 250P F4 Scope.
Designation: NGC 2070, Caldwell 103
Constellation: Dorado.
Location: Large Magellanic Cloud.
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Visual magnitude: +5.0
Apparent size: 40 x 25 arc-minutes.
Diameter: 1833 light years.
Distance: 160,000 light years.
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Total exposure: 106 min.
SkyWatcher Esprit 120 mm apochromatic 3-element refractor.
Camera: ZWO ASI 071 MC Pro.
Date: 2020-02-19
One of the most spectacular insects in the desert (or anywhere). I think this is a female based on how she's holding her antennae curled. These big wasps are famous for having a painful sting, but in fact are totally mellow unless you grab or harass them (which is true of most solitary wasps - they don't have a hive/nest to defend, so pretty much don't care about you). This one was so busy sipping nectar from creosote bush flowers that she barely noticed me. (Pepsis sp., Anza Borrego Desert State Park, CA)
Tarantula is the common name for a group of hairy and often very large spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae, of which approximately 900 species have been identified. Tarantulas hunt prey in both trees and on the ground. All tarantulas can emit silk, whether they be arboreal or terrestrial species. Arboreal species will typically reside in a silken "tube web", and terrestrial species will line their burrows or lairs with web to catch wandering prey. They mainly eat insects and other arthropods, using ambush as their primary method. The biggest tarantulas can kill animals as large as lizards, mice, or birds. Most tarantulas are harmless to humans, and some species are popular in the exotic pet trade while others are eaten as food. These spiders are found in tropical and desert regions around the world.
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The Tarantula Nebula or 30 Doradus, is located in a nearby satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). This region is an active H II area, extremely luminescent, and is located around 160,000 light-years from Earth. To give a little perspective, if this object were to be relocated at an equivalent distance as the Orion Nebula, it would cast visible shadows. (Time to call out the Volgon Constructor Fleet). The Tarantula Nebula is more than 1000 light-years in diameter and is the brightest and most energetic star-forming region in the Local Group of galaxies.
Recently I processed an object NGC1968, which is located in the LMC as well. (This data set was made available for The Astro Imaging Channel workshop) I couldn't help but notice the many similar properties between these two objects — specifically the large about of bright blue stars located within the fields of both images. Their colouring was similar in the RGB component of the images. Both contain an extremely tight luminescent core. I created four different renditions for The Astro Imaging Channel as an experiment to see what each combination of filters would yield. This exercise helped developed a few ideas in how I might approach this data set and attempt to create an interesting rendition of the Tarantula Nebula. Hopefully, I didn't go too far.
The nebula is situated on the leading edge of the LMC where ram pressure is stripping, and compression with the interstellar medium is creating an incredibly twisted and contorted object with incredible dynamic range.
My goals were to create an image that hopefully retains the traditional RGB colour look about it, and reveal that wonderful contrast of small details found in narrowband images. The image is a combination of “Traditional RGB” and “Narrowband Imaging”. I do like stars, and this is definitely a dense starfield. I wanted to retain the amazing array of stars and their colours in the field. Hopefully, the result is not too distracting. The dense concentration of so many blue stars was another feature I wanted to retain.
The bottom left is interesting. There is a nice transition into subtle Dark Nebula, and the stars begin to look like something we see when imaging near our own galactic centre with that reddish hue starting to appear.
The most difficult part of the image was the white columns. No matter what I did in the RGB space, they just didn't seem to have much colour. The ADU values indicated that they were not saturated at all. In fact, they ranged for the most part around 6000-15000 ADU. This would suggest if colour were present, it should present itself with these values fairly easily. So I followed the numbers and went with that. The OIII component was introduced into the blue channel, while the Ha and SII were introduced into the green and red channels. Together, the total exposure is just over 72 hours, both colour and narrowband combined.
Thanks for looking.
Terry
Equipment Details:
•10 Inch RCOS fl 9.1
•Astro Physics AP-900 Mount
•SBIG STL 11000m
•FLI Filter Wheel
•Astrodon LRGB Filters
•Baader Planetarium H-alpha 7nm Narrowband-Filter
•Baader Planetarium OIII 8.5nm Narrowband-Filter
•Baader Planetarium SII 8.0nm Narrowband-Filter
Exposure Details
•Red56X450 2X2
•Green35X450 2X2
•Blue25X450 2X2
•Lum48X900
•Lum65X100
•Ha39X900
•SII72X900
•OIII66X900
The enormous mass of gas associated with this section of the Large Magellanic Cloud is accentuated by mapping Ionised Sulphur to Red, Ionised Hydrogen to Green and Ionised Oxygen to Blue. Broadband RGB was taken and applied to the stars only.
AP152 F7.5 Starfire APO + FLI ProLine11002 CCD & CFW-2-7
SII Ha OIII RGB = 135 150 90 10 10 10 (6.75hrs total) Astronomik filters
AstroHandy LightRing used for flats
FOV = approx 1.5deg X 1.0deg
Image scale = 1.4arc sec/pix
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress SXVH9
Processed in Astroart4
NGC 2070
Tarântula Nebula
TS 115/800
ZWO ASI 1600 MONO COOLED
Composição:
HA 40%
RGB 60%
HA: 180 Minutos
RGB: 40 - 32 - 32
Total: 4:44 Horas
PixInsight + PS6
Description:
Located about 180,000 light-years away, in the constellation of Dorado The Tarantula Nebula, is part of the Great Magellanic Cloud, satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. It is a region of intense star formation, and has a diameter that exceeds 1000 light-years. The star cluster R136 in the center of the nebula produces much of the energy that makes the nebula visible. It is the largest known emission nebula. It is about 100 times as far away as the Great Orion Nebula, and if it were In the same distance that Orion is of us (1500 Light Years) would cover an area of 60 full moons, being able to cause shadows (Wikipedia) Initially it was considered a star, however in 1971 Nicolas Louis de Lacaille identified it like a nebula.
……No not really, too many legs! just a large Poppy that was wide open and a wash with pollen. A few extra nudges on the Sliders for Sliders Sunday, have a good one. Alan:-) HSS……
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