Really tiny spider hanging from an oak leaf
Here are two shots of a really tiny spider hanging from the spine of an oak leaf. It was doing some aerobatics - hanging on a line and then going back to the point again. This spider is even tinier than the one I showed yesterday - about 450 pixels across in these 1:1 macro shots, which comes to 1.8 mm, less than 1/10 inch. (See here for how I figured.) I only noticed it because it was hanging from its web line. I have no idea what kind of spider it is. Is it an adult or a juvenile? What (or who) does it eat? Arachtober 11. (San Marcos Pass, 11 October 2018)
Today started gloomy like yesterday - we even got almost 1/10 inch of drizzle in the rain gauge! It started to clear up before noon, but then the fog winds started started to kick in. And it stalled that way most of the day - clouds blowing over the mountains and winds propelling them. It wasn't a great day for taking photos, but I managed to get a few keepers.
Really tiny spider hanging from an oak leaf
Here are two shots of a really tiny spider hanging from the spine of an oak leaf. It was doing some aerobatics - hanging on a line and then going back to the point again. This spider is even tinier than the one I showed yesterday - about 450 pixels across in these 1:1 macro shots, which comes to 1.8 mm, less than 1/10 inch. (See here for how I figured.) I only noticed it because it was hanging from its web line. I have no idea what kind of spider it is. Is it an adult or a juvenile? What (or who) does it eat? Arachtober 11. (San Marcos Pass, 11 October 2018)
Today started gloomy like yesterday - we even got almost 1/10 inch of drizzle in the rain gauge! It started to clear up before noon, but then the fog winds started started to kick in. And it stalled that way most of the day - clouds blowing over the mountains and winds propelling them. It wasn't a great day for taking photos, but I managed to get a few keepers.