Spider macros. Warning! Not for the squeamish.

Spider macros. Warning! Not for the squeamish. · Created by audiobomber, 07-24-2008, 04:12 PM

The first couple were taken with the Tamron 70-300mm. The closeups are with the Tamron and Raynox 250.

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Fritz · 07-24-2008, 04:30 PM

Man, you were not kidding. That spider creeps me out.

I think I like the 4th one best. Those eyes are amazing.

rmtagg · 07-24-2008, 04:34 PM

Ok, you weren't kidding, lol I got through 1 and a half pics, lol I think they are probably pretty good, but I could not look that closely at them,

*monochrome* · 07-24-2008, 04:46 PM

Whoa! If that was HD Video we'd be seeing it on the Nature Channel (Sharks! is back for season 7 starting tonight

*mel* · 07-24-2008, 04:51 PM

Eeewwwwww! That's just icky. They have as many eyes as legs and that's icky. However my 14 year old budding biologist son thought they were great.

Actually nice shots. And kind of cool spider. What kind is it? But ew. I'll be girly. Ew.

*daacon* · 07-24-2008, 04:56 PM

Very cool. That spider looks to have a few dinners outta that Bee - awsome captures.

audiobomber · 07-24-2008, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by mel

Eeewwwwww! That's just icky. They have as many eyes as legs and that's icky. However my 14 year old budding biologist son thought they were great.

Actually nice shots. And kind of cool spider. What kind is it? But ew. I'll be girly. Ew.

An understandable reaction Mel, both from you and your son.

It's a crab spider. I'm pretty sure this is a female judging by the large abdomen. Crab spiders don't spin a web, they hide in flowers and ambush honey/pollen collectors, including bees and hornets. Pretty tough customers.

cupic · 07-25-2008, 01:44 AM

I love it

close and creepy perhaps a little to close for some but not me

cheers

timbo13 · 07-25-2008, 04:25 AM

excellent captures, great detail, thanks for posting them!

rparmar · 07-25-2008, 06:55 AM

Originally Posted by audiobomber

It's a crab spider. I'm pretty sure this is a female judging by the large abdomen. Crab spiders don't spin a web, they hide in flowers and ambush honey/pollen collectors, including bees and hornets. Pretty tough customers.

Good info there.

I'm always after spider shots. Got some on card right now, but they're not going to be this good!

the_snark · 07-25-2008, 07:09 AM

I first saw this thread at work, where the images were blocked. From the comments, I was expecting to see something hideous when I checked from home - but that's actually a very nice looking spider!

audiobomber · 07-25-2008, 08:14 AM

Originally Posted by the_snark

that's actually a very nice looking spider!

Sure, but you're not a honey bee.

I thought the closeup of the spider's fangs in the bee's head would freak people out.

Gooshin · 07-25-2008, 08:35 AM

at first i read "Super Mario Warning!"..

this is a very nice series, you can almost get a sense that the spider is "going for the kill"

have you considered flipping the last 2 images so that the spider is right side up?

Gadget_Guy · 07-25-2008, 09:31 AM

Great shots... so super clear...

I now officially have the Heebie Jeebies....

D.

audiobomber · 07-25-2008, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by Gooshin

this is a very nice series, you can almost get a sense that the spider is "going for the kill"

have you considered flipping the last 2 images so that the spider is right side up?

Good call Gooshin. I flipped one 90 and the other 180 degrees. In the last shot you can *really* see why they're called crab spiders.

I hadn't tried flipping these previously because my attempts on some similar photos with an upside down crab spider didn't look natural. But these definitely work better rotated IMO. Thanks.