Macro A couple from the new garden...

Liney · 05-02-2015, 11:47 PM

I moved house recently and have been doing a bit of renovation/decoration around the place. During my trips around the new garden I came across these two little critters

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=a429b7c39094bdd1!146&authkey=!AD-sioGe...nt=photo%2cjpg

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=a429b7c39094bdd1!147&authkey=!ADMF6lz2...nt=photo%2cjpg

Not bad considering I didn't have much to lean on and I'm not to happy being that close to spiders....

Anyone know what they are?

**jbinpg** · 05-03-2015, 01:00 AM

I think your 2nd one is one of the typical orb-weavers in the Family Araneidae. Don't know what the first one is.

Jack

old4570 · 05-03-2015, 04:26 AM

Perhaps a trapdoor spider if it came out of a hole in the ground ..

BrianR · 05-03-2015, 04:54 AM

I think the eye arrangement of the first one makes it a Wolf Spider of some kind? BugGuide.net is the place to go for identification

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marcusyoung · 05-04-2015, 04:47 AM

The two spiders were well captured and great control of light and exposure. You sure are an experienced macro shooter.

Your signature, P30, was my first pentax bodies bought sometime 1985 and I still have the same body with me, fully manual with A priority

marcus

Liney · 05-09-2015, 04:34 PM

Thanks for the guides folks, I've come to the conclusion both spiders fit into category of "Not in my house mate"....

Marcus, thanks for the comments. I'm not that experienced with macro, just lucky! I still love my P30, but the toss up between the costs and time of developing prints against the costs and time of taking digital and only picking the prints I want means my P30 is safely tucked away for posterity. It was my first Pentax SLR, and I learnt a lot from it.

05-02-2015, 11:47 PM	#1
Liney Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,237	A couple from the new garden... I moved house recently and have been doing a bit of renovation/decoration around the place. During my trips around the new garden I came across these two little critters https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=a429b7c39094bdd1!146&authkey=!AD-sioGe...nt=photo%2cjpg https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=a429b7c39094bdd1!147&authkey=!ADMF6lz2...nt=photo%2cjpg Not bad considering I didn't have much to lean on and I'm not to happy being that close to spiders.... Anyone know what they are?

05-03-2015, 04:54 AM	#4
BrianR Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,332	I think the eye arrangement of the first one makes it a Wolf Spider of some kind? BugGuide.net is the place to go for identification.

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jbinpg Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Prince George, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,546	I think your 2nd one is one of the typical orb-weavers in the Family Araneidae. Don't know what the first one is. Jack

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old4570 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 2,551	Perhaps a trapdoor spider if it came out of a hole in the ground ..

05-04-2015, 04:47 AM	#5
marcusyoung Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,123	The two spiders were well captured and great control of light and exposure. You sure are an experienced macro shooter. Your signature, P30, was my first pentax bodies bought sometime 1985 and I still have the same body with me, fully manual with A priority marcus

05-09-2015, 04:34 PM	#6
Liney Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,237 Original Poster	Thanks for the guides folks, I've come to the conclusion both spiders fit into category of "Not in my house mate".... Marcus, thanks for the comments. I'm not that experienced with macro, just lucky! I still love my P30, but the toss up between the costs and time of developing prints against the costs and time of taking digital and only picking the prints I want means my P30 is safely tucked away for posterity. It was my first Pentax SLR, and I learnt a lot from it.