Thematic Spiders

**noelcmn** · 09-08-2020, 12:32 PM

**WPRESTO** · 09-16-2020, 01:02 PM - **7 Likes**

Three images of a tiny spider. The grass seed stalk gives some indication of scale.

**Perfessor5646** · 09-19-2020, 02:13 PM - **3 Likes**

Saw this girl on a post work dog and photo walk.

**WPRESTO** · 09-19-2020, 04:45 PM - **8 Likes**

I may X-post this one as I'm pleased with how it turned out. It's a big spider, about 1.75 inches (~4cm) across the legs.

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Thagomizer · 09-19-2020, 08:50 PM - **4 Likes**

This little jumper jumped on me while I was shooting something else. Even on my hand, I really couldn't get good positioning. This is the only shot worth posting. Reversed Cine Yashinon 38mm f1.4 on KP. Field of view is about 14mm wide.

You can see the anchor line behind the abdomen.

**ramseybuckeye** · 10-04-2020, 02:17 PM - **5 Likes**

This is a pretty big spider, I was on a boardwalk going through a swampy area, so this was as close as I could get. The entire web may have been five or six feet across, between two trees.

**WPRESTO** · 10-05-2020, 06:12 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by ramseybuckeye

This is a pretty big spider, I was on a boardwalk going through a swampy area, so this was as close as I could get. The entire web may have been five or six feet across, between two trees.

That looks like a golden silk spider Trichonephila clavipes. A closely related species that lives on some Caribbean Islands weaves the largest of all orb webs (SFAIK) out of one of strongest known silk strands. The latter were once used to make cross-hair reticles for telescopic surveying instruments and gun-sights.

Last edited by WPRESTO; 10-21-2020 at 07:13 PM.

**ramseybuckeye** · 10-05-2020, 02:04 PM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

That looks like a golden silk spider Trichonephilaclavipes. A closely related species that lives on some Caribbean Islands weaves the largest of all orb webs (SFAIK) out of one of strongest known silk strands. The latter were once used to make cross-hair reticles for telescopic surveying instruments and gun-sights.

Thanks for that Info! There were at least four or five giant webs along this bridge I walked over, each with a large spider sitting in the middle. I did assume they were orb weavers with the elongated abdomen, but I didn't even attempt to look it up. The particular place I was at had a lot of ways for insects to die, including these spiders, birds, venus fly traps, pitcher plants, sundew, and my hand slapping mosquitos before I went and got a can of insect repellant.

swanlefitte · 10-05-2020, 04:54 PM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

I may X-post this one as I'm pleased with how it turned out. It's a big spider, about 1.75 inches (~4cm) across the legs.

nice shot. I think it is cross eyed!

**WPRESTO** · 10-06-2020, 05:16 AM

Originally posted by swanlefitte

nice shot. I think it is cross eyed!

Glad you liked the image. Cross eyed or not, I'm glad spiders are a lot smaller than humans.

**noelcmn** · 10-21-2020, 01:05 PM - **1 Like**

This fellow was there to greet me one morning in the loo.

Fear made me grab a spoon to coax it off the floor so I can release it out the window

A few days later it was back

Big fella, easily fit in the palm of my hand.

Aaron28 · 10-21-2020, 05:39 PM - **1 Like**

k-50....sears 135 macro....2 2x TCs with glass removed.....af360fgz

Aaron28 · 10-23-2020, 06:16 PM - **2 Likes**

sears 135/f2.8 macro.....2 2x TCs with glass removed.....K-50....af360fgz

Charlie Victor · 10-27-2020, 05:54 AM - **2 Likes**

This tiny lady, about 10mm across outstretched legs, caught a small hoverfly.

**WPRESTO** · 10-27-2020, 09:14 AM

Originally posted by Charlie Victor

This tiny lady, about 10mm across outstretched legs, caught a small hoverfly.

I can hear that hoverfly's last words: "Spiders are a pain in the neck!"

09-19-2020, 08:50 PM - 4 Likes	#920
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	This little jumper jumped on me while I was shooting something else. Even on my hand, I really couldn't get good positioning. This is the only shot worth posting. Reversed Cine Yashinon 38mm f1.4 on KP. Field of view is about 14mm wide. You can see the anchor line behind the abdomen. Last edited by Thagomizer; 09-20-2020 at 07:04 PM.

10-27-2020, 05:54 AM - 2 Likes	#929
Charlie Victor Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Durban Photos: Albums Posts: 1,227	Flower Crab Spider (Thomisus daradioides) This tiny lady, about 10mm across outstretched legs, caught a small hoverfly.

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10-04-2020, 02:17 PM - 5 Likes	#921
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,291	This is a pretty big spider, I was on a boardwalk going through a swampy area, so this was as close as I could get. The entire web may have been five or six feet across, between two trees.

10-05-2020, 06:12 AM - 1 Like	#922
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	Originally posted by ramseybuckeye This is a pretty big spider, I was on a boardwalk going through a swampy area, so this was as close as I could get. The entire web may have been five or six feet across, between two trees. That looks like a golden silk spider Trichonephila clavipes. A closely related species that lives on some Caribbean Islands weaves the largest of all orb webs (SFAIK) out of one of strongest known silk strands. The latter were once used to make cross-hair reticles for telescopic surveying instruments and gun-sights. Last edited by WPRESTO; 10-21-2020 at 07:13 PM.

10-05-2020, 02:04 PM	#923
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,291	Originally posted by WPRESTO That looks like a golden silk spider Trichonephilaclavipes. A closely related species that lives on some Caribbean Islands weaves the largest of all orb webs (SFAIK) out of one of strongest known silk strands. The latter were once used to make cross-hair reticles for telescopic surveying instruments and gun-sights. Thanks for that Info! There were at least four or five giant webs along this bridge I walked over, each with a large spider sitting in the middle. I did assume they were orb weavers with the elongated abdomen, but I didn't even attempt to look it up. The particular place I was at had a lot of ways for insects to die, including these spiders, birds, venus fly traps, pitcher plants, sundew, and my hand slapping mosquitos before I went and got a can of insect repellant.

10-05-2020, 04:54 PM	#924
swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	Originally posted by WPRESTO I may X-post this one as I'm pleased with how it turned out. It's a big spider, about 1.75 inches (~4cm) across the legs. nice shot. I think it is cross eyed!

10-06-2020, 05:16 AM	#925
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	Originally posted by swanlefitte nice shot. I think it is cross eyed! Glad you liked the image. Cross eyed or not, I'm glad spiders are a lot smaller than humans.

10-21-2020, 01:05 PM - 1 Like	#926
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,175	This fellow was there to greet me one morning in the loo. Fear made me grab a spoon to coax it off the floor so I can release it out the window A few days later it was back Big fella, easily fit in the palm of my hand.

10-21-2020, 05:39 PM - 1 Like	#927
Aaron28 Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,131	k-50....sears 135 macro....2 2x TCs with glass removed.....af360fgz

10-23-2020, 06:16 PM - 2 Likes	#928
Aaron28 Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,131	sears 135/f2.8 macro.....2 2x TCs with glass removed.....K-50....af360fgz

10-27-2020, 09:14 AM	#930
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	Originally posted by Charlie Victor This tiny lady, about 10mm across outstretched legs, caught a small hoverfly. I can hear that hoverfly's last words: "Spiders are a pain in the neck!"