Thematic Spiders

**pepperberry farm** · 07-07-2017, 03:54 PM - **4 Likes**

**BruceBanner** · 07-07-2017, 05:16 PM

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

Nice lighting.

**pepperberry farm** · 07-07-2017, 05:17 PM

Originally posted by BruceBanner

Nice lighting.

thank you...

Unregistered User 8 · 07-07-2017, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

Well taken Dave. An excellent image.

**pepperberry farm** · 07-07-2017, 06:24 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pjv

Well taken Dave. An excellent image.

thank you - I have to give a lot of credit to the model; it's nice to work with professionals....

(:

**WPRESTO** · 07-12-2017, 08:03 PM - **3 Likes**

Unexpected spider image: I was photographing some of the flowers in my new wildflower garden. Only when I cropped the first image did I notice the tiny spider. The image would fall apart if I cropped deeply enough to make the spider the obvious center of interest, so I left the image with all of the cosmos blossom to emphasize how minute the fellow is.

**macronaut** · 07-13-2017, 02:46 PM - **5 Likes**

Some great shots in this thread. I found this Huntsman in the backyard yesterday. Appears to be licking his lips?

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**pepperberry farm** · 07-14-2017, 08:22 AM

Sage97 · 07-16-2017, 08:05 AM - **3 Likes**

Great shots everyone.

Any idea what kind this is? It never stopped to strike a pose and people were waiting on me so my apologies for the poor focusing.

Sage97 · 07-16-2017, 09:52 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Sage97

Great shots everyone.

Any idea what kind this is? It never stopped to strike a pose and people were waiting on me so my apologies for the poor focusing.

Just found a site that says this is a trapdoor spider.

**macronaut** · 07-16-2017, 08:59 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Sage97

Just found a site that says this is a trapdoor spider.

It could be a Funnelweb. The Trapdoors in my backyard usually don't stay out of the burrow for long. I am guessing you are in Australia.

Sage97 · 07-17-2017, 05:22 AM

Originally posted by macronaut

It could be a Funnelweb. The Trapdoors in my backyard usually don't stay out of the burrow for long. I am guessing you are in Australia.

I'll check but the pics on a few spider sites indicate it is a trapdoor. I am in Georgia.

**WPRESTO** · 07-17-2017, 04:11 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by macronaut

The Trapdoors in my backyard usually don't stay out of the burrow for long.

I'm not sure about trapdoor spiders, but among the some of big, ground dwelling tarantulas the males will go wandering in search of a mate during breeding season. If all members of a species stay put once they find a spot, the species doesn't have very good future prospects.

**BruceBanner** · 07-24-2017, 12:36 AM - **3 Likes**

"The Orange-legged Swift spider or Nyssus coloripes is one of the fastest spiders in Australia. While running, it waves its two forelegs above its body, mimicking the two antennas of a wasp.
The front two legs have a brown tinge. Male and females are identical and their length varies between 5 and 7 mm.
This species is closely related to much larger Supunna albopunctum (7 -12 mm) but this spider has two rows of white dashed spots on its abdomen.
In autumn and winter the females construct a flat very white disc shaped egg-sac of 5-6 mm. The spider feeds on ground dwelling insects and spiders."

Lifted from https://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/australian/sacspiders/sacspiders.html

**dronegeek** · 07-27-2017, 09:28 PM - **2 Likes**

I call this "Dinner Time"

07-12-2017, 08:03 PM - 3 Likes	#396
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	Unexpected spider image: I was photographing some of the flowers in my new wildflower garden. Only when I cropped the first image did I notice the tiny spider. The image would fall apart if I cropped deeply enough to make the spider the obvious center of interest, so I left the image with all of the cosmos blossom to emphasize how minute the fellow is. Attached Images

07-14-2017, 08:22 AM	#398
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,660	K-50 with SMC A 50mm f1.4

07-24-2017, 12:36 AM - 3 Likes	#404
BruceBanner Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 5,404	"The Orange-legged Swift spider or Nyssus coloripes is one of the fastest spiders in Australia. While running, it waves its two forelegs above its body, mimicking the two antennas of a wasp. The front two legs have a brown tinge. Male and females are identical and their length varies between 5 and 7 mm. This species is closely related to much larger Supunna albopunctum (7 -12 mm) but this spider has two rows of white dashed spots on its abdomen. In autumn and winter the females construct a flat very white disc shaped egg-sac of 5-6 mm. The spider feeds on ground dwelling insects and spiders." Lifted from https://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/australian/sacspiders/sacspiders.html Last edited by BruceBanner; 07-25-2017 at 01:30 PM.

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07-07-2017, 03:54 PM - 4 Likes	#391
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07-07-2017, 05:16 PM	#392
BruceBanner Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 5,404	Originally posted by pepperberry farm Nice lighting.

07-07-2017, 05:17 PM	#393
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,660	Originally posted by BruceBanner Nice lighting. thank you...

07-07-2017, 06:22 PM	#394
Unregistered User 8 Closed Account Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,694	Originally posted by pepperberry farm Well taken Dave. An excellent image.

07-07-2017, 06:24 PM - 1 Like	#395
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,660	Originally posted by pjv Well taken Dave. An excellent image. thank you - I have to give a lot of credit to the model; it's nice to work with professionals.... (:

07-16-2017, 08:05 AM - 3 Likes	#399
Sage97 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 3,238	Great shots everyone. Any idea what kind this is? It never stopped to strike a pose and people were waiting on me so my apologies for the poor focusing.

07-16-2017, 09:52 AM - 1 Like	#400
Sage97 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 3,238	Originally posted by Sage97 Great shots everyone. Any idea what kind this is? It never stopped to strike a pose and people were waiting on me so my apologies for the poor focusing. Just found a site that says this is a trapdoor spider.

07-17-2017, 05:22 AM	#402
Sage97 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 3,238	Originally posted by macronaut It could be a Funnelweb. The Trapdoors in my backyard usually don't stay out of the burrow for long. I am guessing you are in Australia. I'll check but the pics on a few spider sites indicate it is a trapdoor. I am in Georgia.

07-17-2017, 04:11 PM - 1 Like	#403
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	Originally posted by macronaut The Trapdoors in my backyard usually don't stay out of the burrow for long. I'm not sure about trapdoor spiders, but among the some of big, ground dwelling tarantulas the males will go wandering in search of a mate during breeding season. If all members of a species stay put once they find a spot, the species doesn't have very good future prospects.