Guardian of the Crystal Vase

CuongCuong Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
edited August 4, 2008 in Holy Macro
This wolf(?) spider in a vase happily poses for my camera so I take the opportunity to do some image stackings. Stacking varies from 6-14 images each, except the 1st one.

1. The wide shot.
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2. This one must be a male because of the size of his pedipalps.
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3. Check out those pedipalps. Looks like he's holding a couple rings.
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4. Close up top view.
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5. Can't ignore the impressive fangs behind those pedipalps.
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited August 4, 2008
    Wonderful series- lovely stacks. Never seen those circular bits on the male's palps before- interesting spider.
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited August 4, 2008
    Cuong wrote:
    This wolf(?) spider in a vase happily poses for my camera so I take the opportunity to do some image stackings. Stacking varies from 6-14 images each, except the 1st one.

    1. The wide shot.
    2. This one must be a male because of the size of his pedipalps.
    3. Check out those pedipalps. Looks like he's holding a couple rings.
    4. Close up top view.
    5. Can't ignore the impressive fangs behind those pedipalps.

    Cuong

    Cuong I was laughing to myself because this Spider looks like it's got a little set of handcuffs on rolleyes1.gif

    I've never seen such a sight either, I see Brian hasn't either.
    Is this common in the spiders in your area, to have those rings?

    Very intersting shots Cuong.....thanks for sharing thumb.gif .... Skippy :D
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  • CuongCuong Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited August 4, 2008
    It's the 1st time seeing such a spectacle for me too. In fact, I didn't even know what those appendages are called till I did some searching online. Male spiders use their uniquely developed palps to deliver sperm to the female's sperm receptacles. Both body segments of this guy were about 2cm long. He was a sizable specimen so I didn't even need the extension tubes on my 100mm macro lens.

    Cuong
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  • couriermancourierman Registered Users Posts: 402 Major grins
    edited August 4, 2008
    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    Wonderful series- lovely stacks. Never seen those circular bits on the male's palps before- interesting spider.
    Brian V.

    hi Brian
    from the TV shows the other night they are the bits the spider put inside the female spiders

    from the same show the large fangs on jumping spider are used for show in a fight, its a bit like a sumoo fight they push each other about
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  • GOLDENORFEGOLDENORFE Super Moderators Posts: 4,747 moderator
    edited August 4, 2008
    very interesting, great shots of an unusual spider
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