Going Going Gone

obecanobe

#1 Ladybird eating an aphid.



#2 Hoverfly in flight.



#3 & 4 Female Australian Redback spider.

This spider worried me. A bite from this would have landed me in hospital, consequently I treated it with respect.

It's the biggest one I have seen, her body was in the vicinity of 10mm round, when she walked she actually dragged her body along the ground.

Normally they're not aggressive, however she quickly grew tired of having the lens thrust into her path, raising her fangs on several occassions.





Thanks for looking, and feel free to make comment :clap

darkdragon

Great captures. That spider is scary as I can only imagine how close you must have been to get it to fill the frame. Looks a lot like the Black Widow spiders around here (which I've been bit by at least twice).

Super job on that hover, that must take some knowhow on the part of being ready with the correct exposure and whatnot. They are so quick.

Lord Vetinari

LOvely shots- very good HIF
Brian V.

GOLDENORFE

good shots, glad we dont have poisonous spiders here in uk!
phil
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stevehapp

great shot of the fly in flight.. top job..

"There's a redback on the toilet seat.... "

obecanobe

darkdragon wrote:

Great captures. That spider is scary as I can only imagine how close you must have been to get it to fill the frame. Looks a lot like the Black Widow spiders around here (which I've been bit by at least twice).

Super job on that hover, that must take some knowhow on the part of being ready with the correct exposure and whatnot. They are so quick.

Thanks for the comments Lisa. I had my daughter warning me if it got too close to me, as I was getting carried away behind the lens. My wife refused to watch.
I surprised myself with the hover. It is uncropped as is, so i think I hit the jackpot in terms of composition. The focus on it is pretty soft though.
Thanks once again for looking and the comment.

obecanobe

Thanks for looking and providing comment Brian, Phil and Steve.