B&W jumping spider

Lord Vetinari

Some jumping spiders have taken up residence around a windowsill.

Brian V.

Skippy

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Some jumping spiders have taken up residence around a windowsill.

Brian V.

Your gonna have to start paying them modelling fees Brian
They photograph so well these little guys ... Skippy
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tlee

What beautiful eyesssss they have....

spechtal

Most cool!

Lord Vetinari

Thanks for the kind comments Skippy, T and Angela

Brian V.

job3210

Excellent photo's. She looks kinda friendly and playful

canon400d

job3210 wrote:

Excellent photo's. She looks kinda friendly and playful

Great shots Brian. I would love to come across one of these wee guys. How many eyes have they?
Cheers
Bob

Paul Iddon

Bleeding hell Brian. Their eyes are like Opals!

Excellent.


Paul.

ulrikft

Have to agree with the bunch, great, great eyes!

Lord Vetinari

Thanks for the comments

Bob they have 8 eyes - 4 in front and 2 on each side
Interesting read here on their eyesight http://www.tolweb.org/accessory/Jumping_Spider_Vision?acc_id=1946

Brian V.

ChrisJ

What a cutie... I really like the one where it's coming out of the crack.

canon400d

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Thanks for the comments

Bob they have 8 eyes - 4 in front and 2 on each side
Interesting read here on their eyesight http://www.tolweb.org/accessory/Jumping_Spider_Vision?acc_id=1946

Brian V.

Thanks ever so much Brian. I haven't finished reading it but it is so interesting. I certainly won't be going out looking for them tonight as there are 80mph gales forecast for 3am in the morning and as you know I am 20 yards away from the sea front. Batten down the hatches.
Cheers
Bob

Lord Vetinari

ChrisJ wrote:

What a cutie... I really like the one where it's coming out of the crack.

Thanks Chris
With that shot it was trying to hide from me

Brian V.

john l

Great shots Brian. I can hardly wait to start chasing these little guys around the house again. Right now we are buried under 3 to 4 feet of snow and it will take a little time to melt.

RBrogen

Some excellent shots Brian!!! gives me the hibby jibbys just looking a them ...not a spider kinda guy any more...used to let them crawl on me as a child in FLA but stopped that when a friend got bitten and almost died.

Lord Vetinari

Thanks John and Randy for looking and commenting

Luckily we have no dangerous spiders in the UK.
Brian V.

garyt

All great shots Brian. Love the jumpers.

Giphsub

Awesome set Brian! Is that your reflection in his eye on #4 ??

Lord Vetinari

Thanks Gary and Giphsub

Think the reflection is more likely a bit of camera or window.

Brian V.

Marshmallow Man

exif plz?


what lens did u use?

Lord Vetinari

Marshmallow Man wrote:

exif plz?


what lens did u use?

First 3 shots with sigma 105mm plus 33mm ext tubes F10, 1/200th M mode ETTL flash
last 3 shots MPE-65 around 2:1 F9 or wider 1/200th M mode ettl flash

Brian V.