Spider loses it's head

Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
edited April 19, 2008 in Holy Macro
Sorry about the title- a wolf spider exuvium (shed skin). These always look so odd.

Brian V.

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  • matasamatasa Registered Users Posts: 170 Major grins
    edited April 16, 2008
    wow, never seen anything like it, great shotsthumb.gif
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  • ColMofedColMofed Registered Users Posts: 88 Big grins
    edited April 16, 2008
    Beautiful colour and clarity in these.

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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited April 16, 2008
    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    Sorry about the title- a wolf spider exuvium (shed skin). These always look so odd.

    Brian V.

    Awwwwwww how cool is that eek7.gif imagine the mess around the place if humans could do that rolleyes1.gif

    Both shots are amazing, I love the second shot with the casing of the spiders head ........ it's like a Mask.

    Brian, Brian, Brian, every time you post I smile in anticipation of what you have captured this time around clap.gif Excellent Post thumb.gif ... Skippy :D
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  • tleetlee Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited April 16, 2008
    Skippy wrote:
    Awwwwwww how cool is that eek7.gif imagine the mess around the place if humans could do that rolleyes1.gif

    Both shots are amazing, I love the second shot with the casing of the spiders head ........ it's like a Mask.

    Brian, Brian, Brian, every time you post I smile in anticipation of what you have captured this time around clap.gif Excellent Post thumb.gif ... Skippy :D
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    Skippy--you've got an odd imagination/sense of humor--I LIKE IT!rolleyes1.gif
    Brian--very cool images. I've never seen this before. Not only are your photos wonderful to see, they are enlightning as well!thumb.gif
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  • bchaplinbchaplin Registered Users Posts: 19 Big grins
    edited April 16, 2008
    That is one crazy image! I never knew spiders shed their skin like that. This should be a great hobby for learning about the natural, miniature world!
  • JetCrocodileJetCrocodile Registered Users Posts: 134 Major grins
    edited April 16, 2008
    Brian, the photo is fantastic as usually, but what the story behind it? How did it happened?

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  • FE.MattFE.Matt Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
    edited April 16, 2008
    bowdown.gif another A+

    Can't WAIT to get my extension tubes and start crawling around outside!
  • TtamNedlogTtamNedlog Registered Users Posts: 7 Beginner grinner
    edited April 16, 2008
    Wow, I didn't realize when spiders molted that they left behing so much... uh, hair. Crazy shots!
  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2008
    Thanks again for the comments :)

    Jetcrocodile - Arthopods- the phylum to which spiders belong tend to have rigid exoskeletons so if they want to get bigger they have to shed their "skin"- grow bigger and then make a new "skin". The process is called Ecdysis and is fascinating to watch.
    Pic below of a spider doing it

    Brian V.

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  • teamracephotosteamracephotos Registered Users Posts: 492 Major grins
    edited April 19, 2008
    You can get lost in the detail of that second image
    Brian will I ever get the same magnification you do... using a Nikon? MM
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