Finally Found a Spider

canon400dcanon400d Banned Posts: 2,826 Major grins
edited May 13, 2008 in Holy Macro
Well I have finally found my first wee spider. Is this what is called a jumping spider? It appears to have a pair of nasty pincers.
Regards
Bob

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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2008
    Good work, Bob.

    Keep them coming! thumb.gif

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  • canon400dcanon400d Banned Posts: 2,826 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2008
    DonRicklin wrote:
    Good work, Bob.

    Keep them coming! thumb.gif

    Don

    Thanks Don, I'll certainly try.
    Regards
    Bob
  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2008
    LOvely shots Bob :)- not a jumper but I think a house spider Tegenaria sp.

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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2008
    canon400d wrote:
    Well I have finally found my first wee spider. Is this what is called a jumping spider? It appears to have a pair of nasty pincers.
    Regards
    Bob

    Technically its not a Jumping Spider, though I'm sure it would make some folks jump rolleyes1.gif
    Geez his eyes are very close together on his head aren't they.

    Good find on your part Bob .. Good Shots thumb.gif .... Skippy :D
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited May 13, 2008
    My God, how do you people live near these things?!

    The winters are brutal but at least where I am I don't have to worry about waking up with one of those on my forehead!

    Nice shots!
  • UmmmHowsThatUmmmHowsThat Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited May 13, 2008
    Hey Bob,

    Great shot! What focal length macro lens were you using for that?
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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2008
    Nice shot of him. I call spiders that look like these "Wolf" spiders. Which from
    the read is quite different from your spider "Tegenaria " but looks very similar.
    Michael
  • canon400dcanon400d Banned Posts: 2,826 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2008
    DaddyO wrote:
    Nice shot of him. I call spiders that look like these "Wolf" spiders. Which from
    the read is quite different from your spider "Tegenaria " but looks very similar.

    Thanks everyone for your kind remarks. The reason I didn't think it was a house spider was because I took a few shots of a house spider a few weeks ago and I didn't notice any nasty pincers. But no doubt they all have them. This wee guy sits behind its web and waits for the flies it hopes to catch.
    I used the MPE at 1:1 and 2:1 shutter speed 200 F11 and F9 at 200 ISO. I am hoping to get some better shots ofhim and if I do I will post them.
    Regards
    Bob
  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2008
    canon400d wrote:
    Thanks everyone for your kind remarks. The reason I didn't think it was a house spider was because I took a few shots of a house spider a few weeks ago and I didn't notice any nasty pincers. But no doubt they all have them. This wee guy sits behind its web and waits for the flies it hopes to catch.
    I used the MPE at 1:1 and 2:1 shutter speed 200 F11 and F9 at 200 ISO. I am hoping to get some better shots ofhim and if I do I will post them.
    Regards
    Bob

    What kind of web it makes will help identify which kind of spider you have.:D
    Michael
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2008
    Great eyes Bob!


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  • GOLDENORFEGOLDENORFE Super Moderators Posts: 4,747 moderator
    edited May 13, 2008
    very well done bob clap.gif , look the same species i recently shot.
    any stacking?
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  • canon400dcanon400d Banned Posts: 2,826 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2008
    GOLDENORFE wrote:
    very well done bob clap.gif , look the same species i recently shot.
    any stacking?
    phil.
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    Thanks Paul. I have looked Phil and once again your photos are out of this world they really are. I looked at the spider shots but they look similar to my house spider I took a while ago if you remember, but mine weren't as good. If that one of mine is a house spider it hasn't matured. I couldn't see any pincers on yours either unless they are hidden with the hairs.
    I am sorry Daddyo but I couldn't make out what the web is like as it apears all mixed up with a fly in it. This wee guy obviosly knows I am there because as soon as I get near him now he vanishes and will not appear again until I go away completely.
    Regards
    Bob
  • ccpickreccpickre Registered Users Posts: 385 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2008
    It's a web spinning spider, so it's definitely not what would be a wolf spider. Nor a Jumping spider (as both of those are hunter spiders, and not web spinning ones).
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