Spider Alert ;o) by Enmos

Photography • Macro • posted on Apr 30, 2005

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Thanks for viewing !! :o) -- First of all, the snail in my previous upload was really just a snail lol im sure you all knew but i thought id tell you all just to be sure ;o) - The spider depicted here is in all probability Heliophanus flavipes. I couldnt find any particular info on it and no common name either but i do have some info on the lifestyle of jumping spiders, which this is, in general. Jumping spiders are named after their hunting way: they jump on their prey, often from quite a distance. Before jumping they attach a wire to the surface they are sitting on. In this way they can always return to the place they jumped from. They never weave a web though. Because they jump on their prey, jumping spiders have to be able to judge the distance. That can be best done with two (or four) eyes slightly apart thus giving a stereoscopic view. People and owls have two adjacent eyes just for that purpose. The jumping spiders have six eyes and two of them are extremely large. Their main function is to estimate distance. The spider here caught a midge fly (non biting mosquito), probably of the genus Chironomidae. Hope you like :o) - Thanks for all your wonderful comments on my last upload, "Reverse Mimicry" !! -- Many thanks, Jeroen

Comments (50)

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Onslow

5:40AM | Sat, 30 April 2005

Fearsome creature - well if you are small :) Wonderful capture, colours and detail spot on .

BorisB

5:53AM | Sat, 30 April 2005

Amazing shot!!!

ana-maria

5:55AM | Sat, 30 April 2005

This is an very impressive shot! The spider and her prey. Fantastic details again. Excellent!!!

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danob

6:01AM | Sat, 30 April 2005

Hmm maybe a rarer one. Heliphanus cupreus This species is less common than Heliophanus flavipes in Wiltshire, though it is generally found in similar habitats. However, two of the recent sites are wood- and scrubland, whereas H. flavipes seems to crop up most often on chalk grassland. Great photography here my friend

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escafeld

6:19AM | Sat, 30 April 2005

Exceptional shot for such a small creature. I'm glad you and danob know what you're talking about, although I did think it resembled the tiny spiders that run around my fence panels when the sun is out. Superb shot!!!

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fap77

6:29AM | Sat, 30 April 2005

Fantastic macro as usual!

KiwiMiss

7:46AM | Sat, 30 April 2005

Unusual colours and textures this macro portrays of the spider. Excellent capture as always ... I don't know how you do it!! Still don't like spiders though :-)

soulofharmony

7:49AM | Sat, 30 April 2005

jeroen this is absolutely superb p'graphy stunning sublime macro and composition.. as always professional :).....))))))))

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Ikarius

8:14AM | Sat, 30 April 2005

Simply one word: Bravo!

solrac_gi_2nd

8:45AM | Sat, 30 April 2005

hehehe ... there is lunch waiting :) Super capture. Congrats Jeroen.

ebsmooth

9:29AM | Sat, 30 April 2005

is he eating a mosquito? this is an awesome capture, the color and pov are excellent! impressive that you caught him having a snack!!! very well done!!!

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Zacko

9:58AM | Sat, 30 April 2005

Creeeeeepy!!!! Wow, so cool! And i bet you used such a terrific camera to be able to take that shot....GORGEOUS WORK ONCE AGAIN JEROEN!!! Enjoy your saturday evening #:O)

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nongo

10:33AM | Sat, 30 April 2005

Excellent photography as usual, but creepy spider, and even more creepy is the fact that it jumps, YIKES, I'm out-a-here... LOL ;)

cynlee

10:42AM | Sat, 30 April 2005

eeeeeeeeeeek!! great catch on the part of the spider & you!! :]

thesymphonyofthelife

10:54AM | Sat, 30 April 2005

an excellent macro with nice shade of the colors and litghning. have a good day

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SNAKEY

11:01AM | Sat, 30 April 2005

YOU NAUGHTY BOY.... U DID FOOL ME ON THE SNAIL ONE.;) THIS ONE IS AS EEEKKKKKY AS CAN BE:p:p

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odie

11:50AM | Sat, 30 April 2005

Thank you for the title!! I was fairly warned this time. LOL Excellent shot! (and I'm glad the spider is hungry since now I'm not...heh heh.) :0) p.s. I knew that other one was a snail...

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