First attempt at macro photography- jumping spider

[Chicxulub]

I couldn't get them to good because the lighting was terrible. I wanted to take pics of him because he had really cool coloration.

 

[moond0ggie]

Re: First attempt at macro photography- jumping sp

Nice shots,
I like those jumping spiders, I always try to get them to jump on my finger.
You can see them looking at you and they always turn to face you,
brave little buggers!

 

[freshert]

Re: First attempt at macro photography- jumping sp

If I saw that thing I would get as far away from it as possible :-[

 

[Murudai]

Re: First attempt at macro photography- jumping sp

If I saw that thing I would get as far away from it as possible :-[

Well, they aren't REALLY as big as they look in those pictures ;D

 

[Skram0]

Re: First attempt at macro photography- jumping sp

I'm getting itchy just looking at it... :-/

 

[Chicxulub]

Re: First attempt at macro photography- jumping sp

If I saw that thing I would get as far away from it as possible :-[

He was tiny, you probably wouldn't even notice him unless you were looking for him. He was about 4mm long at his longest dimension, nose to tail.

 

[nikokapo]

Re: First attempt at macro photography- jumping sp

do these have those itchy hair which they lay on your skin?

 

[Chicxulub]

Re: First attempt at macro photography- jumping sp

do these have those itchy hair which they lay on your skin?

Nah, those are mainly members of the tarantula family. These guys are very distantly related, they use their hair for insulation and feelers.

 

[bugattidude]

Re: First attempt at macro photography- jumping sp

dude... i saw 1 that was about a half inch long.... it was awesome too... think i watched it catch a ant...

i have alot of the funnel web spiders around my house... i feed ants to em... i dont get y ppl r afraid of em... they entertain me all the time

 

[Chicxulub]

Re: First attempt at macro photography- jumping sp

dude... i saw 1 that was about a half inch long.... it was awesome too... think i watched it catch a ant...

i have alot of the funnel web spiders around my house... i feed ants to em... i dont get y ppl r afraid of em... they entertain me all the time

Are you in Australia or America? There is a major difference between funnel web spiders from those two places. They share a name, but they're really only related in that they both have eight legs.