I think I need a new lens. Is this thing poisionous?

[LightSpeed]

Just kidding.

 

[pbelarge]

Only when it bites...

 

[Ron Evers]

Nice shot.

 

[jamesdavidboro]

Good work!

 

[NikonNewbie]

Just kidding.

That is friggin awesome! did you kill it after you shot it?

 

[ann]

nice shot but why kill it? hope not it just helped you make a nice image

 

[NikonNewbie]

nice shot but why kill it? hope not it just helped you make a nice image

it was a joke...down girl

 

[misstwinklytoes]

If it were close to my house I'd probably have killed it. My husband has a sever fear of spiders (More severe than mine) and he has a tendency to shoot them!

 

[Stormchase]

I think its mock coloring. I dont think that they are poison. I have them all over here by my house. Its not a widow. Nice shot by the way. They photo well as they dont move around much

 

[LightSpeed]

No, I don't murder my subjects when I finish with them. The spider is alive and well. Thanks for the comments everyone.

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

Nice shot. Where did you find him at?


I would have killed it. Don't want one of those finding its way into my newborns crib, stroller, blanket etc etc......Plus I hate spiders. Now if it wasn't on or in the general vicinity of my house, I would let it live. I mean afterall, I do pay for an exterminator, whats the difference if I kill him along with all his brethren or by himself?

 

[LightSpeed]

Nice shot. Where did you find him at?


I would have killed it. Don't want one of those finding its way into my newborns crib, stroller, blanket etc etc......Plus I hate spiders. Now if it wasn't on or in the general vicinity of my house, I would let it live. I mean afterall, I do pay for an exterminator, whats the difference if I kill him along with all his brethren or by himself?

I'm an outdoors-man of sorts. I was out in the woods with a camera and a tripod instead of a gun. I was looking for a landscape and found a spider. So I tried to make the best of what was offered. The spider is tiny. He's quite a bit smaller, in mass, than a typical house fly. When I got to looking at him through the lens and saw all the colors, I became intrigued. I've never seen one like it. The slightest puff of wind moves this subject in and out of focus so it wasn't as easy as one might think. I have several shots of this subject that are quite a bit better than the one above.
I didn't kill him because for a time I became one with him, studying him from all angles and different light, watching him move. I'm often fascinated by the beauty in things that go overlooked and unseen. Now I know where he lives. I can shoot him again. The spider will die one day, but it won't be by my hand. Thanks again folks.

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

Yeah I definately wouldn't have killed him in that situation.

 

[Sonoma]

Just looked and they have four different varieties of "Widow" spiders in Florida. I'm just saying! We have the Brown Recluse here. Yee ha!

I don't kill them either though, just leave 'em be.

 

[FemFugler]

The colours are simply outstanding.

Btw, i also usually leave my house pet spider be.... that is unless they're running across all over the place because that's just freaky but if they're just chillin' on a web somewhere i leave them alone.

Haha i like how this turned into a discussion about what we do when we find spiders.