I want spiders

[dylanstraub]

I've noticed that there are a lot of spider macro's in this forum and I'm looking for advice. I think spiders are cool and I'd love to get some macro's but I don't know where to look for them. I haven't seen any in the house so I have to look outside. Any suggestions regarding the type of habitat etc would be appreciated. I don't have a nice lighting setup yet but I have a 60mm prime with a nice magnification rate. Information about technique or even a good book that's worked for you would be helpful. Thanks in advance.

 

[Bios.]

Depends what spiders your looking for, garden orb weavers make webs pretty much anywhere, wolf spiders tend to be on the ground as they don't make webs and I tend to find jumping spiders on walls facing the sun. You've just got to get out and look for them. I find that you have to look at a small area quite closely and as soon as you get your eye in you will start noticing more and more things.

 

[Forkie]

You can find them pretty much anywhere! Do you have a garage, shed or attic? Look in the corners, you should find plenty of large-ish dark spiders there. Look under stones and rocks or logs and in nooks and crannies in walls. There really are few places where you won't find any!

You're a braver man than I, sticking your nose into dark spiderly corners!