Jumpers (8 legged)

[ShootHoops]

#7! Who won? lol

 

[John E.]

Wonderful set. Your pictures are at the least the match of any that I have seen:thumbsup:

 

[Puscas]

dude, these are awesome. Love em all

so true





pascal

 

[bla]

Let's get scientific.

From Wikipedia (which I adore):

Jumping spiders are generally diurnal, active hunters. Their well developed internal hydraulic system extends their limbs by altering the pressure of body fluid (blood) within them. This enables the jumping spiders to jump without having large muscular legs like a grasshopper.

When a jumping spider is moving from place to place, and especially just before it jumps from one place to another, it tethers a filament of silk to whatever it is standing on. Should it fall for one reason or another, it climbs back up the silk tether.

Cool images worthy of a COOL spider.

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

awesome shots, looks like great lens too. I am heading for costa Rica next week, and i think I might get this macro before i go.. if my pockets are deep enough.

 

[oldnavy170]

OOOhhhh, I hate spiders. Creepy. Nice shots though!

 

[Peanuts]

Oh my, your macros are stunning - honestly - stunning.

This actual reminds me that just a few days ago I was working on a school project that included photographing a 1 day old embryo (just) of a chicken and I was thinking to myself "Argh! If only I had contacted Woodsac and asked how he managed those amazing macros" But now I know. Wow. Can't wait to see more

 

[woodsac]

Really...thank you!

I appreciate every single comment!!!

yep gimp, those are single blades of grass