Click here for a larger view as flickr tends to over-sharpen these smaller thumbnails! This apparently tipsy female Phidippus regius female (found by a helpful Guillaume Dury) was more than willing to pose for photos from several attendees at the 2012 Bugshot workshop. Given that one of my ultimate goals while in Florida was to find this exact species - I'm grateful that I finally got a chance to photograph one of North America's largest and most beautiful Phidippus species! The image above is a single shot taken with a 50mm prime reversed on a set of extension tubes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you're into macro photography, entomology, or just want to hang out in Central America - I'm proud to announce I will once again co-instructing a Bugshot, a macro-photography workshop with Alex Wild, John Abbott, and Piotr Naskrecki - this time in BELIZE! More information can be found here and here
We all know that the internet is cool, but you know what else is cool? Spiders. Yep, spiders. And they’re not just cool, they can even be cute! Cute spiders? Unbelievable.
North America is home to hundreds of jumping spider species. Here're 35 common types of jumping spiders you may encounter.
Maddy Major is breeding super-cute arachnids at home in Findhorn.
These jumping spiders from the land down under really know how to flaunt it
Cardamom Mts, Cambodia
Jumping spiders size, where do they live, are they poisonous, do they bite & make webs, where & how long do they live, what do they eat
A collection of fascinating pics to help you finish off the week.
Jumping Spiders Lifespan is depend upon the thier specie and life supportive environment. Normally a jumping spider can live upto 3 years.
youtu.be/VEAMq3y0950 This peacock spider from Western Australia was previously known as Saitis speciosus but has now been included in Maratus. The orange hairs are only visible during the display. If you want to read the paper where this species is illustrated in more detail you can download Peckhamia 103.1 from here (might take a couple of minutes) peckhamia.com/peckhamia/PECKHAMIA_103.1.pdf
Explore thengoctran19's 599 photos on Flickr!
Hold me closer, tiny dancer: A new species of dancing peacock spider has been discovered and described in Australia. Watch some amazing new footage of the wee terpsichorean arachnid getting its groove on.
Jumping Spiders Lifespan is depend upon the thier specie and life supportive environment. Normally a jumping spider can live upto 3 years.
watch my VIDEO at rumble.com/v4jpyj from Ecuador: www.flickr.com/andreaskay/albums
This post is about how to handle a jumping spider for the first time with a few advised on how to do it successfully
We know spiders best as quiet, eight-legged monsters who lurk around and trap their prey with webs and venom. But 13 percent of the more than 450,000 arachnid species can aggressively stalk prey and lunge at them with a jump attack, like an eight-legged tiger, or a horrible version of Aragog’s children on steroids. Terrifying as it is, the way these spiders jump is worth studying.
Regal Jumper - Phidippus regius | ©Patrick Zephyr (Florida, US) Phidippus regius (Salticidae) is aptly named in terms of its size (Regal jumping spider), as it is the largest jumping spider in...
