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Now this is a macro photo...

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If you don't like spiders I suggest you avoid opening the pictures...

I found this little guy crawling around on my parents Christmas Tree (by "little" I mean roughly 5-10mm across)

I hope you enjoy them...

http://scottgunshell.smugmug.com/photos/442811929_GUD78-L.jpg

http://scottgunshell.smugmug.com/photos/442812000_AHazu-L.jpg

Scott
Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife...

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Terrific lighting, beautiful composition. What lens did you shoot this with?



Thanks... :)
MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x in conjunction with a MT-24EX twin light... hand held about 2/3rds up the Christmas tree (on the back side... my back was sore after about 5 minutes) I think the shots are about 3-4x Mag...

I did some post processing in Lightroom 2.2 (minor color and white balancing mostly...)
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Yep - I agree.

If I'm not mistaken it's a wolf spider - not as badass as a brown recluse, but it can still fuck you up in a similar way.



This little guy is far too small to be a wolf spider... ;) someone else in another forum suggested that it might be a Sac Spider... :)
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I'm not exactly sure but i'd go with the wolf spider ident.
They will grow to an amazing size but these looked like babies or young'uns. Cute little guys.....
They eat cockroaches by the numbers...

just to clarify... This only one spider... And it may be a wolf spider although it would be the first wolf spider I've seen in this area.
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Here are a few critter photos that I took recently on a canoe trip down the Pecos River in Texas.

The quality isn't as nice as Icon134's, but since we've got bug-lover's here, maybe you'll enjoy them.

1) Another spider. Look at those hairy legs!

2) Yellow bugs on yellow flowers. Good camouflage, so as not to be eaten by birds.

3) More bugs on flowers.

4) How about something a little prettier: From the annual monarch butterfly migration.

5) And ending with "cute": a baby lizard.

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The quality isn't as nice as Icon134's, but since we've got bug-lover's here, maybe you'll enjoy them.

1) Another spider. Look at those hairy legs!

Wow... that there is a black widow!!!:o


Not sure about that. The web looks like a widow, but, Ive never seen a widow have hairy legs like that.

Might be a different type?
Hell, I never heard of Brown widows till a few months ago.
I am NOT being loud.
I'm being enthusiastic!

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