Adult Male Habronattus coecatus Jumping Spider
A new species for me! First time to see any Habronattus around, and they really are different. This is an adult male, and the red facial markings are crazy, I've never seen such an intense color on a jumping spider. Plus, parts of the legs were an olive green! (Look to the right of the spider's head.) This guy had some huge palps, which were unfortunately obscuring his chelicerae which were a very cool two-tone cream-black pattern.
This time I reversed the 28mm to a few extension tubes. Proved sharper than using a teleconverter, I may have to use the steup more often.
(The spider itself was easy to photograph, but it was almost impossible to take a photo that didn't either overexpose/oversaturate the red facial markings. So hopefully the red isn't too red on your monitor, but that is how it came out of the camera, and how the spider appeared to my eyes. As a result of the color issue, I did almost no post-processing at all, as just about any adjustment to contrast/ brightness would destroy any detail in the red. Tell me if it looks bizarre on your display.)
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Thomas Shahan (47 months ago | reply)
A rear view of the same spider:
BluAlien (47 months ago | reply)
Cool jumper!!! Love the "red mask" :)
This is a great macro shot!
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SMB(spidermanbryce) (47 months ago | reply)
lovely shot!
Jοey (47 months ago | reply)
Excellent find.. very cool color detail!
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jciv (47 months ago | reply)
Very pretty jumping spider. I love the red, I think it looks just right on my screen and really nice against the light blue background.
dpfunsun (47 months ago | reply)
very cool
kris102008 (47 months ago | reply)
well done! I think it looks just beautiful! I have to say jumping spiders are just wonderful subjects and you've just done an expert job!
Huynh Pham (47 months ago | reply)
So nice spider!
heyrod (47 months ago | reply)
Striking spider, great work
andysulivan (47 months ago | reply)
Looks great on my monitor! Great shot Opo!
Techuser (47 months ago | reply)
Very pretty spider
Tunedbeat (47 months ago | reply)
Great capture and wondeful comp.
CharlesLam (47 months ago | reply)
Beautiful red face, great shot.
Tiomanese (47 months ago | reply)
Great capture! The red is just nice. Well done on the lighting control!!
klovir (47 months ago | reply)
another great photo from you again!
-Siep- (47 months ago | reply)
Excellent macro.
actionman248 (47 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Salticidae, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Z!KeepeR (47 months ago | reply)
Superb! 8) He has impressive coloring.
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Great Macro!
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truan (47 months ago | reply)
excellent shot
pocolover1957 (47 months ago | reply)
Very nice shot - the red face looks great. Nice red fang too.
Joseph Choo (47 months ago | reply)
Very well capture of a lovely spider.
Rossoenero...già anarchos_46 (47 months ago | reply)
Great Macro!
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Red~Cyan (47 months ago | reply)
Cute!
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Leslie Clement (47 months ago | reply)
You did a great job. The red looks perfect on my Cinema Display.
natalija2006 (47 months ago | reply)
Beautiful :-)
Great Macro!
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anjoudiscus (47 months ago | reply)
Magnifique !
freedog72 (46 months ago | reply)
Great shot.
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CatDancing (46 months ago | reply)
Fascinating! Great shot and I enjoy reading your descriptions, too. Thanks for sharing.
somatochlora (34 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Habronattus jumping spiders, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
lieve kuka (30 months ago | reply)
Wonderfull photo!!!
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listentoreason (30 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot, awesome detail!
Siegfried Tremel (22 months ago | reply)
Excellent macro.....
Joshi Anand (9 months ago | reply)
mind blowing stuff !