Immature Phidippus audax Jumping Spider
A nice little jumping spider I found this morning while wandering around in a field full of tall grass and wild flowers. I spotted several other fun bugs and 3 other jumping spiders, but didn't get any good photos (besides the robber fly shot from today).
I'm not sure if I have ever seen a jumping spider covered in pollen before, maybe he/she got in a tussle with a bug in one of the nearby wild flowers.
Taken with the 50mm reversed on some extension tubes. I tried to take a few high magnification face photos with the 28mm reversed on the tubes, but it made a leap for me, then leaped somewhere unknown (maybe it's still in my hair... that seems to happen more often than I would like.)
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Muskegger (Merritt), photoholic1, Jοey, Mark Philpott, and 159 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Thomas Shahan (45 months ago | reply)
I spotted this little jumping spider hanging out in the tall grass as shown here:
A rear view of the abdomen exhibiting some very cool red markings. (kind of looks like an upside-down face.)
Muskegger (Merritt) (45 months ago | reply)
WOW! The pollen adds a special great touch.
Jοey (45 months ago | reply)
Awesome jumper shot! Love the metallic color on those palps!
Mark Philpott (45 months ago | reply)
Incredible colours, makes it a piece of art !
scubapup (45 months ago | reply)
so awesome :)
Goshinsky (45 months ago | reply)
Awesome shot, it was handheld?
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Techuser (45 months ago | reply)
First time I see one covered in pollen
threefingeredlord (45 months ago | reply)
Amazing, the pollen is brilliant, these photos would be a good educational aid for teaching pollination in schools. Such a cute spider!
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tomatito rodriguez (45 months ago | reply)
nice jumper..very sharp..how big he was?
{SweetFields} Krysten (45 months ago | reply)
Amazing! I love the blue color of his front leggy thingies (technical term, eh?)
Juan Emilio - (45 months ago | reply)
Awesome macro
BEAUTIFUL, Well Done
Char3396 (45 months ago | reply)
This is really one of Natures Finest!!>
Abel y Ana - Cosa Nostra - (45 months ago | reply)
Amazing capture!
BluueFox (45 months ago | reply)
Great little fellow. Love his blue 'fangs' or whatever they are.
Bionic Rhonda, formally Cindersmom (45 months ago | reply)
great macro images, and I am struggling with how they are taken with tubes and how do you reverse a lens? Perfect images.... and I adore little jumping spiders.
mharoldsewell (45 months ago | reply)
AWESOME...!! Cute critter...!! :))
jkrlos36 (45 months ago | reply)
Wowww...!
Amazing macro my friend...!
Great details...!
Guslight (45 months ago | reply)
genial
bsmith4815 (45 months ago | reply)
wonderfully done!
Kiwi_GaL (45 months ago | reply)
OMG i never thought i'd say this...but this one looks kindda cute :P
Tony Fischer Photography (45 months ago | reply)
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Wow!!! Can't help to admire your shot. It's on the front page of Explroe.
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Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com) (45 months ago | reply)
Awesome shot as usual :)
Wendi's pics (45 months ago | reply)
Very cool!
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Thomas Shahan (45 months ago | reply)
Thanks everyone.
Goshinksy- Yes, it was handheld, and the wind was blowing pretty hard. I was steadying the leaf it was on with my left hand, while holding the camera with my right. I took 37 photos of this spider, and this (and the other 2 shown) was the only good image I got.
Cindersmom- Glad you like it. The extension tubes contain no glass, and merely serve to add space between the lens and the camera body. I reverse my lens with a ring that threads onto the filter threads of the lens.
Vale S. (45 months ago | reply)
Incredible macro and colours!
SkyTrekker (45 months ago | reply)
Wao, incredible details and colours!!!
Ron Mead (45 months ago | reply)
"Bizzarly" compelling photograph - congratulations!
Ginny Griffin (45 months ago | reply)
That is amazing!
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Amazing!!!!
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Venu Dharmaji (a bit busy...) (45 months ago | reply)
Nice colors!!!
Huynh Pham (45 months ago | reply)
Wow! great detail, color and DOF
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Marco Pepe - www.mpgallery.it (45 months ago | reply)
Stunning colours!
F A 6 M H. (45 months ago | reply)
OMG!!
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nlrockfans (45 months ago | reply)
Awesome closeup! Excellent detail!
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heyrod (45 months ago | reply)
Perfecto! Looks like its had a full day.
radio4 (45 months ago | reply)
Beautiful little jumper!!
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zxgirl (45 months ago | reply)
Good eye! I love the pollen - goes well with his orange face! But I love the metallic blue chelicerae even more. Wonderful find, and too funny that he jumped at you. =)
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Z!KeepeR (45 months ago | reply)
That one was cute %)
Atrøphos (45 months ago | reply)
It's beautiful the detail of the pollen all over its body and the blue tones in its mouth... perfect!
Joseph Choo (45 months ago | reply)
Great macro! I like the blue fangs.
Zenio Souza (45 months ago | reply)
Excelente foto!
Parabéns!!!
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