Adult Male Hentzia palmarum Jumping Spider
Not a great photo, and only one eye is in focus, but taking anything at 10:1 magnification and f/5.6 with a bellows is a small feat in itself (especially difficult if it is a jumping spider, but this guy spent some time cleaning his fangs with his palps, giving me a chance to try a high magnification shot). I used the 28mm reversed on extension tubes mounted to the bellows at full extension. The field of view as shown above is likely ~1.5mm give or take a bit, I'm guessing pretty roughly.
I photographed a ruler using the above setup, and I could just barely fit 2mm in the field of view.
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Martia, timbersmith/ sandra dögg, scubapup, :chris:, and 367 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Thomas Shahan (44 months ago | reply)
Here is a photo of this guy on my hand to give you an idea of his size:
He spread his chelicerae/fangs out wide at one point while cleaning them. These fangs must rival Zygoballus rufipes in terms of size in relation to body size:
Also, I found a nice looking Stagmomantis carolina mantis on a stump:
And a beetle that mimics a velvet ant:
Martia (44 months ago | reply)
WOWWW! This is insane!
Incredible job!
timbersmith/ sandra dögg (44 months ago | reply)
wow how do u do that!!!!
can´t decide if it´s beautiful or gonna give me nightmares...:-/
Parhelion Photography (44 months ago | reply)
SOOOO envious. This image is sublime.
scubapup (44 months ago | reply)
damn, you make me want to go beyond 1:1 lol
:chris: (44 months ago | reply)
Always amazing.
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Huynh Pham (44 months ago | reply)
Wow! nice DOF
*Jerry H* (44 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot.
MEaves (44 months ago | reply)
Just outstanding
I saw this great photo at
Hamilton Images (44 months ago | reply)
Sweet shot of this little guy. Very cute too. Those fangs would look downright dangerous if you didn't know how big he was :)
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Woah, this is awesome. Very inspirational macro work!
jciv (44 months ago | reply)
WOW!! 10:1 magnification. Amazing shot. Perfect DOF.
ashley rose, (44 months ago | reply)
ewwwww D:
that is an AMAZING macro (:
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T.Morris (44 months ago | reply)
All fantastic shots. Keep 'em coming. :)
Blake Streets (44 months ago | reply)
ayy q miedo
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great shot
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fringefalcon (44 months ago | reply)
Thats an incredible shot!
Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com) (44 months ago | reply)
Awesome shot! What a crazy magnification :D
b_nicodemus (44 months ago | reply)
OH MY GOSH! Those fangs are amazing...and you had it in your HAND! Gorgeous shots, as usual - simply amazing.
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SMB(spidermanbryce) (44 months ago | reply)
brilliant shot!!!
Conrad¡ (44 months ago | reply)
Are you telling me this picture is about that mini extra little spider in your hand?!?!? buff!, too much!
Thankful! (44 months ago | reply)
As previously said, "Inspirational"!
New Zealand Wild (44 months ago | reply)
Great set of macro images here.
That spider is awesome.
Nice work.
troubledog (44 months ago | reply)
This beautiful photo was seen at:
"The World Up-Close (Nature Macro)".
stunning to say the least!
Goshinsky (44 months ago | reply)
Stunning!!
Geeflex (44 months ago | reply)
Perfection !!!!
teejaybee (44 months ago | reply)
Damn those fangs are HUGE! Awesome series of shots
kasmil (44 months ago | reply)
Yes they are very small but with a huge eyes,.
excellent capture :)
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goondu8 (44 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot of your micro.
Siprico (44 months ago | reply)
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zoootty (44 months ago | reply)
GREAT job!!!!!
ricerca, sperimentazione e tecnica di alto livello!
veramente bravo.
tataquax (44 months ago | reply)
splendid capture!!!
jeans_Photos (44 months ago | reply)
That is awesome. Good thing it is tiny with those fangs. Thanks for showing us.
heyrod (44 months ago | reply)
Great 10.1x and wicked "fangs" shots.
tomquah (44 months ago | reply)
wow, what can i say. this is extreme. awesome.
jenofdiamond (44 months ago | reply)
Great shots of the spider, he's so tiny. N more nice shots of your Mantis and Beetle too - well done!
Z!KeepeR (44 months ago | reply)
Stunning... That's gorgeous shot!
Joseph Choo (44 months ago | reply)
This is cool. This is my type of shot.
hugoboss85 (44 months ago | reply)
very good!!!
jzacek (44 months ago | reply)
Send me one of the jumping spiders from US :-D they are great! I could not find more than 3 species here in Europe.
Fotos Leandro (44 months ago | reply)
Great macro!!! beautiful color!
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*Anna E. (44 months ago | reply)
Wow! Incredible!
MayGuay (44 months ago | reply)
Amazing!
BRAVO!
1987porsche944 (44 months ago | reply)
Wow! Insanely awesome macro shot! The colors and details are fantastic!
mharoldsewell (44 months ago | reply)
Unbelievable detail...SUPER image...!!
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Odephoto (44 months ago | reply)
This shot is phenomenal. Only when you have so many stunning photos could you think about criticizing a glassy-eyed beauty like this.
zxgirl (44 months ago | reply)
Those shots of the spider are magnificent! I love seeing these details so closely, and seeing how tiny he is - wow! Unbelievable.
Modo Frodo's Cabinet of Curiosities (44 months ago | reply)
At the risk of repeating myself -- simply unbelievable. Fantastic shots. All of them.
not too shabby (44 months ago | reply)
wicked shot!!! yeah don't have to tell me about using a bellow, you have succeeded well!!!
lindazFlickr (44 months ago | reply)
Wow! What a super shot!!!