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Spiny backed orb weaver
I know most people hate them, but I adore spiders and other things people would find creepy.
Not a selfie!
Female hentz jumping spider
Jumping spiders are what I usually hunt for. I love the eyes and think they're adorable!
Bark lynx spider. These make me think of ewoks!
Male magnolia green jumping spider
Eustala orb weaver
Not a spider, I know. But who could resist a tiny snail?
Female magnolia green jumping spider
Female hentz jumping spider. Very gravid and ready to lay eggs.
I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but I love finding the stuff most people miss out in the world and catching the details that you don't normally get to see. I've been doing photography for about 4 years now and have been obsessed with macro ever since I picked up my first macro lens.
Thank you for looking and sorry to all the arachnophobes that got this far!
EDIT: Thank you to everyone for the kind words! I expected this to die in usersub. Since I'm getting asked a lot, I shoot with a Nikon Z5. These were taken with a Laowa 25mm 2.5-5x and the flash is a Godox speed light with a home made diffuser with a Pringles can and packing material in the lid to aim the flash down.
EDIT 2: Updated the photos with species names.
EDIT 3: Oh my gosh, thank you everyone for all of the kind words! I did not expect this to go to FP. I post more content on Instagram under @drewlittle690 if anyone wants to see more content.
Because I've been asked, here are more photos:
By popular demand, part two of my macro highlights! https://imgur.com/gallery/Q0MN6Gn
RobertDinero013
Jumping spiders are cool as hell, +1 for your work
ExquisiteConundrum
SOOO CUTE!
justhereforthefood13
FistMyBump
These spiders have no clothes on; call your hobby what is it: taking nudes of spiders
PopliKid
I love how they all look like you just caught them getting out of the shower. Really cool photos, op!
xyxyxyxy31
electronicbovine
Mmm snails
manulofdoom
Radula!
snowy129
I love spiders too! :D jumpers and wolf spiders are all around where I live. First pic looks like a crab spider, we get those too
buttdestroyer
Spider bro, spider bro, does whatever spider bro does, can he swing, from a web? I dunno, but he's my bro.
buttdestroyer
LOOOOK OUUUUTTTT! THIS POST HAS MULTIPLE SPIDER BROS!
dasAchteck
Maybe someday you'll capture the splendor of @TinyOctopus
TinyOctopus
uh.
Hyp415
Arachnophile here! Love that there's more people out there that love them. :)
Kemi337
Excellent pictures! I offer this Phidippus Audax in exchange!
SassyPallascat
I love spiders! Especially jumping spiders so thank you for this post! Great photos!! +1
PeerNooijen
Quality with Q ...
MarisaTomei
I just don’t like anything that can harm me even if I don’t mean it harm. Spider bro chill, do you, just don’t bother me.
Noyounot
I think everybody Love Jumping Spiders :D or should and nice Fotos!Do you know the what the first Spider exactly is?
Staticmoot42
First photo is a spiny backed orb weaver. I was lucky enough to catch her on a flat surface.
SvarvSven
@op another jumping spider sends hello
TremendousDude5
# 8 is David Bowie reincarnated.
MoonDrunkWolf
I thought the exact same thing about this one;) I have a small anisocoria myself, and although some say it looks cool, it can be a nuisance
sochilln
BunchaCrunchOfHuman
Staticmoot42
This is so cool!
BunchaCrunchOfHuman
You captured her personality first, she just spoke to me. ☺️
jesusisherelookbusy
"DAMN IT @op ! I DIDN'T WANT PICTURES OF ACTUAL SPIDERS! I WANT PICTURES OF SPIDER-MAN!!"
MotherofCoeurls
I. Want. MOAR.
Staticmoot42
Just added another post with more shots ?
suspectbucket
Any golden orb weavers? They're my favorite. Not very tiny though :p
annolyn
I love these guys too! So pretty.
Staticmoot42
I do find a lot of golden web orb weavers. They're actually too big to take photos of with this lens. I'll do another dump later!
Panfake
I love spiders!I keep tarantulas and two real spiders as pets and I LOVE YOUR PICTURES!They‘re amazing!
MaadMaanMaatt
Really cool images
Staticmoot42
Thank you!
ItsActuallyDavidNow
Dude… your homemade flash reflector dodad is amazing and I’ll be adding it to my kit.
Staticmoot42
Pringles can and duct tape! It has made such a huge difference for my macro photography and it's so portable.
ItsActuallyDavidNow
What lens do you generally use for your macro photography?
Staticmoot42
Depending on what I'm shooting, either a Laowa 25mm 2.5-5x or a Sigma 105mm f2.8. These were all taken with the Laowa.
whatisimgurallabout
That looks way more reasonably priced than I thought. I may put the Laowa on the ole wish list for my Nikon!
Staticmoot42
Fair warning, it had a steep learning curve! Using the mirrorless helps too for focus peaking with such a shallow DOF.
sunnysloth
I hate being near spiders but I love looking at pictures of them. I feel like my dear lessen each time. Thank you
sunnysloth
Fears
thedewser
Fun hobby. Definitely the more adorable of our 8 legged friends. I have a great pic of one with lunch in it's mandibles.
ParallelParkingInABurka
Arachnophobe here, I braved your post. Upvoted for enthusiasm & excellent pics & funky headgear (you) despite too many legs (spiders).
Imherefortheanimalpics
"Funky headgear, eh?" - Date Mike
HyenDry
Yeah, hat and sunglasses are a bit odd
SonOfChicken
Big spiders are scary. But jumping spiders are so damned cute. They look like little old spectacled men from cartoons
lurksohardmotherfuckerswannafindme
Honestly thought the flash was attached to the hat.
Staticmoot42
No worries! It does come in handy to brace my head against the flash to stabilize the camera.
ParallelParkingInABurka
... I did until I read your comment. So it's normal headgear and unrelated funky actual gear. ?♀️
biklvonpancakes
You're an arachnophobe? What the hell dude just let spiders get married
ilsalta
Have you seen the lucas the spider videos? They actually helped me out a lot.
ParallelParkingInABurka
Yes, they're probably the reason I can mostly deal with jumping spider pics. In some vids he's walking too much & too "spidery" though. >.<
Beezlebubble
One thing that helped me as a kid was 1. Thinking of them from a sciencey point of view and 2. I moved into a house that had a swamp
Beezlebubble
Attached to the yard (very little) they ate ALL the mosquitos if we didnt kill them. As long as I ignored em, no bugs! The silent pact...
ParallelParkingInABurka
I get what you're saying but I can't really fight it with reason. It's an involuntary thing.
InquisitorOctaviusoftheOrdoMalleus
The male mongolia green was not acceptable the female is okay
Staticmoot42
The males are definitely creepier with the huge fangs, but they're about the size of my thumbnail and so gentle!
InquisitorOctaviusoftheOrdoMalleus
Hmm
Staticmoot42
I appreciate it! I know most people hate them, but spiders really are my favorite!
GlebReawer
They are my allies in the fight against mosquitoes and the occasional fly.
scoobydoobydoh
I don’t much care for spiders... but I am genuinely happy you do! Keep up the great work @OP
deviantduck69
Google Opo Terser's macrophotography work of jumping spiders then get really sad because you'll never be that good. I did.
ThePunnyGuy
I love spiders and these pics. I hope you continue to share them here.
Eddi3v
How many times have they jumped onto your lens, causing you to freak out?
AngelButter
I have a picture somewhere of my hyllus diardi totally pleased with herself... inside my camera lens. It took like an hour to coax her out.
Staticmoot42
The magnolia green jumping spiders love to do this, but it doesn't freak me out. I don't mind handling the little dudes.
mindthemelmsz
The jumpers like to hang out. Nice work.
FallenJester
Any chance you can label the species by the pics? Like that brown fuzzy guy, any idea what that is?
Staticmoot42
Sure can!
justarocknroller
One time a P. audax jumped into my sunglasses from like four feet away. Incredible little critters.
venomlash
We had a bunch of them in the geology department office at my old uni a few years back. Handsome little devils.
Staticmoot42
P. Audax and P. Regius are my absolute favorites, but they haven't been around much lately.
keysdreamin
They're hatching out right now in my greenhouse
annolyn
I saw a BEAUTIFUL blk/orng P. Regius two days ago. Wanted to get closer for pics but she was eating a snack and I didn’t want to bother her
justarocknroller
It's still pretty early in the year for jumping spiders, not to mention all the crazy weather. They'll probably show up in a month or so :)
Staticmoot42
I'm in central Florida, so thankfully spiders are year round here! But regals are seasonal for sure.
justarocknroller
Do you get Joro spiders in that part of Florida? I've looked a few times but never found any