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Metacyrba taeniolaPentax 28mm reversed on D90
Interfit diffuser, flash on full
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These little guys are gorgeous up close...you take the best shots of them. Very detailed.
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They are. They are so cool too, some are strangely people friendly.
Thank you very much for the kind words.
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I've never had a fear of spiders..I handle them all the time 
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Jumpers in particular have unique, and very strong personalities. If you find one in a place that has somewhere to hide you're better off putting your arm out and coaxing them to jump or crawl on you, then put them down somewhere you can easily contain them for a few minutes. Most of them are total maniacs, and will be running around pretty much constantly... but like people, there are some who are really cool, calm, and curious. This female Phidippus putnami [link] was so mellow and friendly.. I shot her probably 5 separate times, and she was totally comfortable around me.
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You have such luck with these little guys...where do you usually find them? I see them every once in awhile, but not too often. I love the ones with the vibrant colors, like yours here: [link]
I've seen a few Golden Orb-weavers here, which are one of my favorites. I love their colors.
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I like Orb weavers too, they are abundant around here.
But Salticids are my favorite... so much personality, and certain species are brilliantly colored. Jumpers are smart, hunting spiders, therefore they are often hard to find. Consider yourself lucky if you stumble on one, because usually they will slip out of view when people come around. I actually go out and look for them, and invest a great deal of time into looking for jumpers and dragon/damselflies. Jumpers can be found really anywhere, they love wooden railings (handrails), picnic benches, and anywhere else that gets heated up by the sun. They use the warmth of the sunlight to charge their energy for hunting and jumping, so they will find a good spot on a branch or railing and just chill there awhile and absorb the heat. They will stake out plants which produce pollen and hunt on various insects which come to pollinate the plant. They feed on flies, mites, bees, aphids, basically anything close to their size, so anywhere you can find these things, you will often find jumpers hunting them. I find them around my work a lot, so now I keep a plastic container (about the size of a basketball) and will put them in there with maybe a fly to eat and some water, then when I get off and have time to shoot them, I do, and then I put them back where they were.
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You know, that's a good idea to keep a container around. I saw a gorgeous yellow and pink moth at work a few weeks ago (I believe it was a Rosy Maple) I wished, at that time, that I had something to keep him in for the time being. And I'll have to look for jumping spiders in those areas...it's very difficult to find them because they're so small and fast. I wish I had a better macro lens as well.
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Yeah, I highly suggest keeping something around in case you come across something magnificent. I always seem to stumble across bugs when I'm at work or doing something else, so I need to have somewhere to put them or else I would lose alot of rare chances.
You know, a good macro lens isn't really essential, lately I've been using a 28mm reversed... you can also reverse any prime, like if you have a 50mm, they work great. All you need is a reverse ring which you can order on fleabay for a few dollars... well worth it. Just make sure the prime that you'd be reversing DOES have an aperture ring... you can always pick up old ones for cheap too.
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Very true, a good macro lens is helpful, but not crucial. So is a good camera...but a true artist with talent can make something beautiful with almost any camera.
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