yummy a drumstick

[doto]

This feast took place on my not so clean pc monitor, which explains the dust, It's the first time I've used a tripod with my raynox 250, and it helps a lot just to move the tripod a bit back and forth. The spider was 5 mm in size and the moth was bigger. just cropped and a little added fill light.

an overview



a little closer



yummy a drumstick



now i have to clean my monitor
c&c welcome as always

Dov

[Tajemi]

Very nice!! Love the eyes in the final pic... I love snapping spiders and to catch one with a meal is just a treat! Well done!

[daft_biker]

Cracking find!....or would really put a smile on my face finding a jumping spider (Salticidae) with prey...or even better hunting and catching prey I like the first couple of pics (2nd one in particular!) but find they look a bit contrasty and over-sharpened?

I don't know the proper name for the spider above...is it North American? The most common jumping spider in the UK is a Zebra spider (Salticus scenicus) which I've had the pleasure of photographing a few times...these shots on the PC monitor reminded me of the time I opened my curtains to find one munching a mayfly on my front window. Link to my jumping spider pics on Flickr

[windrider86]

i THINK I AM GONNA HAVE NIGHTMARES NOW

[Tajemi]

Awesome Andrew!!
I have to share mine now!! I protected a gravid Huntsman spider until after her eggs hatched. I took heaps of pics of her with her newborns. Unfortunately my camera skill and the lack of efficient macro on my camera meant I had to do lots of cropping in hopes that I focused in on the right area...
Huntsman
I love this shot, she is so placid and patient with her little ones and you will notice she has a baby on her mouth parts

[doto]

Originally Posted by Tajemi

Very nice!! Love the eyes in the final pic... I love snapping spiders and to catch one with a meal is just a treat! Well done!

Thank you I agree it's rather special, and because he was so busy eating, I had plenty of time to take shots

Dov

[doto]

Originally Posted by daft_biker

Cracking find!....or would really put a smile on my face finding a jumping spider (Salticidae) with prey...or even better hunting and catching prey I like the first couple of pics (2nd one in particular!) but find they look a bit contrasty and over-sharpened

I don't know the proper name for the spider above...is it North American? The most common jumping spider in the UK is a Zebra spider (Salticus scenicus) which I've had the pleasure of photographing a few times...these shots on the PC monitor reminded me of the time I opened my curtains to find one munching a mayfly on my front window. Link to my jumping spider pics on Flickr

I did sharpen a bit and maybe did not need it, you might be right there. The spider is from Israel, and certainly jumps around. I enjoyed your pictures.

Thanks

Dov

[doto]

Originally Posted by windrider86

i THINK I AM GONNA HAVE NIGHTMARES NOW

Lucky they are less than a centimeter long

[doto]

Originally Posted by Tajemi

Awesome Andrew!!
I have to share mine now!! I protected a gravid Huntsman spider until after her eggs hatched. I took heaps of pics of her with her newborns. Unfortunately my camera skill and the lack of efficient macro on my camera meant I had to do lots of cropping in hopes that I focused in on the right area...
Huntsman
I love this shot, she is so placid and patient with her little ones and you will notice she has a baby on her mouth parts

impressive shot Tanya, glad you enjoyed mine

Dov

[richb14]

Very very impressive, although maybe I'm looking incorrectly I can't see the young on the mouth parts.