Mating Orb Weavers
Aug 30, 2013 11:21:10 #
Our town has a "bridge of flowers" - a foot bridge loaded with window boxes and hanging baskets of flowers. I went down last night after dark and there were tons of spiders and webs. It's hard trying to focus, as the lighting is artificial and spotty, but got these shots.
Male Orbweaver (large pedipalps) just hanging around
He Came In Fast
Success, but I think he dies after?
Aug 30, 2013 11:38:00 #
Aug 30, 2013 11:40:19 #
napabob wrote:
nice timing, i like em
Thanks, it happened very fast. No foreplay here.
Aug 30, 2013 12:34:32 #
Aug 30, 2013 14:16:44 #
Aug 30, 2013 14:23:15 #
steve1oshea wrote:
Yup, I now apologize.And you called me a voyeur... Nice shooting.
:thumbup:
:thumbup:
Aug 30, 2013 16:49:27 #
The male (on right) is attempting to deposit a (shiny) sperm sac from his pedipalps, to the female's sperm receptacle, near the center of her abdomen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spider_internal_anatomy-en.svg .
Aug 30, 2013 16:53:58 #
Aug 30, 2013 17:14:24 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Wow Douglass, that's a nice complement coming from you. Excellent study! Textbook worthy.
People must think I'm nuts out on that bridge at night taking pictures. You guys did this to me (in a good way)!!
Aug 30, 2013 17:16:21 #
steve1oshea wrote:
As we all are. ;-)And you called me a voyeur... Nice shooting. :thumbup:
Aug 30, 2013 17:17:15 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
Yes, I have to admit that I was fascinated.As we all are. ;-)
Aug 30, 2013 22:10:19 #
You did very well focusing in suspect ambient lighting. Photos are crisp and subject matter quite interesting...
Aug 30, 2013 23:55:38 #
These are awesome!! Some thing I have never seen. Thank you for posting these. Nice!!!
Erv
Erv
Aug 31, 2013 10:33:05 #
A-PeeR wrote:
You did very well focusing in suspect ambient lighting. Photos are crisp and subject matter quite interesting...
Thanks. The lighting was a challenge, but the street light was just enough to make it possible. These little guys are very active after dark.
Aug 31, 2013 10:33:48 #
Erv wrote:
These are awesome!! Some thing I have never seen. Thank you for posting these. Nice!!!
Erv
Erv
Thanks, Erv. This was something new to me too. That's why I like macro.
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