Large spider and nest.
Jan 30, 2015 10:41:43 #
I have done more birding lately and my macro has been neglected and now I find my macro skill development has dropped back a bit.
While chasing bees today I found this spider and nest tucked behind a large leaf stump in a Palm tree. The spider appears to be asleep by her nest.
The first is not macro in order to show the context and none are cropped. It was very awkward getting light into this small space while attached to the camera. I will go again with detached speedlight.
D7000 and 105mm lens and speedlight.
While chasing bees today I found this spider and nest tucked behind a large leaf stump in a Palm tree. The spider appears to be asleep by her nest.
The first is not macro in order to show the context and none are cropped. It was very awkward getting light into this small space while attached to the camera. I will go again with detached speedlight.
D7000 and 105mm lens and speedlight.
Jan 30, 2015 10:58:08 #
Great shots, Brenda. Inside the white egg is there just one spider or are there millions (well quite a few anyway)? He looks hairy like a tarantula. Is he big sort of like 50mm long or more 1/2 inch long. Sorry I can't equate 1/2 inch to mm.
Jan 30, 2015 12:00:03 #
dennis2146 wrote:
Hi Dennis, she was less than 2-inches perhaps about 40mm. I couldn't get her all in the 1:1 frame. As for the nest I cannot see into it but it is quite large. I will return again tomorrow but I find these more scary that the cute little jumpers which are not around at the moment.Great shots, Brenda. Inside the white egg is there just one spider or are there millions (well quite a few anyway)? He looks hairy like a tarantula. Is he big sort of like 50mm long or more 1/2 inch long. Sorry I can't equate 1/2 inch to mm.
I am glad you dispatched your brown spider.
Jan 30, 2015 12:08:29 #
AlicanteBrenda wrote:
Thanks, Brenda. I am glad I did away with it too. I am normally not a spider/insect person. I enjoy photographing them and if they are outside I leave them in peace knowing they do their job for the environment. But if they are inside the house and are poisonous it is a different story altogether. Hi Dennis, she was less than 2 inches perhaps about 40mm. I couldn't get her all in the 1:1 frame. As for the nest I cannot see into it but it is quite large. I will return again tomorrow but I find these more scary that the cute little jumpers which are not around at the moment.
I am glad you dispatched your brown spider.
I am glad you dispatched your brown spider.
I am getting back into photographing and posting slowly. I had purchased a new Mac laptop and though some say the Mac is very intuitive it isn't for me. I had a devil of a time posting photos even though I went to different classes about it. I went to another one the other day and hopefully this one stuck and I can get on with my postings.
That is a good sized spider you are photographing. I would be wary of the little good sized spiders in the nest too.
Jan 30, 2015 12:16:56 #
Hi Brenda,
Yuck!
Don't you just have an overwhelming desire to reach in with your index finger and touch her to see if she jumps? Such feelings must be controlled and firmly held in check - it is an accident waiting to happen.
Yuck!
Don't you just have an overwhelming desire to reach in with your index finger and touch her to see if she jumps? Such feelings must be controlled and firmly held in check - it is an accident waiting to happen.
Jan 30, 2015 12:23:06 #
pfrancke wrote:
:thumbup: :lol: :thumbup:Don't you just have an overwhelming desire to reach in with your index finger and touch her to see if she jumps? Such feelings must be controlled and firmly held in check - it is an accident waiting to happen.
Jan 30, 2015 12:42:45 #
Cool shots Brenda. I love watching spiders & I'm not afraid of them. Maybe early exposure? I had a Science teacher who let his pet Tarantula crawl on us, if we allowed it. He showed us the "fangs". Another teacher was known to keep a snake in his jacket pocket. I think these experiences helped with the fear factor.
Jan 30, 2015 17:46:22 #
I suspect that this may be a species of Funnel Web spider. Research for your area.
Jan 30, 2015 19:04:34 #
pfrancke wrote:
No, I do not have that overwhelming desire, just the opposite in fact. I need to research if she and her brood are dangerous. :-( :thumbup:Hi Brenda, Yuck! Don't you just have an overwhelming desire to reach in with your index finger and touch her to see if she jumps? Such feelings must be controlled and firmly held in check - it is an accident waiting to happen.
Jan 30, 2015 19:07:00 #
Jan 30, 2015 19:07:14 #
AlicanteBrenda wrote:
I think your spider moved to Alicante after taking out the South side of Barcelona. Apparently it liked Barcelona as much as we do.No, I do not have that overwhelming desire, just the opposite in fact. I need to research if she and her brood are dangerous. :-( :thumbup:
Jan 30, 2015 19:54:22 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
Yea, right! I'm glad I didn't have your school teacher but I admire your bravery.Rub her on the tummy. Maybe she'll roll over and pose for you. ;-)
I think she may be hibernating while protecting her nest. I don't want to harm her but I cannot find what she is on the net - perhaps a Huntsman. I think Orb spiders die in the winter and I don't think she is a funnel spider because her nest seems a heap built on the side of the tree with her laying beside it. I'll have another look tomorrow and report back.
Jan 30, 2015 20:12:27 #
AlicanteBrenda wrote:
I had an Orb Weaver over-winter on my front porch a few years ago with temperatures in the 20s-Fahrenheit. (I didn't tell anyone in the family she was there). I think the heat from the porch light helped. Early in the Spring, she laid eggs, then died.I think she may be hibernating while protecting her nest. I don't want to harm her but I cannot find what she is on the net - perhaps a Huntsman. I think Orb spiders die in the winter and I don't think she is a funnel spider because her nest seems a heap built on the side of the tree with her laying beside it. I'll have another look tomorrow and report back.
Jan 30, 2015 20:44:05 #
Jan 31, 2015 04:32:05 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
Happy and sad story at the same time. By the way, if your family reads this, they will never trust you again.I had an Orb Weaver over-winter on my front porch a few years ago with temperatures in the 20s-Fahrenheit. (I didn't tell anyone in the family she was there). I think the heat from the porch light helped. Early in the Spring, she laid eggs, then died.
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