Phidippus Putnami
May 25, 2015 12:34:59 #
Spent some time with my little fellow this morning. Smallest Phidippus I've worked with to date. Close to 6 or 7mm. Most of the Phidippus I photograph are 12 to 14mm and larger. Small crickets are larger than this jumper. I'm amazed at all of the color and hair on this guy. With the naked eye, he looks like a plain black-bodied jumper with a few dots and stripes of white on his back. Under the lens it's a different story.
Look close in the jumpers eyes
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Here you go Allen, sometimes simple is better..
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May 25, 2015 12:58:11 #
that second one is a nice setting.
I was so proud of myself for finding a 3mm one on my trash can lid.
What do you feed them down there? Monsanto might be interested.
I was so proud of myself for finding a 3mm one on my trash can lid.
What do you feed them down there? Monsanto might be interested.
May 25, 2015 13:09:36 #
oldtigger wrote:
Monsanto corn fed, chicken.What do you feed them down there? Monsanto might be interested.
May 25, 2015 13:39:06 #
May 25, 2015 13:48:54 #
Very cool. I love the flowers reflected in the eyes. The size is interesting-- I've not yet seen one larger than 6-7 mm. I believe they may have been larger in Oklahoma where I grew up-- I just never looked that close back then.
I've seen 3, maybe 4 species, here in Oregon. I have two repeaters that have appeared on the side of my house. It often dips into the mid 50's at night-- even during the summer-- so I'm not sure that's conducive to larger jumpers.
I've seen 3, maybe 4 species, here in Oregon. I have two repeaters that have appeared on the side of my house. It often dips into the mid 50's at night-- even during the summer-- so I'm not sure that's conducive to larger jumpers.
May 25, 2015 14:02:26 #
i live in texas and their not that big,whats up with that.
that is sure a pretty one,really nice shots!
that is sure a pretty one,really nice shots!
May 25, 2015 14:06:51 #
May 25, 2015 14:19:08 #
infestation wrote:
Thank youGreat sequence love the one peaking over the leaf
May 25, 2015 14:23:45 #
Thanks Allen. Oregon has the Phidippus audax, one of the largest in the country. Next time your on a road trip, stop and check out the road side yellow reflector signs. They often build nest between the reflector and the post. At the height of summer you should find them pretty easy. Although the males are black, the females can cover a wide range of colors. In the 14 to 18mm size..
May 25, 2015 14:25:12 #
tinusbum wrote:
Thanks Tom, they are as large in Texas as well. Road side reflectors, take a looki live in texas and their not that big,whats up with that. that is sure a pretty one,really nice shots!
May 25, 2015 14:25:27 #
napabob wrote:
Thanks Boball nice
.I'm partial to 2 and 3
.. composition and peekaboo
May 25, 2015 15:36:00 #
martinfisherphoto wrote:
Thanks for the locating tip. This might be the jumpers I remember seeing as a boy. They were very quick and often on the side of our house near the gutter downspouts.Oregon has the Phidippus audax, one of the largest in the country. Next time your on a road trip, stop and check out the road side yellow reflector signs. They often build nest between the reflector and the post. At the height of summer you should find them pretty easy. Although the males are black, the females can cover a wide range of colors. In the 14 to 18mm size.
May 25, 2015 16:07:44 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
They will nest and hang out around man made structures as well. Wooden fences is another good spot for them.This might be the jumpers I remember seeing as a boy. They were very quick and often on the side of our house near the gutter downspouts.
May 25, 2015 16:34:10 #
I love the grandeur of the backdrop of the second but all are terrific shots.
May 25, 2015 20:40:09 #
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