ant-mimic jumping spider
Apr 26, 2013 14:53:46 #
spider on my cactus,its my lucky day.i never thought i would see one of these.tom
Apr 26, 2013 15:30:37 #
Based on eye size and arrangement, it looks like a tiny jumper. There's another subfamily - the Erigoninae - that are also very tiny and are also ant mimics.
Yours is a VERY nice shot. Things this small are just not in my photographic 'wheelhouse'. I can't get the sharpness and detail that show routinely in your work.
Yours is a VERY nice shot. Things this small are just not in my photographic 'wheelhouse'. I can't get the sharpness and detail that show routinely in your work.
Apr 26, 2013 16:27:49 #
gym wrote:
thank you,jim. i thought it was an ant at first,looks just like one until you get really close.tomBased on eye size and arrangement, it looks like a tiny jumper. There's another subfamily - the Erigoninae - that are also very tiny and are also ant mimics.
Yours is a VERY nice shot. Things this small are just not in my photographic 'wheelhouse'. I can't get the sharpness and detail that show routinely in your work.
Yours is a VERY nice shot. Things this small are just not in my photographic 'wheelhouse'. I can't get the sharpness and detail that show routinely in your work.
Apr 26, 2013 16:34:59 #
heres what i found, salticidae-jumping spider Ant Mimic Spider Peckhamia picata (Hentz)
Apr 26, 2013 17:06:40 #
tinusbum wrote:
Yep. I believe you've got him. There aren't many salticids that approach this small size, and you've got them in Texas. heres what i found, salticidae-jumping spider-Ant Mimic Spider Peckhamia picata (Hentz)
But then..... what else is new? :)
(Check out the Erigoninae on google. They make sheet webs in short grass, in between dirt clods, etc.)
Apr 26, 2013 18:03:46 #
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Apr 27, 2013 01:58:21 #
gym wrote:
wow! those are smallYep. I believe you've got him. There aren't many salticids that approach this small size, and you've got them in Texas.
But then..... what else is new? (Check out the Erigoninae on google. They make sheet webs in short grass, in between dirt clods, etc.)
But then..... what else is new? (Check out the Erigoninae on google. They make sheet webs in short grass, in between dirt clods, etc.)
Apr 27, 2013 12:47:01 #
tinusbum wrote:
Yep. But the way you're able to get such high resolution with the tiny stuff, I'm really looking forward to you finding some of these. There are so many and the group is so under-studied that the specialist can probably find an undescribed species every week if he/she has the time/inclination.wow! those are small
Apr 27, 2013 13:10:47 #
gym wrote:
i did see a tiny black spider a few days ago, i'll bet it was one,Yep. But the way you're able to get such high resolution with the tiny stuff, I'm really looking forward to you finding some of these. There are so many and the group is so under-studied that the specialist can probably find an undescribed species every week if he/she has the time/inclination.
Apr 27, 2013 20:11:38 #
Your shots will be the stuff of legend. While studying entomology I saw a lot of insect images in books and keys. None approached the quality you routinely show. Thanks for sharing.
Apr 28, 2013 07:32:09 #
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