Spiders for Halloween: I had a bunch of spiders in the line-up, so I put them together for this spoooooky post. First up is a final picture of that big Wolf Spider ( Tigrosa aspersa )...

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Spiders for Halloween

Oct 30, 2023 20:17:25 #

Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI

I had a bunch of spiders in the line-up, so I put them together for this spoooooky post.
First up is a final picture of that big Wolf Spider (Tigrosa aspersa) that I showed a while back. This is when I released her.

Wolf Spider by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

A large Nursery Web Spider (Pisaurina mira) from my wide angle macro lens. I had hoped she would cooperate, but she would not and I could not get the desired picture. Here she is trying to clamber up onto the lens.

Nursery Web Spider by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

A Furrow Orbweaver (Larinioides cornutus). This secretive species stays hidden in a tightly woven leaf or web funnel near one corner of their web.

Furrow Orbweaver by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

And finally, one of the common large orbweavers that I commonly find in the yard. This is a Shamrock Orbweaver (Araneus trifolium). I also used the amazing Venus 2.5-5x super macro lens to do a face portrait focus stack.

Shamrock Orbweaver by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

Shamrock Orbweaver by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

Thank you for looking!

Oct 30, 2023 22:06:58 #

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Outstanding, Mark. Really nice.

Oct 31, 2023 01:24:23 #

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Only because Wolf Spiders are my second favorite after Jumpers I rate the first shot Best in Set followed closely by the last one.

Oct 31, 2023 04:43:35 #

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

"What was that?" "Oh, it was just a spider." It is photos such as yours that take spiders from the feared-repulsive realm to the interesting-fascinating world of wonder. "Arachnid" is a big world of specialized creatures... great set of photos that change erroneous attitudes.