Post by BuckSkin on Nov 16, 2021 3:21:03 GMT
Tan Jumping Spider (Platycryptus undatus)
Of the Jumping Spiders family Salticidae.
This dude is tiny; he is not much larger than a gnat.
He came rappelling down from the ceiling, right in front of my eyeball.
My first instinct was to smush him; but then, I thought he might be worth photographing.
Jumping Spiders attach a line and then either jump, or simply drop as in the case with this one.
If they miss their target or get in trouble, they can quickly wind themselves back up the line, much like a retractable tape measure and every bit as quick.
The notepad he is beside is about 3/8" thick.
The brown striped surface he is on in the last photo is fake wood grain veneer.
The wider lighter-colored stripes of the veneer are about 1/16" wide.
The speckled geometric texture of the fake wood grain is not visible even with +2.75 reading glasses and a strong magnifying glass; I believe it to be the "DPI" of the printer.
This is a real good example of the abilities of macro photography in bringing out details that are not normally visible.
18-55mm lens at 55mm with 44mm of extension tube.
Neewer MK-14 EXT TTL Macro Ring Flash
spideridentifications.com/tan-jumping.html
www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/spiders/jumping/jumping.htm#platycryptus
Tuesday_09-November-2021
Of the Jumping Spiders family Salticidae.
This dude is tiny; he is not much larger than a gnat.
He came rappelling down from the ceiling, right in front of my eyeball.
My first instinct was to smush him; but then, I thought he might be worth photographing.
Jumping Spiders attach a line and then either jump, or simply drop as in the case with this one.
If they miss their target or get in trouble, they can quickly wind themselves back up the line, much like a retractable tape measure and every bit as quick.
The notepad he is beside is about 3/8" thick.
The brown striped surface he is on in the last photo is fake wood grain veneer.
The wider lighter-colored stripes of the veneer are about 1/16" wide.
The speckled geometric texture of the fake wood grain is not visible even with +2.75 reading glasses and a strong magnifying glass; I believe it to be the "DPI" of the printer.
This is a real good example of the abilities of macro photography in bringing out details that are not normally visible.
18-55mm lens at 55mm with 44mm of extension tube.
Neewer MK-14 EXT TTL Macro Ring Flash
spideridentifications.com/tan-jumping.html
www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/spiders/jumping/jumping.htm#platycryptus
Tuesday_09-November-2021
