LPW's picture thread

[lpw]

Thought I'd share some of the fruits of my recent macro photography craze...

Disclaimage:
1. I'm still new to this, so some of the photos are guaranteed to suck. Just bear with me.
2. None of the spiders have been "scientifically" identified. At times, I will venture a guess as to the species name, but it's just that -- a guess.

First, a Salticid, possibly Naphrys pulex.
Found on a brick wall in St. Catharines, Ontario.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Naphryspulex01.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Naphryspulex02.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Naphryspulex03.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Naphryspulex04.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Naphryspulex05.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Naphryspulex06.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Naphryspulex07.jpg

[lpw]

Another Salticid, an unidentified male. Found on a different wall in St. Catharines, Ontario. :)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Salticidmale01.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Salticidmale02.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Salticidmale03.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Salticidmale04.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Salticidmale05.jpg

[lpw]

Gotta lov'em jumpers. Another Salticid, possibly Hentzia sp., found on a tree stump near Niagara Falls, Ontario. This gal (or guy) simply refused to get into focus.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/hentzia01.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/hentzia02.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/hentzia03.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/hentzia04.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/hentzia05.jpg

[lpw]

Arguably the most common jumper around here, Salticus scenicus. Found in a garden in St. Catharines, Ontario, near the aforementioned walls. This one did a nice 360 for the camera.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Salticusscenicus01.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Salticusscenicus02.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Salticusscenicus03.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Salticusscenicus04.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Salticusscenicus05.jpg

[lpw]

An unidentified Lycosid, found in a yard in St. Catharines, Ontario.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Lycosidae/Lycosid101.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Lycosidae/Lycosid102.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Lycosidae/Lycosid103.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Lycosidae/Lycosid104.jpg

[lpw]

Another Lycosid, possibly a Pardosa sp., found in the same yard. A difficult bug to photograph.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Lycosidae/Pardosa101.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Lycosidae/Pardosa102.jpg

[lpw]

Yet another possible Pardosa sp., found in Milton, Ontario. I found this little guy ballooning off of my shirt. Once on the ground it was fast as lightning -- I was lucky to get a few clear(ish) shots. And yes, the hairy knuckle belongs to me.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Lycosidae/Pardosa201.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Lycosidae/Pardosa202.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Lycosidae/Pardosa203.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Lycosidae/Pardosa204.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Lycosidae/Pardosa205.jpg

[lpw]

This is what I believe to be a Tmarus sp., a so called Bark Crab Spider. Found wandering on a building wall in Guelph, Ontario.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Thomisidae/Tmarus01.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Thomisidae/Tmarus02.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Thomisidae/Tmarus03.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Thomisidae/Tmarus04.jpg

[jwasted]

Nice collection of pics. They are pretty good I thought :)

[lpw]

Nice collection of pics. They are pretty good I thought :)Thanks, and here's some more. Additional proof that our house is part of Salticid heaven...

This guy just caught a delicious fly.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/salticideating01.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Salticideating02.jpg



This little one is truly tiny, about 2mm.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Salticidtiny01.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Salticidtiny02.jpg


And one more, just hanging out on the bricks...

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Salticid01.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/lwawrzyn/Arachnida/Salticidae/Salticid02.jpg