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Jumping Spider


Jumping Spider
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Copyright: Ram Thakur (ramthakur) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2968 W: 108 N: 7679] (24860)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06-04
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D200, Sigma EX 105mm F2.8 DG Macro, 58mm UV
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/250 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-06-09 6:45
Viewed: 605
Points: 48
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JUMPING SPIDER

Friends, it was again by chance that while trying to shoot winged insects on our small patch of greenery, I happened to notice a really very small spider (about 5mm in size) moving about on the leaves of a rose bush and jumping from one place to another. It was so small it was difficult to ascertain how it looked like. However, not to miss the opportunity, I took a few macro shots of it.
To my great surprise, I noticed during PP work that it is quite an interesting species with a colourful thorax and abdomen.
Since I could not ascertain its exact ID, here is a general note on Jumping Spiders:

The jumping spider family (Salticidae) contains more than 500 described genera and over 5,000 species, making it the largest family of spiders with about 13% of all species. Jumping spiders have good vision and use it for hunting and navigating. They are capable of jumping from place to place, secured by a silk tether. Both their book lungs and the tracheal system are well-developed, as they depend on both systems (bimodal breathing).
Habitat
Jumping spiders live in a variety of habitats. Tropical forests harbor the most species, but they are also found in temperate forests, scrub lands, deserts, the intertidal zone (in Malaysia), even mountains (one species is reported to have been the spider collected at the highest elevation, on the slopes of Mt. Everest).
Appearance
Jumping spiders are generally recognized by their eye pattern. They typically have eight eyes arranged in three or four rows. The front and most distinctive row is enlarged and forward facing to enable stereoscopic vision. The others are situated back on the cephalothorax.
Colours and patterns vary widely. Several species of jumping spiders appear to mimic ants, beetles, or pseudoscorpions. Others may appear to be parts of grass stems, bumps on twigs, bark, part of a rock or even part of a sand surface.
Behavior
Jumping spiders are generally diurnal, active hunters. Their well developed internal hydraulic system extends their limbs by altering the pressure of body fluid (blood) within them. This enables the spiders to jump without having large muscular legs like a grasshopper. The jumping spider can therefore jump 20 to 60 or even 80 times the length of their body. When a jumping spider is moving from place to place, and especially just before it jumps, it tethers a filament of silk to whatever it is standing on. Should it fall for one reason or another, it climbs back up the silk tether.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_spider
joey, uleko, Argus, fartash, lawhill, dew77, jcoowanitwong, GLEM, jaycee, eqshannon, star74, Silvio2006, demeve, loot, delic, JORAPAVI has marked this note useful
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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1681 W: 242 N: 5550] (19643)
  • [2007-06-09 6:48]

Hi Ram,
a brilliant macro shot of this jumping spider.
Sharp and well composed.
Well done,
Joey

Hi Ramthakur,
A beautiful tiny jumping spider. Nicely Shot and framed. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2458 W: 168 N: 7420] (23432)
  • [2007-06-09 7:00]

Hello Ram,
This is a fantastic magnification of this tiny spider. Very fine details and colours.
Nicely composed too!
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2596 W: 133 N: 7433] (23169)
  • [2007-06-09 7:19]

Considering the small size of this Jumping Spider, this is a pretty good close macro, Ram!
Great details, colours, lighting and fine composition.
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

Hello Ram
Excellent shot of this Jumping Spider,
Great details, composition and DOF,
Fantastic colors,Welldone.

Regards
Fartash

Bonjour Ram,
Those details, POV, composition and contrast are very good. They are cute little creatures with a funny name :) Well done and thanks,
Claudine

Hello Ram,
Great macro with good details, vivid colors look
well composed TFS regards/Lawhill

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2007-06-09 9:08]

Hello Ram,
Excellent close up.POV,sharpness,details and framing are excellent.Have a great weekend!
TFS..:-)

Hi dear Ram ,
great details with excellent sharpness.
very well captured. it has beautiful colours.
Thnaks for sharing
Regards
Saeed

Hi Ram,
Nice shot of this tiny spider. Colors and details are clearly presented. Very well done.
JC

hello mr thakur,
fine macro shot of the spider. nice point of view, the green leaf gives good contrast to the insect, lovely colours,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • GLEM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 524 W: 87 N: 693] (5739)
  • [2007-06-09 10:39]

salut Ram,
hormis une perte de DOF sur la partie avant, le reste est bon. J'aime bien les couleurs saturées, les détails de tous les poils.

gl

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1778 W: 8 N: 4597] (14871)
  • [2007-06-09 11:08]

Hi Ram,

Wonderful macro of this interesting tiny spider. It looks very colorful and fuzzy. Wonderful details and colors. You captured it right at the edge of the leaf making a nice composition.

Jane

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1144 W: 254 N: 2542] (11521)
  • [2007-06-09 11:11]

Hi Ram,

A nice macro of this small spider,however the dof is very small and with a macro like this it would improve a lot if you have a bigger dof,anyway, well done and tfs

Paul

I have seen something similar to this here in the US. They simply impossible to catch and played with my keyboard as I typed when living at our cabin. I decided to simply ignored them...

Very fine details on this spider. I had been wondering if you were on a trip...good to see you back.

Bob Pacific NW Wilderness

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  • star74 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 294 W: 5 N: 619] (2466)
  • [2007-06-09 11:54]

Hello Ram
Very well presented macro work of this spider.
You can see every detail.
Nice POV and sharpness.
Well done.

Hi Ram, splendid spider with amazing details, wonderful colors, very well done, have a great week end, ciao Silvio

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 511 W: 8 N: 1096] (4054)
  • [2007-06-09 12:44]

Hello friend. excellent macro and POV, we can see very well the collors and patterns of this beautiful spider, very good info about it, I'm yet to take a picture of a spider.. Thanks for sharing your art, have a nice day!

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  • ridvan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 556 W: 0 N: 1138] (5140)
  • [2007-06-09 14:56]

selam ram; excellent shot of this spider,good details presented , despite of expose the head ,nice BG and POV well captured with splendid colours TFS
regards
ridvan

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5718 W: 605 N: 3416] (9129)
  • [2007-06-09 14:56]
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Hi Ram

I presume the shoebox will still produce a number of postings in the future, but I am sure you are well on your way to settle in India and we should soon see something captured from home. Nothing wrong with the shoebox though as this is a lovely posting of this tiny little spider. Great macro work with lovely colours, good details, and lovely compostition.

Well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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  • delic Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 530 W: 6 N: 340] (936)
  • [2007-06-09 18:23]

Hello Ram,
Impressive macro shot of the jumping spider. I can appreciate the difficulty of getting this. Colors is very nice, and sharpness is right up there except for a portion of the back which looks curiously out of focus. Could it really be a depth of field issue?
Best wishes,
Hakan

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2007-06-10 2:55]

Hi Ram,
Splendid macro shot of this jumping spider. Very neat and sharp details. Perfect lighting and fine focus. Excellent POV and DOF. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Hola Ram,
Excelente macro de esta pequeña araña, bonita composición, gran nitidez mostrando muy bien los detalles. Saludos
José Ramón

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  • iris Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 389 W: 40 N: 729] (2300)
  • [2007-06-10 5:53]

Hello Sir,
A nice capture of the tiny jumping spider.Quite colourful and hairy..with nice BG.The Po with the leaf edge neatly shown is quite interesting.
TFS & Cheers

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 916 W: 4 N: 2277] (10628)
  • [2007-06-10 6:42]

Ram Sir, I like the hair on the spider. BTW where were you sir. No posting from you. Ganesh

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