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Spider!


Spider!
Photo Information
Copyright: Dave Armitage (DaveA) (33)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-07
Categories: Spiders
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-07-12 18:17
Viewed: 995
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This spider I found crawling around on my carpet. It was approximately 1 cm in length and belongs to the family Agelenidae, the funnel weavers. It is a male, as it's front two pedipalps are swollen with sperm.

I needed a good focus on the eyes, as that is really the best way to identify a spider (by the eye arrangement).

I set the contrast a bit high and exposed as much as I could while trying for a shallow depth of field to exaggerate the size of him (how a mosquito might see him).

Note: after a year of having this picture around, I just noticed that it's missing one of its left legs!
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Wow, strange POV. It's funny you noticed the leg missing after a year. Nice post.

Alli

Hello Dave,
A marvellous macro! I find it curious about the leg, as if I were seeing at least half of it, but am probably wrong. At any rate, a very interesting, beautiful shot... I uploaded one also on TrekEarth but made of bronze and steel :-)
Sarolta

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  • jloup Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 10 W: 0 N: 21] (107)
  • [2005-07-19 10:15]

Great shot Dave. I liked your note as much as your picture. Would you have an URL with information regarding spider identification?

Wolfie

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