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Salticidae sp


Salticidae sp
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Copyright: Jesus Linares (jlinaresp) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 495 W: 17 N: 1047] (3870)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-07
Categories: Spiders
Camera: Canon SX 110 IS
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/25 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-06-10 12:41
Viewed: 439
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Spanish]
Reviewing the photos of the weekend, I found this: This is a tiny (really tiny) spider, I think the family of "Salticidae," better known as jumping spiders.

I hope to know the human being excused in the picture, this "fabric" that you can see quite an increase, it is my blanket. This spider was found at the time of awakening, as showing an inconceivable "jumper yellow dot" on my blanket. I do not think this spider exceeding 4 mm long. I guess that is close to the edge of the capability approach my camera, and also on the edge of my ability to vision without glasses!

Obviously, this is not a very successful picture, I had problems with the approach of this tiny spider, I had to use manual focus. The light is natural and comes from the window of my room. I supported the camera on the surface of the blanket, I do not give absolute stability, but it was better to keep the camera up. Besides ... I was still sleeping!. But beyond the quality of the picture, I wanted to share this because it is a spider that, at least I had not seen before. As I said, its size is tiny, much more than the other jumping spiders that are used to see in this region.

Jumping spiders (Salticidae) are easily distinguished from other spiders by their four big eyes on the face and four smaller eyes on top of the head. Around the world there are probably more than 5000 species of jumping spiders.

Jumping spiders are charming spiders that look up and watch you. Their excellent vision allows them to hunt much as do cats, spotting prey from long distances, creeping up then pouncing using their jumping ability. Although a jumping spider can jump more than fifty times its body length, none of its legs has enlarged muscles. The power for jumping probably comes from a quick contraction of muscles in the front part of the body increasing the blood pressure, which causes the legs to extend rapidly much as in the toy frogs that hop when you squeeze a bulb.

Their vision also allows communications by visual means, such as the elaborate courtship dances that males perform.

Salticids are perhaps as old and diverse as mammals, though not many humans know their world. Many salticids are colorful, they take on a variety of body forms, and some have disguises, looking like ants and other organisms. The bright colors and elaborate forms of some jumping spider species are involved in courtship.

More info in: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salticidae

ADDITIONAL NOTE: The little spider has been with me a failure of "red eye". ¿Unimaginable, not? :)

Jesús
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Woww.. Jesus!
You should have eagle eyes tyo see such tinny salticid spider MF! You took realy impressive results.
TFS and have a good night MF!
Cheers,
Bayram

This must be a really tiny Jumping Spider to give you company in bed, Jesus.
The magnified fabric of the blanket provides the scale for its size.
The body colour and shape also suggests it could be a Crab Spider, but that is a mere guess.
It is a very fine macro in which you have captured even the little eyes of the insect with utter clarity.
Well done and TFS.
Ram

Hi Jesus,
It isn't easy to photograph these tiny spiders,especially when they won't stay still.
The magnification of your blanket is amazing ... nice colours.
Is the wool Alpaca ?
Anyway,thanks for sharing this cool pic.
Cheers
Steve

Hi Jesus,
Very little ...
Very good macro,focus, POV, colors and composition very nice.
Salticidae sp with glorious lighting and accurate sharpnes.
Best wishes,
Seyfi

Hola Jesús

Buena toma de estza araña, y tambien de la manda, todo está incluido.

Por muy pequeño que seas, siempre habra una lente que te vea.

Felicidades por la captura, un saludo Antonio

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