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Palearctic spider


Palearctic spider
Photo Information
Copyright: Thomas Warratz (Oldtree) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 45 W: 0 N: 92] (256)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-09-09
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Canon EFS 18-55mm
Exposure: f/16, 1/40 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Araneae (Spiders) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-09-10 4:37
Viewed: 1289
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The species on the photo Linyphia triangularis, is univoltine and inhabits low shrubs and bushes in many types of habitats.
Linyphia triangularis overwinters as eggs, hatches in late March/early April, and grows to adult stage in about four months. Males molt to maturity about a week before females, the first adults are seen at the end of July. The adult males guard subadult females, fighting with other males over access to the female, and mate with the female immediately after maturation , leaving mating plugs in the epigynum that impedes further copulation and/or reduce female receptivity.

(source: http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v29_n1/arac_29_01_0064.pdf)

You can see here two spiders during mating. The top one is the male, the bottom one therefore the female. The male was pretty agitated running all over the female again and again. At one point the female had enough and left the web. But moments later she reappeared and the hole process started again.

The body is 5 - 7 mm long. They build so called sheet-webs.

I used a closeup +4 and a +2 lens for this shot.
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These are some nasty acting dudes! and scary looking!

great macro...excelent moment.
good job Thomas

Very nice one Thomas,
I like this macro because there is so many to see. It makes you to look at it. Good capture, good colours too.very good job

YES! This is what I like. Very nice moment captured here. They look enormous. Very nice macro.

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1586 W: 32 N: 1350] (3980)
  • [2004-09-10 8:00]

A great shot.
Excellent colours and very nice sharp detail.
Nice DoF and the fill flash has worked very well here.

Very well captured.

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2004-09-10 8:42]

Excelente macro Thomas.
Gran nitidez, gran oportunidad, con un colorido espectacular.
El encuadre un poco ajustado, pero aceptable.
Importante el vínculo aportado en tus notas.

Excellent macro Thomas.
Great clearness, great opportunity, with a spectacular colorful one.
The frame a little fit, but acceptable.
Important the bond contributed in your notes.

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2951 W: 366 N: 3779] (11763)
  • [2004-09-10 10:05]

Lovely job Thomas, very good picture with both subjects well seen. Superb stuff. Well done.

Good macro Thomas.
Nice colors and good details.
Good note.
Well done.

One of those Macros you never get tired to look at. Very good work. Please more :)

Very intresting image good DOF, slight over exposure on her but otherwise very nice.
Good note with a mixture of research and personal observation, very nice to see.

Great macro of the spider, Thomas. Impressive details that are quite well enhanced by the flash. Good sharpness, and nice diagonal leading lines.

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 660 W: 0 N: 178] (626)
  • [2004-09-12 7:28]

A splendid macro Thomas, very soft colours, lovely sharp and clear, I like this. Well seen!

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