How Does This Grab You Darl'n

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Wed May 09, 2007 6:29 pm

EOS 20D
Manual mode/hand held
1/200 sec. @ f/4.5 ISO 100
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 macro
Canon 430EX Speedlite @-1/3
Noontime, in shade

I believe that header, was the name of a song, though a good many years ago.

Moebius · Post by **Moebius** » Thu May 10, 2007 5:58 am

Beautiful little jumper. Looks so ....clean. Too bad about the OOF left front leg.

I have never seen this particular jumper....bet it can jump far.

Ken

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Thu May 10, 2007 8:41 am

Very nice capture Ken...especially for a spiderphobic like you

I do not see many interesting jumping spiders up here in the north...most are gray or black

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Fri May 11, 2007 3:25 am

Thanks Doug and Ken.

Yeah that out of focus leg bothered me a bit too there Ken. I would imagine from the length of those front legs, this thing can snatch up prey pretty efficently.

As for the spiders up north Doug, a friend of mine, while I was in the Navy, told me that up there, there are some very large spiders they call "Wood Spiders." Some, he related, almost as big as a dinner plate!

He also said his mom kept them around to keep vermin out of the house. I think the vermin and I would have a lot in common, in this instance.