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  • This little fella had been peacefully sitting down, letting me try to get a good focus on his eyes, when suddenly …. charge !

    This little fella had been peacefully sitting down, letting me try to get a good focus on his eyes, when suddenly …. charge !

  • The rear end of a spider as she hangs under the corner of a business card.

    The rear end of a spider as she hangs under the corner of a business card.

  • This was a very patient little lady who was happy to stay in place, on the back of a business card, while I took a few dozen images.  My macro flashes usually have the creepy crawlies running away after just a couple of shots.

    This was a very patient little lady who was happy to stay in place, on the back of a business card, while I took a few dozen images. My macro flashes usually have the creepy crawlies running away after just a couple of shots.

  • The little guy was quite the jumper and wouldn't look directly at me.  This top-of-the-head shot was the best I could get out of him before he got one huge jump away and out of my sight.

    The little guy was quite the jumper and wouldn't look directly at me. This top-of-the-head shot was the best I could get out of him before he got one huge jump away and out of my sight.

  • Spider in her web

    Spider in her web

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  • Today my newer spider didn't move about as I took multiple flashed images to get this nice stacked image.

    Today my newer spider didn't move about as I took multiple flashed images to get this nice stacked image.

  • I accidentally chilled this little guy for longer than intended and he died. Sorry Mr Spider.

    I accidentally chilled this little guy for longer than intended and he died. Sorry Mr Spider.

  • An almost impossible stack to get; this little guy's web was swinging wildly in the wind and focusing became a matter of timing.

    An almost impossible stack to get; this little guy's web was swinging wildly in the wind and focusing became a matter of timing.

  • This spindly lady wouldn't stay still, even after bring chilled to 2 degrees C for a day. I was just happy I got this one image of her eyes really sharp.

    This spindly lady wouldn't stay still, even after bring chilled to 2 degrees C for a day. I was just happy I got this one image of her eyes really sharp.

  • I finally figured out that f/22 on my MP E-65 lens was just too soft to get a nice clear image.  This is from a stack of f/9 images and to my eye it looks a lot better.

    I finally figured out that f/22 on my MP E-65 lens was just too soft to get a nice clear image. This is from a stack of f/9 images and to my eye it looks a lot better.

  • My little friend here had been a good macro model for a month.  Here is its first taste of freedom in the big world of "outside".

    My little friend here had been a good macro model for a month. Here is its first taste of freedom in the big world of "outside".

  • After photographing tiny spiders for a month this one came across as a bit … less friendly.

    After photographing tiny spiders for a month this one came across as a bit … less friendly.

  • This little jumper didn't know which way to scatter when I moved the leaf it'd been hiding under.

    This little jumper didn't know which way to scatter when I moved the leaf it'd been hiding under.

  • Experimenting a little more with focus stacking on the smallest of my Spider-Bros.

    Experimenting a little more with focus stacking on the smallest of my Spider-Bros.

  • Body length is about 5mm-7mm. This little lady was skittering back and forth on her leaf as I photographed her.  She'd occasionally stop to wiggle her abdomen from side to side before running off again.

    Body length is about 5mm-7mm. This little lady was skittering back and forth on her leaf as I photographed her. She'd occasionally stop to wiggle her abdomen from side to side before running off again.

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    This little jumper didn't know which way to scatter when I moved the leaf it'd been hiding under.
    Experimenting a little more with focus stacking on the smallest of my Spider-Bros.
    Body length is about 5mm-7mm. This little lady was skittering back and forth on her leaf as I photographed her.  She'd occasionally stop to wiggle her abdomen from side to side before running off again.