A jumping spider collection

[sandboxmagician]

I love snapping these guys. Still working up the courage to get one to walk on my finger..


Jumping Spider by DG Photos, on Flickr


Jumping Spider by DG Photos, on Flickr


Jumping Spider by DG Photos, on Flickr


Jumping Spider by DG Photos, on Flickr

 

[Tintin124]

Was this wild? I have no luck in finding them on flowers, great find.

#4 is the best

Did you use any diffusion as looks like bare flash?

 

[Longimanus]

Im with you @Tintin124 on this, they are always on a fence or brick wall for me

Lovely shots though!

 

[Tintin124]

they are always on a fence or brick wall for me

That's a different species than this one (Zebra most likely they like to sun themselves) and I get this in the house ... Pseudeuophrys lanigera

http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds3/arachnidsjumpingspiders.htm is a good link to UK found spiders and their habitat.

 

[sandboxmagician]

It was at the yard where my GF keeps her horses, there's some flowers by the lorry and I spotted him in the corner of my eye looking at me! There's bricks right next to them so that might explain it. I've only ever found them in my flat!

I did have a diffuser yes, it's a small cheapo one for emergencies. Might need to experiment with adding a bit more tissue in it or something then.
My normal one was at home - it's made out of a plastic milk bottle

 

[F1.2]

Here is my jumping spider image










Opps I missed him

 

[SteveSc]

Lovely, jumping spider are beautiful. The last one especially is really nicely done.

I must keep more of an eye out for them, any tips on finding them?

 

[sandboxmagician]

Lovely, jumping spider are beautiful. The last one especially is really nicely done.

I must keep more of an eye out for them, any tips on finding them?

Thank you. I wish I could give some good advice but, for me, it's been entirely down to dumb luck.
Their movements are quite skittish and distinct though, double check any small dark 'spots' on walls/bricks!

 

[Graham]

That last one is a cracker imo, lovely spiders and not something you should be afraid of, well, not the UK ones anyway
I`ve been debating wheather to get one but its such a pain to go out and buy just one meal worm once a week but I`d deff go for a Regius sp anyday.
For me, lighting dont look too bad, nice clear shots and detail looks good. Keep it up and keep posting shots.

 

[Andy Johnson]

After seeing this superb collection i also realised that like Bryn, i have never seen them on anything else than wooden fence panels. Then i found one on a flower today.

 

[alfbranch]

Nice set
I have seen this species once I think on my garden furniture then went into some flowers in a pot it really was moving about.

 

[Mark Johnson]

I have seen one on my boat, so they are not limited to vegetation.......

 

[ChrisA]

Lovely series - only ever found them on a plant once and that was a small fir tree.

 

[Neil Burnell]

Seen a zebra spider on green leaves at the bottom of my fence a couple times and also on a fig tree which again is right net to my fence where I often see them. Also cant remember the names, but the little black jumper with green flecks I found in a plant pot at my mums house, thats the only one I've ever seen on a flower!

 

[Andy Johnson]

Just been trying to ID it and i think it's a pseudeuophrys lanigera, male possibly. The species name is derived from
Latin "death monster". So don't get to close to it

 

[Deleted member 3428]

Excellent series of photos, cute little chap isn't it.