I'd felt this girl's web in my garage for some time but she was always hiding. I finally spotted her one night, but she was very skittish and she'd run and hide at the slightest bump.She was in such a dark corner I had to light her with a flashlight so I'd have enough light to focus with and then I had to fire a strobe remotely because there wasn't enough room for the whole rig on-camera.Oh and one more thing... this is full frame.
If you thought yesterday's spider was interesting, I think you'll enjoy this one. This is only the second record of this species for western Washington.
Maratus pavonisI was outside at sunset last night and notice a flash of orange. I was pleased that I had time to come in and add my flash and 20mm extension on the camera before finding that this little spider was still waving his legs and looking for a female. those big green eyes!!These spiders attract mates by standing and lifting their 3rd legs into the air. They then make a beautiful display by lifting flaps from the side of their abdomen and tilting their abdomen. The display can be seen here: www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/australian/salticidae/Peacock_spid...
Found this very shy male Brettus sp. with a kill yesterday. The prey looks like a Theridiidae sp.He was very shy and just didn't want to face the camera. Managed to get a few shots, but barely :-)More images here: thewesternghats.indiabiodiversity.org/observation/show/32...