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Post by seanmckinney on May 21, 2007 23:29:34 GMT 1
front door,  ummmm,  errrrrrr  EEEEEKKKKKKKK I was getting some strange looks from people passing in the street. I had a camera on a tripod with its nose against the door. The guff with the picture quotes the "focal length" as 6mm. I am gutted I'll have to get a 3mm shot tomorrow if they are still there |
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Post by 4pygmies on May 22, 2007 6:46:30 GMT 1
Good grief! That's amazing isn't it? Well done for spotting them really! Err, what exactly are they? I'm up early bleahy eyed with hayfever here so I'm not quite sure what I'm looking at! Sean, were you wearing those black plastic trousers again dear? That might why people were staring actually.........  |
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Post by madonplants on May 22, 2007 11:39:19 GMT 1
Baby spiders? Great pictures, Sean! Can't wait until we get the new ones!! Won't show them to the wife, or should I?  Keith |
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Post by sweetleaf on May 22, 2007 20:15:45 GMT 1
Im sure the same type of spider was on my shed door, first glance I thought it was some type of fungus, then it moved.  There do seem to be a lot of them about. |
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Post by Sleepy on May 22, 2007 20:17:34 GMT 1
They are the same. And I had a cloud of them in my GH Cute at that age, aren't they |
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Post by maggyd on May 22, 2007 20:50:33 GMT 1
Ive never seen anything like them!  |
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Post by madonplants on May 31, 2007 18:59:31 GMT 1
Could they be these? Keith |
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Post by 4pygmies on Jun 1, 2007 19:35:20 GMT 1
Look what I found on my mint    My photography isn't to the same standard but I think they must be the same sort of spider..never seen them beofore. |
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Post by sweetleaf on Jun 1, 2007 19:41:34 GMT 1
It does seem to have been a year for new things, I had never seen a Cockchafer beetle till this year either, now they are scoffing my Canna, and turning up on top of the fridge.  |
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Post by 4pygmies on Jun 1, 2007 19:44:47 GMT 1
I think I was just very lucky to notice them (and they were very lucky not to end up in my new potatoes!). They were really sweet too! I've never seen a cock chafer beetle either - not and recognised it anyway!
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Post by Sleepy on Jun 3, 2007 19:58:56 GMT 1
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Post by sweetleaf on Jun 4, 2007 9:36:42 GMT 1
 Busy arent they? I wonder what they eat when they are so small?
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Post by Sleepy on Jun 4, 2007 9:52:35 GMT 1
Busy arent they? I wonder what they eat when they are so small? I'm sure I read somewhere that spiders do not eat anything for the first 8 weeks of their life. I pity the poor Mum though, with that many hyperactive kids!!! |
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Post by sweetleaf on Jun 4, 2007 10:02:49 GMT 1
Mum guarded them since laying, didnt eat, and starved to death, last Autumn, Sleepy. Sound familiar? Probably laid her eggs after eating "Dad" though....... : |
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Post by Sleepy on Jun 4, 2007 10:25:54 GMT 1
Mum guarded them since laying, didnt eat, and starved to death, last Autumn, Sleepy. Sound familiar? Probably laid her eggs after eating "Dad" though....... : I've just checked. Mum ate Dad after satisfying her carnal needs, then after the kids were born she set up home with the spider in the bush next door, leaving the kids to run riot. That sounds more familiar ;D |
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Post by plocket on Jun 4, 2007 14:33:45 GMT 1
It's funny but I've never seen two spiders together. I guess if they were together it would be pre-babies!!! ;D We've had quite a few nests of baby spiders in the garden this year. LP thinks they are fascinating, but squeels if she sees an adult spider : |
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Post by The witch on Jun 6, 2007 8:51:43 GMT 1
Do you use a tripod Sleepy or have you got very steady hands ;D I found what I thought was rust on one of my plants too SL but it was baby spiders - saw quite a few groups of them in my old garden. Great photos again Sean  and yours too 4P |
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Post by Sleepy on Jun 6, 2007 9:08:47 GMT 1
Do you use a tripod Sleepy or have you got very steady hands ;D I found what I thought was rust on one of my plants too SL but it was baby spiders - saw quite a few groups of them in my old garden. Great photos again Sean and yours too 4P I used a tripod The witch |
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Post by madonplants on Jun 6, 2007 10:45:47 GMT 1
Faster enough shutter speed, you shouldn't need a tripod!  Keith |
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Post by Sleepy on Jun 6, 2007 10:49:11 GMT 1
Faster enough shutter speed, you should need a tripod! Keith I don't understand that Keith - am I missing something? |
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Post by madonplants on Jun 6, 2007 10:51:22 GMT 1
Should have been 'shouldn't' need a tripod, sorry!
Keith
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Post by Sleepy on Jun 6, 2007 10:53:22 GMT 1
Should have been 'shouldn't' need a tripod, sorry! Keith Ahhhhh... yes, that's right. But it's video rather than a still, so although I wouldn't 'need' a tripod for image 'quality', hand held, no matter how fast the shutter speed, would still be evident. A tripod ensures perfect stability. |
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Post by madonplants on Jun 6, 2007 10:58:30 GMT 1
See your point, I'll just shut up then!!
Keith
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Post by fatandy on Aug 22, 2007 19:36:17 GMT 1
Sorry to keep resurrecting old threads but I'm still catching up ! Here is a picture I took last year of an adult one of these spiders. They're absolutely everywhere in my garden, particularly at this time of the year. This individual was about ½ an inch across and was taken using the super macro facility on my camera. FA x  |
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Post by sweetleaf on Aug 22, 2007 19:40:41 GMT 1
Love the absolutely symmetrical beauty of them ........from a distance.
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and yours too 4P