Spiders and Robberfly

[tchuanye]

Like Ortega, I manage to take a pic of a heavy humper. But it was hiding beneath the leaves, and it was difficult to take clear shot of it. After taking the shot, I tried to 'encourage' it to come out of it, and off it went....not to be seen again

I also spotted a Banded Phintella and a small robberfly perched at the tip of a plant (same place as my Dragonfly shots last week).

All taken with FZ10+Nikon 6T+Sigma CU, Ext bounce flash, ISO 50, F8, various speeds

#1: Heavy jumper 1
1/160s


#2: Heavy Jumper 2
1/160s


#3: Banded Phintella
1/160s


#4: Robberfly
1/125s


#5: Eyes
1/160s

[ortega]

whoa nice and sharp details on the robberfly.

[sumball]

Your first Robberfly is superb I must say!

[feimao07]

great series once again...

been a loyal fan to ur close-ups on insects...

managed to spot a similar spider in Pulau Ubin last wkend but it ended up jumpin' on my lens n started creatin' webs...

[tchuanye]

Thanks Ortega, Sumball and feimao07! Appreciate for your comments.

I posted the 'Robberfly' pic at another forum, and someone commented that it could be a dance fly. Did a search, and some dance fly does look like that......anyone knows the difference?

Thanks!

[melvynyeo]

Originally Posted by tchuanye Thanks Ortega, Sumball and feimao07! Appreciate for your comments. I posted the 'Robberfly' pic at another forum, and someone commented that it could be a dance fly. Did a search, and some dance fly does look like that......anyone knows the difference? Thanks!

Don't look like a Dance fly to me. There's one taken when I was in Ireland.
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Nice series

[tchuanye]

Thanks Melvyn! So thats a dance fly....have you seen one in Spore?

Anyway thanks for the comments and clarification! Appreciate that!