11 May 06: Ghim Moh Spiders

[tchuanye]

Was able to shoot after work today, and squeeze in an hr shoot till 7:10pm. Wore long pants but still kana mosquito bites! Anyway, manage to take quite a few spiders. Jumping Spiders quite a few: Two-Striped Telamonia, Fighting spider, Banded Phintella, and an unknown spider. A crab spider brown, and a Green crab spider eating a fly! The last one was really a surprise. I saw the fly and was adjusting my gear to shoot it. I was distracted by a fighting spider nearby, but later switch back to the fly. On the LCD, I see....eh? how come the fly upside down already...and realise it just got makan by the crab spider!

Taken with

FZ10+6T+Sigma CU, ISO 50, F8, 1/60s- 1/80s, Ext bounce flash
A610+Minolta F1.7 50mm reverse lens, ISO 50, F8, 1/160s, Ext diffuse flash.

#1: Two Striped Telamonia (FZ10)


#2: Banded Phintella Drinking Water! (A610)


#3: Lovely Eye-lashes (A610)


#4:Fighting Spider (A610)


#5: A face only a mother could love......Happy Mother's Day
Brown Crab Spider (A610)

[tchuanye]

#6: Whats all the commotion abt? (A610)
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#7: Meal Time (FZ10)


#8: Closer view (A610)


#9: Top View (A610)


#10: Its THE END (A610)

[tchuanye]

#11: Another wide angle view (FZ10)


#12:And the last closer view from top (A610)

[petersan]

Nice series esp the green crab eating the fly.

#9 and # 12 for me...PERFECT!

GREAT SHOTS!

[cerebrus]

#3, #6 & #12!

[tchuanye]

Thanks petersan and cerebus!

I am surprise that you guys like #12...almost did not want to post it as I thought #9 was better.

[fintan]

#9

crisp clear!

[Incastasman]

Wow All r great..u have capture everytin onde right moment at de right time.. nice work!

[Qazwer]

Chioz man!! Nice spider series ...

for you!!!

[cerebrus]

Originally Posted by tchuanye Thanks petersan and cerebus! I am surprise that you guys like #12...almost did not want to post it as I thought #9 was better.

for #12, I like that all the eyes are visible, pointing in different directions. You can also see the spider gripping the fly better.

[tchuanye]

Thanks fintan, Incastasman, Qazwer!

and thanks cerebus for your explanation on #12! Appreciate that!

[Bluesteel]

tchuanye,

Excellent series !!

I like #6 the most!

[Qazwer]

I like #10 very much ... Like taking the view of the predator.

[tchuanye]

Thanks bluesteel and Qazwer!

[Stevewhy]

Wow you manage to get so many great shot in one hour, bravo!!

Great Shots

[tchuanye]

Originally Posted by Stevewhy Wow you manage to get so many great shot in one hour, bravo!! Great Shots

Perhaps the place is so small I am force to look intently for them. But I guess it also shows that these subjects are everywhere.