Emerald Jumping Spider

Emerald Jumping Spider

I told Jan Farrell, aka "Spider Lady" at Gorman, about this spider the other day.  I need to get this written because I told her it was coming.  (Incidentally, you can click on any of these images to enlarge it.)

Emerald Jumping Spider

 I became aware of the the jumping spider for this season about a week or more ago.  I happened to see one and tried to photograph it.  They are tiny, about the size of the end of my little finger.  I wanted to be closer than I was able to with my usual insect setup.  I experimented with my lenses to see what would work.  I caused the spider to become uncomfortable and he/she was hiding from me.  I did shoot a video of this spider.  I returned the next day and shot a little more in different light.  Check it out at the bottom Watch Videos Page at Larry's Images.

The light in the video is different than that in the stills following.  I think that accounts for the difference in appearance of the spider in the video.  I must confess that I did not see the dorsal view of the spider in the video.

Emerald Jumping Spider

This shot makes the identification, to me, of the spider in the stills certain.

Emerald Jumping Spider

Emerald Jumping Spider Eying Prey

This, to me, is the most exciting part about this series of shots.  The spider is eying prey in this image.  It is a green "bug" on the little leaf in its sight line.  The spider jumped immediately after this shot and captured the insect.

Emerald Jumping Spider With Prey

The spider had jumped and caught the insect and you can see it in its mouth.

I have other shots of these spiders from other seasons but this coverage seems the best to me.  

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One Thing Remaining for the Prairie Dock

Bumblebee

We are about finished photographing the Prairie Dock with all its visitors.  I want to capture an image of the seeds formed in the head.  I don't know how much longer we must wait.  I will keep you appraised.  This shot was made with my insect setup including flash.

Camera Setup

This is the setup for the shots of Prairie Dock sans flash.

Larry with Prairie Dock

This shot shows an average height Prairie Dock.  I like to photograph the plant because I can stand normally to make the shot. 

 I have another height at which I can shoot.  I sit on an old milk carton.  I can also shoot higher by standing on the milk carton (not shown).

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Nymph Katydid

Nymph Katydid

I have thought for several years that these were tree crickets.  I based my thought on the length of the "horns" and the appearances of the eyes.  

Lately, I have focused on the wings or lack thereof.  The little unformed wings are not visible in all my shots.  To see them the shooting angle must be just right.

Nymph Katydid

The antennae are quite long.  I have found that I must be careful not to cut them out of the shot.  

Nymph Katydid

I think this is a good angle at which to view those short wings.

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Another Yellow Plant Blooming

Tall Sunflower

I have been watching these plants.  This is one of the first to bloom.  The bloom is not as large as the Prairie Dock but the plant is as tall or taller.  

Tall Sunflower

I used my Sigma 70 - 300mm lens for this shot.  I discovered that the shot needed defringing.  There were color fringes along the stem to the left.  I did a little cleaning up to strengthen the composition on this shot.  

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