2mm spider

[racketman]

found under bark of rotting log:

http://www.pbase.com/image/73268152.jpg

other weird things there included 5mm Rove Beetle

http://www.pbase.com/racketman/image/73268176.jpg

flash not ideal with all the wet but these things scurry around when exposed to light except this worm like grub:

http://www.pbase.com/racketman/image/73268233.jpg

probably a beetle in the making:

http://www.pbase.com/racketman/image/73268239.jpg

[ZekaG]

Nice shots. Very small creatures indeed. You made them look extraordinary...

[inthedeck]

Interesting creatures, and nice captures, to say the least.

What's your setup, to take shots like this? I figure it's not just a standard macro lens (i.e. 100mm 2.8)...so, care to share a little more? I find it very interesting...but can never really get shots of something, this small, this exact. I would like to learn more, as the smaller world around us is in a way more intriguing than the larger world in which we reside.

Thanks, and again, very nice shots. I like the spiders' diamond eyes. Nice and sparkly!

[Lester Wareham]

Nice range of critters there RM.

[LordV]

Wonderful series RM- love the spider and rove beetle. Can never work out if small spiders like that are just babies or full grown small adults.
Brian V.

[racketman]

Interesting creatures, and nice captures, to say the least.

What's your setup, to take shots like this? I figure it's not just a standard macro lens (i.e. 100mm 2.8)...so, care to share a little more? I find it very interesting...but can never really get shots of something, this small, this exact. I would like to learn more, as the smaller world around us is in a way more intriguing than the larger world in which we reside.

Thanks, and again, very nice shots. I like the spiders' diamond eyes. Nice and sparkly!

Well as I do a lot of macro all year round I invested in an MP E65 but you could get the same results with a full set of extension tubes. These were not shot above x3 magnification. They have been cropped from full sized image.

[racketman]

Wonderful series RM- love the spider and rove beetle. Can never work out if small spiders like that are just babies or full grown small adults.
Brian V.

Well I cant ID the spider from my book but as you know there are plenty of species that dont grow beyond this size. I'm guessing a baby though.

[inthedeck]

Thanks RM. I have been wanting the MPE-65mm...and have been toying with the idea of either that, of the 135L. Who knows...but for now, spending money on tubes might/might not be worth it...if I decide to go that route. Need to save a little more...and have less expenses.

Nonetheless, thanks for sharing the 'technique' to some degree.

[hidden forms]

nice series of pics

[zman]

Interesting creatures, very nice series!

[dpastern]

Well spotted and captured, RM, you're really showing how resilient life is, even given colder and wet weather it still can be found if you go looking. Love the spider and rove beetle shots.

Dave

[BigAl-SA]

Great series RM - that spider looks amazing, almost translucent.

[Lester Wareham]

Well I cant ID the spider from my book but as you know there are plenty of species that dont grow beyond this size. I'm guessing a baby though.

What book do you use for Spiders RM. I have two, but neither are very good for eyeball ID.

[Nymphalidae]

Nice series.