Whats that up there ?

[LordV]

It's my camera :)

Brian V.

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[johnkermit1]

nice shots. i like them both, but i like the fangs in #2...great detail.

[Omri Alon]

Very nice! :D I like how in #2 it looks as if it was posing just for you (like a model shoot).

[LindaB]

Brilliant shots. Those black things (fangs/palps? what exactly are they and what do they do lol), look exceptionally large on this one, why is that?

Linda

[Courierman]

nice shots Brian
they are the fangs Linda, the male jumper's have big fangs(hope its ok Brain) here 1 of my male jumpers its shows the fangs nicely
http://mcc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Spiders/slides/js11.jpg

[Mike4BekA]

Very nice brian!! They always seem to like to pose for you!

[Photogirl2007]

Poor little fella must have got a fright at that huge thing coming so close to him. Nice ones Brian. :)

[LordV]

Thanks for the comments everybody :)
The first time I saw one of these jumpers do this I thought it was begging for food :)

Linda- Courerman is correct. In most spiders the males have enlarged palps for signalling and also modified ends to the palps for sperm transfer (they do it by hand). In many jumping spiders the males don't seem to have enlarged palps but have enlarged fang holders (chelicera) instead. I assume they still use the palps for sperm transfer though. I assume this may be an immature male- as Courierman's pic shows the chelicera get very large in mature males so they almost look like tusks.

Brian V

[LindaB]

nice shots Brian
they are the fangs Linda, the male jumper's have big fangs(hope its ok Brain) here 1 of my male jumpers its shows the fangs nicely


Oooh, thanks for posting that pic and for your info, very interesting - another thing learnt lol.

Linda


Thanks for the comments everybody :)
The first time I saw one of these jumpers do this I thought it was begging for food :)

Linda- Courerman is correct. In most spiders the males have enlarged palps for signalling and also modified ends to the palps for sperm transfer (they do it by hand). In many jumping spiders the males don't seem to have enlarged palps but have enlarged fang holders (chelicera) instead. I assume they still use the palps for sperm transfer though. I assume this may be an immature male- as Courierman's pic shows the chelicera get very large in mature males so they almost look like tusks.

Brian V

Thanks for your into too Brian - its good to know what these 'things' are. Yeah, Courierman's pic is interesting - they are hoooge.

Many thanks both of you :D

Linda