Rare find (for me), and NO camera

LV Moose · 21st of August 2012 (Tue)

Long story short: I come home from work tonight, and on the tiles around the pool, find a female Nursery Web Spider with a back full of babies! First time for me, though I've seen pics on this forum of Wolf Spiders carrying their brood. So I run into the house, and ask the wife, "Where's the camera?!" She had taken it to work this morning to take pictures of a coworker.

"Oh, NOooo, I left it at work; I completely forgot about it!"

SON OF A BISCUIT!

DistantFX · 21st of August 2012 (Tue)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Always when the time is right.

touji · 21st of August 2012 (Tue)

I think this calls for an excuse to get a second body, no?

Sorry for your loss!

LV Moose · 21st of August 2012 (Tue)

Quote:

Originally Posted by touji

I think this calls for an excuse to get a second body, no?

Sorry for your loss!

I have an S95 as a back-up; not sure it would do a great job even in macro mode, but I would have given it a shot.... BUT IT'S AT CANON GETTING REPAIRED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A MONTH.

IEEEeeeee

racketman · 21st of August 2012 (Tue)

I wonder if any phone cameras have decent macro but i'm sure you are only interested in getting good quality close ups.

LordV · 21st of August 2012 (Tue)

Interesting - not heard of nursery web spiders doing this.

Toby- there was a minor fad of using the lens out of old cd/dvd players as an add-on macro lens for phone cameras.
Brian v.

LV Moose · 21st of August 2012 (Tue)

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordV

Interesting - not heard of nursery web spiders doing this.
.

I never knew whether they did or not, and this one is smaller than most adult NWS's I've seen. But when I attempted to capture her, she went jumping across the water to escape in the fashion of that species, so I'm certain that's what I have here.

I'll post pics, IF my wife remembers to bring the camera home today, and the spider cooperates.

LV Moose · 21st of August 2012 (Tue)

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordV

Interesting - not heard of nursery web spiders doing this.

Update. Managed to get some decent shots, and could make out the eye pattern. Not a Nusery Web Spider after all; Wolf Spider, but very adept at moving across the water like a NWS. Who knew? Shots can be seen here:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...7#post14889267

orionmystery · 31st of August 2012 (Fri)

Oh poor you. Yeah, maybe it was a wolf spider.

LV Moose · 31st of August 2012 (Fri)

Quote:

Originally Posted by orionmystery

Oh poor you. Yeah, maybe it was a wolf spider.

Yes, I ended up getting some shots the next day. Definitely a Wolfie.

21st of August 2012 (Tue)	#1
LV Moose Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 6,818 IMAGE EDITING OK	Rare find (for me), and NO camera Long story short: I come home from work tonight, and on the tiles around the pool, find a female Nursery Web Spider with a back full of babies! First time for me, though I've seen pics on this forum of Wolf Spiders carrying their brood. So I run into the house, and ask the wife, "Where's the camera?!" She had taken it to work this morning to take pictures of a coworker. "Oh, NOooo, I left it at work; I completely forgot about it!" SON OF A BISCUIT! __________________ --------Moose-------- Gear flickr flickr2

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DistantFX Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 166 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Rare find (for me), and NO camera NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Always when the time is right.

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touji Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 785	Re: Rare find (for me), and NO camera I think this calls for an excuse to get a second body, no? Sorry for your loss! __________________ Gripped 60D \| Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 \| Sigma 30mm f1.4 \| Canon 100L \| Canon 50mm f1.8 Mark I \| EF-S 55-250mm \| Nissin Di866 Mark II flickr 500px Shooting Since 10/16/2011!

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racketman Cream of the Crop Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Richmond Surrey Posts: 18,456 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Rare find (for me), and NO camera I wonder if any phone cameras have decent macro but i'm sure you are only interested in getting good quality close ups. __________________ Toby Flickr collections Gear

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LordV Macro Photo-Lord of the Year 2006 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Worthing UK Posts: 45,921 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Rare find (for me), and NO camera Interesting - not heard of nursery web spiders doing this. Toby- there was a minor fad of using the lens out of old cd/dvd players as an add-on macro lens for phone cameras. Brian v. __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/ http://www.lordv.smugmug.com/ Macro Hints and tips http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=807056 Canon 20D, Canon 40D, Canon 5D mk2, Sigma 105mm EX macro, Tamron 90mm macro, Canon MPE-65,18-55 kit lens X2, canon 200mm F2.8 L, Tamron 28-70mm xrdi, Other assorted bits

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orionmystery Cream of the Crop Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Malaysia Posts: 10,094	Re: Rare find (for me), and NO camera Oh poor you. Yeah, maybe it was a wolf spider. __________________ Kurt, 40D, MP-E65 & MT-24EX for full flash, Sigma 150 +1.4x TC for natural light. My Macro Rig

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