Spider ID?

Oh yes, Moose, I have a long way to go in my spider appreciation....especi​ally inside the house.

Titus213 wrote in post #15196595
Oh yes, Moose, I have a long way to go in my spider appreciation....especi​ally inside the house.

Well, I guess having found several scorpions in my house over the past few years, spiders are like.... meh

As long as the scorpions in Vegas stay in Vegas...

Unfortunately, the scorpions are abundant here in AZ too!

Very nice spider pic BTW! I am deathly afraid of all bugs but my love of photography is greater so I've gotten into a bit of macro work. So far a Huntsman spider (about 5" tip to tip) and a 2" Preying Mantis were my most cooperative subjects. I have attempted a Black Widow and Scorpion with my wife holding a can of "instant bug death" as I placed the lens only inches away...both charged me and were dispatched. I will figure it out someday!

yipDog Studios wrote in post #15197269
Unfortunately, the scorpions are abundant here in AZ too!

Very nice spider pic BTW! I am deathly afraid of all bugs but my love of photography is greater so I've gotten into a bit of macro work. So far a Huntsman spider (about 5" tip to tip) and a 2" Preying Mantis were my most cooperative subjects. I have attempted a Black Widow and Scorpion with my wife holding a can of "instant bug death" as I placed the lens only inches away...both charged me and were dispatched. I will figure it out someday!

I'm hoping that as one becomes more familiar with the critters and learns which ones can be dangerous that the reaction to the non dangerous ones will be moderated enough to allow some good close-ups.

That said - it will be a long time before I'll get anywhere near a live scorpion or a black widow spider. Knowingly at least.

They just tend to move so darned fast.

BTW - nice site you have yipDog.

Thanks! Love your signature! The first bug I did was a preying mantis and after the "shoot" I was literally dripping wet with sweat. I was so nervous around it my heart rate must have been off the charts!
I knew it wasn't a dangerous bug but it didn't matter! Ha ha! Got me hooked on the adrenaline rush!

And nice SM site! I'm still building mine trying to decide what to do with it.

Here's a couple of my CU...

IMAGE LINK: http://yipdog.smugmug.​com …073067&k=3XGRRg​j&lb=1&s=A

IMAGE LINK: http://yipdog.smugmug.​com …103702&k=zp5VFt​k&lb=1&s=A

On Dave's nice spider picture, the enlarged front legs (pedipalps) would suggest this one is a male.

yipDog Studios wrote in post #15198686
Thanks! Love your signature! The first bug I did was a preying mantis and after the "shoot" I was literally dripping wet with sweat. I was so nervous around it my heart rate must have been off the charts!
I knew it wasn't a dangerous bug but it didn't matter! Ha ha! Got me hooked on the adrenaline rush!

And nice SM site! I'm still building mine trying to decide what to do with it.

Here's a couple of my CU...

I like the greater DOF you got on these. I've got to remember to reset mine before shooting. The mantis wouldn't bother me much but that hairy spider would.

The extension tubes do not allow auto functions so setting the f-stop is a bit strange but seems to work. Don't know if that's the case with all extension tubes but it's how my $12 set works.

I originally bought them with plans to build a slide copying unit.

jollyroger99 wrote in post #15199494
On Dave's nice spider picture, the enlarged front legs (pedipalps) would suggest this one is a male.

Thanks for the comment and the info. I understand they are quite common in this area but I don't recall having seen one before.

looks like something from the recluse family.