black widow

i wouldnt dare go near it..them things kill..your very brave..great shot to

Gamer man than me.
Looks like you have some major dust on your sensor.

obecanobe wrote in post #6209233
Gamer man than me.
Looks like you have some major dust on your sensor.

man, just goes to show you how much of a newbie i am. I wasn't even looking for dust.

just went to see the lens, and sure nuff, there's a few that were clinging onto the front element. with the Tamron 90, the barrel is so deep, that i wouldn't have ever noticed.

Female, they're fine. Nice though.

_aravena wrote in post #6209362
Female, they're fine. Nice though.

Huh? I thought it was the females to look out for.

It is

Is she classified as a Brown Widow? Like this? They are actually an introduced species, and are timid in comparison to the "black" version. Beautiful girl, BTW!

That's right. My bad. Tired. I remember seeing a whole bunch, like 6 -8 nests of these things. All you saw were the males though. Huge things!

macro junkie wrote in post #6209229
i wouldnt dare go near it..them things kill..your very brave..great shot to

No they don't... I am living proof. I have been bitten TWICE!

As already pointed out above, that is not a black widow female. Female black widows are jet black with the orange hourglass on their back, and they never nest in the open. You have to turn over a rock, an old board, etc to find them.

Regardless, that is a nice shot, even with the little bits of dust.

Wonderful capture
Brian V.

Very cool shots.

I am new to photography and hope to take some shots like this of the spiders that frequently show up in my garage.

I like the second picture, nice capture.