Some recent arachnid captures from the garden

Brian V.

Small spider on a water barrel


Laceweb spider with raindrop - think this is a male Amaurobius species


Large orbweb female- Araneus diadematus


Red spider mite on bush oak leaf about 1mm body length


Small orbweb spider- Araniella sp. think this has got one of those external wasp larva parasites (between the abdomen and thorax)


Since when were aphids this big ? - tiny spider with an aphid (taken at 4:1)

Love no. 3., all are great. What is your set up?

FirePhoto798 wrote:
Love no. 3., all are great. What is your set up?

Thanks. Using a canon MPE-65/5Dmk2/430Ex flash with DIY diffuser.
Some of the shots, especially #3 have been focus stacked for greater DOF.
Brian V.

great set brian.
love #5

Very good shots

Thanks denis and Rocco for the comments- appreciated

Brian v.

Wow, great series. Really enjoyed it. Thanx

rrrgpotts wrote:
Wow, great series. Really enjoyed it. Thanx

Thanks- appreciate the comments
Brian v.

Very nice Brian, these are friendly and beautiful spiders.

gmazza wrote:
Very nice Brian, these are friendly and beautiful spiders.

Thanks Gustavo - not sure about friendly but definitely not dangerous.
Brian v.