Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning


January 1, 2010: Dragonflys and spiders

A hoverfly

jan 01 2965 hoverfly.jpg

Argiope from behind

jan 01 3020 argiope cross.jpg

Edge view of Argiope with dinner

jan 01 3055 argiope top.jpg

From the top

jan 01 3024 argiope.jpg

A group of ants, transporting a tiger moth

jan 01 3033 transport skipper.jpg

Over the edge

jan 01 3042 transport skipper.jpg

Young Nephila maculata

jan 01 3053 nephila.jpg

Grains of grass seed

jan 01 3064 grass grains.jpg

A young mantis

jan 01 3069 mantis.jpg

Another view

jan 01 3081 mantis.jpg

And another view

jan 01 3083 mantis.jpg

Dragonfly face

jan 01 3092 dragonfly flash.jpg

Closer view

jan 01 3094 dragonfly flash.jpg

Natural light

jan 01 3102 dragonfly face.jpg

Without flash

jan 01 3105 dragonfly face.jpg

Another view without flash

jan 01 3113 dragonfly face.jpg

Compound eye

jan 01 3115 dragonfly matrix.jpg

With flash

jan 01 3118 dragonfly eyes.jpg

Another view

jan 01 3120 dragonfly face.jpg

Grasshopper with a bit of flash glare. I"m going to try to suppress this with a circular polarizing filter

jan 01 3123 big grasshopper.jpg

Huntsman in her funnel web

jan 01 3130 funnel web spider.jpg

Another view

jan 01 3135 funnel spider.jpg

Another view

jan 01 3144 funnel spider.jpg

Yet another view

jan 01 3150 funnel spider.jpg

A jumping spider, a bit out of focus

jan 01 3152 jumper.jpg

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C. Frank Starmer

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