insects

Making Eye Contact

Making Eye Contact

I’m not a fan of spiders even though I know they have a necessary place in our ecosystem. They help manage insect populations by eating lots of insects that cause harm to agriculture and insects that bother humans, such as mosquitos. They also supply food for birds, lizards, wasps and other animals. I don’t stomp on ’em like I have in the past but I do give them space because there is a venom in those bites. The junipers along the sidewalk leading to my front door have a few spiderwebs which usually means there’s spiders. So, I peaked and sure enough there were spiders. So, I grabbed the tripod and a macro and got down close. We were sure making eye contact when I took this image. I’m still not a fan of them and was wishing I had a longer macro. 🙂

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4 Comments

  • Tom Dills

    I think he might be sticking his tongue out at you, but it’s hard to be sure. 🙂

    I usually give spiders their distance too, and spider webs are pretty reliable signs of spiders. 🙂 Because of one my kids, when I find one in the house I’ve learned to trap them and set them free outside.

    This guy looks pretty harmless and it was nice of him to pose.

  • ken bello

    I don’t consider myself a friend to spiders, but they do make fascinating subjects. Very nice shot. I’m not sure if there is a long enough macro lens, though.

    • Monte Stevens

      It amazes me some of the images people have of spiders, give me the woolies sometimes. They get way to close for me. While I was shooting these images a small particle of a leaf landed in his web and before I knew it he’d gone over, checked it out and was back where he started in the blink of an eye. I was looking through the viewfinder so it made me jump. They are fast little guys.