Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: jumping spider

...There are many butts like it, but this one is mine. :D A few years ago I found a jumping spider on our front porch, and had a lot of fun taking pictures from all angles. I liked these rear angles because you can clearly see the spinnerets.

Last Saturday, Steve and I went to the Harry & David public garden with my workmate, Andy Spliethof, and his daughter. While we were there, they managed to get some super pictures of jumping spiders, and when I saw this image in my archives, I just had to share it! To show just how small this adorable spider is, that's a dog hair from our Border Collie next to it!

Whether they are coming or going, jumping spiders are fun to look at! They often have very fancy abdomens, and I thought this guy was especially handsome! I often find these spiders inside our house, so I'll coax them into a container and then put them outside on our porch for a photo shoot before they disappear from sight. Here you see the lip of a plastic container where the spider was crawling. Thank you for the awesome leading line, buddy! :) Looks like I captured this image a day before my birthday back in 2012!

I used to be terrified of spiders, but when I realized they were more afraid of me, I became curious about this much-maligned creature. This little guy is a jumping spider, and they are inquisitive, bold arachnids that can leap a surprisingly long distance! These are my favorite type of spider and can be found all over the world! Explored on January 3, 2016. Highest placement: #4

Jumping Spiders are favorites for many people who like arachnids. It's easy to understand why. They are extremely curious and intelligent and will turn around to look at things, including YOU! They are fun to watch as they crawl around and they can jump quite a distance for their small size! In fact, they will often jump on your camera lens if you get too close! Jumping Spiders also have extremely good eyesight and they are easy to recognize because their main pair of eyes is very large and look like headlamps! There are over 5,000 species all over the world, and some species are so beautiful they would take your breath away! Here's one type called a Peacock Jumping Spider !

1 more picture is in a note on the image! :) Whenever I am close to the sides of our house with my camera, I make sure to look carefully because there are often interesting creatures to photograph. This morning I was very happy to spot a spider and upon closer inspection I discovered that it was a large jumping spider! They tend to be about 1/4" around here, but this one was about 1/2" in diameter! Very unusual in coloring too, instead of being black or dark brown with a pattern, this one is light beige with a pattern. What a beauty. I got lots of pictures and thought the best thing to do would be to share one large image and a collage of three as well! I hope you like them!

I just love these guys! I've found several of them in the past few weeks and I'm delighted how easy they are to take pictures of! If you've never seen a jumping spider moving around, take a look at this video: Phidippus Putnami Jumping Spider Being Cute . The one in the video moves its pedipalps more than any spider I've seen, but otherwise it looks very similar to the spiders I've taken pictures of and you'll see how curious and smart they are! They consider options and think about things, and I find them so fascinating! :) (By the way, the video is very long and there's no need to watch it all, just enough so you can see how this one moves around.)

Just outside our house we have a number of rose bushes, and the other day I noticed a little black speck on one of the white roses. Looking closer, I saw that it was a tiny jumping spider, only about 1/8" in diameter! It was running around on the petal acting very tough and I just had to try to get its picture!! I took about a dozen shots and I was so happy that several turned out!! YAY!! (I'll probably turn the others into a little collage which I'll post in a few weeks or so! :D) Did you know that there are over 5,000 species of Jumping Spiders?!! WOW!!! They can be found all over the world, including the slopes of Mount Everest!! They also have some of the best vision of all invertebrates. They get their name for the fact that they can jump 10 to 50 times the length of their bodies! (And this is great fun to watch!) If you would like to know more about these super cool spiders, Wiki has a great page here: Wiki: Jumping Spider

From my archives, here's an adorable jumping spider I found in our kitchen one day and brought it outside to let it go and to take its picture. I just love them! So curious and intelligent, it's such fun to watch them walk around and turn to look at things, including me! :D

I got so many adorable pictures of the cute little guys I've found in and outside our house! This itty bitty fellow was spotted by Steve as he descended from the ceiling in our kitchen on a fine thread of silk! I caught him in a cup and sing-songed, "This is no place for you!" and took him outside for a photo session before he crawled away, looking for lunch!

Oh my! This is 1/4" of total tough-guy!! I originally captured this cutie pie as he belayed down a web strand in our kitchen, and when I put him on our porch railing, he was understandably afraid. This is a defense posture, designed to make him look huge and menacing! However, all I could do was coo at how adorable he was while I took pictures and hoped he would realize that I pose no threat to him! :) Eventually he relaxed and assumed the normal behavior of a jumping spider: inquisitive, fearless, and stealthy. These are awesome spiders!!! I found a really nice page about another behavior of jumping spiders, the mating ritual, complete with a hilarious video which will have you rolling in the aisles! Be sure to check it out! Dirty Dancing, A Gallant Spider Goes All The Way

I know I've been posting a lot of spider pictures lately, but it's not my fault! These cutie pies have been presenting themselves a lot in the past week or two! Isn't this little Jumping Spider just the cutest thing EVER?!! LOOK AT THAT FACE!!! Look at the FANCY HAIR!! The lovely blush on its...er...cheeks! I'm in love!!! :D All this cuteness in a 1/4" package, can you believe it?!! I simply love having a macro lens because I can't possibly see the amazing details on these itty bitty guys with my naked eyes! I take as many pictures as I can so I get a good look on my computer, and then I can share their cuteness with the rest of the world! :) ENJOY!! :D Work update: *yawn* I'm falling asleep as I write this, but I did want to say that I've been doing my best to visit your photostreams as I can...I won't have much free time for about two weeks though, so I'll be trying to stop by your wonderful photostreams whenever I have a free moment or two! Thanks so much for your patience and understanding!

I love the way this jumping spider looks, positioned like a sumo wrestler! :D So cute!!

Here's one from my archives, an adorable Jumping Spider who's just 1/4" in size and cute as a button! :)