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Tropical Spider

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Posted by Des Ong on September 11, 2009 at 6:55 AM
Like many of the insects in the region, spiders can also be very colourful. This is the top side of a Pear-Shaped Leucauge Spider (Opadometa fastigata).

The underside looks completely different.

Des

150mm, f9, 1/8s, iso800, full frames.
Posted by Ian Macdermott on September 11, 2009 at 7:03 AM
Very nice Des lovely and sharp with a great background :toast:
Posted by Peter Edge on September 11, 2009 at 7:28 AM
Difficult to get it all sharp with those long legs. very well done.
Great shot and an interesting spider
Pete
Posted by Ian Butler on September 11, 2009 at 7:33 AM
Thats an awesome looking spider! Upperside and underside. Its interesting why the underside is blue. Never fails to amaze me with the colour schemes in the natural kingdom. Great shot, really like the way the spider is sharp (at 1/8s aswell!!) and either side the web just diffuses out evenly. Great capture.
Ian :toast: :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on September 11, 2009 at 7:52 AM
Brillant composition and colours to the image, a stunning image full stop :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Mark Davies on September 11, 2009 at 9:02 AM
Both are super images.This one you've posted especially pleases .The comp .focus point and colours are tremendous.
Posted by Andy Astbury on September 11, 2009 at 7:13 PM
Another cracker Des - it's not quite floating my boat as much as the one you posted the other day, but it's a very close second - top stuff :toast:
Posted by Tom Smit on September 12, 2009 at 1:41 PM
Great looking picture. Very colorful also (upper and down side of the spider differs very much).
:toast: :toast: