I have not yet seen any large spiders this spring, but I have run across a few long-jawed spiders. The bodies of long-jawed orb weaver spiders of the Tetragnathidae family tend to be thin and they have extremely long legs of varying lengths. Most often I find them on vegetation overhanging the water, which in this case was a small pond at Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge.
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That is a beauty, Mike! Lovely photo! Only seen immature ones here at present.
Thanks, Pete. I suspect that this spider will not be a very popular posting, but knew that you would appreciate it. 🙂
I love this one! The composition is terrific and I love all of the angles created by those long elegant legs.
Thanks, Laura. I know that your artistic eye causes you to look a bit more closely than many at things like composition and color and I always appreciate your impressions when I post photos.
I’ve never heard of that one.
We have lots of these around the cabin and I love watching them. It always amazes me that they can be so agile in their webs with those long, spindly legs, almost as surprising as the agility of harvestmen, especially considering that they have only two tiny eyes and they are perched at the very tops of their bodies.
Harvestmen are really freaky with the way that their eyes are placed. I was shocked when I got a good look at eyes for the first time in one of my macro shots (https://michaelqpowell.com/2014/06/07/daddys-watching-you/). With arachnids with such long legs, it’s almost impossible to get a good shot that has all of the legs in focus. That was certainly not the case with today’s spider.
Can we get a long jawed resting on a bluet? Now that would be a great shot!! Just kidding.
I am all in favor of combining insects and flowers, if I can just get the insects to cooperate.
Nice Mike! Always enjoy seeing your images! Especially Bald Eagles & Dragonflies!