It’s been awhile since I posted an insect of any kind, let alone a spider. This rather large specimen is a tropical orb weaver spider (her abdomen seemed to be about an inch or more in diameter). She appears to be floating in air, but that’s just because the shallow depth of field from my lens has thrown the strands of spider silk out of focus. This was actually shot at night with a dual flash set up, although the greenish background (out of focus foliage) gives it a bit of a daytime appearance. I was on a spotlighting hike through Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/8 at 1/60th of a second, two Nikon SB-900 flash units
I saw a jaguarundi once, down near Brownsville, Texas on the Mexico border, but it vanished into the bushes before I could get a picture. I thought it was a giant raccoon at first.
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It’s been awhile since I posted an insect of any kind, let alone a spider. This rather large specimen is a tropical orb weaver spider (her abdomen seemed to be about an inch or more in diameter). She appears to be floating in air, but that’s just because the shallow depth of field from my lens has thrown the strands of spider silk out of focus. This was actually shot at night with a dual flash set up, although the greenish background (out of focus foliage) gives it a bit of a daytime appearance. I was on a spotlighting hike through Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica.
cool pic. is this spider piousous.? )
Hi Michael, no, they aren’t poisonous.
—– Floating arachnid
—– Blooming on the jungle air
—– Jaguarundi shy .
I saw a jaguarundi once, down near Brownsville, Texas on the Mexico border, but it vanished into the bushes before I could get a picture. I thought it was a giant raccoon at first.
Nice.
This is magical!
Thanks Alan. Few things I enjoy more than a nice stroll through the rainforest at night.
Very nice, Sean! Your nocturnal shots are amazing.
My grandkids say they don’t want to run into that Spider on Halloween Night to scary for them & want to know how you got that picture?
I’ve captured one at Quabbin Reservoir in western MA. This has incredibly wonderful DOF! Looks like it’s floating in the air!