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28-AUG-2004 Antje Schulte

Xysticus sp. weaving gossamer

A spider releasing a thread of spider silk. They do that to reach other places or even to drift with the wind. This is a spider of the genus Xysticus. This animal shows a behaviour called ballooning, they ride on spider silk threads to reach new plants or just to get away from where they are. This one is also showing something called tiptoeing behavior, she stands up on her legs and rises her abdomen in the air.

Canon EOS 10D ,Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro
1/125s f/13.0 at 180.0mm iso200 with Flash full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Maxim Popykin22-Jun-2007 11:52
brilliant shot! ~V~
RafM 19-Sep-2006 19:16
Marvellous composition, light, sharpness, DOF and colours.
One of the best spider photographs I've seen.
Harald Schillhammer03-Jan-2006 14:19
Generell grossartige Gallerie, aber dieses Bild ist einfach umwerfend.
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Harald
Guest 30-May-2005 23:06
Amazing composition and quality, you got my vote.
Well done Antje!

Amihay
Ron Horloff03-Mar-2005 03:14
Incredible capture!