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Pablo Yáñez | all galleries >> It's Alive >> Macro >> Spiders > Crazy Eyes
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22-JUL-2006 Pablo Yañez

Crazy Eyes

Williamsburg, VA

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A translucent Jumping Spider (Lyssomanes viridis) - I've heard that jumping spiders focus on things not by moving their "eyes" (which are fixed), but rather by moving the retina behind the lenses. The retina is darker and therefore the eyes turn black when they are looking at you.

I thought it was very cool.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/100s f/6.3 at 60.0mm iso800 hide exif
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Date/Time22-Jul-2006 12:37:40
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length60 mm
Exposure Time1/100 sec
Aperturef/6.3
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias-1.00
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Sam Rua07-Jan-2009 04:03
Very cool triptych, Pablo. I've heard (and seen) this in jumping spiders --- very cool.
Maxim Popykin28-Mar-2007 13:19
superb series :) v
Steven Jusczyk23-Jul-2006 06:37
Great set!
Guest 22-Jul-2006 22:05
Wow!! That is a very cool fact and even more so that you captured it!! Es
jlm22-Jul-2006 19:38
Nice eyes ;-)
Guest 22-Jul-2006 18:46
I have nightmares tamer than this. Very well done. Vote