baby spiders learning how to navigate aerial tightrope

these guys were absolutely tiny, there were hundreds of them newly hatched and hanging out in the winter sun. so fun watching them through the extension tubes.

[Robyn]

Great close up capture

[Brigette]

wow. amazing close up.. but eeeew!!

[kali]

@brigette oh now come on they were all of 1mm each lol

[Dianne]

You are amazing to get these tiny babies so well in focus - fav.

[kali]

@dide it was very tricky! I think I only got three out of the many which actually had enough focus. extension tubes are very difficult to use I have found

[Brigette]

@kali66 exactly.. too small to see and squash!

[Annie D]

oh I want extension tubes - I would sit all day and watch them hahaha - beautiful Kali

[Graeme Stevens]

Fantastic shot

[Tracie Broadhead]

fantastic shot! How much did the extension tubes cost?

[Sheralee S]

This is wonderful! They are almost see-through. Fav, great macro.

[Arthur Loosley]

Clever spiders; clever spot, shot, and title!

[Dawn Swingle]

Wow, this is really cool!

[belinda]

So delicate, beautiful.

[emily tull]

oooh cool

[Krista Marson]

impressive image.

[Rita]

woah! that's so cool! Well Done :O)

[Sue]

Face off. Very impressive.

[Sam Smith]

That is a great shot.

[Jason Ayer]

That's too cool. Almost alien like.

[Jasper]

Wow!

[Kiran]

That's super cool. They look so translucent.

[Julie Duncan]

Fantastic shot, Kali! They are beautiful little creatures! I love how you've captured them. The one on the right seems to be saying, "Just wait a minute! I'll see if it's safe!" :)

[MaryBeth Dailey]

Love love love! I love how they are so transparent. They glow! Fav!

[Michael Van Krey]

wow! i've never seen such transparent spiders! what a find and a fantastic capture. fav.

[michael]

Awesome capture and a super picture. The light is amazing.

[Hope D Jennings]

This is fantastic!!! You know I love it.fav

[Rachel]

Brilliant capture, stunning shot

[Gwenllian]

Wow! Very clever spiders. Clever you!

[Karen Mitchell]

amazing!

[Stephanie Swift]

Beautiful closeup. very well focused. They look as if they are made of glass or perhaps (at least the bodies) amber. Fav for me.

[kali]

@tracie8266 from memory not too much,very cheap on trademe, i think around $20 but these are ones that don't do autofocus, those ones are about $120, this is my son's camera canon 450d

[Yao RL]

Their legs are just as delicate as the “rope”. I hope and quite sure that they are not crushed as I have seen in other sites.

[alta]

Those legs look really awesome! Great shot!

[Tracie Broadhead]

@kali66 thanks for that info Kali :-)

[Bill Fenske]

Favulous capture Kali

[Bill Fenske]

Amazing, what you can do with extension tubes. These look more like around 13 - 15 mm because of it. I got a used set that do auto focus for around $60 at a local camera store.

[Laura]

Great photo. Sorry I am so late getting back to you. I was thinking maybe you could do a sport photo - whatever you can find.

[John Rambo]

Wow. Amazing photo.

[☠northy]

fabulous capture!

[Jules Sparrow]

Took a look at your pics as well and love this one .. so much detail!!