Little Jewel

This is an adult female Sassacus papenhoei, one of the brightest colored if small(~5mm) jumping spiders I've come across. She's eating a Giant Whitefly and has settled nicely into her petri dish home, even laid some eggs in an leaf wrapped nest. I think I'll call her Jewel.

[Sharon]

Spectacular photo! Invertebrates are amazing.

[Sharon]

Their colours are a constant source of inspiration.

[Ramesh Chand]

Colours are beautiful......decent catch by the fly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Robert!!!!!!!!!

[Jnadonza]

Great Macro

[Cassandra Hoffmann]

AWESOME capture... great colour too.

[Cherrill]

@myautofocuslife I know Livia has a thing about little jumping spiders! I love this Robert.....what beauty in such a tiny creature. Looks like she is enjoying lunch! Fave!

[Claire Clinch]

awesome photo.. just amazing!

[Claire Clinch]

may I ask what you used to capture this shot? macro lens, extension tubes, etc?

[cheryl]

if she eats white flies. please send me a few!! we can put a litttle weight on the spider.

[LindyLou]

Amazing!! How did you get this capture? ! Love it.

[Robert Velten]

@claireclinch Hi, I used a Canon MPE-65 macro lens. That lens is dedicated to macro only, it covers magnifications from 1-5X. I also used the Canon MT-24EX dual head flash, I've used other flashes off and on camera with custom diffusers that give similar results. This was a single exposure at about 3X, it's heavily cropped. There's lots of information on this lens/flash combo online. Thanks for your comments. @lindylou

[Kerri]

Very cool

[Margaret Tryon]

Such incredible detail and colors. Love your shots Robert.

[Michelle]

Oh super duper wozers... Thats awesome detail. Favd

[Al Perry]

Sweet shot.

[Sue Barnicoat]

just seen this lovely shot on PP

[❀ Lynn]

Your pets are cheap to feed! She is lovely. Great shot.

[Kathryn Marshall]

Great animal shot! Jewell is a very beautiful spider.

[Robin]

Great macro of this gorgeous spider. Fav. for me; it's quite stunning.

[Livia]

Love the colors and patterns on her! So pretty!

[mark]

wonderful detail here rob. she really shines like a jewel. fav :)

[Brad Johnson]

It looks like ballet.

[Ellen E]

wow - she's shiny! Really amazing shot. Do you use a macro lens? (forgive me if I've asked you before...I'm getting old)

[Jnadonza]

very cool. Very National Geographic