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Male Salticus Scenicus (Salticidae) On Leaf

Male Salticus Scenicus (Salticidae) On Leaf

            Hi all!

Sun was shining bright today and it was really warm, so i got the macro stuff out and went out in the back to see if i could find a healthy Jumper. After a good 20 minutes of trying to take photos of a bee i found this Male Jumping spider on the usual spot (brick wall) just outside the window.
At first, as always, it did not trust my big hands coming it's way and made a jump for it. I held him for a good 10 minutes watching him look around and letting him do as he pleased for a bit.

I eventually let him down on the floor and he found himself a small aphid which i will upload soon and he gobbled it down in one, i luckily got a photo as he found the aphid and one of him with the aphids legs sticking out :D He enjoyed it as he then seemed to slow down and he stopped for short intervals to look up at the camera giving me perfect opportunities to get some really vivid shots of him.

In the style of Thomas Shahan, i held him up to the sky on this leaf to get a nice blue backdrop and it worked very well. 100 Shots later and i had a few really good ones i was pleased with, so i let him back on the wall where i found him and let him on his way. 
It is strange though, once you put them back they stare at you for a good 5 minutes until you leave, almost as if they know you aren't a threat anymore they don't try to run.

This healthy male, is actually the first male i have ever found. It's long tuffs were new to me, i almost thought i had found a different species than Salticus when i first set my eyes on the little guy.

I think this shot worked well and i have a really nice one of him looking directly at an aphid so that will be up soon, really enjoying getting out while the sun is with us, may get out again before i return to revising thoroughly for these last exams in may and june.

Comments are appreciated, cheers for looking. 

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Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Liverpool (show map)

Taken on: April 12, 2012

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