Jumping spider ( Phidippus purpuratus ) with cricket by larose forest photos

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18-AUG-2012	Christine Hanrahan

Jumping spider (Phidippus purpuratus) with cricket

This feisty little jumping spider (approx. 10 mm) had caught a cricket, much large than the spider as you can see. The spider was dragging it around with a bit of difficulty. Jumping spiders are undeniably cute!

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/800s f/3.5 at 5.0mm iso100 hide exif

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Date/Time	18-Aug-2012 12:34:53
Make	Canon
Model	Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	5 mm
Exposure Time	1/833 sec
Aperture	f/3.5
ISO Equivalent	100
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Focus Distance	0.130 m

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Jan Søgaard		29-Jan-2013 09:21
Nice picture from just eat ; o) bv

Karen Stuebing		27-Jan-2013 22:46
It is cute as long as it doesn't jump on me. :) Fantastic close up of this tiny spider. V.

Carl Carbone		27-Jan-2013 22:46
Super capture. Is the spider camouflaged to the cricket?

Ghislaine et Réal Boulet		27-Jan-2013 20:26
Wow, magnificent macro.

Marcia Colelli		27-Jan-2013 20:20
Wow, cool framing, Nice work. Nicely seen. Not sure I would have noticed it except for the color of the cricket. Looks almost like a selective color. Nice camouflage. V

Margot W		27-Jan-2013 20:13
And we'll camouflaged he is. Nice shot.

SRW		27-Jan-2013 20:12
Like Jim, I find any type of spider anything other than cute, I'm afraid.... Great capture(?!), though...!

Carol Rollins		27-Jan-2013 19:35
Excellent find and capture Christine!

Hank Vander Velde		27-Jan-2013 19:07
Ugly, beautiful, well captured and well presented Christine.

joseantonio		27-Jan-2013 18:27
What an amazing capture.Very nice shot.V

globalgadabout		27-Jan-2013 18:26
cute indeed...warm and fuzzy all over in fact...that caramel cricket should prove a tasty treat..superb shot Christine...V

Tom LeRoy		27-Jan-2013 18:14
Wow what great details in this excellent close-up!V!

LynnH		27-Jan-2013 18:11
His eyes (all of them) are bigger than his stomach. LOL Cool!!! V

Irene Wehrli		27-Jan-2013 18:11
Such a furry little thing, nature is fascinating... Fabulous work Christine! Irene

Jim Coffman		27-Jan-2013 18:03
That creeps me out! I really have a aversion to spiders..

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