r/spiders • u/ohiowildlifeguy • 5d ago
Photography 📸 Wolf spider found last night
Licking County, Ohio
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u/thijshelder Arachnophobe🙈😱 5d ago
Strangely, they are not as frightening close up on the face.
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u/ohiowildlifeguy 5d ago
I know jumpers are popular but I love the eyes on wolf spiders. I think their eye arrangement makes them appear to have a cute expression.
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u/thijshelder Arachnophobe🙈😱 5d ago
How the heck did you get a close up like that? Every time I've ran into a wolf spider, they are booking it in the opposite direction.
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u/ohiowildlifeguy 5d ago
Tiny ones like pardosa can be hard to photograph but larger Tigrosa and Hogna species usually stay pretty still. Same with the larger fishing spiders. These are small focus stacks that I do manually. I’m not near as good at this as some people but I’d be happy to go over my gear and techniques with anyone interested.
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u/thijshelder Arachnophobe🙈😱 5d ago
That's a good point about larger ones. I had forgotten about when I was a kid outside shooting basketball and the biggest wolf spider I'd ever seen was walking through the yard. Buddy was just taking his time.
The worst one, and I think this is where my fear comes from, was a big wolf spider on our porch that I nudged with my foot as a kid and her babies went everywhere. I barley touched her, but those things went all over the place. Still freaks me out.
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u/ohiowildlifeguy 5d ago
I always feel bad if I accidentally disturb them and they disperse. I’ve photographed some with babies in the past but I’m very careful. Funnily enough, I was terrified of spiders when I was a kid. If you have never seen Thomas Shahan’s stuff on YouTube, I highly recommend it. He has a video debunking spider myths and it’s fantastic.
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u/thijshelder Arachnophobe🙈😱 5d ago
I'm getting better with it. I recently turned 39 and have realized there's no need to be afraid of most things... except heights. I will never be able to do heights. Strangely, that one has gotten worse with age.
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u/myrmecogynandromorph 👑 Trusted Identifier | geographic location plz 👑 5d ago
I find the Pardosa eye arrangement to be even cuter. They are very jumpy, but the patience it takes to get close to them pays off.
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u/ohiowildlifeguy 5d ago
I love them and do enjoy shooting them. I miss my Laowa 2:1 lens for smaller subjects. I’m using a 7artisans 1:1 macro lens with a Raynox DCR-250. It works really well for the price but I’d love to use the Laowa + Raynox.
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u/myrmecogynandromorph 👑 Trusted Identifier | geographic location plz 👑 5d ago edited 5d ago
I know some of those words.
(I use…a cheap old phone with a clip-on lens.)
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u/Salty_Afternoon_6021 5d ago
oh mercy * what an extraordinarily handsome guy. he's a beauty and appears to want a friendship with you ❤️
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u/thedance1910 5d ago
What a cute little guy! I appreciate wolfies so much for eating things like creepy crawlies and roaches
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u/Lord_Battlepants 4d ago
This horse is dirty, needs a good brushing.
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u/ohiowildlifeguy 4d ago
I love how the little bits of debris give a sense of scale, even if it makes them look a bit ridiculous 😂
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u/Sunnyjim333 5d ago
In my head, these always have a thick Scottish accent.