Taken handheld with:
Nikon D7500
Tamron 90mm f/2.8
Godox TT685 flash
First shot is a mating pair, male on the right, female on the left. They lock jaws to prevent either spider from killing the other during the process. With their similar size, the males have a better chance of escaping the female than other orbweaver species, but it's still common for either the male of female to try to kill and eat the other. Second shot is the same male just after they were finished. The photo makes it look like he was hunting the bug, but he didn't seem interested in anything but getting away from the female and resting. The other shots are all different individuals.
The webs of this species usually aren't particularly big or complex like other orbweavers, and often they'll skip the web altogether and simply camouflage themselves in tall grass and ambush passing prey.
Nikon D7500
Tamron 90mm f/2.8
Godox TT685 flash
First shot is a mating pair, male on the right, female on the left. They lock jaws to prevent either spider from killing the other during the process. With their similar size, the males have a better chance of escaping the female than other orbweaver species, but it's still common for either the male of female to try to kill and eat the other. Second shot is the same male just after they were finished. The photo makes it look like he was hunting the bug, but he didn't seem interested in anything but getting away from the female and resting. The other shots are all different individuals.
The webs of this species usually aren't particularly big or complex like other orbweavers, and often they'll skip the web altogether and simply camouflage themselves in tall grass and ambush passing prey.
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. Very nice documentative shots showing some natural behaviour and interactions. Pretty cool how it pretends to be a stick
, nice pose. Interesting specimen, those jaws are wild and the eye configuration is neat. Colours are nice, lighting is good and sharpness on point. Well done 