This is my entry for the #monomad challenge hosted and curated by @monochromes.
This is a jumping spider protecting its web. It wasn't that hard for me to identify that she was a female.
Maybe you think that I'm just guessing. No, I'm not just guessing. I knew it was a female jumper. She was protecting her eggs from predators.
She will never leave the web while the eggs are there, although danger can come at any time. She wrapped the eggs in a silk net that was glued to the surface of a leaf.
Look at those big eyes. They are round, like marbles. Those big sharp eyes are always on the lookout for dangers around her.
Yeah, that's the instinct of a mother who wants to make sure her future babies are always safe!
| Camera | Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Smartphone |
|---|---|
| Lens | External extreme macro lens 20mm |
| Category | Black & White Photography |
| Processed | Mobile Lightroom |
| Location | Lhokseumawe, Aceh, Indonesia |
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Very cool photos 🥃👌🤗 happy to see them 👌
Thank you, buddy. From your comments on each of my posts about spiders, I know you must be a spider lover! 😁
Ah :)) ... I like good black and white what I can say :))
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That looks so cute. Loved the photos.
Thank you, @rem-steem :)
Extraordinary. The macro images you share really look really amazing
This is amazing macro! As an archnophile, I whole approve of these photos.
Aside from her being around her nest, you can tell a female jumping spider apart from a male by looking at her first pair of legs (if they're not noticably thicker and bigger than the other legs), the pedipalps (the small leg-like limbs near the eyes, a male's pedipalps have a swollen tip), and also by the colour (male jumping spiders are brighter in colour and/or contrast, where females tend to be greyish or brownish). Future tips for other spoods you find later on. And I do hope you find and photograph more of them!