Ironwoods 52 Backyard Critters in 2016

Ironwood

Senior Member
Well I failed last years 52, I struggled with the list thing :(.
This year I am going to make it easier on myself, 52 different critters from within the boundaries of the 9 acres that I live on Oz, should be easy :rolleyes:.
 

Ironwood

Senior Member
Week #1

Cosmophasis Species. **-see edit info below.

What better way to start than with a Jumping Spider, and a fancy one at that Oz....

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Edit :- I have changed the name I gave this one (originally Cosmophasis Micarioides) to Cosmophasis Species, to more closely match this Spider Guide - The Find-a-spider Guide - Cosmophasis species
I don't believe this Spider has been given a proper name yet.
I have used a photo of what I now believe is a Cosmophasis Micarioides for #4.
 
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Ironwood

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#2 - "Golden Ant-mimicking Spider"

I am going with another Jumping Spider for this one, normally I would have held out for a better shot, but I have never seen one of these spiders before and maybe not see another, so here it is.
I had trouble getting this spider to play, it kept running away from me, so shots were limited.

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Ironwood

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These are awesome. Can you post lens? How close where you to subjects?


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Cheers Alex.
The lens I am using here is the Nikon macro ( micro ) 55mm f2.8 AF-D.
For the small spiders I am close to minimum focus distance, maybe 1-2 inches from the end of the lens, some of my photos will be cropped also.
 

Dawg Pics

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Hopefully I can show you plenty more pretty ones throughout the year :)

You already are. The little jumping spiders around here are black and kinda creepy, and the only color I have seen on a spider in this area is the red on a Black Widow. In Louisiana, there were bunches of fluorescent green spiders with orange stripes in the bushes in front of my house. The were cool looking.
 

Ironwood

Senior Member
#5- Rainbow Lorikeet.
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I have been a bit slack posting in this thread, I will try to catch up. I will go through my pics for the last couple of weeks and see what I can use here.
 
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