He's an ugly little critter. Nice detail
Came across this tiny spider today. It's just an ordinary garden spider but what was impressive was its size. From the end of its front legs to the back of its body it was about 3mm long. Only noticed it because it was lurking on a white curtain. Taken with the 40mm and 12+20mm tubes, I am getting so close now that even the macro flash is having difficulty lighting the subject.
Are you using diffusers on your macro flash?
Not yet. I'm looking into using them. Problem now is that, unless I take a top view, the flash is actually touching the surface the insect is sitting on. Makes side-on shots virtually impossible.