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Zebra Spider (5:1), Heesch, Netherlands Found in our garden, and sacrificed. For some deeper thoughts on the ethics of this, please see this post:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/93491/jumping_spider_51_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Jumping spider (5:1), Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/93491_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=RbAKCQ50Ugr3rprVUz75PuOby3w%3D" width="200" height="132" alt="Jumping spider (5:1), Heesch, Netherlands This image stirs up an internal dilemma. It&#039;s the first subject I intentionally killed just for the sake of photographing it. I feel quite bad about it, it&#039;s not really me, or my style.<br /> <br /> I do understand that it&#039;s hypocritical and perhaps disproportionate to be overly emotional about it. I&#039;ve probably killed thousands of arthropods completely unknowing, simply by walking. I also regularly kill flies and mosquitos with no remorse. Those in the business of studying arthropods, sacrifice them with ease. And on an even bigger scale, the resources needed to supply my lifestyle probably displaces millions of insects, given their vast numbers.<br /> <br /> So it is melodramatic, yet the emotional angle is strong. This one was happily hopping along in the garden and made the fatal mistake of meeting me. Even more screwed up is that I greatly admire the animal. And as emotions are irrational, it feels bad mostly because we think jumping spiders are cute. They sure look cute, yet are merciless predators. A house fly is no problem for me though. It even brings satisfaction to kill one. Because those are not cute.<br /> <br /> I don&#039;t have a final position. I don&#039;t judge others who do this yet do judge myself. I prefer not to do this but won&#039;t promise I never will. And when I will, I will always disclose it.<br /> <br /> Anyway, to make matter worse, I&#039;m unable to ID it. Extreme Macro,WeMacro" /></a></figure><br /> There&#039;s quite a few of them in our garden yet they are hard to detect when actively looking for them. Instead, just sit down for 10 minutes in a sunny place near plants and likely one appears. Extreme Macro,Salticus scenicus,WeMacro,Zebra spider Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Zebra Spider (5:1), Heesch, Netherlands

Found in our garden, and sacrificed. For some deeper thoughts on the ethics of this, please see this post:

Jumping spider (5:1), Heesch, Netherlands This image stirs up an internal dilemma. It's the first subject I intentionally killed just for the sake of photographing it. I feel quite bad about it, it's not really me, or my style.<br /> <br /> I do understand that it's hypocritical and perhaps disproportionate to be overly emotional about it. I've probably killed thousands of arthropods completely unknowing, simply by walking. I also regularly kill flies and mosquitos with no remorse. Those in the business of studying arthropods, sacrifice them with ease. And on an even bigger scale, the resources needed to supply my lifestyle probably displaces millions of insects, given their vast numbers.<br /> <br /> So it is melodramatic, yet the emotional angle is strong. This one was happily hopping along in the garden and made the fatal mistake of meeting me. Even more screwed up is that I greatly admire the animal. And as emotions are irrational, it feels bad mostly because we think jumping spiders are cute. They sure look cute, yet are merciless predators. A house fly is no problem for me though. It even brings satisfaction to kill one. Because those are not cute.<br /> <br /> I don't have a final position. I don't judge others who do this yet do judge myself. I prefer not to do this but won't promise I never will. And when I will, I will always disclose it.<br /> <br /> Anyway, to make matter worse, I'm unable to ID it. Extreme Macro,WeMacro

There's quite a few of them in our garden yet they are hard to detect when actively looking for them. Instead, just sit down for 10 minutes in a sunny place near plants and likely one appears.

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  1. View Paul Dirksen's profile
    Paul Dirksen
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    That is one heck of a macro Ferdy, a real stunner. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks so much, Paul! Posted 5 years ago
  3. View Stephen Philips's profile
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    Wow! Has to be one of the best, great job Ferdy! How many shots in your stack?
     Posted 5 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      Thank you so much, Stephen. This one is only 30 shots. At f/2.8, EXIF reported by the Venus lens is always wrong. Posted 5 years ago
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    o.O wow! :D
    Awesome!     Posted 4 years ago

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The Zebra spider

The zebra spider is a common jumping spider of the Northern Hemisphere. Like other jumping spiders it does not build a web. It has a particularly large pair of forward facing eyes that help it to locate and stalk its prey before pouncing on it.

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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded May 3, 2020. Captured Apr 23, 2020 19:58.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/1.2
  • 1/400s
  • ISO64
  • 50mm

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