19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Altered Images
Jumpin' Spider

SUPER TINY SPIDER -- I didn't have time to get a tripod and used a Canon 5D Mark III with a 2x extender on a Sigma 150 f2.8 lens This tiny jumping spider was 1/3 the size of my pinky finger NAIL. It was swimming (literally) in the cat water bowl. It was still swimming when I returned with my equipment. I am sure there are more of these miniscule spiders but unless one goes swimmin', I won't be able to see it on the same color paver/floor. I have lived in Hawaii, Virginia, KC, but have never seen so many unusual and often scary insects until I moved to Arizona. Settings: 1/160 sec, ISO 1600, 300 mm covered but open patio

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2021
Date Uploaded: 10.2021
Photo Location: Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Copyright: © Patricia Lam