edit: didn't like that one

ok, sorry about the last post, i looked at it the next day and pulled it.

today, i happened to see a spider shedding it's outer layer as i was out in the back yard. did i ever run back and grab my camera!

in this first pic, you can see the start of the process, just starting to pull it's legs out of the old "shells" :


http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...06/spider1.jpg

after 15 minutes or so, it was almost done:

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...06/spider2.jpg



then a good stretch:

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...06/spider4.jpg


and, up close and personal:

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...ghtcloseup.jpg

Nice macro shots lately NVM, all you need now is a MPE-65mm Macro to go with that flash!

i was out on the deck grilling dinner and i heard one of our many wind chimes fall to the ground. i had just replaced all the strings on most of them, as they rot over the wet winters. did i miss this one? did copper hummingbird get hurt?

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...6/hbirdpic.jpg

so after i picked him up i had a look inside the copper "bell" that it hangs from. guess what i saw?

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http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...1/06/wasp4.jpg

little bugger! chewed through my string! haha! you can clearly see the eggs, so i'll let it be(<<<pun!) for now and fix it later.

NVM - great spider shots! What macro lens?

Sigma 150mm macro

trying a new work flow. call this a test.

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...06/beetle8.jpg

This thread is sweet! But damn Disgusting lol!

yeah its grossing me out cause I friggin hate spiders lol

edit: gone

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._7456013_n.jpg

umm ya.. free lensing out on the beach....

I would scream like a little girl if I saw that on my wall.

^ +1....

spiders freak me out like no tmrw....
think it was cuz as a child, you would think its impossible to stop them unless you have a fully sealed suit...

not the best image, but this is a ball of newly hatched spiders.

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...1/06/ball2.jpg

a white moth:


edit: removed, didn't like it.

playing with new tripod machine:

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...06/beetled.jpg

does beetle sex make beetle juice?

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...06/beetlec.jpg


http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...06/beetleg.jpg

Love bugs...err ladybugs :D

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...sweetcivic.jpg

snack time!

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-.../spiderfly.jpg

ok, 1 more and i'll stop:

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...08/waspbee.jpg

fine, i lied. :D

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-.../08/weevil.jpg