Big meal for a tiny spider
Great Lakes region, USA. June 2026.
I'm not sure what spider it is, maybe a sheetweb spider, they're pretty common around here.
Is this a jumping spider?
Found on the underside of a potted pepper plant in north-western Germany.
Very lively for a spider. It moved in a way that made me think it could see me and react to to my presence.
David vs. Goliath
Great Lakes region, USA. May 2026.
I've no clue what spider it is. I couldn't help but feel like I was a Kaiju to the poor thing.
Potter spider wasp
Sorry if this is the wrong sub but I guess it is spider related...
I was just amazed by the brutality of this spider wasp on my zucchini plant. It paralyses the spider and drags it to a "pot" it made before, lays eggs inside the living spider and then closes the lid.
Does anyone of you guys know what kind of spider it is?
Does Anyone Know What This Spider Is?
Delete if it's not the right place but does anyone know what this spider is? I opened my garage door and it scared me wife. Sorry about the quality, i had to run out of the garage and take the photo zoomed in (it looked around the same size as a huntsman and looked bigger than the normal spiders we get around here)
Hello there
Great Lakes region, USA. May 2026.
I was scouring for critters and saw this little one tucked between some leaves.
Jumpers are too cute to be intimidating
Great Lakes region, USA. May 2026.
I watched quite a few jumping spiders walk right up to a bunch of bugs and they paid them no mind. They didn't hop or fly away. They didn't try to defend themselves.
Running Crab Spider
Great Lakes region, USA. May 2026.
I'm fairly sure this spider is in the Philodromidae family of crab spiders. Maybe it's in the Ebo genus, but I don't dare guess the species. I could also have this ID completely wrong. Any arachnophiles can feel free to correct me. I found this little dude on an apple tree.
I took this with an OM1 and 60mm macro with 26mm tubes.
Bronze Jumper (Eris militaris)
Great Lakes region, USA. May 2026.
I was birding again and stumbled upon this little jumper on a developing acorn. I swapped to my macro for the close ups, but my telephoto did pretty well for those zoomed out shots. "Eris" is the Greek goddess of discord and strife. "Militaris" is Latin for "of a soldier" or "military", so this spider's name is "discord of a soldier" which is pretty badass imo. This spider wasn't too interested in the many tiny beetles that walked right up to it. I was hoping I could get some action shots, but alas.
Stone Spider
Great Lakes region, USA. May 2026.
A species of wolf spider that's common here. These little arachnids are quick crawlers. They hang out on rocks and ambush their prey, closing quite the distance swiftly, webs not required. I didn't stick around to find any feeding, another time.
I feel like I’m being watched
Cute little Buttonhook Leafbeetle Jumping Spider that did not want to sit still for a picture. It kept moving around to the other side of the stem when I got close lol
It was super cute 💚
Hamataliwa grisea (Bark Lynx Spider)
This is my bark lynx spider friend. I call her Bump because she looks like a tiny bump on my tomato cage :)
Dark Fishing Spider
Great Lakes region, USA. April 2026.
I wanted to try some focus stacked macro shots and this is probably the best of them. The stack is 7 images, 1:1 macro.
Beautiful Roommate
Unknown species. Lives in unused coat-closet. Hallway light is magenta for dramatic effect.