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Uknown Jumping Spider (60mm macro)

Started Jun 30, 2015 | Discussions
vass
vass Senior Member • Posts: 1,929
Uknown Jumping Spider (60mm macro)
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Got this cool jumping spider one a while ago, looks like some type of wasp mimicker but it is a lot smaller than an average wasp. I'm still searching for the actual ID but no luck so far.
It was photographed in the Blue Mountains near Sydney Australia.

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Gonzie Regular Member • Posts: 283
Re: Uknown Jumping Spider (60mm macro)

I am assuming you used a flash for all of these images.  May I ask what setup you are using?

Zensu11
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Don't know what kind of spider it is specifically but I do know your captures are brilliant! Maybe in another tens years of practice I'll be half as good as you are. 

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vass
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Re: Uknown Jumping Spider (60mm macro)

The Oly FL-600R

Gonzie wrote:

I am assuming you used a flash for all of these images. May I ask what setup you are using?

Thanks for the kind comments
I'm still trying to ID this spider, Maybe it's and undiscovered species, New species get discovered all the time here in Oz.

Zensu11 wrote:

Don't know what kind of spider it is specifically but I do know your captures are brilliant! Maybe in another tens years of practice I'll be half as good as you are.

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rambling robin
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Breda Jovialis ??

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DickyAus Veteran Member • Posts: 4,563
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My best guess is Breda jovialis. Great photos.

Dicky.

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Thanks heaps guyz, that is it 

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dontfret
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Another lighting question as I'm a macro lover and doer - I have the FL-50, the non-wireless bigger uncle of the FL-600R - are you using wireless TTL or just on-camera TTL with a diffuser?

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