No matter where you are...

in spiders •  6 years ago 

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Although she isn't facing me, she is still looking at me - jumping spiders come closest to the expression: Eyes in the back of the head

A quote from @kansuze that appeals to me:

I remember reading that no matter where you are on the planet, you are seldom more than 3 feet away from a spider.

Jumping spiders, Salticidae, are the largest family on the planet so it's most likely to be one of these cuties who is sharing your space

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This relatively large spider hangs out on this particular aloe plant and although it's fast and shy, I managed to get relatively good shots on successive days. I think that it is an Icius species, I saw a similar one when I was feasting my eyes at this website, devoted entirely to South African Jumping spiders

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Be careful with it. Who nature is friendly, nature is beautiful, I like the spider and Alevera. Thank you for sharing we are us

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The look of these spiders is rather awesome, and even against the background of thorns. Nightmare straight

Eh... Don't mind me, I'm gonna faint over there 😅

Awesome!

I love theses guys, lots of nicely coloured specimens back in Australia 😊

Que hermosa araña. Las veo de lejos, y de cerca en sus fotos. Tiene una hermosa combinación de claroscuros.

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Never seen them so close like this before! They are quite cute!

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WOW!

Great shots @nikv "I remember reading that no matter where you are on the planet, you are seldom more than 3 feet away from a spider" ## eye opener.