Handsome Beasts

Jumping spiders photographed by Tomatito Rodriguez.

 
Euophrys frontalis (male). 

As above.

 
Marpissa muscosa (female). 

 
As above.

Previously...  Lovely Eyes, And So Many Of Them.

Comments

[rjmadden]

Fantastic shots. Tomatito Rodriguez must be very, very patient...

[JuliaM]

Jumping spiders always seem to have the most expressive 'faces' of all of the arachnids.

[David]

Well, I think they’re the spiders I’d most like to see scaled up to match the photos. The size of a large dinner plate, maybe. Then you could pet them and brush their hair. No?

[Simen Thoresen]

With so many soulful eyes, it must have much soul. No?

-S

[Kimberly]

"Well, I think they’re the spiders I’d most like to see scaled up to match the photos. The size of a large dinner plate, maybe. Then you could pet them and brush their hair. No?"

No.

NO.

*shrieks*

Great photos, though.

[serr8d.blogspot.com]

Wolf spiders: death machines; many eyes for to stalk and ambush insectoid prey. No webs needed for these critters.

Lovely creatures. Handsome, only to a mate.

[JuliaM]

Well, I certainly wouldn't want to see them scaled up any bigger than the size of a dinner plate.

Although, make them golden retriever sized, and we wouldn't need to worry too much about urban foxes. Or pitbulls. Or chavs accompanied by pitbulls...

[Jonathan]

" Well, I think they’re the spiders I’d most like to see scaled up to match the photos. The size of a large dinner plate, maybe. Then you could pet them and brush their hair. No?"

That's how it starts, with 'oohs' and 'aahs', but then there's running and screaming.

[David]

And of course they’d have to have heat vision.