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Old 12-10-2009, 10:09 PM
dpastern (Dave Pastern)
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That's a super shot Roman. Tis a pretty lil jumper too. Those Raynox lenses sure are nice.

Jeff - all arachnids have 8 legs, it's a distinguishing feature from the Insect families. Most spiders have 8 eyes, a tiny few have 6 or 4 eyes, but 8 is the norm. Remember, spiders are hunters. That said, most spiders have very poor eyesight, but incredibly accurate hearing. Every spider has millions of hairs on their bodies, and each hair is directly attached to a nerve. The slightest vibrations are enough to signal to the spider what its surroundings are like. Jumpers are one of the few species that have excellent eyesight. They are also very intelligent, and rather cute imho. They are my favourite subject to image.

Dave
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