Jumping spider

This tiny little guy is much cuter under the microscope.

They called me eight eyes in school

So the title is not all that great but it's all I could come up with. Kids used to call me four eyes in 6th grade so at least it means something to me. This nursery web spider has eight eyes & eight legs. It carries it's little spider babies in its jaws and then creates a beautiful web for them to hatch in. They are very protective mommies.

I only have eyes for you

We love playing around with our Nikkor 60mm macro. This spider didn't appear to have any colors besides brown. It was hard to get him/her to just sit there since it is in its nature to jump. A little bit of patience and a lot a bit of refrigeration helped to get this lovely shot.

Oh, Daddy!

These Daddy Long Leg spiders are climbing a tree on the Eastern Carribean coast of Costa Rica. In Cahuita National Park everything is protected including the spiders. Their biggest threat is the multitude of crabs that live beside them.