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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Jumping Spiders (Salticidae) » Phidippus » mystaceus group (Phidippus mystaceus group) » Phidippus mystaceus
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Adult Male Phidippus mystaceus - Phidippus mystaceus - male
Copyright © 2009 Thomas Shahan

Adult Male Phidippus mystaceus - Phidippus mystaceus - Male
Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA
September 26, 2009
I've been searching literally for 3 years now for one of these little guys! What beautiful markings and coloration these males have!

Found on a small conifer in Cleveland county, Oklahoma, on Spetember 26th, 2009.

I'm pretty positive he's an adult male Phidippus mystaceus, but I thought I should at least get a second opinion before moving these photos to the guide page.

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If you want to see him in action, I also took a short video of him here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc2O1cfShzQ

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Contributed by Thomas Shahan on 4 October, 2009 - 9:09pm
Last updated 5 October, 2009 - 5:39pm

Info page
Hi Thomas, I just want to let you know this image is being used on the info page. Thanks!
… Lynette Elliott, 9 November, 2012 - 8:28am login or register to post comments

On the Today Show
I just saw this image and you on the today show!! You're famous! See
today.msnbc.msn.com.
… Lynette Elliott, 23 October, 2009 - 11:12am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Thomas Shahan, 5 October, 2009 - 5:39pm login or register to post comments

Nice!!!
Nice!!!
… Jay Barnes, 5 October, 2009 - 4:17pm login or register to post comments

Glad you weren't 100% sure about ID
I'm very glad you weren't totally sure about the ID and put the photos on the ID request page. Otherwise, I'm not sure when I would have discovered your Flickr photostream. Congrats on the article in Popular Photography! Bugs, the stars and guitars, too!!
… Kathy Bilton, 5 October, 2009 - 1:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks Kathy! Bugs, stars, and guitars - that just about sums me up!
… Thomas Shahan, 5 October, 2009 - 5:38pm login or register to post comments

Primo! Phidippus mystaceus Opo
It's gorgeous.
… Lynette Elliott, 4 October, 2009 - 10:55pm login or register to post comments

Outstanding shots!
How did you get so close to him? The picture of the chelicerae is especially impressive.
… Arlo Pelegrin, 4 October, 2009 - 9:28pm login or register to post comments

 
How?
Thanks!

How did I get so close to him?

I just did. Jumpers, like everything else, will stay still from time, allowing for high magnification shots. This guy was pretty active as you can see from the video I posted, making any face shots pretty difficult. But I've got the patience to stick around for however long it may take to get a nice shot of a beautiful spider - they're certainly worth the pain!

He was cleaning his eyes at the time of that chelicerae shot, so I just fired away hoping I could get at least one frame of them and the fangs in focus. Sure enough, one of the 12 I took was focused perfectly, so I cropped it close, and was done!
… Thomas Shahan, 4 October, 2009 - 10:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Camera
Thomas,
I would like to know what camera equipment you used for this shot. It is certainly beautiful.
… Jane Wyche, 20 June, 2014 - 9:56am login or register to post comments

 
Opo - Bravo! Bravo!
Extraordinary images of a magnificent spider. If images like these were on the nightly news the talking heads would soon be ignored. Your work brings out the breathtaking colors and forms that inspire those wise enough to get on their knees.

Congratulations and keep up the great work!!!
… Dick Walton, 15 October, 2009 - 10:06pm login or register to post comments

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