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Darling Jumping Spider to Welcome Me Home!

Darling Jumping Spider to Welcome Me Home!
Being Home is Kind of Strange!
I have to admit that it's odd to be back home in our "bricks and sticks" house instead of on the road. It's a good thing to be back before the rainy season turns any flat area into sticky, slippery mud, but since the downpours haven't started yet, both of us wish we could be out and about. However, we were out a month later than we expected and we do have lots of things to upgrade and work on--both in our trailer and in our house--so it's for the best that we're home! :)

Trip Stories
I'm going to post a series of pictures that show a picture of each place we went during our trip, along with a quick summary, but I haven't gotten everything organized yet. In the meantime, I'll post some pictures from home!

Today's Picture
Just a couple of days after we got home, I found a little black something crawling on the wall in the bathroom. Of course I knew instantly what it was--a curious little jumping spider! Are you not in love?! JUST LOOK AT THAT FACE!! THE FANCY HAIR! Hearts and flowers everywhere! :D

These are my favorite spiders because they are so cute, clever and interested in everything around them. Of their eight eyes, one of the two pairs that face forward is very large with excellent vision. These awesome hunters are not dangerous and are great fun to hold on the tip of a finger! :) I do love them so!

Jumping spiders, members of the Salticidae family, are the most successful group of arachnids. There are over 600 genera and more than 6000 species found worldwide with the exception of the north and south poles--why, they have even been spotted at the base of Mount Everest!

Thank you all for your visits, comments and favorites! I'm doing my best to catch up and hope you will be patient with me! :D It really is so nice to be visiting once again--you're all so talented with amazing photography to enjoy! :)

Explored on 10/21/20; highest placement #1.

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44 comments - The latest ones
 Tanja - Loughcrew
Tanja - Loughcrew club
Ohhhooohhhh.....I´m an arachnophobian dear Janet but I can´t stand these four eyes :)))
I love it...she looks so cute...I never thought I would say or write this!
Have a wonderful day and please stay safe and in good health!
3 years ago.
 Amelia
Amelia club
I've taken this out of my field of vision, Janet. A gold star for you for being so brave. :-)))))
3 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
this is an excellent macro Janet!
3 years ago.
 Thérèse
Thérèse club
WoW, quelle macro magnifique!
3 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Looks quite scary !!
Beautiful close-up Janet.
3 years ago.
 Chrissy
Chrissy club
ich liebe dieses Foto!!!!!!
3 years ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
NOPE - NOPE Sorry Janet, I can see you love these little things - and great - whatever floats your boat - but not for me!!!! I've got this thing for spiders, or in fact anything that has more legs than it really requires? Yes it does have a cute face, with those little eyes, but it's still a spider!!! I think I've been scared of them since I was a child. I remember being about 4 or 5 and went to a birthday party (David Parker was 5!) so I went to his house with other children, and we were outside because it was a nice day. I was wearing a lovely dress, with smocking on the front and it did up with buttons down the back. Well David, thinking he was immune to being shouted at because it was his birthday, decided that it would be great fun putting a spider down my dress. Well he did and it went down the front of my dress, and of course I couldn't get at it, and could just feel it running up and down my chest!!!!!!!! I was so scared and its still there in my memory. I did cry and David's mum didn't half give him a shout - and the birthday party finished there and then, which was a shame, because otherwise it was a great time.

So happy that you're home safely, but can understand the urge to go away again, but use this time at home, to catch up with things, and planning your next get away!!!!! Great to have you back.

(BTW this picture is a great macro - it's just a macro of a spider!!!)
3 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
What a beautiful close-up!
3 years ago.
 ROL/Photo
ROL/Photo club
Superbe Macro
3 years ago.
 Karl Hartwig Schütz
Karl Hartwig Schütz club
Furchtbar. Ich habe Arachnophobie!
3 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
trop superbe macro !! Contente de te retrouver Janet avec tes belles photos
3 years ago.
 Bob Taylor
Bob Taylor club
Wonderful. Love the detail, of course, but also the starkness of the delicately textured background.
3 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Wow ! Impressive, Janet !
3 years ago.
 Boarischa Krautmo
Boarischa Krautmo club
good!
3 years ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
Lovely Eyes Superb -Janet !
3 years ago.
 Ronald Losure
Ronald Losure club
I love these little cuties, too. You got an excellent close-up. Welcome home, Janet.
3 years ago.
 Mecklenburg-Foto
Mecklenburg-Foto club
Großartiges Makro!
3 years ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
A superb capture of your 'new pet' Janet it's a must to view large to see the wonderful details. I have plenty of the ones that constantly put webs all over the house :(((
3 years ago.
 José Manuel Polo
José Manuel Polo club
Excelente imagen e información. Se aprecian bien sus detalles, como por ejemplo sus pelos. La curiosidad mayor son sus ojos, tantos como 8... ¡Increíble! (ni una de las cámaras más modernas de smartphones, tiene tantos objetivos) Sería curioso, más para los científicos naturalistas saber como es la visión por esos ojos.
3 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Sublime et impressionnante..!
3 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
What an absolute beauty! Perfectly captured Janet right down to the hairs on it's head and legs. I love the catch-lights in it's eyes..!!

I occasionally see these on the outer brick walls of my house and I have been trying (and failing) for years to get a decent shot of one of them.
3 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Awesome macro! Stay well!

Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
3 years ago.
 Kawasirius
Kawasirius club
Quel bel hommage à cette jolie petite araignée sauteuse avec votre magnifique macro ! Superbe shoot, Janet !
Passez une bonne journée et bon courage dans vos travaux !
3 years ago.
 Citoyen du Monde
Citoyen du Monde
Superbe capture... Détails surprenants
3 years ago.
 Boro
Boro
TOP *****
3 years ago.
 * ઇઉ *
* ઇઉ * club
A gorgeous macro, Janet! :)

Sometimes I think they like to play with the photographer,
even seem to flirt in front of the camera, only to bounce away at the decisive moment. :)
I could watch them for hours.They are really cute.
3 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
A great macro of this little spider with lots of lovely detail, Janet.
3 years ago.
 protox
protox
Ups...schau mir in die Augen ;-)
3 years ago.
 Soeradjoen (limited time)
Soeradjoen (limited… club
You are right, his hear is better than the one Ifound.
3 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
WOWWWWWWWW, Janet, this is a PHENOMENAL capture ! I do love her eyes !!!!
3 years ago.
 Pasi 5
Pasi 5
good picture but not my friend!!
3 years ago.
 Anton Cruz Carro
Anton Cruz Carro club
Monstrous and adorable at the same time. I tend to have a certain apprehension about all animals with more than four legs. And three already seem excessive to me. Spectacular macro.
3 years ago.
 Stefani Wehner
Stefani Wehner club
Great catch of this amazing spider!!!
3 years ago.
 uwschu
uwschu club
Oh, eine ganz Süße.
Meine Frau würde spätestens jetzt wegrennen :-))
3 years ago.
 Ed Synchro
Ed Synchro club
Spiders are amazing creatures and this one is just so cute and beautifully captured
3 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
You are brave Janet....and with such detail!!
I have to take my glasses off so that I can catch a spider and put it outside....too much detail with good sight ;-)) Great shot though. Well done.
3 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
great macro !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HWE !
3 years ago.
 Ern Jacoby
Ern Jacoby club
Great picture!
3 years ago.
 niraK68
niraK68 club
so genau hab ich sie mir wohl noch nie angesehen ;-) klasse Makro
3 years ago.
 polytropos
polytropos club
Wow! 4 eyes! This becomes complicated when he needs glasses! ;-))
Excellent capture!
3 years ago.
 grobi358
grobi358 club
Wow, great Macro Janet!
3 years ago.
 HappySnapper
HappySnapper
Yes, Afraid I am no lover of spiders but also I have never killed one from fear, I usually find a way to remove them from the room. I was taught ("If you want to be happy and thrive let the spider run alive") and so I do. I must congratulate you on this superb image spot on focus and detail.
3 years ago.
 FarbFormFreude
FarbFormFreude club
nice Darlings you've got ! and an upgrade for camera . do you like it ?
3 years ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Die Frisur gefällt mir gut ;-) Großartiges Makro, Janet!
3 years ago.

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