It doesn't look good for this guy.

australian funnel web spider

I was told by a local that this was an australian funnel web spider.

The guy told me that they are SUPER poisonous.

jumping spider

Check out the eye

In most photos of these guys, the antennae obscure the true shape of the eye. For the longest time i thought they were oval, but they are shaped more like a cashew. You can see it clearly on this guy.

The elusive Black Widow

one bugs life is another bugs lunch

Spotted western orb weaver

tent moth

off camera flash

I've been going through the lighting 101 and 102 sections of the Strobist website and have tried to apply the concepts to macro bug shots. Here's a recent favorite. Taken with a K10d, sigma 105mm macro at 1/180 f11 Flash above camera left at 1/32 power.

hopper with off camera flash

Mud Dauber attacks!

These aren't the greatest photos, but what's going on is pretty amazing. A Blue Mud Dauber, which I rarely see in non rural areas, grabs a spider right out of his web, stings it and proceeds to munch on it. Click on an image for a larger view.

????

I have no idea what this guy is? I couldn't tell if he had 6 legs or 8. Found him in some botanical gardens in Hawaii.

dragon fly from oahu

White Lined Sphynx

This is moments after this guy came out of his pupal stage, his shell is still soft. The spots will appear in a few hours and his shell will darken.

This is the pupal stage of a ladybug. They stay this way for about a week or so.

This is the larval stage of a ladybug. Lots of them around this year

pallid winged grasshopper

russian bee?

Russian mite

first bug of the year

Hawaiian fly