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Great eyes on the Chrysops fly – think I’ll try to get some eye shots of one of those guys with the 65mm lens this summer.
I think you should!
I love the tabanid photo! The eyes and the pollen together are gorgeous. Nice… I am also glad to know you have a list of Spiders That Are Not Gross and Creepy! I’ll have to track your list down and compare it to my own. 🙂
The pollen actually caught my attention more than its eyes…it was so striking against the otherwise black body.
As for the list, its very short:
1. Jumping Spiders
2. Tarantulas
and now,
3. Crab Spiders
Long-jawed orb weavers might be allowed on it too, but they make webs that are Gross and Stick On Me And Might Contain A Very Large Spider That Will Wind Up On My Face, so it’s iffy.
Any spider can be on the list on a TEMPORARY basis, as long as it a) did not sneak up on me and b) is not on my person and c) can be safely admired from a distance of at least 1 foot. Except wolf spiders. They are forever blacklisted as Gross and Creepy. Blech.
One time my older daughter (then ~8) and I came downstairs to find the biggest wolf spider I’ve ever seen sprawled out in the middle of the kitchen floor. A saucer-sized spider just sitting there – my daughter was terrified, amazed, and entertained all at the same time. We clamped a plastic container over it, slide a sheet of paper under it, and let it go outside. She doesn’t particularly care for bugs and stuff now but still talks about that experience 6 years ago with glee!
I’m pretty sure I would have shrieked and fetched either a dog or my wife to dispatch of it as I quivered in fear from the safety of a chair, screaming “OH MY GOD LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT THING, GET IT!!!” *hangs head in shame*
I am getting over my fear of spiders slowly….Those deerflies really hurt when they bite….
I figure three families is a good start 🙂 And yeah, the deer flies can be really brutal…they destroy my poor German Shepherd’s ears when we’re in the bush. I wish there was something safe (i.e. non-Deet-ey) I could put on her.