Nocturnal Huntress

Adam Gormley

Nocturnal Huntress

The Australian garden orb weaver spider, or Eriophora transmarina. These spiders make their intricate “wheel” shaped webs in the early evenings when the sun goes down. the often place them near lights, or between trees where insects are likely to fly. Resting in their web only at night, they sit head down.

They retreat to a hiding spot in the daylight hours, with one leg on the web, in case a daytime flyer gets trapped. Facinating creatures, I spent alot of time watching, and feeding these in my backyard as a kid. Not dangerous spiders, only cause about 4 hours of localized pain if bitten.

Shot in my backyard in Noosa Heads.

Canon 50D, 800mm (400mm + 2x Tamron), flash fired to get the shutter speed required to dampen the moon brightness.. Available Large if you dare!! Hehe :)

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Nocturnal Huntress by Adam Gormley
Nocturnal Huntress by Adam Gormley
  • Rita Agostinelli

    Rita Agostinelli

    Oh boy!!! Like your titles!! Awesome capture! They are sly spiders…4 hours of pain if bitten..ouch..that’s enough for me not to feed them!!! Lol!!!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Hehe, I wouldn’t recommend hand feeding them! Throw a grass hopper or fly in there, good to watch :) Thanks Rita!

  • tkrosevear

    tkrosevear

    amazing shot Adam ;) xoxox

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks a bunch TK! :)

  • parmi

    parmi

    What a great shot mate! Love the depth of field, moon makes a fantastic backdrop. Really like how only enough of the web is visible to work out what the spider is actually doing.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thank you very much Parmi, I enjoyed shooting this one, spent a few good hours waiting for that moon to get in the right spot. I didn’t exactly want to anoy her too much :)

  • Rita Agostinelli

    Rita Agostinelli

    Ahhhh…thanks for the tip Adam ;)....I’ll have to try that next time I bump into a Nocturnal Huntress..I’ll tell her you said “Hi Fantastic capture.!! Love the moon in the background!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks again so very much Rita, appreciated :)

  • carlinecasey

    carlinecasey

    wow this is a great great photo ,,and thaks for all the information:) well well done:)

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Carline!

  • FlowersEtc

    FlowersEtc

    Love the moon with the spider

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks so very much, appreciated :)

  • starikarp

    starikarp

    excellent!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks mate, appreciate the comments :)

  • linaji

    linaji

    love the backgrround!!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    thanks very much Linaji :)

  • Diane Schuster

    Diane Schuster

    This is a fantastic image, love the moon in the background! Dee

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks so very much Dee :)

  • mhkantor

    mhkantor

    wow! wonderful macro. sensational color. like from an old encyclopedia from the 50s or even the 40s
    only better.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Hehe, thanks very much mate!

  • Sherry Osborn

    Sherry Osborn

    WOW… Very nnice Macro but very scary!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Sherry :)

  • robmac

    robmac

    Great capture Adam

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Rob! :)

  • saseoche

    saseoche

    This is amazing capture done well!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thank you very much Sas :)

  • Arla M. Ruggles

    Arla M. Ruggles

    Outstanding capture!
    (Even though it creeps me out. :p)

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Hehe, thanks very much Arla! :)

  • bubbleblue

    bubbleblue

    Excellent image Adam.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thank you very much Joy :)

  • Auntymazza

    Auntymazza

    Wonderful Adam, Love the moon in the background

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks Auntymazza, glad you liked it :)

  • Martina Fagan

    Martina Fagan

    Amazing shot great title:)

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Marsbub :)

  • ooyayootay

    ooyayootay

    EXCELLENT shot, Adam!!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Mate :)

  • Alex Nance

    Alex Nance

    Nice spooky work man!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    thanks very much Alex :)

  • Di Jenkins

    Di Jenkins

    a magnificent shot with the soft moon in the background but AGH!!! Spiders freak me out!!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Hehe, thanks very much Di :)

  • EmeraldSun

    EmeraldSun

    Fantastic, awesome capture! Love the softness of the moon in the back ground! Excellent layout!—MMmmmm-great image of this spider, but--gives me the chills!!!!-She is amazing to see, though! Wonderful nature image and info!-hugz—-Bea :D))XXXX

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks so much Bea for the wonderful comment :)

  • Sooty6

    Sooty6

    Alot of praises. Add mine to the awesome shot list Adam
    Love the education with the shot, you really do your homework with each pic.
    Thats real clever. Well done.
    Cheers

  • John Peel

    John Peel

    Excellent work once again, Adam. They’re lovely creatures

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much John, appreciated :)

  • suefel48

    suefel48

    Outstanding capture, Adam!!!..... :-))

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks you so much Sue!! :)

  • Brandie1

    Brandie1

    Great capture,

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Brandie :)

  • Megan Martin

    Megan Martin

    WOW looks so creepy! Wonderful clarity and detail Adam! =)

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Megan :)

  • Barry Norton

    Barry Norton

    Wonderful capture

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thank you Barry mate :)

  • Wendi Donaldson

    Wendi Donaldson

    They ‘only’ cause pain for 4 hours…........ yipes!!! stand well back I say! Great shot.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Hehe, thanks very much Wendi! :)

  • Kimberly Peers

    Kimberly Peers

    Very awesome capture Adam!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Kimberly :)

  • Jennifer Potter

    Jennifer Potter

    AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! : )

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Jennifer, appreciated :)

  • Delphine de Noire

    Delphine de Noire

    Fabulous…

    Mx

  • Sanne Thijs

    Sanne Thijs

    Congrats on the homepagefeature

  • CapturedByKylie

    CapturedByKylie

    A big congratulations for being featured on the Nocturnal-themed Red Bubble home page.
    September 21st 2009.

  • JayneLogan

    JayneLogan

    totally creeps me out .. what a fantastic shot and angle! very cool “spider shot”

  • mandaahjane

    mandaahjane

    wow. i love the moon in the background

  • Anna D'Accione

    Anna D'Accione

    Very creative with the moon background, Congratulations on making the home page. Well done!!

  • LoneAngel

    LoneAngel

    great capture

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    congratulations on the home page with this one.. love the moon looking down on this superb macro!
    cheers from scotland
    :)

  • James Watson

    James Watson

    Congrats on the home page feature Adam!
    Great work.

  • Exultation

    Exultation

    congratulations on the home page!

  • Quinn Blackburn

    Quinn Blackburn

    Hmm, Grandmother Spider with Nokomis caught in her web… lovely!

    :) wishing you laughter

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