I ca n’t kibosh calculate at theextraordinary exposure by Thomas Shahan , an Oregon - based artist and microphotographer who creates amazing portraits of arthropods , include these awesome jumping spiders . His beautiful lusus naturae do n’t make me race in fear , but make me smile ( knowing they are diminutive , that is . ) In fact , some of their faces are screaming .
Above : eye of a Female Phidippus workmani – Florida
I just look at them and can learn them in my head say “ hey you ! ” “ swallow ! ” “ wah ? ” “ whatevs ! ” “ heyheyhey , how you doin’ ? ” “ chillax dude , mkay ? ” and so on . I ’ve probably follow A Bugs ’ Life one too many times .
Adult Male Phidippus mystaceus Jumping Spider
Portrait of an Adult Male Phidippus putnami Jumping Spider
Female Jumping Spider – Phidippus regius – Florida
Adult Male Habronattus hallani Jumping Spider – Arizona
Lyssomanes sp . Male Jumping Spider – Belize
Big Black Jumping Spider ( Paraphidippus aurantius )
Hogna Wolf Spider
Bonus image ( Thomas does a passel more than spiders )
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Thomas Shahan is an Oregon - based artist andmicrophotographer with a specialisation in high - magnification photography , peculiarly of jumping spiders . He is recognized as a passe-partout of arthropod portraiture , with pieces featured in National Geographic , Popular Photography , and NBC ’s the “ Today Show ” in addition to other magazines , television segments , newspapers , and issue around the world . With a B.F.A. in traditional printmaking from the University of Oklahoma and a fascination with the multifariousness and personality of insects and spiders , Thomas declare oneself an groundbreaking , Do - It - Yourself approach to photography .
you could see his astonishing work atFlickrandhis website .
This is part of a seriesin which we are featuring futurist , alien - looking or just plain awesome images of landscapes , cityscape , and object . If you are a photographer with such work , pleasedrop me a line here .
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