Submitter's name:	Eric Pederson
Title:	Leaving the nest
Gear used:	OM-4Ti + 90/2 + 14mm auto extension tube + T32 flash on hotshoe + wide angle diffuser.
Diaphragm:	f16
Shutter speed:	60 (Auto +1 exposure)
Film used:	Kodakcolor Gold 100 ASA.
Technical information:	Camera was handheld. Scale was about 1:1.5 to the negative. About 1/2 of the frame has been cropped out of this image. This was a one-shot photo opportunity: You can see the results of using the flash on these terrified babies in this shot taken a few seconds later.
Subject information:	A tight cluster of newborns, about a day old and ready to leave the nest. Mom was nowhere to be found, so I have no idea what species of spider this was. Background is pearly finish plastic, which I loved for its texture and flash reflectance. The egg sack was suspended about 1 cm above this plastic.
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Comment left by: Olaf Greve (no e-mail specified)

Finally some spiders in this gallery that do not look like monsters from hell ;) Seriously: a really nice picture, and I like the "hovering effect" of the nest too.

Comment left by: Ian Nichols (no e-mail specified)

Might not look like monsters from hell, but the absent Mom was probably breakfast...

Comment left by: Andrew Gullen (no e-mail specified)

Nice shot - I think they're argiopes (aurantia?).

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