It seems that those are red velvet ants. I was definitely a safe distance, fortunately the 18-270 will still focus at distances shorter than infinity.
> On Apr 29, 2024, at 6:16 AM, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > > Not a spider as MIke pointed out.. so interesting.. > I take it you were not as close to the rattler as it looks like since you > didnt get bit > Nice rattler shots > > ann > > On 4/29/2024 3:39 AM, mike wilson wrote: >> Spiders don't have antennae, which yours clearly does. Also, I can't make >> out more than six legs. Some ant species are hairy and the queens chew off >> their wings after fertilisation. I wonder if the same happens with some >> species of bumble bees? There is a scarlet tailed bumblebee, Bombus >> coccineus but I don't have any other information about it. >>> On 29/04/2024 08:24 BST Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >>> >>> I looked up "Red fuzzy butt spider" and was pointed to the Johnson Jumper: >>> https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/682651 >>> >>> Mind you, my inner 12 year old goes a very different place with the phrase >>> "Johnson Jumper". >>> >>> Oh, and I think the snake might be a red diamond rattlesnake. >>> >>> >>>> On Apr 29, 2024, at 12:14 AM, mike wilson <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Not spiders. Some form of wingless bee? >>>>> On 29/04/2024 08:05 BST Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Mediocre photos of cute spiders with fuzzy red butts, and better photos >>>>> of a rattlesnake. I've never seen one like this before, very different >>>>> colors and markings than I'm used to. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Yeah, the album starts out with some flowers because some people are >>>>> funny about the weirdest things. >>>>> >>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316568151/ >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
