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Spidermax

@spidermax3000.bsky.social

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Amateur wildlife/animal photographer, zoology nerd, bug lover, tarantula keeper, herper, zoo lurker, aquarium hobbyist, frog guy, ecology enthusiast, beginner birder. He/him in Cincinnati, Oh 📸s: canon rebel T2i & T7i, iPhone 15 pro, GoPro hero black 13

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Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 3h

Happy Friday, #arachtober 16th Dark fishing #spider - Dolomedes tenebrosus (Shot in Cincinnati 10-24-23) 🕷️🕸️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #spidersky #ento

A very orange looking dark fishing spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus) almost blending in with the wet leaf litter it’s sitting on wth their head pointing right to the bottom of the frame

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Another fishing #spider for #arachtober 15th Striped fishing spider - Dolomedes scriptus (Shot near Cincinnati 6-9-23) 🕸️🕷️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotigraphy #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #spidersky #ento

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

For #arachtober 14th, I give you an orchard #orbweaver, Leucauge venusta; I know it is L. venusta because they are the only Leucauge sp. in my area. (Shot near Cincinnati 8-11-23) 🕸️🕷️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #invert #arachnid #spider #spidersky #ento

An orchard spider (Leucauge venusta) on their web with their head pointed toward the bottom left of frame. We are looking through their web at their ventral side.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

#arachtober 13th featuring the American grass #spider (Agelenopsis sp.) (Shot near Cincinnati 8-16-23) 🕷️🕸️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #spidersky #ento

An American grass spider (Agelenopsis sp.) on their sheet web in a bush with their head facing the left of frame

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

#Arachtober 12th is #macromonday and #mitemonday Red velvet #mite - family: Trombidiidae (Shot near Cincinnati 4-6-26) 🕷️🪳🪲 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #bugsky #bug #ento

A red velvet mite (Family: Trombidiidae) on sand and leaf litter facing the right of frame. The bright, velvety red contrasts noticeably against the the sand.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#archtober 9th Long-jawed orb-weaver - Tetragnatha sp. (Shot near Cincinnati 8-21-26) 🕷️🕸️ #photogtaphy #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #spider #orbweaver #spidersky #ento

A ventral shot of a long-jawed orb-weaver (Tetragnatha sp.) pulling a line of silk out of their spinnerets as they build their web over water

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#arachtober continues Orchard #orbweaver - Leucauge venusta (Shot near Cincinnati 7-8-25) 🕷️🕸️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #spider #spidersky #ento

An orchard orbweaver (Leucauge venusta) climbing a length of web from the bottom left to the top right of frame. They’re dangling from their web so we mostly see their yellow, black, and green pattern on the ventral side of their abdomen.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

For #arachtober: my favorite of the fishing #spiders Six-spotted fishing #spider - Dolomedes triton (Shot near Cincinnati 4-24-24) 🕸️🕷️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #spidersky #ento

A six-spotted fishing spider (Dolomedes triton) anchored to an aquatic plant at their abdomen and back legs as they stretch their front legs out over the murky, still surface of a vernal pool to look for food. Their head and front legs are pointed toward the bottom right of the frame. Their abdomen and back legs are in shadow while their front legs and cephalothorax are in the light.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#arachtober Spotted #orbweaver - Neoscona sp. (Shot near Cincinnati 9-20-23) 🕸️🕷️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #spidersky #ento #arachnid #spider

A spotted orbweaver (Neoscona sp.) working on their web as we look at their dorsal side where they are pulling new silk out of their abdomen.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Celebrating #arachtober and #macromonday Thin-legged wolf #spider - Pardosa sp. (Shot near Cincinnati 9-19-25) 🕷️🕸️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #spidersky #ento

A thin-legged wolf spider (Pardosa sp.) carrying an egg sack under her abdomen as she poses on dried and cracked mud with her head pointing to the left of frame. She is miss her second leg on her left side and her third leg in her right side.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It’s #arachtober 1st! Time to celebrate #spiders Orchard #orbweaver - Leucauge venusta (Shot near Cincinnati 8-18-23) 🕸️🕷️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #spidersky #ento #insectthursday

An orchard orbweaver (Leucauge venusta) munching on a fly. We see them through their web at their ventral side with their head pointed toward the bottom left of frame

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#macromonday Bold jumping #spider - Phidippus audax (Shot near Cincinnati 8-14-26) 🕷️🕸️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #jumpers #jumper #spidersky #ento

A close up shot at the face of a bold jumping spider (Phidippus audax) looking straight at the camera as she clings to a verticals surface on the right side of the photo. Her green reflecting eyes are mainly in focus behind her out of focus pedipalps.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy #flyday Trumpeter #swan - Cygnus buccinator (Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 7-29-25) 🐦🦢 #photography #animal #bird #waterfowl #zoo #cincyzoopic

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#insectthursday Common eastern #bumblebee - Bombus impatiens (Shot near Raleigh, NC 9-7-26) 🪲🪳🐝 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #insect #bee #bugsky #bug #ento

A common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) hanging from a leaf and moving towards the budding flower at the right of frame. We can mostly focus on their cute black eye on the left side of their body.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Eastern red-spotted #newt - Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens (Shot near Cincinnati 9-11-26) 🦎 #photography #wildlifephotography #macrophotography #wildlife #nature #animal #herps #amphibian #salamander #herping

An eastern red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens) in their red eft stage crossing dirt, rocks, and grass from left to right.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Female red-winged #blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus (Shot in Cincinnati 7-23-26) 🐦🐦‍⬛ #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #bird #birding

A female red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) perched on a long leafed plant stem that bends under her weight. She has her striped/spotted chest toward the camera while her head turns toward the left of frame.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#macromonday Spotted #orbweaver - Neoscona sp. (Shot near Raleigh, NC 9-7-26) 🕸️🕷️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephptography #wildlife #animal #nature #invertebrate #arachnid #spider #spidersky #ento

A spotted orb-weaver (Neoscona sp.) in the center of her orb-web with her head pointed toward the bottom of frame to show us all of her beautiful dorsal patterns. Ironically, not a lot of spots. More stripe and band-like patterns on her legs and abdomen.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Happy #squirrelsaturday Does anyone know a trick for telling the difference between the eastern gray #squirrel (S. carolinensis) — pictured here (?) — and the fox squirrel (S. niger)? 🦊🐿️ (Shot near Cincinnati 3-11-26) #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #animal #nature #mammal #rodent

An eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) perched on a wet rotting log while munching on something in their hands. The squirrel is at the left of frame and facing the right.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Happy #flyday Eastern kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus (Shot in Cincinnati 7-23-26) 🐦🪶 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #bird #flycatcher #songbird

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#insectthursday Robber #fly - Promachus sp. (Shot near Cincinnati 8-14-26) 🪳🪲🪰 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #animal #invertebrate #insect #bug #bugsky #ento

A robber fly (Promachus sp.) perched on some rusty barb wire with most of their back to us but facing the right of frame so we can see the right side of their body, but not so much their face and eyes.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Female goldfinch - Spinus tristis (Shot in my back yard 8-30-26) 🐤🐦 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #animal #bird #songbird #finch #birding #urbanwildlife

A female goldfinch (Spinus tristis) perched on the shepherd’s crook holding up the feeder

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Alligator gar - Atractosteus spatula (Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 1-1-26) 🐟🐠 #photography #animal #fish #fishtank #aquarium #zoo #cincyzoopic

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#macromonday Female green crab #spider - Misumessus oblongus (Shot near Cincinnati 8-14-26) 🕸️🕷️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #urbanwildlife #nature #invertebrate #arachnid #spidersky #ento

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Happy #flyday Mourning #dove - Zenaida macroura (Shot in my backyard 8-30-26) 🐦🕊️ #photography #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #wildlife #animal #nature #bird #pigeon #birding

A mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) sitting in a platform feeder hanging from a shepherd’s hook thing facing the left of frame

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#insectthursday Metric #wasp - Polistes metricus (Shot near Cincinnati 8-14-26) 🪳🪲🐝 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #insect #bug #bugsky #ento

A metric paper wasp (Polistes metricus) perched on some small white wildflowers.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Happy #squirrelsaturday #squirrel - Sciurus sp. (Shot near Cincinnati 3-20-25) 🦊🐿️ #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #mammal #rodent #urbanwildlife

A squirrel (Sciurus sp.) posed in a 3 point stance with their right paw on the ground as their nose points to the left of frame. The squirrel is standing on concrete and their tail is curled adorably behind them.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#insectthursday I feel like I’ve been trying to get a wild (non-pest) #roach picture for years! North American wood #cockroach nymph - Parcoblatta sp. (Shot near Cincinnati 7-24-26) 🪳🪲 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invert #insect #ento #bugsky #bug

A North American wood cockroach nymph (Parcoblatta sp.) on a rock with their head pointed to the bottom left of frame. The roach is a nice rich earthy red-brown color

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Yesterday my friend tattooed my fiancé and me with matching goldfinches (Spinus tristis) (Photo of the actual #bird was shot in Cincinnati 7-23-26) 🐦🐤 #tattoo #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #songbird #finch

A male gold finch (Spinus tristis) perched on a stem looking down and to the right of frame at a nearby thistle flower

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It’s #toadallytuesday American #toad - Anaxyrus americanus (Shot near Cincinnati 7-22-26) 🐸 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #herps #amphibian #frog #herping

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

#macromonday Bold jumping spider - Phidippus audax (Shot near Cincinnati 7-24-26) 🕷️🕸️ #photography #wildlifephotography #macrophotography #wildlife #nature #animal #imvertebrate #arachnid #spider #jumpingspider #jumper #spidersky #ento

A macro shot of a [juvenile] bold jumping spider (Phidippus audax) focused on their face with eyes and chelicerae in focus. The spider is kind of looking up at the lens

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Happy Sunday Here’s a swan Trumpeter #swan - Cygnus buccinator (Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 2-21-26) 🐦🦢 #photography #animal #bird #waterfowl #zoo #cincyzoopic

A trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) swimming toward the bottom left of frame with their head curled downward a bit as if looking at their reflection in the water

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Happy #squirrelsaturday Eastern gray #squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis (Shot near Cincinnati 3-18-26) 🦊🐿️ #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #mammal #rodent

An eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)standing on their hind legs with their front paws held close to their chest and their head looking a little to their left as the face their belly toward the camera

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Komodo #dragon - Varanus komodoensis (Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 9-2-25) 🦎 #photography #animal #herps #reptile #dragon #lizard #zoo #cincyzoopic

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Please go to my pinned post and vote for me and my fiancé! It’s the last day of the round and we’re behind! Nicobar #pigeon - Caloenas nicobarica (Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 1-1-26) 🐦🕊️ #photography #animal #bird #pigeon #dove #zoo #cincyzoopic

2 nicobar pigeons (Caloenas nicobarica) drinking from an artificial pool of water. One in more in focus than the other

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

If you’re seeing this post, please go to my pinned post and vote for my fiancé and I Scarlet #ibis - Eudocimus ruber (Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 1-1-26) 🐦🦩 #photography #animal #bird #wadingbird #zoo #cincyzoopic

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Male northern #cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis (Shot near Cincinnati 3-24-26) 🐦🐦‍⬛ #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #animal #nature #bird #songbird #birding

A male northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) perched on an evergreen branch to contrast his incredible red.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

My current position as I hope for #finches at the feeder #wildlifephotography #birding

We are sitting behind a tripod with a camera pointed at a gold finch feeder off in the distance. We’re in a fenced in back yard with a driveway going through the grass lawn. Minimal gardening (for now)

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Happy #flyday Ross’s #Tauraco - Tauraco rossae (Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 5-28-26) 🐦🪶🦜 #photography #animal #bird #zoo #cincyzoopic

A Ross’s Tauraco (Tauraco rossae) sitting on a brown vine-like branch is n their enclosure at the zoo. They are facing the left of frame. The bird is super colorful with a yellow face and blue and red everywhere else.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Male #cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis (Shot near Cincinnati 6-24-26) 🐦🪶 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #bird #songbird #birding

A male cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) perched on the hook holding a feeder and inspecting the attachments

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Male red winged #blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus (Shot near Cincinnati 4-2-26) 🐦‍⬛🐦 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #animal #bird #birding

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

#macromonday Common water #snake - Nerodia sp. (Shot near Cincinnati 6-19-26) 🐍 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #herps #reptile #herping

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

happy #squirrelsaturday Eastern gray #squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis (Shot near Cincinnati 4-1-26) 🐿️🦊 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #mammal #rodent

An eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) on the ground near a tree trunk in the left of frame. Their body is pointed toward the tree as they look over their left shoulder toward the camera.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Happy #flyday Pied imperial #pigeon - Ducula bicolor (Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 5-30-26) 🐦🪶🕊️ #photography #animal #bird #dove

Pied imperial pigeon (Ducula bicolor) perched on a branch in their zoo enclosure with their chest pointed to the right of frame and their face pointed cautiously towards the camera.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

#insectthursday Bottle #fly - Calliphora sp. (Shot near Cincinnati 4-11-26) 🪳🪲🪰 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #insect #bugsky #bug #ento

A bottle fly (Calliphora sp.) on a small twig facing the left of frame

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Carolina chickadee - Poecile carolinensis (Shot near Cincinnati 3-24-26) 🐦🐦‍⬛🪶 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #bird #songbird #birding

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Blue jay - Cyanocitta cristata (Shot near Cincinnati 6-24-26) 🐦🪶 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #animal #bird #songbird #corvid #birding

A blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) perched on a branch with their back to us, but barely showing us the right side of their face as they peak over their shoulder.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#macromonday Commons water #snake - Nerodia sp. (Shot near Cincinnati 6-13-26) 🐍 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #herps #reptile #herping

A young common water snake (Nerodia sp.) dangling from the top left corner of the frame with their nose heading to the bottom right while giving the camera some side eye with their right eye.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Happy Sunday Common ostrich - Struthio camelus (Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 2-21-26) 🐦🪶 #photography #animal #bird #zoo #cincyzoopic

A close up shot at the head of a common ostrich (Struthio camelus) with their beak pointed to the right of frame so we see the right side of their frizzy feathered head and their big black right eye

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Happy #squirrelsaturday Eastern gray squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis (Shot near Cincinnati 4-8-26) 🐿️🦊 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #mammal #rodent #squirrel

An eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) scrambling up a tree angled toward the top left corner of the frame. The squirrel has a nut in their mouth.

Spidermax @spidermax3000.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Happy #flyday A #crow (Corvus sp.) endures guff from a territorial kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) (Shot near Cincinnati 6-5-26) 🐦‍⬛🐦🪶 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #bird #songbird #flycatcher #corvid #birding

At the bottom of the frame, a crow (Corvus sp.) stands among the grass with their chest pointed to the right of frame and looking up at the eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) that is diving in attack.