Teeny Spider
Sorry I couldn’t get this one any clearer. I happened to hike by a tree and noticed some odd motion in the air: a cloud of dust specks not moving, just hanging there. I leaned in closer, and one of them erupted in legs and began climbing her silk dragline.
This spider, one of maybe a dozen hanging from this tree, was 1mm long (so her entire span in this picture would be maybe 4mm). Itty itty bitty. As I photographed her, I noticed another strand of silk hanging down near her but couldn’t see the spider. And then I noticed an almost invisible speck of motion on the strand. Maybe 1mm fully outstretched at most. There was no way I was going to get a picture of her, so I didn’t even try.
I have started experimenting with CHDK. Nothing to report yet, but hopefully some interesting things are coming.