Searching for Habronattus americanus 

It made my day having a Thomas Shahan video popup in my feed. Once again, a beautiful and informative video. I went back through my iNat and I've only observed one Habronattus, H. decorum, and it was a female. I'll be on the lookout! for that stunning male. Can't wait to look for critters at the Indiana Dunes.

Jumping spiders are my favourites. They seem to have such a fun personality.

Habronattus orbus was my lifer Habro! Trying to find americanus this spring, gonna be in Montana for a week, try my luck!

Thank you for sharing these amazing adventures with us, Thomas. Your photography is superb!

Hi Thomas, love your videos and pictures. You've taught you mom how to make some great pictures as well, she sends me so many nice pictures from her garden. Hope you're fine, stay well.

Love seeing the different habrotats! Very different from where the H. americanus like to be up here.

What a marvellous video and gorgeous little creatures. Thankyou so much for sharing this :)

What a beautiful species! Thanks for this wonderful video!

That Habronattus decorus looks like something i saw in Brooklyn recently. Ran off before I could get a picture.

Gracias 🙋🏼‍♂️🇪🇦

Beautiful, relaxing, and inspiring video - as always. Thanks Thomas!

Been a year since a video came out! Cancel all my work plans, I am setting everything aside to watch now.

Art comes through every thing you do!

Your videos are like warm coffee on a cool morning. Thank you!

Never thought I'd see a jumping spider get cockblocked by an ant

I love the patriotic color pattern it's too perfect

Hi Thomas, Your videos take too long to watch... they are the only ones I watch at Normal Playback speed as I marvel at the smooth calm that your tempo and voice engender. This one was especially timely as it was pushed on the 4th of July weekend. If you were more of a salesman and clickbait fisherman you might have timed it for release on the 4th. You're even slowing things down more by releasing two years after your trip. Reminds me of Slow TV in Norway... in a good way. Oh, and missing the focus slightly, I'm wondering if the Sony A9III insect recognition might help with that.... Excellent video; Thank you!

What a beauty! Thanks for sharing this.

incredible result, congrats on finding this little superstar of a spider!

Salticids rock! You get some great shots. Do you ever have them jump on and off the lens if they see their reflection? I had a P. audax do that once. Was pretty interesting.

Great video 🎉

In-CREDIBLE!! Thank you for sharing!!

Nice. Thank you for such a pleasant video. 👏👏👏🇩🇴

2:14 how did you find sleep among the moths?

happy already ! ;)

O U T S T A N D I N G as usual! Saw your super sharp H. americanus portrait on iNaturalist - this video makes that complete. Thanks.

What a beautiful spider! Nice video, thank you! 👍😀

WOW! Beautiful animals in a most beautiful landscape! People with arachnophobia should watch this video. YT suggested my your video as I watched another video about macro photography with the 'Makrofotografie mit OM-1 II', OM SYSTEM 90mm f/3,5 ED Makro IS PRO Micro four thirds, flashlight FL-900R and a fancy AK parabolic reflector. I wish, I would own this configuration as the OM-1 II supports focus stacking in the camera and can shoot many pictures very fast with the focus stacking. Equipment for macrop photography really improved over the years - as a friend told me he did macro photography with his Canon and the lense mounted seperatly on a piece of wood to get the distance and the gap was covered with a bellows which made the whole construction only useable stationary at home. With the new digi cams - especially the OM-1 II, you can run around in the field and shoot many scenes free handed. What an improvement! Regards and happy picture shooting! ;)

Great video! I had the privilege of finding some H. americanus and hirsutus on campus at Spokane Community College where I go to school, amazing little guys! Edit: I've heard that edges of different ground features like the sides of trails and even some more natural landscaping (where I found my americanus)

Wonderful video!!! Amazing photos!!! Marvelous work!!!

There's nothing finer than a more slow and quiet observation of the natural world around us. It's the pace the world needs now. Love and Peace.

HE'S BACK

I'm so glad you ended up finding them! Gorgeous spiders, scenery, everything! Saving this to come back to when I need some extra beauty in my life.

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Just came across your channel, great photography and video. Love the jumping spiders.

Wonderful video - imaging and content are both very interesting and well presented. Thank you.

Thanks for sharing, beautiful video, and photos as usual! I used to follow you from the time on flickr How you could find jumping spiders by walking on a field, baffles me. Are there so many habronattus in the wild, that by walking in a random field there are so high chances to see them? I cannot find dragonflies when I try to find them at sunrise, in areas where they fly in the thousands during the day, lol!

These guys move so fast, it's hard to get a good shot... but when they want to pose, they make great subjects !! This male Habronattus americanus is a beauty !

Any jumping spider is a joy to find. I remember finding one on my screen door years ago, and when I held out my hand it jumped on it and just checked me out. Fascinating little animals.

I had no idea there was such a colorful jumping spider, the most colorful one I’ve seen here in Southern California had Iridescent green fangs.

First video of yours I've seen and it is wonderful. Thank you so much for your work, I can't wait to go through your stuff.

Such an enjoyable video. A great inspiration.

Amazing footage! Thank you for bringing us on yet another journey.

I love this so much! I wish the whole world knew about Habronattus!

Great video, Thomas. Thank you for sharing.

always love your videos. Just hope you can share more of your adventures with us Thomas

Are we not going to talk about the apocalyptic amount of moths in your bedroom?

That teal turquoise blue scale is absolutely breathtaking.

thanks Thomas 🕸🕷

Gorgeous vidéo and species. As usual a real pleasure to see your videos and shots.

1:15 how did you make that video? From the outer space to the plane view

schöne aufnahmen! liebe grüsse aus der schweiz

Great video and wonderful subjects. Thanks for sharing your experience, cheers, Robert.

Brilliant stuff! Thank you, Thomas. I look forward to your video report from our solar system's fourth planet: Thomas Shahan's search for spiders on Mars.😁 [Ray Bradbury and 🎵David Bowie reference.]

Awesome video. See you all next year 👍

It's very beautiful!

As a nature photographer myself with a love of macros and especially Jumping Spiders, I really loved your video. My father has property out in Southern BC, looks like it is in range. Now I have a new target to chase.

Peak macro as always

Beautifully shot video, Thomas! The americanus is quite stunning!

awesome video!

Love this

Your merch is a little odd, because you've got several shirts there that have a specific workshop date and place on them, which I would feel silly wearing because I didn't attend those workshops. But since the words don't form an integral part of the design it seems like it would be trivial to add a print-on-demand variant alongside them that didn't have those words on it. I would otherwise love to buy the "BugShot Montana 2022 Shirt"

Thoman I noticed you also got some really good results some years ago from the pentax k200D. I have that camera body also. What external flash did you use please? Kee pup the good work.

love the ray troll tee!

What a wonderful video! Lovely commentary as usual. And a reinforcement of passion trumping gear. I have developed a respect for spiders since accidentally stumbling upon your videos a few years back. And now, I'll look out for Habronattus as well! All the best for your future videos

Im an hour north, bordering Montana in Lerhbridge, Alberta. I wonder if they are here? Ive been wanting to look fir jumping spiders. Finding one of these to photograph would be amazing!

Hi Thomas!

Awesome looking spider. The jumping spider breeds seem to be very intelligent , not saying the others are less, and is constantly assessing his situation. Cool Man ! :O)

HAS ANYONE TOLD YOU THAT YOU RESEMBLE THE SPIDERS? ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE IRRIDECENT SUNGLASSES ON!

That look on their face, " This guy has three eyes". 😊

The blind any just created a missed connection

It's Lucas the spider in real life

I m a good macro photographer too 😅

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That h Američas art is the same Picture as the h americus picture in the video game spider2

Jumping spiders certainly beautiful.

Hi Thomas, I ve been waiting for another video of yours for so long .. 🥹 again soothing, addicting trip video which only ends with a feeling of wish it was much longer 😅