Macro Photography in Mozambique! HUGE Jumping Spiders! Stalk-Eyed Flies! Camel Spiders!

[@BenLe42]

Hi Thomas, thank you so much for your videos. I live in South Africa, I'm familiar with those mites on the millipede. They are a parasitic species that lives exclusively on millipedes, and are immune to it's cyanide rich blood. They have tiny weevil like proboscis that pierce the gaps between body parts, and slowly suck it dry. Gorgeous shots, thanks for your amazing work!

[@MichalJuul]

It was great to see something more Macro Photography from you. It's been too long since last time

[@RobertWedderburn]

Awesome Video! Glad you enjoyed Gorongosa National Park so much!

[@Taitmon]

You do such a great job presenting and narrating! Oh and of course shooting insects! Keep up the excellent work!

[@ethos79]

Your calm voice and story telling approach make watching your videos so enjoyable!

[@Epicdps]

Just saw your video about debunking spider myths, I'm so glad I was recommended that vid, I wouldn't otherwise have been able to watch this video, too, and fall in love with this channel! I'm a musician with a love for arthropods, and your professional photography + video editing combined with your lovely guitar playing is just the best production value I've ever seen in this genre of KZbin videos! Thank you for your work:D

[@arthurtrauer5684]

Biology never fails to amaze me and that includes us all. I wish I was a healthier and more intelligent person, but I feel grateful that others share with me what they have learned and discovered. Thank you.

[@ANTSEMUT1]

At least you are willing to learn, enough people will not admit to saying what you just said and learn about it.

[@Michael-fw5ef]

Mr. Shahan, you should be a photographer for National Geographic.

[@Kenneth_James]

Nat geo wouldn't like the lens reflections in the eyes

[@jerryeisner1]

@@Kenneth_James then Nat Geo.would be missing out on one of the best photography practitioners in the world. Too bad for them!!!!!

[@chiarongliang1566]

It's more about the shape of the diffusion or bounce card. Its nothing major that money cant solve. But he seems to have found what works for him and the quality of the photos are wonderful.

[@thermionicemission6355]

Honestly, fuck them and the rest, there's always some political BS mixed in.

[@jpjay1584]

@@Kenneth_James PS them. (if thats the only price to pay, why not) awesome video!!! incl the voice, pics, everything

[@seagravity]

jumping spiders are my favorite.. love how you can see them watching and examining you.

[@zabik99]

My Macro Photographer, you're inspirational, not just your photo's but your personality and attitude on the little creature's in life.

[@RepresentingRodina]

Wonderful pictures and videos of these beautiful babies. Thank you.

[@Allison1503]

I absolutely love your channel! Your videos have a very calming vibe. Anyone who watches can tell that you love what you do and have a great respect for nature. Thanks for another great video! :)

[@terser]

Thank you!

[@tysonator5433]

The detail in the images is amazing and the size of that jumping spider !

[@qweqwe700]

It makes me so happy when i see others like this revealing just a little sliver of beauty, wonder and marvelI in our bugs. Because i am not setup to do it myself, i feel a little redeemed when others do. I live in Costa Rica and i casually witness so much on a regular basis in the spider world as well as the obvious gorgeous moths, beetles etc. But something that can get overlooked here is the really tiny insects with their weirdo shapes and behaviors. I hope someday i can capture some of the stuff and share it with you. Thanks for sharing

[@chrisbrown8748]

Wow just absolutely wow! I’m impressed beyond words. I really need to give macro photography a “shot”. I know it’s not a easy art form but it looks so incredibly worth a try.

[@damattice23]

Cutest jumping spider ever!!! 💜

[@martinbrimble5878]

Welcome back Thomas, another great and long awaited video. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@damattice23]

Wow. Amazing creatures, beautiful shots.

[@ZhayynnJamesPhotography]

Wonderful to see not just the macro photography, but to see that you cared enough to share a brief introduction to Mozambique, its history and its natural history. That is special! At the 7:03 mark we get a brief glimpse of your setup. As a wildlife photographer who is very interested in macro photography, I would love to know how you were setting up your diffuser. I think I saw a Gorilla pod on the far side, but couldn't tell how it was fixed and what it was holding. My wife gifted me a Laowa twin-macro flash setup for Christmas, after I saw you review it and told her I'd like one :) . So I'm pretty keen to know how you organized your setup. Thank you for sharing your passion. Greetings from India!

[@Xiox321]

I used to have pretty severe arachnophobia, but after doing my own macro photography and watching these videos, I've slowly started to overcome it.

[@d.k.1394]

oh wow.....great!

[@FrederickDunn]

I N C R E D I B L E thank you, this was a great treat to watch. I could not be more impressed, not only by the variations of insects but the excellence you demonstrate with each and every image. Thank YOU!

[@p.t.anderson1593]

That was so cool! Mimic insects are some of my favorite. Probably my most favorite picture I've ever taken was of a hover fly on a dandelion in my backyard. The width of the flower was greater than the frame size and the details on the fly were razor sharp. Those super closeup shots of the jumping spiders are so much better though... You have inspired me.

[@lasnierjeanluc715]

Immer wieder beeindrückend, Kompliment!

[@niceyesplease]

By far the coolest macrophotography video I have ever seen. Those jumping Spiders look incredible. Man, thank you for the content!

[@jrsimpatiko8312]

I subscribe not only because you’re an awesome photographer but also because I love jumping spiders!

[@barryjames3747]

Stop making me like spiders with your soft music and Bob Ross voice! Damn you! , theyre so cute.

[@nes.torfernandez]

Incredible how you catch that moment with your camera, what incredible focus and composition. Great work

[@Jadinass]

What an amazing opportunity and thanks so much for sharing the stunning diversity of insects you found.

[@PaulyJayNBC]

The Pictures you are able to take are insane

[@fotolookconde]

@Thomas Shahan you did choose well for your first trip to Africa! I am Portuguese living in the UK and I have got friends that regularly go to help a charity near Gorongosa Park in Nhamatanda. Maybe one day I can go there and then upload videos on my KZbin channel covering my photographic sessions! I just love the spyder biscuit!

[@StewartWoodArt]

Awesome video, you inspired me to do my own macro photography KZbin channel - Thank you :)

[@terser]

:)

[@graham68ktm24]

Its a great channel too Stewart !!

[@StewartWoodArt]

@@graham68ktm24 Thank you :)

[@MacroShots]

Just subbed Stewart, great channel :) ive got a few macro videos on my channel if you would like to check them out.

[@lynnjacobs9885]

Thanks for bringing some macro magic into our stay-at-home lives. I love your photos on Flicker too. The world is a wonderful, amazing, and beautiful place when you take a good, close look at it. I hope we can turn things around and save nature before it's too late.

[@wudini]

I don't like spiders but the jumping spiders look really beautiful. Nice photos !

[@derricklogan2058]

I 💕 love spiders! Your photos are great. When I was looking at one of the jumping spiders, the green eyes brought to my mind the old song: "Green Eyed Lady!" That jumping spider you held on your hand was huge! Never saw one that big before! The Tarantula is a type of the Baboon Species, but I can't tell you which kind now that I have given away all of my books on Arachnids.

[@GlitzyWitch]

Awesome video and finds, LOVED the spiders ❤

[@brettridings5594]

Jesus christ how do you not have a million subscribers??? Your whole channel is a treasure trove of amazing content

[@zunebuggy8435]

What a great opportunity to get to go here and take so many great photos.

[@michaelgerhold5659]

That's my favourite Christmas present so far. A new Video from Thomas Shahan! Thank's Thomas for sharing, it is still absolutely wonderful and inspiring.

[@jeoffreyseballos6294]

Man, your portraits are really very beautiful. Appreciate your work. One of the very best ive seen so far.

[@Taurevanime]

"Look at this dung beetle I found. And then picked up in my hands!" I hope you washed up before dinner. Jokes aside, glad to see some more macro-photography from you again Thomas. Love your pictures, love your music, and love your narration.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

I swear the jumping-spider on your hand was looking at you (like a human would look at you.) It's amazing that you got the mites on the millipede as well as the spiracles on the millipede's shell. 🤯

[@JohnnysCafe_]

Stunning photography.

[@graham68ktm24]

Awesome trip and great shots Thomas , the eyes on those jumpers are super sharp ! Just amazing

[@iamapie13]

some of those pictures give the feeling of a painting, it's pretty impressive

[@JPLamoureuxsTravels]

That’s got to be one of my favourite KZbin videos yet! I’m off to Africa next year so as a keen amateur arachnologist and photographer I thank you for posting! JP 👍

[@mike0rr]

I was so excited when I saw you had a new video out! :D Those ant mimics were great. All these shots make me wan't spring back already. Old wet Oregon is keeping most my little buddies at bay for now : (

[@GregRiceTarantulas]

Fantastic stuff! That tarantula looks like it belongs in the genus Pterinochilus. Probably murinus and the "dark" color form. Great finds!

[@leealloway9187]

Thomas, thanks so much for posting this. It brings back memories of a great trip. Your work is always spectacular.

[@streetlifephotographer1359]

As always i love your great macros, especially seen in a video like this. Compliments and regards from Switzerland, Marcel

[@LittleKroh]

This makes me so excited! I'm currently saving up for my own macro lens! Around my parts (Oregon) The only jumping spider I've come across is the zebra spider, they're my favorite, and so gosh darn cute! Photography actually helped me get over my fear of spiders, and I'm hoping that it will help me get over my fear of some other local insects! Keep up the good work!

[@martins7194]

This brings back so many memories. My dad worked for about 5 years in Beira's harbour to rebuild the infrastructure and basically get the harbour "working" again towards the end of the civil war. (we're from The Netherlands) As a result, I (together with my mom, brother and sister) spent about 1 1/2 years (combined) "living" there as well, as well as spending quite some time in Zimbabwe. I was ~8 years old when we first went there. I'll never forget it. Amazing countries, with amazing people, flora and fauna.

[@_Aditya_Rai]

Awesome shots man. Good to see you uploading again. Keep up the good work .

[@dianecotton9531]

Wow! Such amazing critters. Beautiful video! Thanks so much.

[@RuiMiguelDaSilvaPinto]

Thanks for visiting the country where I was born. Love your pictures and the sound track

[@terser]

Thank you!

[@LT589]

music, photos, video all 10/10

[@trustinyeshua5966]

Amazing work..love your Channel ...Thank you for sharing 🙏🏻👏🏼👍🏼

[@candlemann]

Thanks for a new video on macro photography! It's been so long!

[@CaptnJackHammer]

Thomas, so nice to see you again. Your photos and vlogs I miss very much. I hope one day you get a chance to come to Oz to do some spider photos. Very nice vlog as always

[@jezzamatic]

Thank you for this film, was having a rough day and it made me smile

[@voltron979]

I agree 200% with the previous comment.., AWESOME.., JUST PLAINLY AWESOME!!! Thanks for sharing this with us Mr. Shahan..!

[@Nikonian72]

Thomas - Another video home run! Right outa the park. Kudo to you.

[@KarinaGlamorous]

Wow so many scary insects in Africa and it’s so awesome to see them at such close range

[@TheYAyaLady]

Really cool of you to share your beautiful work. Thx.

[@fCauneau]

Hug sequence @08:30 was amazing... Thanks for these wonderful images !!

[@bloopatone]

wow what a great video and soundtrack! For me this was a trip of a lifetime and I learned so much form you! I literally have large prints of some of the same bugs you show in this video on my walls - in particular the stalk eyed fly,. Thanks for putting this tigether, really captures the spirit of the place and the trip!

[@gretmun]

Oh Thomas you’re back, my favorite macro hero.

[@kevinnewsome5767]

Amazing work! Glad to see you back again!!

[@GarnettLeary]

Very entertaining. Thank you for sharing.

[@antares2112L]

Nice trip, congrats Thomas

[@rolithesecond]

Amazing pictures, would have loved for you to go into some detail on your setup with the paper(?) and lights and all.

[@dixieh5555]

Great video. Loved all the jumping spiders.

[@TheDarkSixMusic]

tank you for that amazing video. How do you catch the sky in the background at 5:55 in the video ? With the flash i can't have anything too far from my subject.

[@donaldklopper]

Brilliant documentary! Hope you come back to Africa again. Let me know when you're in South Africa!

[@franciscopaz5952]

Great video and great shots as well!! Congrats, man. Loved to see something more macros from you after a long time!

[@daveevans5498]

Great to see a new video. As always amazing content.

[@gcrauwels941]

Brilliant photographs. Salticids are awesome! I would love to improve my macro skills. Will check out your site. I wonder if when photographing salticids, did you ever have one jump on and off of your lens as if defending territory from the reflection? I had an adult Phidippus audax do this from a rock it was perched on. It did this several times.

[@derekmandl]

Nice shots Thomas, what a cool trip!

[@Plusculus]

Thank you. I was happy to see a new video from you.

[@RizqiFahma]

Finally, after waiting for a long time you uploaded a video. Thanks Thomas!

[@LarryElterman]

Spectacular! Fantastic pictures, enjoyed a lot.

[@ZedExGaming]

Very cool images

[@unclchunk]

Please post more videos!! Thanks for this one.

[@TeamFishweights]

so happy to see another macro video from you. There would have been interesting scorpions all around you there, the vast majority being harmless. Next time you go let me know and I can get you the info you need to be safe. Anyway, thanks for sharing your great shots and informative video

[@tomlee812]

Great to see you back. Inspiring.

[@jcphenix1]

WoW! Again and again...Thank you !

[@steveadamo6693]

What an awesome educational vid. I admire your work great job. 👍

[@p1pepper]

It's been too long but worth it ! Thanks for sharing your adventures . Would like to know what set up you have evolved to with regard to equipment and techniques , perhaps another tutorial at some point ?

[@squeeze55]

This is such an amazing and inspiring video! Im just getting into Macro photography and this makes me want to get out there into the world with my camera. For future reference, "baboon tarantula" is simply a slang term in the pet world for any tarantula that comes from Africa.

[@Mike-vi2eo]

Great Video. I love your narration.

[@MacroShots]

Another amazing video thomas, thank you :)

[@stevenrichards7093]

Thank you so much for sharing, simply amazing.

[@renahernawati5974]

You inspire me on macro photography

[@JayMacroPhotos]

I wish I could find that many spiders like you can. Nice photos

[@d.k.1394]

where r you from....

[@jalexanderevans]

Omg I want that huge cute jumping spider.

[@ekspresija101]

Great, amazing. Images are beautiful.

[@Metter315]

Amazing

[@MichaelCalvey]

Any time I see or read about Jumping Spiders, I think of Adrian Tchaikovsky's novel "Children of Time".. Great video btw, really enjoyed this.

[@scottmcgregor4437]

I got so excited when this popped up on my feed, it's been far too long.

The Hyllus genus is indeed the one with the largest jumping spiders.

[@iddanielmutis]

Amazing as always ! Welcome back 😁👍