Close encounters! Spiders look like aliens in amazing images
AT first glance they look like something from a sci-fi- movie, but these incredible images are of real life spiders.
The pictures were taken by photographer Jorge Farfan and reveal the creatures’ bright colours, marble-like eyes, and hairy faces.
The 33-year-old captured the jumping, wolf, and lycosa spiders in a riverside field near his home in La Coruna, Spain.
He said: "The photographs reveal an impressive and surprising amount of bright colour and detail that is not visible to the naked eye.
"They appear extraterrestrial, and it is likely they have inspired many science fiction movies.
"Spiders have impressed me since childhood. I find them interesting and charming, rather than scary.
"The first time I did it, I was surprised to see how wonderful they are.
"I am very pleased with these images but they required a lot of patience, hard technical work, and a good knowledge of macro photography.
"The spiders are restless, so you have to be quiet and accept it may take a long time."