Some insect photographers like to put the insect in the refrigerator a few seconds to cool them down so they are more sluggish for the photoshoot.
I did not know this. :o I was wondering how you were able to take photos with the spider not running away from you lol
I've only tried the refrigerator trick once with a fiery searcher beetle. This spider was nice and tame for the most part so I didn't have to cool it down.