BufferedImage spiderSpriteSheet;
		try {
			spiderSpriteSheet = ImageIO.read(new File("spider01.png"));
		} catch (IOException e) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			spiderSpriteSheet = null;
			e.printStackTrace();
		}

		BufferedImage spider =  new BufferedImage(64, 64,spiderSpriteSheet.getType());
		Graphics2D gr = spider.createGraphics();
		 gr.drawImage(spiderSpriteSheet, 0, 0, 64, 64, 0, 0, 64, 64, null);
         gr.dispose();