Spider Macro

Only a face a mother could love




And her babies (only about 3mm long)

Whoooah... Clarky, Beautiful! Love spider shots... Huntsman?

They sure are. You would have your fair share of them in your neck of the woods i suspect

Ugly little varmit isn't she?

Thats a very good shot Clarky, I wish I'd taken it.

Huntswoman surely?

Great shot Clarky, but rather you this close to an Ozzy spider than me.

Dan

Two minutes after replying to this post my wife came in and exclaimed "Have you seen whats on the floor behind your chair"

This is it




Not even close to Clarkys shot but I had to snap it quick, not seen one this big around the house for quite a while hence the 50p

He (or she) is still running around somewhere so I may get another chance tomorrow

Dan i must have been about 10inches face to face and besides she's harmless I was a bit worried she might go me when i was snappin the kids and my son was on gaurd while i was performing that trick.

impotentspider: Your little friend must have been watching you checkin out he's aussie cousin and came over for a closer look. Please don't kill it
By the way he looks very much like an Australian Huntsman (in the facial features at least) What is that species called :

We do, far too many at the moment

I've been trying to get nice shots of a couple of Orb Webs around the yard at the moment, but it's always too dark to get 'em by the time they start spinning

What lens did you use for the main mummy shot?

I use a 90mm Tamron 2.5 its a fantastic lens

Clarky, I think mine was a "Tegenaria gigantea"

Tegenaria being the generic term for several species of the common house spider, I assumed this was the Gigantea as they are the largest and grow up to 18mm, they are of course completely harmless, though no doubt several readers will be horrified to learn that they can actually BITE .... but rarely do and it is supposed to be painless.

The House spider is very reliant on....houses, for survival, they are usually nocturnal (thats why you find them in dark cupboards waiting to get you

Mine has been a right pain in the proverbial, its seems to be all over the place and were now having to watch where we walk, I nearly put my foot on it earlier this evening, I think I may have to catch it and put it in the garage.

Put a bell around its neck
They are very good for keeping termites away if they are a problem in your area.