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This marvelous golden huntsman spider was trapped in the sink in our garage. The cost of its freedom was to pose for a few photos. Its body is about 1.25 inches from front chelicerae (massive dark brown mouth parts below its eyes) to spinnerets. From side to side, left leg to right leg, is about 2.5 inches.
This beauty was turned loose in the yard to hunt insects.
Model Bren Betts
Brens take at the huntsman from Snow White. For Eve Petlyakov's Rez Day Party
Happy Rez Day Eve.
I recently had about 6 builds in a row that were all frame sets. I've always had trouble with shadows on a white backdrop and knew I needed to get the frame UP. So I made a "T" out of a botched scrap 1.125" steerer that mates up to an old bottom bracket heat sink I no longer use. Worked like a charm. This is what it looks like before. Then with a little photoshop muscle:
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Next time I'm going to use some reflectors to bounds light UP under the frame to further illuminate things.
this spider is also known as gaint crab spiders,It was introduced to Florida and has a strong presence in residential areas. It can also be found throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Despite the size, many people consider them welcome guests because of their appetite for other pesky insects such as cockroaches....
This is a huntsman spider eating an earwig. I found it on my soap dispenser, grabbed the camera and flash and fired off a few shots.
I would have had to tickle its head to get any soap, so I just washed my hands without soap. The huntsman does bite, but it is not dangerous - it reportedly causes local pain and maybe a bit of a headache. It does not spin a web, but catches smaller insects (and even, sometimes, lizards) by chasing them about or leaping out of nooks and crannies unexpectedly.
For these reasons, I left it alone. I won't be bumping into spider webs, and it will be dealing with earwigs and other nuisance insects. I'm happy to share my bathroom with a predatory arachnid.
Strobist: The soap dispenser was standing at the edge of the white porcelin wash basin. I fired a Vivatar 285HV into the basin on quarter power. The basin seemed to act like a big beauty dish, and did the trick. The flash was triggered with a Cactus remote.
A nice old classic spotted next to the slip at Salcombe. I like the Swordfish and new Spearfish. Don't see too many Huntsman's around.
I suspect the missing leg may be linked to the cats playing around in the early hours of the morning.
Estimated span, including the legs - three inches.
Hand-held macro shot taken just before I coaxed it into a pint-glass before putting it outside.
LARGE
Isopedella victorialis?
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Family Heteropodidae, Hobart Tasmania. About the size of your palm.
This was in a jar before being transported outside. After I let it go I used a piece of grass to remove the fluff. The spider was amazingly patient and let me remove it all, even around the palps. It went to hide for a moment, but then returned for me to have another go. It was one of those moments when you realise how much we underestimate other organisms.