What a whopper!
Oct 11, 2014 08:11:59 #
We found this in a wooden coldframe in the garden. My husband watched it catch an ant and eat it while I was changing lenses.
This is 1:1 with no cropping.
This is 1:1 with no cropping.
Oct 11, 2014 08:14:48 #
Oct 11, 2014 08:23:09 #
Wow that is big spider. I look at it and think what a mess that would make if you stepped on it. Good shots....Rich
Oct 11, 2014 08:25:44 #
A Whopper Indeed! Any idea what kind of spider it is? Is it poisonous? Do they jump? How close were you? You don't have to answer these questions, just curious, I Love shooting spiders too, no matter what kind they are! I'm impressed! Great capture!
Oct 11, 2014 08:32:19 #
Audie Thornburg wrote:
Hi Audie, no I haven't tried to ID it yet but it didn't jump, it walked and ran. I was only about 6 inches away using a macro lens so I was a bit jumpy :)A Whopper Indeed! Any idea what kind of spider it is? Is it poisonous? Do they jump? How close were you? You don't have to answer these questions, just curious, I Love shooting spiders too, no matter what kind they are! I'm impressed! Great capture!
Oct 11, 2014 08:33:08 #
magnetoman wrote:
Too late, it is already in the post directed to your neck of the woods.You keep those over there Brenda! Nice shots though!
Oct 11, 2014 08:50:16 #
OMG!!!!! I afraid to even look at the picture again. You are truly a brave woman.
Oct 11, 2014 09:30:09 #
cosmo54 wrote:
I do my best :). It wasn't so very big, remember I did use a macro lens so in reality it probably wasn't much more than an inch including legs, but bigger than I normally see around here.OMG!!!!! I afraid to even look at the picture again. You are truly a brave woman.
Oct 11, 2014 10:04:43 #
I have been looking at spider identification charts and I think this may be a Woodlouse spider. It is so called because it only eats woodlice but my husband is sure he saw it catch an ant even though woodlice were in the same vicinity.
I hope someone with more knowledge than me can confirm or otherwise this ID.
I hope someone with more knowledge than me can confirm or otherwise this ID.
Oct 11, 2014 10:15:24 #
Oct 11, 2014 11:53:39 #
AlicanteBrenda wrote:
Concur. Woodlouse Hunter/ Family disididrae...is my uneducated guess.I have been looking at spider identification charts and I think this may be a Woodlouse spider.
Oct 11, 2014 14:54:02 #
Oct 11, 2014 14:59:36 #
AlicanteBrenda wrote:
Bingo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DysderidaeI have been looking at spider identification charts and I think this may be a Woodlouse spider.
Oct 12, 2014 05:50:10 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
OOH you are brave Douglass Not too shabby! (for a girl)
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:lol: Nice Brenda :thumbup:
Oct 12, 2014 06:20:23 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Don't forget the English bit. :thumbup:Not too shabby! (for a girl)
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