Wolf spider facial closeup by dpastern

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Wolf spider facial closeup by

Mark IIn + Sigma 150mm. My mother spotted this beauty for me, largest Wolf spider that I’ve currently seen. This is a 100% crop from the original image.

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spider, wolf

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  • KeepsakesPhotography Michael Rowley
    KeepsakesPhoto...over 4 years ago

    yuk ! great shot though

  • coffeetea
    coffeeteaover 4 years ago

    woo wo! spooky. great shot!

  • MarissaBillings
    MarissaBillingsover 4 years ago

    Great close up. a bit creepy though…

  • dpastern
    dpasternover 4 years ago

    Thanks everyone! I was around 17cm from this Wolfie when taking this shot. I wasn’t quite game enough to grab my 50mm/tubes combo – which has a working distance of around 4cm. Said Wolf spider was probably 5cm in diameter.

  • John Arkleton
    John Arkletonover 4 years ago

    Wow that is briliant! You can really see all the details very well and your DOF is perfect for the eyes. I wonder if it was looking at you and wondering what you were doing.

  • dpastern
    dpasternover 4 years ago

    Probably – spiders are typically curious from my experiences dealing with them.

  • Sharon Hammond
    Sharon Hammondover 4 years ago

    I saw the photo’s title and yet still opened it to view large. It’s a magnificent shot….but now I feel all creepy

  • eyestrange
    eyestrangeover 4 years ago

    Woo good grief amazing

  • Terry Best
    Terry Bestover 4 years ago

    Fantastic Macro!
    I love the clarity of the eyes.
    The perspective gives me the feeling that I am smaller than him.
    Well done indeed!

  • dpastern
    dpasternover 4 years ago

    Thank you!!! I was ecstatic to get a shot of this Wolf spider – despite seeing a few here and there, they’ve all been smallish, less than 10mm, and have never hung around for me to get a shot of them. This one just stood still, and voila! For those that don’t know, Wolf spiders can see a complete 360 degrees, in real time. Amazing isn’t it?

    Dave