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big or small, friend or foe, the beauty of nature can be seen in all things
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Comments
great catch…
little scary but
nicely done
thank you nancie, much appreciated :)
– paul erwin
Great capture
thank you very much kymie :)
– paul erwin
I usually photograph them with a thong………..great shot!
thanks adrian, i find they’re a little 2 dimensional after the thong slap shot :)
– paul erwin
good thing you got it from the back…i heard they can jump
great capture though
thanks brian, i know it made me jump more than once whilst trying to get in close :)
– paul erwin
Looks like a black widow to me!
hi irene it is definitely a redback spider, which are endemic to australia, they are in fact a member of the widow family of spiders however :)
– paul erwin
Paul, it definitely makes me want to step on it!
i dont blame you, they have a nasty bite :(
– paul erwin
July 3rd, 2011
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Mary
great stuff, thank you very much mary :)
– paul erwin
So that is one of the wee blighers I’ve heard so much about! Excellent shot and DOF.
How big is this spider – we can see the detail of the carpet so they must be tiny.
Congrats on the Image of the Day feature. Kasia
many thanks for your comment, the spider was approx 3-4 cm in length, they are quite a small spider in comparison to many others but they pack a nasty punch all the same :)
– paul erwin
wow. this looks like it’s b & w with selective colouring. great capture – i’ve not seen one in years!
thank you for the comment, i appreciate it :) the terry towel polishing cloth the spider is seen on was actually green in colour, I have desaturated all the greens in the image which left the spider untouched. unfortunately i see these little terrors all too often around home :[
– paul erwin
Please tell me that this bad bad spider isnt on your carpet! fantastic use of SC! Good luck in the United SC Challenge!
not on my carpet no, it is a polishing cloth i use on my cars, they dont tend to come into the house, but do find homes in my over crowded shed all the time. thank you for your comment, i appreciate it :)
– paul erwin