Black Widow
This is a Black Widow . I found her hanging out under my truck last summer when I was watering the front yard. Frist I need to let ya’ll know that I really really hate spiders off all kinds much less one as deadly as this one is !!! What I did next was run into the house and got my camera to take pictures of her !!! I know I was shock when I realized what I was doing !!! lol lol . Over the next few days i had taken a few photos of her but then i was also noticing that she was getting bigger !!! That means babies where soon to be here , so I had to find out what I could get to get ride of her before that could happen!!! I was able to do just that ..get rid of her before we have a whole lot of them running around here…I have grand kids so I couldn’t let that happen …But for the time she was here I got some great photos of her and this is one of them ,,,, Its creepy but I hope you enjoy them ! Thanks
This was taken in Odessa, Texas at my home with a Panasonic FZ50.
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Hannah Fenton-...
Creepy but awesome!
Carla Jensen replied
Thank you so very much …Hannah!! And yes I will have to agree very creepy!!
Smudger
scary but wonderful photograph
Carla Jensen replied
Thank you very much ….Steve!! So glad you like this!
Jerame *
This has been featured in the 100% group! Congratulations!
Carla Jensen replied
OH WOW!!!! Thank you so very much for the feature!!! What a fantastic thing to wake up and see that you have been featured in a group!!!
keki
excellent!!
Carla Jensen replied
Thank you so much much…keki!!!
Arek Rainczuk
Congrats on the feature,
love the photo- excellent DoF and I especially like the detail on her belly.
I’ll post the photo I took of a Redback spider (Australian Black Widow) guarding her two cocoons
Carla Jensen replied
Thank you very much …Arek!!! I am doing the happy happy dance !!! lol lol :)
Norman Repacholi
Great capture Carla
Carla Jensen replied
Many many Thanks ….Norman!! so glad you like this !
Andrew Murrell
Cool image and I must admit that that spider is identical to the Australian Redback except the red mark in on the top of the abdomon. thanks for sharing.
Carla Jensen replied
Thank you very much….Andrew !!! I am soooo happy ya’ll like this photo !!!
MuscularTeeth
superb capture.
WayoftheWarrior
Awesome
janetlee
I admire your bravery. Excellent capture. Sorry you had to get rid of her, but totally understand.
Congrats on the feature!
Carla Jensen replied
Thank you so very much..janetlee!!! I was really surprized at myself when I realized I ran in the house to get my camera to take a picture of her! At the time it didn’t even cross my mind that I really really do not like spiders LOL LOL !
Craig Forhan
Hey you were featured too! Congratulations! Great photo.
Carla Jensen replied
LOL LOL ..Thank you so very much…Craig!!!
starikarp
very good capture.
Carla Jensen replied
Many Thanks…starikarp!!
ooyayootay
UGH! GREAT photo, but creepy, too!
I could see this a a GREAT Halloween greting card!
Carla Jensen replied
Thank so much ….ooyayootay!! And yes it is creepy lol lol I hate spiders!
Sassafras
Congratulations on your feature!
Love the narrative that accompanies this image.
Peace,
Sassafras
Carla Jensen replied
Thank you once again …Sassafras!! for your wonderful comments !! So glad you like these photos of her!!
PrincessVicki
Oh gosh! The detail here is fantastic
I wouldn’t have wanted to get that close! Amazing work! x
Carla Jensen replied
Thank you very much …Vicki-lee!! Yea I couldn’t beleave that I did !!lol
Colin Cartwright
A fine macro image of this deadly predator.
Wonderful sharp image and an interesting story. I hope you got rid of this impressive beast gently ,and gave it a new home.
Carla Jensen replied
Many Thanks..Colin for your wonderful comment!
Patricia Anne ...
wow nice work.. I am sad she had to die, but… we can’t have a toxic animal like that around kids, tho they are very toxic, most adults will live through a widow’s bite but children won’t. There is only 2 other spiders that i know of that kill like she does, one is the funnel spider, very aggressive nasty thing, one would not want to take photos of that thing with out know about it, they have fangs that can go right threw your fingernail. The other is the brown racluce, they live in wood piles.
This is a lovely shot , I love how you can see the red hour glass under the belly.
Carla Jensen replied
Thank you so very much …Patricia !! for your wonderful comment and info on the other spiders . I new about the brown racluce as we have those here in this area as for the funnel spider i am not sure ..I guess I better look it up , its sound like it is the nastest one of the 3 !!
Patricia Anne ...
It is, but they don’t live here in this country, they live in Australia in Syndey. (sp) hopefully that’s where they will stay. if you do look it up, it’ll give you nightmares! lol
Carla Jensen replied
Well thats good , one less to worry about here! lol lol I will take your word on it , really don’t want to have nightmares!!! lol lol
DaveBassett
Nice macro – really well taken. I’ll bet you had a worry getting rid of it – a bit small for a shotgun.
The last time I tried to photograph an Australian redback it disappeared mid shoot. I had a few anxious moments until I found it I can tell you.
Carla Jensen replied
Thank you very much…..Dave!!! for both the wonderful comment and the laugh!!!! I was laughing at me trying to shoot the thing and doing no harm to it but shooting up my truck trying to hit the thing! LOL LOL LOL
Simon Duckworth
eeeekkkk think i would have used a zoom from 30 feet away…lol neat macro shot.. nice and crisp and freaky.. lol
Carla Jensen replied
LOL LOL …Thanks so much…Simon!! for the wonderful comment! I still can’t beleave that I got that close to it !! lol
Andrew Trevor-...
Great shot, Carla. It’s excellent that you can see the “hourglass” on the bottom of the abdomen.
Carla Jensen replied
Many Thanks …Andrew!! for your wonderful comment!
mstinak
An amazing shot!! I have a bit of a fear of bees, yet I found myself with about 50 macro shots of them LOL Funny what having a camera in your hand will do to you! But that is an excellant shot, especially since you can see the hourglass.
Carla Jensen replied
Thank you so very much….matinak!! for you wonderful comment!! I know what you mean lol lol I catch myself doing the same thing all the time now as in this case. To where before I would have freaked out and ran the other way !! lol
Carla Jensen
Daniel J. McCa...
Terrific macro! You did the right thing, I have a friend who was bitten by one and she almost died. Superb capture, Carla!
Carla Jensen replied
Thank you so very much…Daniel!! for both the wonderful comment and for stopping by !! Really appreciate it!
I still can’t beleave that I was even getting close enough to take her picture LOL LOL ! !
JustSaul
Great shot, I’ve got the heeby jeebies!
Carla Jensen replied
Thank you very much..JustSaul!! for the wonderful comment and for stopping by!!
lol lol sorry about giving you the heeby jeebies!!
Kasey Cline