Spider warning

Lord Vetinari

Well one is nearly cute - some recent spider shots

brian V.

Awais Yaqub

:jawdrop

Skippy

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Well one is nearly cute - some recent spider shots

brian V.

The Third one is the Cute one

Is the first and second spider the same one?
Whats it doing upside down on its back in the first shot???

.... Skippy
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Lord Vetinari

Thanks Awais and Skippy
Skippy- yes #1 & #2 are the same spider. It's one I trapped in the house before the wife saw it. It played dead when I first trapped it so thought I'd better take a pic of it- then I thought I'd better take another pic when it stops playing dead as everyone will think it was dead

Brian V.

gus

Great stuff as usual brian. I think he is playing dead in the first one.

You would be in heaven here...there are spiders currently in my garden a few inches across. You can play a tune on their webs.

Lord Vetinari

gus wrote:

Great stuff as usual brian. I think he is playing dead in the first one.

You would be in heaven here...there are spiders currently in my garden a few inches across. You can play a tune on their webs.

Thanks Gus. Sounds dangerous twanging their web- likely to regard you as prey

brian V.

gus

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Thanks Gus. Sounds dangerous twanging their web- likely to regard you as prey

brian V.

I pat them...really. They are quite ok with it. I do it with this species only though.

I just took a photo of her which i will post later.

canon400d

Spider Shots
I think my spider is different from Brian's. I used Brian's technique. I would have taken more but it sped off.

Bob

Lord Vetinari

canon400d wrote:

I think my spider is different from Brian's. I used Brian's technique. I would have taken more but it sped off.

Bob

Nice one Bob - this looks like a male house spider- tegenaria sp.

tlee

I like the last image the best--all are superb, as usual!

greenplasticdave

I really like the third shot. The way the spider has stretched itself out is complimented by the way you have framed the shot. Good work.

-Dave-

Lord Vetinari

Thanks T and Dave for the comments - I do appreciate them

Brian V.

Giphsub

great pics!