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Giant Crab Spider ## Not for Arachnophobiacs! ##
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songlim18
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:43 am Post subject: Giant Crab Spider ## Not for Arachnophobiacs! ## |
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( photo / image / picture from songlim18's Garden )
This spider is chewing a Daddy Longlegs. It is half way through its meal and you can see the long legs of the Huntsman Spider.
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toni
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 4:08 am Post subject: |
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The thing one of my worst nightmare is made of, super ICK!!!
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adrenalynn
California
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 4:18 am Post subject: |
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I have to counter-reply - nice shot! Very sharp, great color reproduction!
May I ask what you're using for a macro rig and lighting?
Excellent DoF with the focus right where it should be.
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songlim18
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 4:22 am Post subject: |
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Toni - sorry but what is ICK?
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songlim18
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 4:31 am Post subject: |
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Adrenalynn -thanks.
It was taken with a Nikon D60 together with a 105mm macro lens. My settings were F13, ISO 200 with flash. To avoid motion blur, I had a remote shutter release. The camera was mounted on a tripod. A friend added a flash under its face.
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adrenalynn
California
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 4:33 am Post subject: |
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Wow! That's a really patient spider!  I'm impressed with your results with such a comparatively simple setup!
[I take a _lot_ of spider photos  ]
Thanks kindly for sharing your setup!
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songlim18
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 4:38 am Post subject: |
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Perhaps it was busy enjoying its meal. It was on a vertical pipe and ran away from me a couple of times but it came back after one round. Ha!
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adrenalynn
California
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 4:44 am Post subject: |
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Hard to get the scale, but at a guess - that's a pretty big critter! 3cm long body?
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adrenalynn
California
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:03 am Post subject: |
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Woot! I was trying to scale against the texture of his backdrop. I'm not terribly familiar with your spiders over there.
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Droopy
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Western Norway
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 8:05 am Post subject: |
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That's a BIG spider!  But pretty, in it's own spidery way. Well caught, thanks for sharing it. 
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Frank
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:02 am Post subject: |
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Oh dear! I don't exactly have a fear of spiders but that made me jump Great shot however.
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eileen
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:25 am Post subject: |
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What great shots!! I find spiders fascinating.
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bethie
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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That is an absolutely great picture of an absolutely beautiful spider!!
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