Little lady, guarding her home.

[Bilbo_baggin]

Well, not particularly little, she has a body about ½ inch long, maybe a bit more perhaps, but with her legs the size was well over an inch. She (Tegenaria gigantea) lives underneath a bit of old paving stone covering the limestone chipping stones that make up the drive-space on the front of the house.

I only took five photo's cos the bloody moosus came back with the car so I had to get up off my knees to let her park up!


Anyway, ringflash used, on the Siggy 105, no tubes.

WDYT?


Exif:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 550D
Lens: 105mm
Image Date: 2012-01-25 17:37:07 +0000
Focal Length: 105mm
Aperture: f/11.0
Exposure Time: 0.017 s (1/60)
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: Yes (Auto, return light detected)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Photographer: Paul Iddon
Copyright: www.pauliddon.co.uk






Paul.

[darkstar]

all the spiders seem to have gone from our garden nice find

[Bilbo_baggin]

Few of anything around m8.

There is still a walnut orb spider around the bird table, but I ain't seen it since last week, but it will still be there. She's the one in the "Blood on her lips" photo, I saw her at the weekend when I was having a mooch, but it was so cold I didn't do any photo's.


Paul.

[Nikki]

great find, love the colours used

[Bilbo_baggin]

Cheers Nikki. They look a lot duller until illuminated by a burst of light and then you get to see the detail and patterns.


Paul.

[cybollox]

Lovely shot Paul, wont be long now mate before we are overrun with critters.

[Bilbo_baggin]

Lovely shot Paul, wont be long now mate before we are overrun with critters.

And not before time Cliff, bring it on I say!


Paul.