Spider on the hand! (A BIG ONE)

**Bilbo_baggin** · 10th April 2013

A friend found a giant house spider (Tegenaria gigantica) that he photographed (he doesn't particularly like them) and I said I would try and get my spider lady on my hand (they are gentle creatures really...) and when I checked the outhouse, she was there!

So here is the female giant spider, on the wall joint first and then 3 photo's where she's on my hand - quite tough to get these cos she just kept walking up and down my arm and I had to keep moving her back from off my sleeve (and once from my shoulder!) onto my hand loads of times just to get some shots in focus!

Enjoy... if you can...

Exif if you want it:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Image Date: 2013-04-10 20:08:01 +0000
Focal Length: 100mm
Aperture: f/10.0
Exposure Time: 0.0050 s (1/200)
ISO equiv: 400
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: Yes (Auto, return light detected)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Copyright: Copyright: Paul Iddon - A View of the UK

Paul.