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Submitted: November 23, 2011
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Day 327by *FramedByNature

Photography / Macro / Nature

Day 327 of 365

Giant. Wolf spider.

Usually these guys are pretty skittish and run away in an instant. This guy was pretty slow though. I'm guessing he was a bit lethargic after weathering many mornings of cold temperatures. Even though he was slow, it still took a fair bit of conquering my fears to get in close for these macro shots lol. This isn't even the highest magnification I got. One shot essentially fills the frame with just his eyes. To get that one, my lens had to be between his legs. He was a couple inches in length. Took a photo with a ruler for size reference here: [link] though maybe this one (minimum magnification) gives you a better idea of his size: [link]

Either way, I'm happy to be getting good macro shots of insects this late in the year. Even if they are a tad creepy

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*HeyNay Sep 11, 2012

Cool shot!

~dt0098 Jun 15, 2012

wow!!!
nice!

~Arlothia Jan 14, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

He's so cute! He looks so sad! I love spiders and this one is amazing! How on earth do you get these shots? All the spiders I come up against all run away...I guess I'm just that scarry...^_^