Errrrrrrgggghhhhh! :eek: I have had to read this thread with my hands over my eyes (well I left a little gap obviously). What sort of lens did you use for the shot Chris Ellis? It

ahhh , what a lovely spider , please can you get closer next time for even greater detail , LOL

Found one the same in back garden a few days ago so grabbed a pic

aj

Wow AJ. :eek: Coutesy of 100mm F/2.8 macro? Something nice for sure! I have to make do with a 50mm and extension tubes.

IIRC, the Wolf spider is the UK's only biting spider? Might be mixing it up with something though.

I don't particularly like the idea of waking up with a spider on my face, but I still like them in the sense I never remove them from the house - they kill all the other insect pests! Strange that the spider population never seems to change regardless of how proactive you are at removing the little critters.

yep Yashicamat, used a Canon 100mm 2.8 macro + 68mm Kenco extension tubes + flash on a 20D, f8, 1/250 sec and ISO 100.

aj

So, :holmes: if it's gone from Hampshire to Shropshire, it must have a VRS and satnav methinks as well.

Either that, or there might be more than one of them

Mo

Just for the record, I haven't slept since I first saw this thread...Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

We're doing the garden at the minute and I just saw one of these - about 2" long so a smallish one!!

Also one of these wandered out and gave me a fright until I realised what it was!!

It's a tree weta - they're harmless and eat rotting vegetation but grow to about 4" long and move in a really weird way! Bit of a shock the first time you see one!

HA Thats not a spider.... these are!!!!

And for the record I used to keep one just like this until she died after 13 months

She was a Mexican Redknee Tarantula.. had her from a spiderling.

( red knees and dark hairs )

My mate had 13 different species including this...

Goliath

Bird Eater

Theraphosa blondi

This tarantula is indigenous to the rain forest regions of northern South America. This true giant of the spider world is the largest species on earth. Adults have been known to exceed a quarter of a pound in weight with an 11-inch leg span. These animals readily flick painful urticating hairs, and when provoked will bite with their one inch long fangs!

Stick you pinkys in with this at your peril!!!!!

It could catch a large Live Cricket that you dropped into its tank before is hit the ground,, and the tank was around 2 foot in length........!!!!

Cheers

Dazz

...And for the record I used to keep one just like this until she died after 13 months... Dazz

:shakehead I don't understand that 13 months bit, as apparently a guy kept a house spider in a jam jar and the spuggie survived for seven years with neither food nor water. (Not sure why he would want do that though.) Perhaps they didn't sell Pedigree Chum or whatever for your spuggie?

Great piccies all They are amazing creatures even if they don't have the ants/cockroaches' "be here forever" capability.

Mo

WTF R U talking abowt!!!!

Strange !!!

In fact she died maulting from her old skin...

Daaazz

WTF R U talking abowt!!!!

Strange !!!

In fact she died maulting from her old skin...

Daaazz

Aaaww! I was just thinking it was odd that she had only lived for 13 months, as larger species usually live longer than smaller ones, so couldn't understand why a small house spider could live for 7 years and your beauty only for 13 months.

Sorry about the confusion. It's often Mo-speak for "Well, I know what I mean"

Regards

Mo