Large Huntsman Spider

in macrophotography •  7 years ago 

This is the Social Huntsman, , a spider of the Sparassidae family. It's quite a large spider. This one would be about 100mm across (including the legs). It's named the Social Huntsman because it lives in colonies which can number into the hundreds of spiders. At the moment they seem to be colonising my garage :-)

All of the photos were taken with a Canon 7D and Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro lens.

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Sparassidae Delena cancerides Social Huntsman BY Shed Tas 2018-02-21 n2.jpg

Sparassidae Delena cancerides Social Huntsman BY Shed Tas 2018-02-21 n1.jpg

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        ·  7 years ago 

      Holy smoke! Thats a nasty one :)

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          ·  7 years ago 

        :-) It certainly doesn't have the cute factor but they are fascinating creatures none the less.

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            ·  7 years ago 

          Um, what's so "social" about it? It doesn't look very sociable to me 8-).

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              ·  7 years ago 

            I don't like to socialise with them either - Unless taking their photograph is considered to be social interaction :-)

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                ·  7 years ago 

              Oh gosh, I am not sure what I would do if I came across this spider, I do appreciate their beauty though!

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                  ·  7 years ago 

                Running away is always an option :-)

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                    ·  7 years ago 

                  haha yeah a very good option!

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                      ·  7 years ago 

                    "At the moment, they seem to be colonizing my garage."

                    . . . How do you sleep at night? (๑˃‿˂)

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