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28-april. insects & incidental. red-back
28-april. insects & incidental. red-back
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Collection: 015 - APRIL 08. INSECTS & INCIDENTALS
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: near our back door
Date: Apr 26, 2008
Galleries: Macro, Insects, etc
Date Uploaded: Apr 28, 2008

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Comments: 10
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 this is a red-back spider . they are very venomous and potentially deadly to the very young, old or weak .. you could end up in hospital after receiving a bite ..
greg was cleaning up some pots and came across this one .. she was extremely large for this sort of spider, being about 3.5mm or 1.5 inches including her legs .. he then went and put on gloves .. !!!
of course i risked death or excruiating pain to take her photograph, being as close as i could get with the 100mm macro .. which is probably less than 6" ... they dont jump .. !!
she is now in spider heaven ..

info on red-back spiders
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another couple of shots of the spider ..

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 10/23/2008 06:25:47 PM
Wow, what a very detailed spider. Very menacing.
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 04/30/2008 12:11:57 PM
What you won't do for the shot! Glad you're OK, and am glad this one went to spider heaven. I don't have a fear of bugs, but if I saw this one I'd certainly avoid it.
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 04/29/2008 07:58:43 PM
Cool spider. Nice shot too. Glad you didn't get bitten.
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 04/29/2008 05:57:17 PM
Ooh - that is very cool. Like you took a boring text book image and made it really SHINE!!! Great editing, girl.
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 04/29/2008 05:50:52 PM
Whoa! What amazing markings. So bright and beautiful.
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 04/29/2008 08:06:51 AM
Awesome..... awesome..... awesome..... but also scary.....
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 04/29/2008 07:38:42 AM
lovely despite the big ICK factor it brings up in me!
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 04/28/2008 10:42:46 PM
I don't think spiders go to heaven...but perhaps that's for another thread. ;) Excellent shot of a very creepy (and thankfully very dead) critter.
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 04/28/2008 10:30:39 PM
BRILLIANT! The colouring is fab - you ROCK!
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 04/28/2008 08:26:48 PM
jeepers-creepers!
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