Harmless visitor to the city

[pbdweeeebie]

Friends of mine returned some loaned camping gear with an immigrant from over 400km [250 miles] away. I hope his rough looks are enough to stave off the pesky city birds eager to make an easy meal of any country bumpkin!



Rain spider [Palystes superciliosus]

[dizwold]

hi
i love these wow that is some spider dude!! the clarity on the first is terrific
thanks for posting these
mike

[mizcaliflower]

Ok...my skin is creepy crawlin away.....
Great detail though!Ooooo..but it's so BIIIIIIG and hairy!

[Hayward Taylor]

Hello there - this is one mean looking critter .. exposure is spot-on and I like the white bg on the second photo

[pbdweeeebie]

Originally Posted by dizwold

hi
i love these wow that is some spider dude!! the clarity on the first is terrific
thanks for posting these
mike

Bigup Mike.

Originally Posted by mizcaliflower

Ok...my skin is creepy crawlin away.....
Great detail though!Ooooo..but it's so BIIIIIIG and hairy!

.........and a real thrill to see through the viewfinder with a macro lens on too!

Originally Posted by Hayward Taylor

Hello there - this is one mean looking critter .. exposure is spot-on and I like the white bg on the second photo

This fella was quite happy to pose on a sheet of white card while I knocked out a few standard "portraits".

[equilution]

Great first one! I thought I needed a shave! All those eyes...."I always feel like....somebody's watchin' me.." Thanks for sharing.

Jim

[Chewys Dad]

Now that's a Beautiful Spider! I really like the closeup. Thanks for the informative link as well.
Thanks for sharing these
Michael.

[lindyannajones]

As a movie, When Pbdweeeebie Met Hairy, probably won't make it at the box office. But as a post on DPS, bravo! He's a beauty. Most folks would shriek, you know. What do you say, instead? "Break out the light box it's a photo op!"

[Gonzo13]

Great shots. The spider obviously likes you or else it wouldn't have traveled that far with you. Maybe keep the little thing as a pet so that you won't have to worry about city birds eating it. If you could get that close to it for photos then it isn't aggressive. Just an idea, I have had a few tarantulas myself and they are low maintenance pets. Again nice shots.

[pbdweeeebie]

Originally Posted by equilution

Great first one! I thought I needed a shave! All those eyes...."I always feel like....somebody's watchin' me.." Thanks for sharing.

Jim

Eight eyes? Must make opticians drool! Thanks Jim for viewing.

Originally Posted by Chewys Dad

Now that's a Beautiful Spider! I really like the closeup. Thanks for the informative link as well.
Thanks for sharing these
Michael.

A pleasure MIchael. After I settled down, I also came to think of him as a looker..........but only after a call to the spider club to confim an id.

Originally Posted by lindyannajones

As a movie, When Pbdweeeebie Met Hairy, probably won't make it at the box office. But as a post on DPS, bravo! He's a beauty. Most folks would shriek, you know. What do you say, instead? "Break out the light box it's a photo op!"

To be honest LindyAnna, my neighbour - a 70 year old thoroughbred English lass - insisted I make work of it. And these pics are thanks to her encouragement.

Originally Posted by Gonzo13

Great shots. The spider obviously likes you or else it wouldn't have traveled that far with you. Maybe keep the little thing as a pet so that you won't have to worry about city birds eating it. If you could get that close to it for photos then it isn't aggressive. Just an idea, I have had a few tarantulas myself and they are low maintenance pets. Again nice shots.

When it crawled across the bonnet of the car as I drove down the road, trust me, I was not that charmed.......at first. After a short photo shoot I released him into the garden.............and let nature continue its path.