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Old 31-12-2007, 06:13 PM
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A Spider's tale.

There was a huntsman spider on my desk last night, and this morning, I thought there were 2 of them, until I realised that last night's spider had moulted, and that spider 2 was just an exoskeleton. I removed said spider to a frangipani cutting, and took a few pikkies. The skeleton was nearly 120mm span, and I suppose it had outgrown that, and was looking for something with a bit more room. The jaws are quite formidable, as are the hairs and spikes on the leg.

I hope this doesn't give anyone nightmares


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Old 31-12-2007, 06:20 PM
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They are unreal shots Mike, nasty looking bugger isn't he/she.

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Old 31-12-2007, 06:40 PM
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nasty looking bugger isn't he/she
In a word, Yes!
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Old 31-12-2007, 09:43 PM
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Awesome shots, love the colours Mike !

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Thanks Andrew.
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Egads! She needs to shave her legs.
Terrific shots.
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Old 02-01-2008, 02:45 PM
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those legs are almost as hairy as mine.



I find the translucent stuff above the fangs quite interesting
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Old 02-01-2008, 08:56 PM
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I think he (or she) has got blood on its beard!
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