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Hi all - been out in the bush looking for koala 'poos' (and yes, I do have some photos of them), and came across this beautiful Huntsman on the side of a gum tree. Got as close as I dared (biggest damn spider I've ever seen), and got a shot. Close crop, but I wanted to draw attention to the eyes, and palps. Would have been better with the front legs, but the best I could do in the circumstances - he was getting a bit 'antsy'.
Hope you like
Rel

Great shot. Shows how beautifully camouflaged they are in their natural environment and is certainly much closer than I'd like to get (although I have to say this is the one spider I tolerate and never kill unless they play kamikaze)

Just what I was going to say, stubbsy.

The pic has an interesting eye-level perspective and even though we don't have the full wingspan of the huntsman, he sure looks like he means business.

[pommie]

I assume that these things bite, hell what doesn't in this country. How quickly before your on your back

[/pommie]

This is great Love the colours and angles... Hmmm what was the focal length again

Thanks everyone for your comments - he was definitely a beauty.
I took the shot with my Tamron (same as always), F8 at 210mm (315 35mm equivalent) with flash.

And, yes they do bite - hurt like hell but that's about it.
Wouldn't like to be a small insect though

I like it DnS. It is certainly not one for the arachnophobes. The eyes are freaky. Lovely detail on the legs with the hairs too.

.....great pix...... looks like he has an eye or 4 on you.....