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01-JUL-2013

IMG_8091 Tarantula

Around Work, Texas Canyon, Dragoon, AZ

Climbing up the outside wall to get away from me :)
I took some pictures and then put him/her out in the field.
I love that I get to see lots of Tarantulas during Monsoon season; more than any other time of the year.
Did you know: Tarantulas are quite docile and rarely bite people.
Many large predators would quickly make a meal of a tarantula, so they aren't too anxious to tangle
with something as large as a person. And it wouldn't do a tarantula much good defensively to bite
you, since its venom doesn't pack much of a punch. A tarantula bite is no worse than a bee sting in
terms of toxicity. (About.com/Tarantulas)

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
1/60s f/5.0 at 25.1mm iso640 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Janet Donnelly10-Aug-2013 00:08
OK..... I think I'm very quickly outta here :-)
Simon Chandler04-Jul-2013 02:13
Excellent capture. Thanks for the great info. v
Yvonne03-Jul-2013 11:09
Superb shot of the spider Carol, fabulous detail!
Torben Jorgensen03-Jul-2013 09:14
Beautiful spider. Great close up Carol. Glad you put in out in the field.
Lieve Snellings03-Jul-2013 08:35
Great macro ! V
Fantastic with this bckground...
joseantonio03-Jul-2013 04:16
Great details in this close up. Thank you for the information about these animals, now I will look at them differently.V.
Jim Coffman03-Jul-2013 03:08
Yikes! Nice closeup,Carol!
larose forest photos03-Jul-2013 02:56
Beautiful tarantula. I would love to see them in the wild. Glad you provided the good information about these lovely creatures. V+
s_barbour03-Jul-2013 02:47
Thanks for the information Carol...however, I still would die if I came across one!
sue anne03-Jul-2013 02:29
Yikes, nice but I don't like spiders.
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet03-Jul-2013 01:36
Beautiful, but it still inspire fear and gives me the creeps.
Walter Otto Koenig03-Jul-2013 01:33
Very cool shot of your encounter. Nice details and interesting information too. Thank you!
Sam Rua03-Jul-2013 01:10
Cool pose and comp, Carol.
Hank Vander Velde03-Jul-2013 01:03
A nice sharp macro image Carol.
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