My Female Resident - beware arachnophobes....

[Paul]

My resident female.

 

 

My resident female SPIDER, that is... She lives in the outhouse and has done for maybe 3 or 4 years now. And she is getting very large, and very feisty! When I try to move her with my fingers, she is as likely to stand her ground than move away like most spiders do...

Exif:

f/13, 1/250th sec, flash via trigger, ISO 100.

 

 

Definitely best viewed LARGE!!!

 

 

 

 

Paul.

[KateW]

Wow, she's a corker!

[Paul]

Haha Kate, 2 inches of sheer terror for some people... 

 

Thanks for looking in.

 

 

Paul.

[FUJI]

A beautiful work of nature.......I'm so pleased that you allow her house room.......Spiders are so missunderstood.

I am pleased that they can't grow to our size though ;-)

FUJI

[bugmeister]

That's a fabulous series of portraits of this lady. Well done

[annie]

Wonderful Paul....she is gorgeous..

[Paul]

Thanks everyone, she is a fine specimen and quite adorable 

 

 

Paul.

[Kobione]

Paul, how lucky are you to be able to enjoy this presence of Nature for so long, most of ours don't seem to survive more than a season!!

 

Lovely pictures of your 'little friend'. Particularly like the angle in the last.

[Paul]

Paul, how lucky are you to be able to enjoy this presence of Nature for so long, most of ours don't seem to survive more than a season!!

 

Lovely pictures of your 'little friend'. Particularly like the angle in the last.

 

Quite a few Tegenaria species will take two years to reach maturity. Females may live for three years in total, and in captivity may live longer (especially if they don't breed). My outhouse may be perfect for a long life...

 

Thanks for the comment too. 

 

 

Paul.

[NannyFerret]

She's beautiful! Loveley capture, Paul.

[Paul]

Thank you Tina 

 

Paul.

[Brian]

This lady certainly has nice legs!

Lovely photos.

[ChrisLumix]

Why should we beware arachnophobes? They don't bother me! Large close-ups of big hairy spiders on the other hand...

[Barbara]

I've got one living in my outside gas meter box, always makes me jump every time I open it But I'm Not Scared

[ChrisLumix]

I've got one living in my outside gas meter box, always makes me jump every time I open it But I'm Not Scared

 

What's an arachnophobe doing there? Surely that's a prime place to find spiders?

[Paul]

Thanks everyone, glad you're all... fond, of her... 

 

Paul.