1 Big Mama 4, BACK OFF!!! by Ladyhawk
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well it's the last of the sieres some of you
you will be going "oh thank god!!!" EWWW lol
this thing took me over a week to get it done
almost drove me nuts, every time I almost finish
it, my pc would crash, even though I saved it
it would dissapear to,so here she is in all
her glory,from the last shot you can see she had
had enough, never thought a spider that heavey
with eggs could jump,but she did, thats why the
shots out of focus,she scared the hell out of me
and she was trying to bite me, but i was more
worried that she would fall, and if she hit the
ground she was dead, her andomen would blow up
literly, i got her on my camera, then while she
she was trying to bite me and hang on,i was
doing alittle gig, trying to get her back on the
bullrushes with out her getting hurt,it took
some very heart stopping moves on my part,
but she was safe back in her home, as i landed
on my back with her very large sister almost
crawling on my face, said a few words,but got
the shot lolmaybe we'll do sisteract 2,lol
not as big, but still huge compared to naormal
but for you that didn't see the other's here's
what she is
for those who
missed it, here's what she is
Black & yellow Argiope ( Argiope aurantia)
males are 1/4-3/8" (5-9mm) in size
Females 3/4-1,1/8" (19-28mm)or are supost to be
but she put some turantulas to shame in size
she was bigger then my hand,over 6" long 150mm
her abdomen was bigger then a golf ball,and
you can see some of her stretch marks
you can see that she bent the bullrush reids
which are not easy to do, the one's she's on are
over an inch wide, but thanks for all your
comments on my last posts,i know spider's
gross you out but she was a queen, can't
wait till next summer to see her kids and
if any stay around oh i hope so
i hope you enjoy her as much as she left me in aw
@-}-- @-}-- Tina hugs :0)@-}--@-}--
Comments (20)
Dieblue
She is truly a queen; thank you for all the great shots!
Gabrielsdream
So glad to see you are back again Tina, hopefully feeling much better. These have been great captures, fascinating, a nerve racking feeling though, having a spider like that trying to bite you! Well done and I hope you find her offspring later on in the year!
kimariehere
(pounding heart) yikes!!!!!!!!! AUGHHH ... omg that would be a bit scary to me !!... awesome shots of it!
Nath06
Wonderful macro and colors!!! Bravo :)
redchilicat
EEEEK, Yall would have to do a memorial for me if one of these things jumped on me! :-( I am glad you managed to get your shots, they are fantastic!
AgentMai
Its amazing how pretty some spiders are. Pretty from a distance that is, I wouldnt want to be getting so close! Great collection =)
jocko500
happy you did not get bite. I got bite a time or two from spiders. I just feel bad for a day from one of the bites and it look like one of thes type that got me sick. the other time I just feel the bite but did not get sick.
redbeard
I still can't believe how big this is! SAeeing stretch marks on a spider almost sounds like a tall tale but I can see them too! Terrific bravery and coolness, if one jumped on my camera I think I'd just let her have it. Great shots and a great story!
sharky_
UGH! Spiders... I've ran into them square on while riding my bike thru some bushes..... Sudden Panic! lol. Excellent shot of these garden spiders. Aloha
iamjuice420
even though i absolutely abhor spiders, these are some excellent shots..sorry to hear about your pc problems....
nathalie06
Lol, she jump on your cam ??? with this big abdomen ! Terrible and funny in the same time !!! Did you see the babies after this serie ???? Anyway, these one are very interesting, she is doing her web, and we could see all the details fo her body. So Great Tina !!! Thank you for this serie !!! V
Ladyhawk
lol yep she jumded over a foot, her fangs were over an 1/4 inch,I've had trantulas start to bite me,but got them off before they got the venom in,so abit use to it, bet this scared me, then almost haveing hir sister or i think she was, because of her huge size to, almosy crawling on my face,i laughed to,i'm just glad no one had a vidio camera,of me doing the little dance,and some of the very strange noises that came out of me, and the words lol,I'm hopeing with the strange winter were haveing,that the eggs will still hatch in late spring, so they should be nice and big by aug,and thanks again for all your wonderfull comments, you guys are the best mauh!!!!!:0)@-]-- thank you all so much it means alot to me that you took the time to look and tell me what you think, this is a meadow spider, have a great week everyone :0D
dragonfly2000
Chills on this group! Great shots, that i could NEVER do.
froznlife42
And here I thought I was the only one chasing around spiders in my spare time. I had a spider just like this during last summer. The neighbors no doubt thought I was nuts when they saw me laying UNDER the spider, trying to get a few good shots. You can imagine my immense surprise when this spider suddenly started bouncing it's web when I got too close. I had no idea that they do that when they feel threatened. I've gone to great lengths to get that one perfect shot. Seems you've done the same. Glad to see I'm not the only one who reacts that way too. Fantastic work, my dear. Fantastic!!!!!!! V
jcv2
Oh wow, Tina, you've shot such a fascinating and creepy series of mummy being busy here! Very impressive work! Fabulous to see all those details!
Damia
Wow! Excellent capture! I have a couple shots of one of these in my gallery, but she wasn't expecting so not so large. Very brave of you to get so close. Amazing shots! :)
1010
Whew!!!! I just broke out in a sweat reading your story, you brave girl!!!!! That is a weeeeee bit to close for my comfort... hehehe Excellent shots and you get the medal of bravery! And a huge V
Richardphotos
they say if you play with fire, you will get burnt. I have really invaded insects domain for macros and been lucky not to get bitten. My Fuji can get within a inch and that invading!!excellent captures and I have enjoyed your series
Enmos
WOW thats just awesome Tina,ive never seen such a gigantic spider before !! Super shots and collage !! :)
logiloglu
WOW, fantastic images of this impressive spider.excellent photography and presentation,Tina. BRAVO #:O)