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Spider with eggsack


Spider with eggsack
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Copyright: Mike Muizebelt (Mousehill) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 122 W: 64 N: 183] (754)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-09-10
Categories: Insects
Camera: Pentax *ist DS, Pentax FA* 200/4.0 macro
Exposure: f/18.0, 1/200 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-09-10 14:04
Viewed: 1516
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I came across this spider today while taking a hike through the local forest. It was very close to the waterfront that I found this one, but I have no idea about the species of this spider.
The photo was taken with a flash mounted on the side of the camera with my 200mm macro lens. The image was sligthly cropped to brinf the spider (about 5mm in real life) to the foreground.
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Hi Mike looks like a one of the wolf spiders, a female carrying her egg sack. Not sure which one as there are a lot of them, you some times see them in large groups which is why they were named wolf spiders because it looks like they are hunting in packs.
the body is very nicely detailed, only the leg ends OOF. the fash seems to have light the scene with-out too many over bright areas. TFS

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  • cedryk Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 966 W: 52 N: 1694] (5184)
  • [2005-12-11 18:18]

Hello Mike,
This is a species from Lycosidae family.
Great capture althought the background maybe too detailed. Anyway, a nice shot.
Best greetings,
Michal

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