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Spiky head spider


Spiky head spider
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Copyright: Thomas Land of Light (tomszat) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 18 W: 8 N: 37] (200)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-11
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Tamron 18-200mm F3,5-6,3 XR DiII LD Asp
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/200 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-08-20 16:41
Viewed: 1180
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I was actually taking photo of the surface of an old rock on my way up to the Pap of Glencoe in the Highlands of Scotland when suddenly I saw this spiky-headed spider walking into the frame. I actually got chills as I looked through the viewfinder and I had the Raynox DCR250 Macro Lens attached so the spider looked huge but in fact it was very tiny.
If anybody could let me know what spider this is that would be very appreciated and also what is the stuff 'growing' on that rock? Is it some kind of fungi? Sorry for being silly but I really don't know :-)
Thanks for any critiques and comments!
Tomasz
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Witaj Tomasz,
Nie mam pojecia co to za pajaczek, ale wyglada bardzo interesujaco. Male owady sa wielkim wyzwaniem.
Nie moge Ci pomoc, za to gratuluje ciekawego owada i pozdrawiam serdecznie - Roma

That´s a really good shot, but i guess this is not a spider, but a harvestmen, i have two picsw on my gallery, if you coul look...
Anyway the shot is superb!!
Congratulations and thanks for share with us!!
Enio

Hi Tomasz,
a very unusual shot, but very artistic and great sharpness. Very nice.
regards
Pierre

Hej Tom,

Kosmicznie wygląda to zdjęcie , jak pojazd z wojny światów. Jak napisał Brutamonte, harvestmen czyli musi na polskie znaczyć kosarz- nawet podobne znaczenie bo kosa służy do harvest(zbierać), u nas też mnóstwo tych pająków z długimi nogami ale z taką naroślą jeszcze nie widziałem nigdy. Na kamieniu zapewno rozciąga się plecha porostu jakiegoś. Gratuluję spostrzegawczości i celnego strzału.

Pozdrawiam
Adrian

Hi Tomasz, cant help with the spider but the back ground looks to be some sort of lichen.
Any way an interesting image
Clive

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