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Just Haaaangin' Out!

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A spider apparently resting in Paronella Park, QLD, Aus. I think it might be a Golden Orb Weaver.
This guy (or gal) was the size of my hand. And above me.
It's like I'm fearless with my camera in my hands... although when he did this is it made me cringe and shudder a bit. Watching it through my lens was a bit terrifying, annnd it squirted something out when it was like that. Ew. Probably feces. I've never seen a spider poop, and it was quite... interesting? o_O

...Although it was an oddly fascinating experience overall. :P

"While it is hanging there it appears to have its pedipalps (the "arms" that spiders use for manipulating food, etc.) inserted in its mouth. That's probably to give them a good cleaning."
(Special thanks to /r/spiders for educating me on everything!! <3)

I also have a horizontal version of this photo if anyone is interested.
Image size
2520x3557px 2.22 MB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D5000
Shutter Speed
1/90 second
Aperture
F/8.0
Focal Length
200 mm
ISO Speed
800
Date Taken
Nov 21, 2011, 10:20:05 PM
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ToxTheErisian's avatar
not so scary to see a spider, as it suddenly lose sight of it)