Megan le Fey Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 I had just cut a few roses and was stripping the lower leaves when I came across this lady. I think her name is Mme Pisaura Mirabilis or a Big Wolf Spider but I could be mistaken. She was really feisty, protecting her bundle of eggs and whilst I turned the rose around and around to take pics of her she resolutely stood her ground. She had a web there where she had glued some of the leaves together and then created a sort of a neat web tunnel inside them. I have to confess that I loathe spiders but the trouble is, I am afflicted with this burden of curiosity which often overcomes good sense. The curiosity must be getting stronger as I get older[:P] because a couple of years ago you wouldn't get me in the same room as a spider, let alone a couple of inches away.[:-))][IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h15/miggimeggi/Spiders/IMGP1214.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h15/miggimeggi/Spiders/IMGP1208.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h15/miggimeggi/Spiders/IMGP1193.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chateau Miaou Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Well done - fantastic photographs! I have to say I'd prefer to meet a snake than a spider [+o(] any day but, like you, I can appreciate the wide range of wildlife we meet every day here - I hope you had a long zoom on your camera and weren't as close as it looks [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Wonderful creatures and nice photos. Wildlife Anne, she who has no fear.[:D]Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megan le Fey Posted June 3, 2007 Author Share Posted June 3, 2007 [quote user="chris pp"] Wonderful creatures and nice photos. Wildlife Anne, she who has no fear.[:D]Chris[/quote]Ah, but fear of them, shuuuudder, I have. It's just that my head tells me that I am too big for them to eat, much, much too big actually[:P].Mme Miaou, no telephoto lens, just the cheapest camera on the market set on macro. That meant at 2 inches at best. Still, if Mme P Mirabilis had jumped it was cheap enough for me to drop it on the concrete and run shrieking to safety and not to cry at its destruction.[:P][:P][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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