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Huntsman

            This is a huntsman spider eating an earwig. I found it on my soap dispenser, grabbed the camera and flash and fired off a few shots.

I would have had to tickle its head to get any soap, so I just washed my hands without soap. The huntsman does bite, but it is not dangerous - it reportedly causes local pain and maybe a bit of a headache. It does not spin a web, but catches smaller insects (and even, sometimes, lizards) by chasing them about or leaping out of nooks and crannies unexpectedly.

For these reasons, I left it alone. I won't be bumping into spider webs, and it will be dealing with earwigs and other nuisance insects. I'm happy to share my bathroom with a predatory arachnid.

Strobist: The soap dispenser was standing at the edge of the white porcelin wash basin. I fired a Vivatar 285HV into the basin on quarter power. The basin seemed to act like a big beauty dish, and did the trick. The flash was triggered with a Cactus remote.

Taken on: September 22, 2009

Tags:

Giant Crab Spider

Huntsman

Spider

Wood Spider

arachnid

strobist

earwig

bathroom

australia

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Groups appears in: • Australian Wildlife • Strobist.com

Camera: Olympus E-3, f/16.0, 1/250 sec, 60mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-3
Lens:	12.0-60.0 mm f/2.8-4.0
Aperture:	f/16.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	60mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Version 1.4
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