Great big chunky spider pictures

[stephbg]

See that subject line? You have been warned. Found this charming beastie in my carport just now. She's very very big. And very very chunky. At first I was impressed at how much anatomical detail I managed to capture, but then reconsidered my fortune for she was about three feet across after all. For the photo buffs I was using my Panasonic DMZ-LZ1 Point&Shoot&Run.



OK, Maybe 4-5" toe to toe in this position, but that's still quite big enough, thank you.



Want to take a closer look? Of course you do.



Right now I can't get my wolves and huntsmen straight in my head, so an ID would be appreciated. I'm pretty sure the picture is clear enough for an ID, and also what she had for lunch. Yesterday.

You're welcome.

Comments

[leecetheartist.livejournal.com]

Looks like a huntsman. But that's just because I've always called this type huntsman, it's not like I'm an entomologist or arachnologist or anything. To my mind, wolf spiders are the little jumping ones. Super photos!

Drhoz will undoubtedly be able to give you the low down.