Digital Guff
The New Neighbour
Posted by Daryl Johnson (Farnham, United Kingdom) on 1 October 2007 in Animal & Insect.
Came home from work the other night to find this guy on the wall outside my apartment. Anyone know what kind of spider this is?
Obviously not a macro, just zoomed from as close as I dared get... (which was pretty far away, actually).
It's different to this Japanese spider....http://stuartgibson.aminus3.com/image/2007-09-27.html
Although I'm now in England, this blog will still feature photos from Japan for the foreseeable future.
I apologise in advance if I'm tardy with commenting on your blogs or returning comments during the week... I will get to you though!
@hesam hamed: Thank you hesam!
Helen from Melbourne, Australia
I'm sorry, i don't know exactly what it is but it sure looks like a BIG hunting spider. Perhaps it is a ashidaka-gumo? You can see here. Eurgh
1 Oct 2007 1:12pm
@Helen: Ashidaka-gumo - I reckon that's it! Thanks Helen!
Amir from ?, United States
Oh I hate spiders and this one is a creepy little one, but you have done a good job getting to focus.
1 Oct 2007 3:26pm
@Amir: Little! He was pretty big Amir (at least for someone from England)...
@Wolfgang Prigge: Yes... I didn't want to get any closer Wolfgang...
Patrick Leong from Suzhou, China
oooo....i hope i don't get any of these nasty creatures in my apartment.
2 Oct 2007 8:52am
@Patrick Leong: Luckily outside mine... I hope not inside now!
SPunkt from -, Germany
How did you enter your flat? Did you fix it with your eyes as I would have done? It is really big … :/
4 Oct 2007 7:11pm
@SPunkt: Thanks SPunkt. Yeah, I stuck very closely to the other wall...
Manuela Photography from Hainburg, Germany
Geee... look at the hair! Well caught. Is it still there?
5 Oct 2007 8:35am
@Manuela Photography: Yes I'm sure... lurking somewhere....
Bron from Canberra, Australia
I think this is a variety of what we'd call a huntsman spider Daroru - if it is it's pretty harmless although large. We like them here they live in our house and eat the flies that stray in :)) (see tomorrow for my latest spider pic!)
8 Oct 2007 6:13am
@Bron: That's what it is Bron... harmless enough but I still don't want to get too close!
Olympus C750UZ
1/320 second
F/3.7
ISO 200
63 mm