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Uhmmm....may have to rethink my approach of laying down in the leaves to shoot a mushroom

Discussion in 'Nature' started by roundball, Oct 8, 2014.

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  1. roundball

    roundball TalkEmount Hall of Famer Subscribing Member

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    Canon FDn 200/4.0 Macro lens, NEX-7, Manual Mode, Daylight WB, Spot Metering, ISO100, 1/80, F9.5


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  2. TonyTurley

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    They don't bite . . . at least not fatally so. :D

    Tony
     
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  3. fractal

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    Holy crap! That is a big sucker!

    Nice shot though. :)
     
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  4. davect01

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    Coming across that suddenly will leave a stain in your underwear. ;-)
     
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  5. shaolin95

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    oh boy....awesome pic but what a nightmare!
     
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  6. Zanner

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    We call those Minnesota tarantulas when we are up at our cabin in the summer. ;) There are some monsters up there. Only my 7yr old was brave enough to touch one. All the adults screamed when she did.
     
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  7. MizOre

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    Wolf spider, I think. Nice shot.
     
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  8. Zanner

    Zanner TalkEmount Veteran Subscribing Member

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    Ours are fishing spiders in MN. Some wolf spiders too I'm sure. But the big daddies are fishing spiders
     
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  9. roundball

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    Yes, Wolf Spider, thanks...love my Canon FDn 200 Macro lens
     
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  10. demiro

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    hopefully those are really small leaves....

    where do you live roundball? wondering if I should be on the lookout for such beasts in central PA.
     
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  11. demiro

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    Yeah, but they could steal your camera.
     
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  12. WoodWorks

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    Nah, you ever see how s l o w l y they move? You could squish 'em before they got away. ;)
     
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  13. roundball

    roundball TalkEmount Hall of Famer Subscribing Member

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    Regular leaves...they don't build webs to catch prey, they hunt prey.

    Here's the info about their venom: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider#Venom
     
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  14. shotupdave

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    We have tarantulas like that around my house in Santa Fe, NM, along with the owls, coyotes, and snakes. I actually want them around, they can take care some of the rodent problem
     
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  15. TonyTurley

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    Natives of the Congo claim there are spiders there that grow over five feet across, and feed on small deer and the occasional wandering villager. Think about that. ;)

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  16. roundball

    roundball TalkEmount Hall of Famer Subscribing Member

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  17. chrid

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    Those hand sized tarantula's are big enough for me thanks ;D
     
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  18. Bimjo

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    Especially when they're only about 1mm thick. ;)
     
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  19. TonyTurley

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