Huntsman

My eight-legged friend surprised me again when I went to check the mailbox. S/he did a little war dance and everything!
(They rear up their front two pairs of legs to try to look larger - check out my other album http://365project.org/alia_801/other-stuff/2015-08-18 )

[Graham Thresher]

A great shot.

[Sam]

Ooooohhhh yukky!

[bruni]

You call him'her a friend. not me, but it's a great picture none the less. fav.

[Tremerryn]

..... ugh! A brave shot!

[Nitrogene]

Amazing detail!

[Bev]

That's a great shot but a creepy shot. Still ... wow. Okay. Shivers now. You are a brave woman!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Yikes! He is interesting looking, though, and it's a great shot.

[Nicole Campbell]

I am not a fan of these spiders, or any spiders for that matter!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

As long as they're outside, spiders are safe around me and I somewhat keep my distance from them. Inside- they are not safe! Great shot.

[Pyrrhula]

I know spiders are good as they hunt and eat other insects but I prefer them outside. A beautiful close up capture

[Caroline]

I just can't believe you said it was only 10 cms therefore a small one! I love how you call it your "eight legged friend"! :)

[alia_801]

@kerosene She is a small one - they can get to be three times that size. A friend who knows this stuff assures me that this one is female, and probably pregnant. I just hope the babies leave my mail alone!

[Caroline]

@alia_801 oh wow this is amazing additional detail!!! First of all 30 cms, yikes?! I read they were not poisonous or anything though so that's good! And I shiver at the thought of how many babies will come out of there! :)