Look what the rain brought us

aRainspider sitting on one of the chairs on the patio! It was raining heavily and I could not get the shot I would have liked. On the other hand, I was too scared to get too close with a macro. They are harmless, but huge!

[Carole G]

that's a whopper!

[Iris N]

that is huge!!

[MaureenPP]

What a stunning animal! Amazing

[Issi Bannerman]

That looks like a pretty big spider! Lovely capture of him/her in the golden light.

[Jacqueline]

The details are great though, I would have been a bit apprehensive too!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Yikes ! what a big creature , beautifully captured , I am sorry , but I wouldn't get near it !!!!!!!!!

[Chris]

Close enough thanks. Scared the hell out of me when it popped up 😱

[winghong_ho]

Very big spider, scary.

[Christina]

I'm with you - far too big to get too close!

[Valerie Chesney]

Wow! Fab on black Diana.....You were close enough!!

[Carole Sandford]

I understand your trepidation! Great shot, but yuk!

[Susan Wakely]

That’s a fine specimen.

[Kitty Hawke]

Goodness.....he's a big lad.......I would have used a very long lens !!!

[moni kozi]

Thanks, but no, thanks!

[katy]

I think you did a remarkable job! He definitely looks like a monster. And your photo made it easy to see his details

[Mags]

Yikes! Quite the mandibles on that spider.

[*lynn]

yikes!

[Merrelyn]

What a beauty.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Yikes! Run. Thank goodness they are harmless.

[Allison Maltese]

Oh my, harmless or not, that is one scary looking spider! Great shot!

[Bill]

Really nice focus. That is an intimidating looking spider.

[Vesna]

Amazing.

[George]

I don’t blame you for not getting closer!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

That is no eency-weency spider! I wouldn't want to get any closer either.

[LManning (Laura)]

Yikes! Well captured though.

[Nick]

OMG - how creepy is that! Great shot of it but sorry, can't give it a fav because it's a spider, lol!

[Rick]

Still looks like you got a great close-up. Great capture.

[Milanie]

He is way bigger than I'd like to see with a macro lens! Terrific shot

[Diana]

@yorkshirekiwi @iris52 @maureenpp @jamibann @jacqbb @beryl @galactica @wh2021 @christinav @happysnaps @carole_sandford @wakelys @cutekitty @monikozi @grammyn @marlboromaam @lynnz @merrelyn @mittens @falcon11 @cwbill @vesna0210 @gaf005 @olivetreeann @ljmanning @nickspicsnz @rickster549 @milaniet Thanks for the great comments, favs and getting it on the tp and pp. It is very much appreciated :-)

[Steve Chappell]

Wow, and ick, that is huge

[Pam]

Wow! Amazing shot of this spider. It is magnificent!!