HITCHHIKER  by markp

HITCHHIKER

Shortly after digging around in the undergrowth in the garden I found this little lovely hitching a ride on my body. He is a Harvestman type Spider, although it is hard to gauge his size from the photo, his body was only about 1/2 inch ( 12mm) long. However his longest legs were about 2 1/2 inches ( 62mm) long each, giving him a very large span. For those not into Spiders, what look like small legs on his head are in fact called chelicerae and are what he uses to catch his prey and to place near his mouth. His eye is also visible between his two front legs.
Best viewed large to appreciate his true beauty.
I would have had a fit of the heebie-jeebies if I had found him on me! Nice pic though.
August 20th, 2013  
Excellent - you can even see the jointing of the legs. Superb macro
August 20th, 2013  
Awesome macro!
August 20th, 2013  
Wonderful close up shot!
August 21st, 2013  
@steampowered Thank you very much Paul, what a wonderful colloquialism, I am sure heebie-jeebies would make a fabulous title for a picture. If I could think of the right subject.

@virtualbrownie Thank you very much Brownie

@ragnhildmorland Thank you very much Ragnhild

@pflaume Thank you very much Lisa.
August 21st, 2013  
Crazy looking spider! Great shot and focus
August 22nd, 2013  
@colie Thank you Colie, it did look rather strange.
August 30th, 2013  
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