We call her Gertrude

She had appeared in my project 2 days ago and I'm still trying to get a shot I'm 100% happy with (might not happen), but I'll keep trying. Our friend named her for us.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and meeting Gertrude. She is big and beautiful in her own special way. :)

[Peter Day]

Not to me she is not, I don't like spiders, full stop. And I thought you were my friend

[Jenfurj]

Fabulous effort & so much detail of the hairs & colours. Fav

[Peter]

Fantastic detail, colour and focus Nova:)

[Elizma Fourie]

Gertrude in full colour. Nice shot

[GaryW]

Gertrude in all her glory! And so big!!

[Graeme Stevens]

Awesome shot, great detail

[Rosie Kind]

Fantastic detail = Fav

[Graham Thresher]

Fabulous.

[Helen Sanderson]

those spiky legs make the photo very strong I think

[Maggiemae]

Far too hairy for me to look long at this photo - brilliant focus!

[Babs]

Ha ha, fabulous close up. We have a resident St Andrew's Cross spider in our garden and we have called here Geraldine.

[Issi Bannerman]

Nope. Not liking her, but what a great image!

[Mona]

Hi Gertrude, nice to meet you. What agreat and detailed photo. You can even see the jaws and the gland for the thread. Well done N. BTW ours are called Ramòn or Romona, depending on beeing male or female.

[Nova]

@peterday Sorry Peter, make sure you don't look at my next picture, as I'm sure it might be a problem for you too. :)

[Nova]

@365projectorgjenfurj @pcoulson @elizmafourie @thewatersphotos @graemestevens @rosiekind @thresheg @hrs @maggiemae @onewing @jamibann @mona65

Thanks you so much for meeting Gertrude even if you are not a 'big' spider fan.

Mona @mona65 I asked Gertrude if she was a male or female, but she did not answer, so I'm still in the dark on that one. I think we will use the name "Gertrude" for both sexes from now on. :)

[*lynn]

oh my, what great details!

[Kathy]

hmm. a clear shot