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Rain Spider This photo give you an idea of its size..this is a standard washing up brush on the right (which I used to remove it from the house) Geotagged,Palystes superciliosus,South Africa,Spring,spiders Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Rain Spider

This photo give you an idea of its size..this is a standard washing up brush on the right (which I used to remove it from the house)

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Large spiders creep me out so much, especially in or near the house. Nevertheless, very nice specie introduction! Promoted to homepage. Posted 12 years ago
  2. View Ludo Sak's profile
    Ludo Sak
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    In a homely environment spiders look amazingly frightning to me. And I am a kind of local hero over here (just kidding, spiders creep me out:)) The contrast with the pebbles, but especially the woodwork and broom only enhance the unhomely feeling. Well done, excellent shot. Crisp too! And a nice camera btw. Lens 70-200 f4 USM? Nice again:) Posted 12 years ago
  3. View Ludo Sak's profile
    Ludo Sak
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    Aah washup brush, gee, that big! Creeeeeeppppppyyy:) Posted 12 years ago
  4. View Ludo Sak's profile
    Ludo Sak
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    You are a heroine! Posted 12 years ago
  5. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Aww..its just a little insy wincy spider! I dont usually mind spiders and quite happy to pick them up. But this beastie? Nope, used my parrots ladder!
     Posted 12 years ago

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The Common rain spider

The Common rain spider , formerly ''P. natalius'', is a species of huntsman spider native to Southern Africa. It is the most common and widespread species in the ''Palystes'' genus. Its distribution ranges from KwaZulu-Natal province in the east, then westwards to the provinces of Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and North West in the north, and Eastern Cape and Western Cape in the south. It has a body length of 25–30 mm. The species was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1875.

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Uploaded Dec 14, 2012. Captured Dec 14, 2012 09:31 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
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  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO320
  • 200mm