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  beauty is only skindeep!!....... not for the faint hearted!  

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beauty is only skindeep!!....... not for the faint hearted!
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...sorry if I gave you a fright!!! ....a not so little spider who made home on the terrace when I was on holiday! I zoomed in to capture him but when I looked up I was just a couple of feet away and gave myself a fright!! LOL! ...don't you just love that expression - no bird was going to eat this spider with such amazing markings on his back - he even has eyelashes and eyebrows!!

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::nigelmoore
10/08/07 10:57 PM GMT
Right, I can see lots of legs but the eyelashes and eyebrows? Exactly how much sangria had flowed before you stumbled onto the balcony?

Seriously though, the pose you've caught her in is great, and I love that you've got a golden glow on...well, whatever the glow is on - is it her mouth parts? And the background is fantastic.

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.0930_23
10/08/07 11:02 PM GMT
Is it soft shelled or hard shelled? I just wondered how loud of a crunch it would make. JK Great post and colors. It looks like it's practicing to be a trapeze artist. Not to brave because it has net below. You did good Patti.

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I'll meet you at the edge of the sunlight, just behind the shadows. The Ghost
::kidder
10/08/07 11:05 PM GMT
Give him a little bright orange vest to wear Patti..improve the birds chances! LOL Great shot! C):-)
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::casechaser
10/08/07 11:58 PM GMT
I do not think this guy has any beauty ;) I guess it is a good capture. Around here a rolled up newspaper would have done the trick. Oh what a web we weave!!
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::richwn
10/09/07 12:10 AM GMT
I love spiders. This is a great shot of one too!
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.foofoo
10/09/07 1:14 AM GMT
A face only a mother could love that's for sure Patti LOL. I bet the birds do the backstroke when they get near this "face". Great capture.
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Genver
10/09/07 1:43 AM GMT
Superb photo of a spider,looks really nice.
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.Joanie
10/09/07 2:04 AM GMT
Oh ick! But you took a very nice photo of it! Very clear and sharp, which makes it icckkk!..lol.. :)
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Life is the pits sometimes, but God and your friends are always there to help you through it.
::razorjack51
10/09/07 3:08 AM GMT
Yep! He's an ugly little critter alright. I see you're getting in the Halloween spirit Patti. =)
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::LynEve
10/09/07 3:54 AM GMT
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKK!!!!!
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The question is not what you look at, but what you see ~ Marcel Proust
::mimi
10/09/07 4:45 AM GMT
I'm faint hearted ;-)

p.s. I abhor spiders, but this is a delightful (and scary) image Patti. Good job!
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~mimi~
.corngrowth
10/09/07 5:07 AM GMT
Send that hairy monster to the barbershop (depicted in your yesterday's post). lol. Think I'm gonna surprise my wife with this image. Know for sure that I'll have to cook my own dinner.
Thanks Patti! Regards, Cornelius
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::Dunstickin
10/09/07 7:01 AM GMT
~"CRUNCH"~ There that should 'fettle' it!..he he!

Spiders are really canny..It is 'women' that scare me most!

Great close-up work!
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::gerryp
10/09/07 9:07 AM GMT
This is great shot Patti...I do like the markings on this guy...I have been shooting the same thing last few days...spiders...will be posting some...seems appropriate for Halloween:))...gerry
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"The more we come in contact with animals, and observe their behaviour, the more we love them, for we see how great is their care for their young." - philosopher Immanuel Kant
::fra99y
10/09/07 9:42 AM GMT
The facial markings on its back are quite outstanding.... great shot
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We told him to go away... and away he goes, Precious! Gone, gone, gone! Smeagol is free!
.heidlerr
10/09/07 10:05 AM GMT
I have one of these hanging off of my house. When I went to get my camera, it ran and hid in the eves. Good capture.
Russ
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::Hottrockin
10/09/07 10:28 AM GMT
WHOA!! He's an ugly booger ain't he?!?! *~D

Nice shot!!
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Why do the pictures come out square when the lens is round?? Picture Purrrfect .
.89037
10/09/07 10:43 AM GMT
Ugly?!..."pas du tout"!!..smile!..:))..what a funny "face" ..!.."he" ?!?..I think is a "she"!..:))...very nice closeup!!
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Adriana....:)
::scorpie
10/09/07 11:32 AM GMT
Yikes - great capture, don't think I could have gotten that close.
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Why not go out on a limb, that is where the fruit is.... Frank Scully
.Marzena
10/09/07 1:30 PM GMT
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKK !!! LOL
Horror and sheer cruelty on your part, dear Patti !LOL
I hate them spiders like nothing else in the world ...
Arachnophobia it is almost with me.
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With all my love and respect, Marzena
.Inkeri
10/09/07 7:46 PM GMT
Eeeeeek..Excellent capture..
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.21citrouilles
10/10/07 12:15 AM GMT
Eeeeeeeeek....! A fantastic capture Patti. Sorry if I pass on the fullview for this one. You've done a too good job. LOL :)
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::tiganitos
10/10/07 7:31 PM GMT
It's upper part is like a cookie face hahahaha. You caught this clown spider before it goes to the children's party
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.Fergus
10/10/07 7:53 PM GMT
I hate spiders, great capture
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"What doesn't kill us makes us stronger" - Friedrich Nietzsche
.mrpun46
10/12/07 5:02 AM GMT
you spider first... and glad you did.
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.Blumie
10/13/07 1:12 AM GMT
I am not afraid of spiders (only highs and snakes) so I can enjoy this pretty lady and her wonderful home. Thanks for sharing.
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.cirquegoddess
10/20/07 11:09 AM GMT
Lmbo!! I couldn't tell if that was the back or the front, lol.
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