Wait a minute! Your no Spider, Your an imposter! Two legs short of being a Spider and those antenna are a dead giveaway. Your just another mutant alien critter sent to destroy my garden. --Kinda creepy but my contest entry--
It looks to me like it has been crawling around in the ashes of a fireplace. What in tarnation is that thing, anyway? A spider wannabe? Fantastic detail in that hing whatever it is. Nice shot, Ed. Good luck in the contest.
Some kind of assassin bug? If so they are actually a boon to your garden as they eat other plant eating pests. Nice capture of him, maybe more "minimalist" if you had been able to crop out the background changes in those two corners.
I cant tell if this is a very close up macro of a massive big hairy bug! **shudders** I hate big hairy buts however you have captured it very well. The one colour background makes it stand out really well and you can almost count the hairs on its back! Nice job, good luck in the contest :)
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the almighty. I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom i trust". Psalm 91: 1 and 2
A very good one to print out, and hang on the wall. Will prevent my wife from snoring, Ed, LOL!!! 'Nice' bug (please notice the inverted comma's), but not in our garden! Regards, Cornelius.
No arachnid there. He sure does look alien though. Must have come in on a boat. He looks actually like he would blend in with a piece of graying wood. Great closeup on him, Ed.
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