Arachnophobia....the squeamish beware

[iceemn360]

I found this guy trotting around my house in my sister's bedroom the other day.... so I swooped him up and decided to snap some photos of him in a small aquarium that I turned into a scene box! He was pretty cooperative. It think its a California tarantula.

kind of cute isn't it? look at those little eyes!

then someone got a little upset....fangs!

but then he calmed down

legs

 

[Misled]

Sweet!!! Don't you just love spiders!!!!!

 

[Recty]

Very nice. I like how sharp all your pictures are.

I post on Arachnoboards from time to time when I need to identify a creepy crawler, you might give it a try there if you want a 100% positive ID.

 

[iceemn360]

Very nice. I like how sharp all your pictures are.

I post on Arachnoboards from time to time when I need to identify a creepy crawler, you might give it a try there if you want a 100% positive ID.

awesome! I'll post there. I'm really curious to know what this critter really is. its about 1.5" long

 

[tcmfish]

Cool pics! Probably wouldn't have been my first move... Might not even be a tarantula! Calisoga longitarsus. I don't know anything about spiders, but did a quick google, check it out:

http://nature.berkeley.edu/~stevelew/cbcstuff/common_spiders/big_spi_quilt.html

 

[Reef Bass]

Nice pics. I would avoid center composition more. I like #2 and where the focal plane is in the last one.

Spiders are neat-o.

 

[Lego&Jacub]

Sorry to be a wuss... but you have these guys just walking around where you live???? I'd totally faint if I saw one!

Great photos tho!
Sandra

 

[Brett9917]

Awesome find, and awesome pics!!

I remember when I lived in the LA area as a kid, I saw a tarantula strolling down the sidewalk like it was a human... lol

 

[RVANANO]

Amazing shots!!! I hate spiders

 

[iceemn360]

I think someone helped me ID this as a male false tarantula. Females are seldom seen, lurking in burrows. Males, on the other hand venture out during the breeding season looking for mates (i guess it's the breeding season?)