I'm Not Really Such A Bad Girl, Am I?

Ok, so not the best,but this lady only came out late at night and moved like a speed demon any time I came near. She was a big girl measuring about 1 inch head to tail and a bit bigger including her legs. She was hiding behind the barn and I swear 100's of her friends were crawling all over my legs as I waited for her to come out of her hiding spot. At least thats what my imagination kept telling me.

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Nice capture, very brave

Is she dead?

nomorefilm wrote in post #3522088
Nice capture, very brave

Thanx

queenbee288 wrote in post #3522142
Is she dead?

Oh no, very much alive and hanging on her web. BW webs are large and very stringy with no defined center. She would walk up and down chasing every little twang. I tried to toss in a moth but was not successful. Also, the are very skitterish and move surprisingly fast. I almost dropped the camera when I accidentally touched the web and she came investigating. Boy I wish I had the 180 instead of the 100. 6 inches is just to close.

Haha you are far braver than I. Forget six inches I'd be six miles away.

nomorefilm wrote in post #3522088
Nice capture, very brave

That's what I was thinking...I take it there is an anti venon for the Black Widow spider bite? I know we have one for our Redback spiders, which are related to the Black Widow...

Dave

Excellent shot- and very brave
Brian V.

Well done!!

Hiya gjl711,

Excellent shot/capture, things we do to get shots eh well done

Cheers for now
Mark

Thanx for the comments all. I actually did a little homework before venturing out behind the barn and it seems that the BW is not the deadly beast of lore. Though her bite is extremely painful to many, it is rarely deadly and most will experience some massive abdominal and heart pain. One interesting point that will get all of us guys a-groaning is that these little ladies were regulars in outhouses probably because of the treasure trove of bugs and spun their webs just under the hole. Well, a common bite location was on your... um... well, the thing dangling down the hole. Now that had to really hurt.

Haha oh dear, that's half funny and half frightening. I think I'd be miles away even if it wasn't poisonous, something about them just totally makes me fall apart. I'm fine with insects though, must be those extra 2 legs.

Top shot well done.

Great shot of a scary spider - rather you than me tho

David

gjl711 wrote in post #3524291
Thanx for the comments all. I actually did a little homework before venturing out behind the barn and it seems that the BW is not the deadly beast of lore. Though her bite is extremely painful to many, it is rarely deadly and most will experience some massive abdominal and heart pain. One interesting point that will get all of us guys a-groaning is that these little ladies were regulars in outhouses probably because of the treasure trove of bugs and spun their webs just under the hole. Well, a common bite location was on your... um... well, the thing dangling down the hole. Now that had to really hurt.

Yes, growing up I heard stories of people getting bitten on the a$$ by redbacks when they used outdoor "dunnys"

In fact there's a song about it by Slim Dusty if I remember rightly...

Yep... here we go... http://www.gonewalkabo​ut.com/got/got_spider.​htm

photobitz wrote in post #3528181
Yep... here we go... http://www.gonewalkabo​ut.com/got/got_spider.​htm

Hillarious song.