Heliophanus flavipes on Flat Holm Island

            Not a great photo, but the first time I've seen a Heliophanus spider.

Photographed on Flat Holm island, which is a small island in the Bristol Channel, a few miles south of Cardiff.

Walking across the island was a pretty exciting/scary experience today, as Lesser black-backed gulls swooped at us while we walked past their chicks and nests.

One gull clipped the top of my head, while some people were hit harder on their heads.

One woman, to my surprise, stopped to talk to a gull that swooped at her, hoping to reason with it. It swooped at her again, dive bombed her and crapped all down the front of her jacket. 

If you go to Flat Holm island while the gulls have chicks, wear a hat or a helmet, and don't try to reason with the gulls. Be prepared to get crapped on too!

Taken on: June 29, 2024

Tags:

Heliophanus

Flat Holm

flavipes

Sets appears in: • Spider Project (UK)

Groups appears in: • Sigma 150mm F2,8 APO MACRO • Spiders of the UK and Ireland more » • BBC Springwatch (Official) « less

Camera: Nikon D7000, f/5.6, 1/125 sec, 150mm (=225mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7000
Lens:	150.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	150mm (35mm equivalent: 225mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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