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E N O R M O U S

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This was the biggest spider I have ever seen, and I think that includes tarantulas I've seen. If you look at the first comment below, you'll see a picture that shows my dad's large hand in relation to the spider. I used that to figure (through the blue lines you can see I drew on that image) that her body was around 1.4" (3.5 cm), and her legspan from the tip of a foreleg to the tip of a rear (if it were outstretched) was around 5.5" (14 cm).

I didn't need a macro lens to take these pictures. In fact, the telephoto I'd brought along to photograph birds worked just fine. We stared at her and exclaimed admiringly before releasing her OUTside of the camp. For whatever good that did. She probably waited till we left and then bashed a hole in the side to go back in.

If any of you remember the other huge spider that startled the heck out of me, Sofa Spider, you may recall she was the same species.

If you enjoyed my giant spider, be sure to check out jciv's for today - we both decided it was a good day for giants.

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Dark Fishing Spider, Dolomedes tenebrosus
Pierre Part, Assumption Parrish, LA
8 May 2013

Taken in: United States / Louisiana / Parish Governing Authority District 9 (show map)

Taken on: May 8, 2013

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D, f/7.1, 1/800 sec, 400mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Lens:	EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Macintosh)
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