My apologies for the poor video quality, but it's the middle of the night and I've put
This was taken with a 100mm Macro lens (that just happened to be attached to the camera at the time):
Huntsman Spider
And this was a few minutes later, with a normal lens, to give you a sense of scale - that is a software CD under the glass, and
Huntsman Spider, take 2
EDIT: I was informed that the spider is an adult, mature male. My mistake, I assumed that it was a female (females are larger than males). Apparently there is a sexy female somewhere around the house, and these guys are bringing flowers and wine. ;) I was told that in the first video, the guy was "grooming his secondary sexual organs (the embolus at the tip of the pedipalp), usually typical after successful copulation...". Maybe he was coming over to gloat! LOL
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