MattGould

Spider

Spider

This is an orbweaver spider taken on a small, urban, abandoned piece of land in Southampton, England. It was quite a large specimen and easily caught my eye....
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This is an orbweaver spider taken on a small, urban, abandoned piece of land in Southampton, England. It was quite a large specimen and easily caught my eye.
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Canon EOS 1100D

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Aperture f/18 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 55/1

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Dec, 2015

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