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Tarantula Time

Tarantula Time

Late Summer into early Fall is tarantula mating season in the desert southwest. This cool dude (I think it's a male) was on the prowl in my neighbor'...
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Late Summer into early Fall is tarantula mating season in the desert southwest. This cool dude (I think it's a male) was on the prowl in my neighbor's driveway. What a treat to see such a neat creature. I hope he found safe passage and a mate.
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SONY ILCE-6300

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 6400 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 3000/10

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Sep, 2018

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