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Alexander Dudley | all galleries >> Australian Invertebrates >> Australian Spiders > Munching
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28-MAR-2007 İAlexander Dudley 2007

Munching

Durroghby NSW

I found this spider on the trunk of a tree on the edge of a rainforest at Durroghby NSW. It was making short work of a crane fly.
Notice the ends of the palps which demonstrate that this spider is a male using his organ of generation as an eating utensil.

Nikon D200 ,Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D AF Micro
1/160s f/16.0 at 60.0mm iso100 manual flash and slave hide exif
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Date/Time28-Mar-2007 00:51:19
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D200
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length60 mm
Exposure Time1/160 sec
Aperturef/16
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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Yvonne02-Apr-2007 08:04
Amazing detail!