Rabidosa rabida female

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Description: Rescued this female R. rabida from being chopped up in the lawnmower this afternoon and took a few photos before letting her go about her way safely. She was FAST. Despite missing a leg, she made several (almost successful) escape attempts. On the deck, she cleared a good 10 feet in just a few seconds while trying to get away! This species can get quite a bit bigger too - I have seen adult females (I believe this one to be a sub-adult) that would easily cover my entire palm with their legs stretched out! The photo above is a full frame focus stack of 3 photos taken at f/16 with my vintage 1960's thread mount M42 Asahi Pentax "Super Takumar" f/1.4 50mm prime lens reversed to a few extension tubes. Date: 8 June 2009, 18:16. Source: Female Rabid Wolf Spider - (Rabidosa rabida) Uploaded by Kaldari. Author: Thomas Shahan.