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Banana Spider
DaninJapan

Banana Spider

These huge spiders can get some 15-20 CM across leg tip to leg tip with the body as big as your thumb! They've been rumored to be able to catch small birds in their webs though I've never seen it happen.
Location
Kin-cho, Okinawa, Japan
Date taken
29 Nov 2008
Equipment used
Canon 350D w/ 100-400L
Considering the content this is a really beautiful capture.... and I hate Spiders! :t::t::t:
 

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