Giant Wood Spider

[Sagar Patil]

Taken at Yewoor Hill, Thane.

Sony H50 | F 3.2 | ISO 250 | 1/80 s

[Bibhav Behera]

Why is there so much noise? Is this a big crop?

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Agree about the noise... Could be due to ISO 250...?
One strange thing - I've rarely seen the dorsal side of giant wood spiders, I've usually seen them from below.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice composition. Agree about the noise. ISO 250 shouldn't give so much noise. Is it a big crop? Do post if you have any other image of this.

[Sagar Patil]

Here 250 won't make the noise. In H50 above 400, noise starts.
Sorry to say, it is a 75% crop

Supporter strings of this web was everywhere, so was not possible to go close.
Length of the web was around 4-5 ft.
Abhishek: I saw this spider 1st time, I have non-dorsal side photo also.

Extra Innings: One interesting thing is, when you throw any wooden stick on the web. Spider will come near it, as it is not a eatable thing, it will slowly release the adhesive strings from that stick and that stick will fall down. So, it keeps the web clean and doesn't keep unwanted things. When any butterfly get trapped in the web. Spider will remove its wings from the body and will slowly enjoy the remaining body part.

[AB Apana]

Interesting info, Sagar, thanks!

Apana