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Tarantula by night - Amazon Jungle, Ecuador
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Tarantula by night - Amazon Jungle, Ecuador

by Miguel De Freitas

Category: FaunaAdded June 2, 2008213 views

Arthropods

Keywords: tarantula, night, tree, spider, amazon, south america

After a 2 hour night trek in the Amazon, Ecuador, we can across this Tarantula waiting patiently on a banana tree for passing prey. The light shining in from the right is from a flash-light / tourch held by a fellow traveller...

Canon EOS 400D, Sigma lense 17-70mm, 1/10 sec, ISO 1600, f/4.5
Image Reference: TarantulaImage Format: Digital Capture - 3 to 5MPImage Crop: Full FrameDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: NA