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This little fellow looks pretty dangerous. In fact he is totally harmless and has no sting whatsoever - the red sting-like tip is a reproductive organ.
This shot is one of my favourites. It was taken just as the sun was setting in the “Bois de Saint-Cucufa” near Paris. The last of the sun’s rays making the spider stand-out against the background.
The photograph below was taken in very low light using at a very high ISO setting (hence the graininess). The smaller male spider is handing his sperm sac to the female.
