Amazing photo! We used to have these in South Africa and they are a good size and scary looking, but quite placid. Here in New Mexico we have tarantulas, which are gentle giants.Lycosa poliostoma
"Araña lobo"/ "Wolf spider"
There are many on my backyard at night. I took this picture last week late at night. (Olympus Mark I, 40-150 + 1.4 teleconverter + extension tubes + camera flash)
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