July 25 2012

The Wolf Spider

The wolf Spider

Cleaning out an old wood pile in the back of my house in Northampton, I surprised a Wolf Spider. Keeping his eight eyes on me, he backed into a corner clenching his prey, to wait me out.

Paul Shoul

Welcome. I am a staff photographer and writer for Gonomad.com, and a freelancer for publications around our world. All images are copyrighted and not for commercial use. For image sales please visit my web site, http://www.paulshoulphotography.com

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