Eight legs good

For as long as I can remember I've been terrified of spiders, but after buying a macro lens (almost on a whim) a couple of years ago I've slowly become fascinated with them.  They're surprisingly photogenic and will often pose nicely.  Case in point, an Australian wolf-spider (probably Lycosa bicolor):

Apologies to any arachnophobes!
Macro is major 'obsession' for me and I'll post more (not all eight-legged) as I go.