You could get that spider (with a bit of luck) at night with flash.
If you want to go the d-way have a long look at the Panasonic Lumix FZ-50 - http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/
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Having manual focus and manual zoom is a boon... I like the one I have. Despite the few disadvantages with noise. Any number of reviews around.
Nice pic, T.F. Though spiders give me the creeps too. And I live in one of the most spider infested countries around. We have several of the world's most deadly creatures here in Australia. But usually the ones like these are pretty harmless.
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