diff --git a/PIL/SpiderImagePlugin.py b/PIL/SpiderImagePlugin.py
index 6730bd104..a821fcf87 100644
--- a/PIL/SpiderImagePlugin.py
+++ b/PIL/SpiderImagePlugin.py
@@ -267,17 +267,11 @@ def _save(im, fp, filename):
         raise IOError("Error creating Spider header")
 
     # write the SPIDER header
-    try:
-        fp = open(filename, 'wb')
-    except:
-        raise IOError("Unable to open %s for writing" % filename)
     fp.writelines(hdr)
 
     rawmode = "F;32NF"  # 32-bit native floating point
     ImageFile._save(im, fp, [("raw", (0, 0)+im.size, 0, (rawmode, 0, 1))])
 
-    fp.close()
-
 
 def _save_spider(im, fp, filename):
     # get the filename extension and register it with Image
diff --git a/Tests/test_file_spider.py b/Tests/test_file_spider.py
index a2a27a3b3..b54b92e04 100644
--- a/Tests/test_file_spider.py
+++ b/Tests/test_file_spider.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ from PIL import Image
 from PIL import ImageSequence
 from PIL import SpiderImagePlugin
 
+import tempfile
+
 TEST_FILE = "Tests/images/hopper.spider"
 
 
@@ -30,6 +32,21 @@ class TestImageSpider(PillowTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(im2.size, (128, 128))
         self.assertEqual(im2.format, "SPIDER")
 
+    def test_tempfile(self):
+        # Arrange
+        im = hopper()
+
+        # Act
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile() as fp:
+            im.save(fp, "SPIDER")
+
+            # Assert
+            fp.seek(0)
+            reloaded = Image.open(fp)
+            self.assertEqual(reloaded.mode, "F")
+            self.assertEqual(reloaded.size, (128, 128))
+            self.assertEqual(reloaded.format, "SPIDER")
+
     def test_isSpiderImage(self):
         self.assertTrue(SpiderImagePlugin.isSpiderImage(TEST_FILE))