Thread about spiders (not for the arachnophobic!)

[farmerbarleymow]

 

[farmerbarleymow]

New species of spiders discovered.

 

[Epona]

Spider earrings anyone?

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That's amazing - but I fear there'd be a danger that someone would try to "help" by attempting to smack it or pull it off your ear

 

[moochedit]

Iceland sounds ace

 

[farmerbarleymow]

This is a nice spider - a lynx spider. It has spikes on it's legs to trap prey

 

[farmerbarleymow]

The apex of evolution - behold, the mighty wasp spider.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

A nice picture of an autumnal spider

 

[petee]

 

[moochedit]

The apex of evolution - behold, the mighty wasp spider.

W-w-wasp s-s-spider

 

[Idaho]

I've seen a few of those suspended like that in tropical forest. Don't know what they are called

 

[Steel Icarus]

I'm no fan of spiders in my house, but this morning my garden bin is amazing:

 

[moochedit]

 

[farmerbarleymow]

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It's heading to your house to give you a cuddle.

 

[story]

Spider people.
I have a question.

When I bring my tender plants indoors for winter, the resident spiders come with them. I don’t know if the spiders will be happy living in the warmth, or happier being outdoors.

Of course there are some insects indoors over winter, but far fewer than in the summer. Will they starve to death?

And it’s much drier indoors too. Will they succumb to dehydration?

But if I manage to catch them and put them outdoors, will the cold kill them?


Obviously this refers to different spiders and I couldn’t tell you what species are involved.

And anyway, when I try to catch them they do that weird disappearing trick spiders do : you think you’ve got them and by the time you get outside, they’ve gone invisible, they’re not there.


I’ve considered somehow providing them with a food source (fruit flies maybe?) but I’d also like to know: would they prefer to be warm, or stay outside?

 

[story]

I suppose they could work out how to go back outdoors if they want to?


I‘ve been surprised in the past by the navigational skills of spiders.

 

[moochedit]

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Webs are always pretty in winter

 

[moochedit]

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Don't fret moochedit - the lovely spiders will help reduce your heating bills this winter by cocooning you in nice silken webs to keep you warm.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

This is a beautiful picture. Photo by Beau Healy

 

[farmerbarleymow]

And another. Photo by Joshua Garbutt

 

[farmerbarleymow]

For the uber weirdo moochedit

 

[moochedit]

Mum finds spider's nest in ear after complaining of scratchy pain

Lucy Wild, 29, made the grim discovery after using a tiny camera to investigate

www.coventrytelegraph.net

 

[moochedit]

 

[Epona]

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It's not quite the maguey grub in a bottle of mezcal, is it

 

[blossie33]

Spotted when I was looking for something else..

 

[tonysingh]

Enjoy y'all!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

 

[farmerbarleymow]

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Enjoy y'all!

We don't need to fret - moochedit's brain, small as it was, was eaten by spiders years ago. He's basically an automaton.

 

[moochedit]