spiders and stuff

Heineken Helen

I just had to post this picture. I walked my face into this spider trying to get to the other side of it cos it looked really nice... so I had to get a picture . It was in South Africa

FinsburyParkCarrots

I love spiders. Nice pic!

Heineken Helen

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

I love spiders. Nice pic!

thanks I hate them though but I thought that one was kinda pretty

eMMI

Heineken Helen wrote:

thanks I hate them though but I thought that one was kinda pretty

I hate spiders aswell but that's a cool pic.

and I don't hate spiders as much as I hate moths. :eek: well, maybe those jumping spiders. :eek: :eek: :eek:

Heineken Helen

eMMI wrote:

I hate spiders aswell but that's a cool pic.

and I don't hate spiders as much as I hate moths. :eek: well, maybe those jumping spiders. :eek: :eek: :eek:

well at least this one didn't try to eat me so that's good.

eMMI

Heineken Helen wrote:

well at least this one didn't try to eat me so that's good.

:eek:

lol. yeah, I suppose not trying to eat someone/something alive counts as a good thing. :D

PaperPlates

This thing was in my backyard. For all I know, it floated in from South Africa, or came via a bananna load.

sponger

That is a really pretty spider. I want to name it Helen and keep it in a jar.

Heineken Helen

PaperPlates wrote:

This thing was in my backyard. For all I know, it floated in from South Africa, or came via a bananna load.

:eek: It looks pretty similar to mine... same colour and all. What did you do with it?

Heineken Helen

sponger wrote:

That is a really pretty spider. I want to name it Helen and keep it in a jar.

:eek: Hmm... well... em... thanks... I think

Hitch-Hiker

Reminds me of the start of that movie Arachnaphobia.

PaperPlates

Heineken Helen wrote:

:eek: It looks pretty similar to mine... same colour and all. What did you do with it?

Took a picture of it.


I sure as hell wasn't touching that thing.

Heineken Helen

PaperPlates wrote:

Took a picture of it.


I sure as hell wasn't touching that thing.

fair enough - I wouldn't go near that thing either - I'm presuming your camera has a really really good zoom?

Byrnzie

PaperPlates wrote:

This thing was in my backyard. For all I know, it floated in from South Africa, or came via a bananna load.

That is fucked up. I suspect a democrat planted it there.

PaperPlates

Byrnzie wrote:

That is fucked up. I suspect a democrat planted it there.

Or a Spidertarian. Take your pic.

PaperPlates

Heineken Helen wrote:

fair enough - I wouldn't go near that thing either - I'm presuming your camera has a really really good zoom?

yea, I busted out my 500mm lens for that one.

Cree Nations

gggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I dontlike spiders either but great pics.

Since when have we been able to post pictures? Awesome, can we only do this here in the art wall?

Deadlee74

This handsome fellow was in my window staring at me with all 8 eyes...lol
He is a Daring Jumping Spider...and they do jump...pretty well.

This Shamrock spider was crawling on/in my tent when I was camping.

And this guy, although not a spider was on a lawn chair on my porch, and he was ready to fight. He is a Obscure Ground Mantid.
And yes I have the national audubon societies field guide to insects and spiders...lol
I figure I might as well know what they are if they're going to creep me out.

Heineken Helen

Oh dear deadlee, I'm sorry I started this thread now your pictures are creeping me out! Where do you live??? I'm never EVER going there

redrock

And you should be sorry Helen... **shivers** **shrugs** How can anyone start a thread on spiders... nightmare stuff!!!!

redrock

redrock wrote:

And you should be sorry Helen... **shivers** **shrugs** How can anyone start a thread on spiders... nightmare stuff!!!!

Deadlee seems to know his stuff though... spiders by name... **shivers again**

Heineken Helen

redrock wrote:

Deadlee seems to know his stuff though... spiders by name... **shivers again**

Maybe he can tell me what mine was.

I dunno, there just didn't seem to be any other thread to put a picture of a spider in... and I really like the picture so I wanted to put it somewhere

Sorry

enharmonic

Heineken Helen wrote:

:eek: It looks pretty similar to mine... same colour and all. What did you do with it?

Ahhh...the lovely Golden Garden Spider. Very beneficial for your garden. Bite can hurt about as bad as a bee sting.

Deadlee74

Heineken Helen wrote:

Maybe he can tell me what mine was.

I dunno, there just didn't seem to be any other thread to put a picture of a spider in... and I really like the picture so I wanted to put it somewhere

Sorry

Can't tell you what your spider is, since I live on a completely different continent, and my field guide is for north america. I live in Texas, you wouldn't want to come here anyways...lol...j/k
There are a few other spiders here that are creepy as well, that I haven't yet been able to take pictures of.
And some realy nasty looking bees and wasps. One of which is the velvet ant, it's actually a bee, that scurries across the ground like an ant. And every color of dragonfly there is, the whole rainbow. I could talk about insects and animals for hours...lol... as you can see...
And i'm a female, sorry the name can be decieving.

Heineken Helen

enharmonic wrote:

Ahhh...the lovely Golden Garden Spider. Very beneficial for your garden. Bite can hurt about as bad as a bee sting.

Oh really, so it's not actually poisonous then? That's good, cos I ran when I saw it. I asked one of the guides if she knew what it was and she wasn't sure.

Deadlee, sorry about the mix up I was planning on going to Texas for a while next year as part of my trip of the US... I'm not so sure now

redrock

Deadlee74 wrote:

. And every color of dragonfly there is, the whole rainbow.

Dragonflies... now we're talking. I love those!

seanironmaiden

Deadlee74 wrote:

AGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Jeanie

Deadlee74 wrote:

And yes I have the national audubon societies field guide to insects and spiders...lol
I figure I might as well know what they are if they're going to creep me out.

OMG that black thing is disgusting! Deadlee can you help me out with your book? I'm trying to find out about these tiny, tiny, little red spiders that we have here in Oz. So far all my Googling has come to nothing. Is there anything about them in your book? They are bright red all over and smaller than a pin head. They're really quite cute and don't seem to be poisonous.

Deadlee74

Jeanie wrote:

OMG that black thing is disgusting! Deadlee can you help me out with your book? I'm trying to find out about these tiny, tiny, little red spiders that we have here in Oz. So far all my Googling has come to nothing. Is there anything about them in your book? They are bright red all over and smaller than a pin head. They're really quite cute and don't seem to be poisonous.

Sorry I wish I could help you to figure out what those tiny red spiders are, but I only have the field guide for north america. I know there's book and guides for every continent.
The black spider I took a picture of is only about an inch or so big, I zoomed in on him.

Heineken Helen

Jeanie wrote:

OMG that black thing is disgusting! Deadlee can you help me out with your book? I'm trying to find out about these tiny, tiny, little red spiders that we have here in Oz. So far all my Googling has come to nothing. Is there anything about them in your book? They are bright red all over and smaller than a pin head. They're really quite cute and don't seem to be poisonous.

are they what we call bloodsuckers??? There's usually a lot of them together... like ants???

Jeanie

Heineken Helen wrote:

are they what we call bloodsuckers??? There's usually a lot of them together... like ants???

Hey! How did you know? They are constantly running about like ants and they never sit still. So bloodsuckers, you say. And you have them in Cavan? WOW! Do you know anything else about them?

Deadlee74 wrote:

Sorry I wish I could help you to figure out what those tiny red spiders are, but I only have the field guide for north america. I know there's book and guides for every continent.
The black spider I took a picture of is only about an inch or so big, I zoomed in on him.

Thanks anyway Deadlee, looks like Heineken Helen might be onto something. As for your 1 inch friend, I don't think knowing that he is actually smaller than he appears is calming in anyway. That is one ugly, scary mo fo!!