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Ok, to those of you living in more diverse regions of the planet, this may
not be as interesting. But, it's probably the largest type of spider that
I've seen here in Michigan, so I took a few pictures. That "thing" all
wadded up is a medium sized grasshopper, probably about an inch long.
http://www.beantoad.com/newimages/img_0143.jpg
http://www.beantoad.com/newimages/img_0144.jpg
http://www.beantoad.com/newimages/img_0145.jpg
http://www.beantoad.com/newimages/img_0146.jpg
I've come across these fella's before. If you're walking through a field,
even in blue jeans, and you step into one of their webs, you know it. It's
almost like fishing line (yes, it's a mild exaggeration). Anyway, you can
feel the web tugging pretty hard at your clothes...
Yep, I'm still hanging around, I just don't post much these days...
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Jeremy M. Praay schrieb:
> Ok, to those of you living in more diverse regions of the planet, this may
> not be as interesting. But, it's probably the largest type of spider that
> I've seen here in Michigan, so I took a few pictures. That "thing" all
> wadded up is a medium sized grasshopper, probably about an inch long.
>
> http://www.beantoad.com/newimages/img_0143.jpg
> http://www.beantoad.com/newimages/img_0144.jpg
> http://www.beantoad.com/newimages/img_0145.jpg
> http://www.beantoad.com/newimages/img_0146.jpg
>
> I've come across these fella's before. If you're walking through a field,
> even in blue jeans, and you step into one of their webs, you know it. It's
> almost like fishing line (yes, it's a mild exaggeration). Anyway, you can
> feel the web tugging pretty hard at your clothes...
>
> Yep, I'm still hanging around, I just don't post much these days...
>
>
At this size I am reluctant to call it a beauty (actually it gives me
creeps ...). Noneteheless they fascinating animals!
...
Pheeeww ... thank god they are so small here!
Marc
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Jeremy M. Praay wrote:
> Ok, to those of you living in more diverse regions of the planet, this may
> not be as interesting. But, it's probably the largest type of spider that
> I've seen here in Michigan, so I took a few pictures.
Let's hope they take a liking to gypsy moths!
Regards,
John
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"Jeremy M. Praay" <jer### [at] questsoftware cmo> wrote in message
news:471e0791$1@news.povray.org...
> Ok, to those of you living in more diverse regions of the planet, this may
> not be as interesting. But, it's probably the largest type of spider that
> I've seen here in Michigan, so I took a few pictures. That "thing" all
> wadded up is a medium sized grasshopper, probably about an inch long.
Remind me not to live where they live... :oO
~Steve~
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> Ok, to those of you living in more diverse regions of the planet, this may
> not be as interesting. But, it's probably the largest type of spider that
> I've seen here in Michigan, so I took a few pictures. That "thing" all
> wadded up is a medium sized grasshopper, probably about an inch long.
Wow, that's a big one! I think it's a St. Andrew's Cross spider?
Don't have those here, it's supposed to be good for a garden.
Couple weeks ago there was a Chameleon spider on my ceiling
and he had turned very white to match =)
It's always fun to feed flies to a spider to see how fat it'll get.
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> http://www.beantoad.com/newimages/img_0143.jpg
> http://www.beantoad.com/newimages/img_0144.jpg
> http://www.beantoad.com/newimages/img_0145.jpg
> http://www.beantoad.com/newimages/img_0146.jpg
Huge.
The images, not the spider.
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> Ok, to those of you living in more diverse regions of the planet, this may
> not be as interesting. But, it's probably the largest type of spider that
> I've seen here in Michigan, so I took a few pictures. That "thing" all
> wadded up is a medium sized grasshopper, probably about an inch long.
>
> http://www.beantoad.com/newimages/img_0143.jpg
Looks scary - I've never seen any big spiders with thick legs and fat bodies
like that.
We mostly get big ones with tiny bodies and long spindly legs, like this one
I found in my bathroom one morning:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/81/212608329_1ddb12ac0f_o.jpg
The body was about 1cm long, but it's legs were probably 10cm each making it
look huge and scary.
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"Jeremy M. Praay" <jer### [at] questsoftwarecmo> wrote in message
news:471e0791$1@news.povray.org...
> Ok, to those of you living in more diverse regions of the planet, this may
> not be as interesting. But, it's probably the largest type of spider that
> I've seen here in Michigan, so I took a few pictures. That "thing" all
> wadded up is a medium sized grasshopper, probably about an inch long.
>
> http://www.beantoad.com/newimages/img_0143.jpg
Michigan eh? That is remarkably similar to the St. Andrew's Cross spider
here in Australia (Brisbane, mid-East coast)
Here's a couple of examples I took in my friend's front garden in June 2005.
Front and back views of the same spider.
Also we have what we call "Garden Spiders", "Golden Orb Spiders" (very
strong, very golden thread) and "Tent Spiders". The latter produce a big
upside-down parabolic tightly-wound web, connected to the surroundings by a
big messy tangle of guy-wires.
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Cheers,
Brian
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scott wrote:
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> http://farm1.static.flickr.com/81/212608329_1ddb12ac0f_o.jpg
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> The body was about 1cm long, but it's legs were probably 10cm each
> making it look huge and scary.
>
Harvestman, or Daddy Long Legs, depending on your vernacular. very
harmless. Technically not a spider.
The spider Jeremy shared with is appears to be what I would call a
garden spider. they're rather common around here. They seem to be
anywhere from 1 inch to 2 inches in length. They're also harmless. :)
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"Jeremy M. Praay" <jer### [at] questsoftwarecmo> wrote:
> Ok, to those of you living in more diverse regions of the planet, this may
> not be as interesting. But, it's probably the largest type of spider that
> I've seen here in Michigan, so I took a few pictures.
On second thought, maybe I'll stay in today.
- Ricky
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"Mueen Nawaz" <m.n### [at] ieeeorg> wrote in message
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> Huge.
>
> The images, not the spider.
>
Yeah, I left them in ultra huge size, just because I'm lazy.
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"Brian Elliott" <NotForSpam@AskIfUWant> wrote in message
news:471f2b7f@news.povray.org...
>
> "Jeremy M. Praay" <jer### [at] questsoftwarecmo> wrote in message
> news:471e0791$1@news.povray.org...
>> Ok, to those of you living in more diverse regions of the planet, this
>> may
>> not be as interesting. But, it's probably the largest type of spider
>> that
>> I've seen here in Michigan, so I took a few pictures. That "thing" all
>> wadded up is a medium sized grasshopper, probably about an inch long.
>>
>> http://www.beantoad.com/newimages/img_0143.jpg
>
> Michigan eh? That is remarkably similar to the St. Andrew's Cross spider
> here in Australia (Brisbane, mid-East coast)
>
> Here's a couple of examples I took in my friend's front garden in June
> 2005.
> Front and back views of the same spider.
>
> Also we have what we call "Garden Spiders", "Golden Orb Spiders" (very
> strong, very golden thread) and "Tent Spiders". The latter produce a big
> upside-down parabolic tightly-wound web, connected to the surroundings by
> a
> big messy tangle of guy-wires.
>
Yeah, a fellow at work said he thought it was a golden orb, but I haven't
been able to find any pictures on the Web that look exactly like it. The
Golden Garden Spider seemed to be pretty close, but not an exact match.
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Mike Raiford wrote:
> scott wrote:
>
>>
>> http://farm1.static.flickr.com/81/212608329_1ddb12ac0f_o.jpg
>>
>> The body was about 1cm long, but it's legs were probably 10cm each
>> making it look huge and scary.
>>
>
> Harvestman, or Daddy Long Legs, depending on your vernacular. very
> harmless. Technically not a spider.
In the UK at least, harvestmen are very skinny spiders with small round
bodies about 0.5cm across and long hairlike legs. Daddylonglegs are a
type of fly reminiscent of a large mosquito but with a very skinny body
and stupidly oversized legs just like harvest-spider. Both are
completely harmless.
Scott's photo definitely shows an arachnid of some kind if those are all
legs.
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>>> http://farm1.static.flickr.com/81/212608329_1ddb12ac0f_o.jpg
>>>
>>> The body was about 1cm long, but it's legs were probably 10cm each
>>> making it look huge and scary.
>>>
>>
>> Harvestman, or Daddy Long Legs, depending on your vernacular. very
>> harmless. Technically not a spider.
>
> In the UK at least, harvestmen are very skinny spiders with small round
> bodies about 0.5cm across and long hairlike legs. Daddylonglegs are a type
> of fly reminiscent of a large mosquito but with a very skinny body and
> stupidly oversized legs just like harvest-spider. Both are completely
> harmless.
>
> Scott's photo definitely shows an arachnid of some kind if those are all
> legs.
Yeh, they were all legs. The body was the size of your little finger nail,
and all the legs spread out so it was about the size of an out-stretched
hand. It just seemed amazing to me how the legs would work being that long
and that thin, especially as (IIRC) they had 1 or 2 joints in them too.
I did have a photo of the whole thing somewhere but I can't find it right
now.
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Bill Pragnell wrote:
> In the UK at least, harvestmen are very skinny spiders with small round
> bodies about 0.5cm across and long hairlike legs.
FWIW, at least in the parts of the US I ever frequented, we called what
you describe there a daddy longlegs.
> completely harmless.
And just as a hint, never squish them in an enclosed space. We had a
bunch in a tent in the rain, and mushed maybe three before we wound up
sitting outside in the rain for an hour letting it air out.
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
Remember the good old days, when we
used to complain about cryptography
being export-restricted?
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