Nightmare Fuel - Page 29

gtown · 09-15-2016, 11:55 AM

I wanted to post this in "Wildlife, living next to nature" but was afraid I'd trigger too many people.

This lovely orb-weaver setup a nice trap in front of a backyard floodlight:

gtown · 09-15-2016, 11:56 AM

...and soon after dark caught a visitor (last few secs of the video are nice and close if you want to see that)

and returned to her start position with a well packed meal:

Gravdigr · 09-15-2016, 12:07 PM

Nice.

'N' creepy.

Don't think I've ever seen a black and gray orb weaver. Ours are the traditional black and yellow:

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gtown · 09-15-2016, 12:18 PM

The last one I saw (8 years ago or more) was yellow as well and seemed to double in size in a few weeks. This new one is a bit smaller so I was wondering if the color would come out after a few good meals. Hopefully it sticks around. This is it's 3rd location in as many days, but it should get a nice buffet in front of that light.

Gravdigr · 09-15-2016, 01:40 PM

Gravdigr · 09-15-2016, 02:17 PM

Hey, G...

Look what's on the back page of the October issue of 'Birds & Blooms' magazine, I just opened it:

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Ima assume that yours is the silver variety, rather than what I called gray.

BigV · 09-15-2016, 02:27 PM

That's a very healthy spider!

Nice!

gtown · 09-15-2016, 02:37 PM

Thanks, G-digr, cool facts page. Silver's probably correct, coming out fuzzy gray with my zoomed in camera phone.

Gravdigr · 09-16-2016, 11:03 AM

Found yet another of those Charlie Daniels spiders.

In my bedroom this time...

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Sundae · 09-18-2016, 07:18 AM

Charlie Daniels?

It's a beautiful creature anyway. But even though I have no fear of the old biders (except Australian ones, because everything there is a killer) I'm not sure I'd want it on my lovely yellow cosy throw. Or jumper. Or whatever it is.

Looks a bit big to make me happy in my sleeping environment.

Gravdigr · 09-18-2016, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae

Charlie Daniels?

It's a beautiful creature anyway. But even though I have no fear of the old biders (except Australian ones, because everything there is a killer) I'm not sure I'd want it on my lovely yellow cosy throw. Or jumper. Or whatever it is.

Looks a bit big to make me happy in my sleeping environment.

That spider is a Brown Recluse, which has a bite best described as positively horrible (google brown recluse bite pictures, and brace yourself). Because of the violin pattern on its back, it's known as a 'fiddler'. Charlie Daniels is a well-known American fiddle player/singer. You may have heard his most famous song, The Devil Went Down To Georgia.

We (Clan Gravdigr) refer to brown recluse spiders as Charlie Daniels Spiders, trying to find humor in a nightmare.

Given your self-described proclivities towards men of a husky nature, you may find Mr. Daniels to have been a beautiful creature himself.

Sundae · 09-28-2016, 05:04 AM

Aha! Thank you!

A headline on the BBC website made me laugh in its matter-of-fact tone.
I won't reproduce it exactly here, in case it hits someone's work firewall and gets them into trouble. Which would be silly, as it's just a name for part of the body.

So imagine it: Spider bites Australian man on p..... again.
And follow the link if you're not at work.
No photos or rude words apart from the anatomically correct one.

Might make some men wince though.

Gravdigr · 09-28-2016, 02:42 PM

Again.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-13-2016, 07:09 PM

If you see this... it's TOO LATE!!!

xoxoxoBruce · 10-25-2016, 11:30 AM

If Australian spiders eat mice... what eats them?

09-15-2016, 11:55 AM	#1
gtown Master of the Domain Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 238	I wanted to post this in "Wildlife, living next to nature" but was afraid I'd trigger too many people. This lovely orb-weaver setup a nice trap in front of a backyard floodlight: Attached Images

09-15-2016, 11:56 AM	#2
gtown Master of the Domain Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 238	...and soon after dark caught a visitor (last few secs of the video are nice and close if you want to see that) and returned to her start position with a well packed meal: Attached Images

09-15-2016, 12:07 PM	#3
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Nice. 'N' creepy. Don't think I've ever seen a black and gray orb weaver. Ours are the traditional black and yellow: __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

09-15-2016, 01:40 PM	#5
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	__________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

09-15-2016, 02:17 PM	#6
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Hey, G... Look what's on the back page of the October issue of 'Birds & Blooms' magazine, I just opened it: Ima assume that yours is the silver variety, rather than what I called gray. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

09-15-2016, 12:18 PM	#4
gtown Master of the Domain Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 238	The last one I saw (8 years ago or more) was yellow as well and seemed to double in size in a few weeks. This new one is a bit smaller so I was wondering if the color would come out after a few good meals. Hopefully it sticks around. This is it's 3rd location in as many days, but it should get a nice buffet in front of that light.

09-15-2016, 02:27 PM	#7
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	That's a very healthy spider! Nice! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

09-15-2016, 02:37 PM	#8
gtown Master of the Domain Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 238	Thanks, G-digr, cool facts page. Silver's probably correct, coming out fuzzy gray with my zoomed in camera phone.

09-16-2016, 11:03 AM	#9
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Found yet another of those Charlie Daniels spiders. In my bedroom this time... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

09-18-2016, 07:18 AM	#10
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Charlie Daniels? It's a beautiful creature anyway. But even though I have no fear of the old biders (except Australian ones, because everything there is a killer) I'm not sure I'd want it on my lovely yellow cosy throw. Or jumper. Or whatever it is. Looks a bit big to make me happy in my sleeping environment. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-28-2016, 05:04 AM	#12
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Aha! Thank you! A headline on the BBC website made me laugh in its matter-of-fact tone. I won't reproduce it exactly here, in case it hits someone's work firewall and gets them into trouble. Which would be silly, as it's just a name for part of the body. So imagine it: Spider bites Australian man on p..... again. And follow the link if you're not at work. No photos or rude words apart from the anatomically correct one. Might make some men wince though. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-28-2016, 02:42 PM	#13
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Again. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-13-2016, 07:09 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	If you see this... it's TOO LATE!!! Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-25-2016, 11:30 AM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	If Australian spiders eat mice... what eats them? Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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