tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post1221255932309614960..comments2023-06-30T11:04:59.779+01:00Comments on Gwirrel's Garden: Macro Monday - Spiders in the gardenLizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-71768702989567219822011-04-20T21:12:49.802+01:002011-04-20T21:12:49.802+01:00You're very brave! Braver than me - great sho...You're very brave! Braver than me - great shots though. I enjoyed watching a small one spin its web on the outside of my kitchen window last year though (but I was inside at the time!)Suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03104140914581346288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-7503600112343894512011-04-20T15:37:55.284+01:002011-04-20T15:37:55.284+01:00Stunning shots - and impressive knowledge! I'm...Stunning shots - and impressive knowledge! I'm afraid I am a "its a spider" kind of girl, though unless it is on my pillow I am fine with them being around nowadays.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-17535252313473310222011-04-20T11:52:56.128+01:002011-04-20T11:52:56.128+01:00I find spiders fascinating insects and we sure do...I find spiders fascinating insects and we sure do get some big ones around here. I loved your macro's Liz and I never knew that they had a dance. So far any I've seen are only there for a second or 2 in the undergrowth and then they disappear.Rosie@leavesnbloomhttp://www.leavesnbloom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-10177319991125501362011-04-19T21:19:44.510+01:002011-04-19T21:19:44.510+01:00Hi Liz - this post was a real treat as I'm an ...Hi Liz - this post was a real treat as I'm an arachnophile. Great shots and impressed with all your knowledge too, given that you are not an enthusiast. Liked the 'brush off' sequence of the wolf spiders.<br />LauraLaura Bloomsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03163589497828975276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-26975676413579711602011-04-19T10:05:03.809+01:002011-04-19T10:05:03.809+01:00Hi Liz,
You won't ever see me taking photos o...Hi Liz,<br /><br />You won't ever see me taking photos of House Spiders, that much I can tell you. These ones aren't quite so vile because they live outside, and I can handle that. <br />Small spiders = ok. Large spiders= eeeeek.<br />Although, Pete is more scared than I am, so I have to wear the trousers as such otherwise we'd be sat screaming in a corner. My mum is terrified of spiders, so I've grown up with it and seen my mum's reaction to them and always told myself I wouldn't let that happen to me.<br />I'm a control freak, I hold my emotions back. <br />So inside I might want to scream, and I do have to get rid of house spiders; they are not living with me.<br />After watching my mum scream, and actually start crying and begging when there's a spider nearby it's quite scary to watch.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-16753254618820515822011-04-19T10:04:57.179+01:002011-04-19T10:04:57.179+01:00Hi OMS,
I find if you move slowly then they'r...Hi OMS,<br /><br />I find if you move slowly then they're less likely to run. I was also sat on the grass so didn't look quite so huge and scary as if I was stood up. I just leaned slowly over towards them, and as it was early morning they were still sunbathing so were a little slower than normal.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-27785157001407103892011-04-19T10:04:50.540+01:002011-04-19T10:04:50.540+01:00Hi CV,
Yes he's very lucky she didn't eat...Hi CV,<br /><br />Yes he's very lucky she didn't eat him - perhaps they were actually both male?? I've no idea lol. But I believe the males are darker than the females, at least in my experience of seeing the females with their eggsacs.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-3110230762522194002011-04-19T10:04:43.347+01:002011-04-19T10:04:43.347+01:00Hi Donna,
For me, it's a size issue I think.....Hi Donna,<br /><br />For me, it's a size issue I think... The larger they get, the more horrible they become - probably because you can see them in greater detail. Although Terantula's don't really scare me... Well, apart from the highly poisonous ones... Oh and the small but highly poisonous ones like Black Widows....................<br />Mmmmm.<br /><br />I would freak out if I had a large one walking on me, but money spiders and other small types are not a problem.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-55354621638361888152011-04-19T10:04:35.188+01:002011-04-19T10:04:35.188+01:00Hi Bub,
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the phot...Hi Bub,<br /><br />Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the photos - even if they are creepy! :D<br /><br />Poor little spider; I know I shouldn't feel sorry for it really as I'm not so sure how I would feel watching some Spider pr0n...Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-51918748303710292662011-04-19T09:24:55.909+01:002011-04-19T09:24:55.909+01:00I'm very impressed at this series of photos Li...I'm very impressed at this series of photos Liz, I just don't know how you managed it 'cos my skin was crawling and all the hairs on the back of my neck were bolt upright just reading this post.<br />I DON'T DO SPIDERS!!!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-75171063647512604112011-04-19T04:38:59.131+01:002011-04-19T04:38:59.131+01:00I'm surprised you could get close enough to ge...I'm surprised you could get close enough to get such great pictures! They always seem to jump or scurry away. As for wolf spiders, the ones around here are HUGE and make a big mess if you smash them.On My Soapboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192701216999273624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-56871806293314320462011-04-18T23:08:01.383+01:002011-04-18T23:08:01.383+01:00Great pics Liz! That male spider is lucky the fem...Great pics Liz! That male spider is lucky the female ran away! Could have been much worse. I just saw a video recently about the Peacock jumping spider in Australia, it didn't end so well for one of those males ;)Curbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-78174597059396538472011-04-18T16:25:18.924+01:002011-04-18T16:25:18.924+01:00It is the fact that they feel icky crawling on me ...It is the fact that they feel icky crawling on me that makes me scream otherwise I think they are so cool to watch...Donnahttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798548726043864530.post-36605349348136788012011-04-18T11:40:58.957+01:002011-04-18T11:40:58.957+01:00What fantastic photos!
I can just imagine the ma...What fantastic photos! <br /><br />I can just imagine the male Wolf Spider standing there, thinking to himself, 'What? Was it something I said? I brushed my fangs this morning, so I haven't got fang breath. I washed under my pits too - all eight of 'em. Flippin' women! Pfft!'Bubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13352255530335299560noreply@blogger.com