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shears May 7th 2009 1:27 am
Cool Spider ... and some other creatures seen "out back"
 
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Just a few pix from the garden - I found out this spider is called the St Andrew's Cross Spider - how cool is that web?!
The photos of the bats were NOT taken in my garden though!

shears May 7th 2009 1:28 am
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one more - the group shot

grahampaula May 7th 2009 6:56 am
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Great pictures, what lovely sights in your garden, thanks for sharing.

soapy© May 7th 2009 8:41 am
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:thumbup:

Great pics. Amazing what we see in gardens here in Oz.

donna May 7th 2009 1:33 pm
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gr8 pics,except the bats ,hate the bloody things ,have a real phobia about them.

asprilla May 7th 2009 1:42 pm
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Originally Posted by donna (Post 7551563)
gr8 pics,except the bats ,hate the bloody things ,have a real phobia about them.
A couple of years ago I was walking home from the pub on a hot humid night. I walked under a low hanging palm tree and next thing I knew, I couldn't see anything because there were bat wings around my face.

And if that's not bad enough, the damn thing licked my ear ! At least, I think that's what it did.

donna May 7th 2009 1:52 pm
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Originally Posted by asprilla (Post 7551580)
A couple of years ago I was walking home from the pub on a hot humid night. I walked under a low hanging palm tree and next thing I knew, I couldn't see anything because there were bat wings around my face.

And if that's not bad enough, the damn thing licked my ear ! At least, I think that's what it did.
See see see,i knew it ,people tell me im being irrational.I have a fear of one getting taggled in my hair,i would have dickey fit if that happened.And ive seen a documentary whereby they came through open bedroom windows and bit people:thumbdown:.I think those were cattle ones though,bloody horrible,nasty bastard creatures

paulry May 7th 2009 2:32 pm
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Originally Posted by donna (Post 7551608)
See see see,i knew it ,people tell me im being irrational.I have a fear of one getting taggled in my hair,i would have dickey fit if that happened.And ive seen a documentary whereby they came through open bedroom windows and bit people:thumbdown:.I think those were cattle ones though,bloody horrible,nasty bastard creatures
In Singapore, a lizard once dropped from a tree onto my wife's head. She gave out such a blood curdling scream! :eek::rofl::rofl:

paulry May 7th 2009 2:33 pm
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Originally Posted by shears (Post 7549469)
Just a few pix from the garden - I found out this spider is called the St Andrew's Cross Spider - how cool is that web?!
The photos of the bats were NOT taken in my garden though!
Amazing photos! Thanks :)

Pomster May 7th 2009 2:55 pm
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We have a water tank in our back garden covered in jasmine.
Seems to be a favourite hangout for St Andrew's Cross spiders....number of times I have walked into the web at night is amazing.

They are cool spiders, but as I don't know how to post pics on here, I have not shared my photos!

scottishcelts May 7th 2009 7:15 pm
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The bats here really freak me out :blink: we have huge sets of allsorts of trees at the back of our garden and they often sit there through the night making shreiking noises - all bloody night!

That's where an ouzi comes in handy :D

I must get one!

stalybridge May 7th 2009 7:54 pm
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Originally Posted by scottishcelts (Post 7552060)
The bats here really freak me out :blink: we have huge sets of allsorts of trees at the back of our garden and they often sit there through the night making shreiking noises - all bloody night!

That's where an ouzi comes in handy :D

I must get one!
I love those lorikeets but not keen on the bats.

We had a red bellied black snake on our patioo a while ago, wifey stepped over it coming out of the house, she didnt see it till it freaked out, lucky she wasnt bitten :eek:

scottishcelts May 7th 2009 7:59 pm
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Originally Posted by stalybridge (Post 7552120)
I love those lorikeets but not keen on the bats.

We had a red bellied black snake on our patioo a while ago, wifey stepped over it coming out of the house, she didnt see it till it freaked out, lucky she wasnt bitten :eek:
I've seen 2 snakes in 6 months - lucky they were both dead! :eek:
Yet you hear some people say oh ive been here 40 years and ive never seen a snake - bullshit!

teppic May 7th 2009 8:18 pm
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Nice new Article... I love the last Para.... its just So Aussie....

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle6231301.ece

Sally Simpson May 10th 2009 1:15 am
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Great pics!
Thanks for posting:thumbup:


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