Spider photo's
Apr 15th 2010, 11:00 am
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Spider photo's
Hi all
I expect everyone who has ever come to OZ has a spider story, well heres a picture of a huge Golden Orb that has set up home at our back door that we call Gerald Ford! Nearly six inch across! These spiders are actually harmless and they do keep the bugs down, anyone else got any decent photos of spiders that have set up home in your house? Please leave the funnel webs alone people! Please no dead ones.
Bob
I expect everyone who has ever come to OZ has a spider story, well heres a picture of a huge Golden Orb that has set up home at our back door that we call Gerald Ford! Nearly six inch across! These spiders are actually harmless and they do keep the bugs down, anyone else got any decent photos of spiders that have set up home in your house? Please leave the funnel webs alone people! Please no dead ones.
Bob
Apr 15th 2010, 12:17 pm
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Re: Spider photo's
Not from my house but at New Farm park in Brisbane...was a bit tipsy at the time, think I nearly walked into it! 
Apr 15th 2010, 3:20 pm
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Re: Spider photo's
Had a close encounter with a red back last week.
I lit the mossie coil in the dark and an hour later when I went to blow it out it was just sitting on the coil. It could have easily bit me. But it was a lesson learned not to let your guard down. Of course I had to catch it and show the kids what to look out for as it was the first one we had seen in ten months.
Paddy
I lit the mossie coil in the dark and an hour later when I went to blow it out it was just sitting on the coil. It could have easily bit me. But it was a lesson learned not to let your guard down. Of course I had to catch it and show the kids what to look out for as it was the first one we had seen in ten months.
Paddy
Apr 15th 2010, 8:58 pm
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Re: Spider photo's
Here is a picture of our 7 legged huntsman...
Apr 16th 2010, 12:49 am
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Apr 16th 2010, 1:11 am
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Re: Spider photo's
This guy was sat on the wall above my head for hours.... then he was gone... never to be seen again.
Apr 16th 2010, 3:06 am
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Re: Spider photo's
I took a pic of this one who had made thier home right across the entrance to the garden- nearly walked into it (yeurgh!) while taking out the bins last week. dont know what it is, so if anyone can be more specific than 'its a 2inch beige spider' I'd be really grateful
Apr 16th 2010, 3:12 am
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Re: Spider photo's
Hi all
I expect everyone who has ever come to OZ has a spider story, well heres a picture of a huge Golden Orb that has set up home at our back door that we call Gerald Ford! Nearly six inch across! These spiders are actually harmless and they do keep the bugs down, anyone else got any decent photos of spiders that have set up home in your house? Please leave the funnel webs alone people! Please no dead ones.
Bob
I expect everyone who has ever come to OZ has a spider story, well heres a picture of a huge Golden Orb that has set up home at our back door that we call Gerald Ford! Nearly six inch across! These spiders are actually harmless and they do keep the bugs down, anyone else got any decent photos of spiders that have set up home in your house? Please leave the funnel webs alone people! Please no dead ones.
Bob
Small body for a Golden Orb Weaver. Might just be the camera angle.
Last edited by Lord_Farquar; Apr 16th 2010 at 3:28 am.
Apr 16th 2010, 3:14 am
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Re: Spider photo's
Had a close encounter with a red back last week.
I lit the mossie coil in the dark and an hour later when I went to blow it out it was just sitting on the coil. It could have easily bit me. But it was a lesson learned not to let your guard down. Of course I had to catch it and show the kids what to look out for as it was the first one we had seen in ten months.
Paddy
I lit the mossie coil in the dark and an hour later when I went to blow it out it was just sitting on the coil. It could have easily bit me. But it was a lesson learned not to let your guard down. Of course I had to catch it and show the kids what to look out for as it was the first one we had seen in ten months.
Paddy
Apr 16th 2010, 3:21 am
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Re: Spider photo's
I took a pic of this one who had made thier home right across the entrance to the garden- nearly walked into it (yeurgh!) while taking out the bins last week. dont know what it is, so if anyone can be more specific than 'its a 2inch beige spider' I'd be really grateful
Last edited by Lord_Farquar; Apr 16th 2010 at 3:23 am.
Apr 16th 2010, 3:24 am
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Re: Spider photo's
Dunno but she needs her legs waxed.
Apr 16th 2010, 6:47 am
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Re: Spider photo's
I took a pic of this one who had made thier home right across the entrance to the garden- nearly walked into it (yeurgh!) while taking out the bins last week. dont know what it is, so if anyone can be more specific than 'its a 2inch beige spider' I'd be really grateful
Apr 16th 2010, 7:41 am
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Re: Spider photo's
Huntsmen are the business. Keep the rats and mice down.
Apr 16th 2010, 8:34 am
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Re: Spider photo's
she did have a HUGE web spun when I saw her- as you can see from the photo, one of the kids shone a torch on her and you can see bits of the web - beautiful, but makes my blood run cold! (shudder)