Spiders

[sandrewn]

20 hours ago, Bill W said:

 

I don't know how to cancel this thing, sorry.

Edited May 10, 2023 by sandrewn

[Bill W]

18 minutes ago, sandrewn said:

He seems to have mastered the technique and is giving us a classic demonstration of the principles of surface tension.

Surface tension - Wikipedia

 

Is this a spider cyclops? 

Having mastered the use of surface tension and using himself as bait, he appears to be an accomplished fisherman.

Score - Spider 1 / minnow 0.

 

 

I realized both of those things, but the proper explanation doesn't offer any humor.  😵 

[sandrewn]

@Bill W

I realized both of those things, but the proper explanation doesn't offer any humor.

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I knew that you knew, I just wanted you to know, that I knew that you did. Now everyone else who saw it, knows too.

I totally agree about the humor. I always try for shock & awe or a laugh. I like when I can do both in one post and add some info if possible on our eight legged friends.

 

 

Edited May 10, 2023 by sandrewn

[Bill W]

On 5/9/2023 at 12:14 AM, sandrewn said:

When I ordered pizza, I said no anchovies! 

 

 

 

 

[Bill W]

On 5/9/2023 at 12:14 AM, sandrewn said:

Everyone got so excited when Jesus walked on water, so where are the reporters now?

 

[sandrewn]

Spiders Have Tiny Paws And They Are Downright Adorable In All Aspects

 

 

 

 

 

My one and only thought was ouch!

 

 

[Drew Espinosa]

 

 

[Bill W]

6 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

 

 

Now that's a brave little girl.  Those spiders could spin their webs, wrap her up like a mummy, and live off of her for a month.  

[sandrewn]

 

 

 

 

Baby jumping spider, about the size of a cooked rice kernel

 

 

 

 

 

I picked a random page and picked the first three spider items I came across.

[Bill W]

17 hours ago, sandrewn said:

 

 

 

 

Baby jumping spider, about the size of a cooked rice kernel

 

 

 

 

 

I picked a random page and picked the first three spider items I came across.

Did you get this out of a children's joke book?  😋  😎

[sandrewn]

6 hours ago, Bill W said:

Did you get this out of a children's joke book?  😋  😎

 

No, I'm serious, but keep in mind, as soon as I sign into ' Pinterest ' they check my history and any page I open will always have something on spiders on it. In this case, the jokes were literally the 1st and 3rd things about spiders.

[sandrewn]

 

Portia fimbriata - Fringed Jumping Spider

Is renowned as the world's most intelligent spider. It is a spider hunter which modifies its hunting strategies and learns from situations as it encounters them.

Portia fimbriata - Wikipedia

 

 

Mirror Spider Shines Like Disco Ball

 

This isn't a stained-glass sculpture or piece of delicate jewelry – it's a real live spider. These spiders, called mirror or sequined spiders, are all probably members of several different species of the thwaitesia genus, which features spiders with reflective silvery patches on their abdomen.

Thwaitesia argentiopunctata - Wikipedia

 

 

Deinopidae

Net-Casting Spider Plunges Web On Top Of Prey

Deinopidae - Wikipedia

 

 

[Bill W]

3 hours ago, sandrewn said:

 

Portia fimbriata - Fringed Jumping Spider

Is renowned as the world's most intelligent spider. It is a spider hunter which modifies its hunting strategies and learns from situations as it encounters them.

Portia fimbriata - Wikipedia

 

Now ain't that a weird looking thing.  If you look at it closely, it almost looks like a small owl with feathers.  However, if it's that smart of a hunter, I hope it doesn't come in a super-giant size.  

[Bill W]

3 hours ago, sandrewn said:

 

Mirror Spider Shines Like Disco Ball

 

This isn't a stained-glass sculpture or piece of delicate jewelry – it's a real live spider. These spiders, called mirror or sequined spiders, are all probably members of several different species of the thwaitesia genus, which features spiders with reflective silvery patches on their abdomen.

Thwaitesia argentiopunctata - Wikipedia

 

 

Now this spider is really pretty, almost something you might see in a church, and I could see it attracting a curious kid to pick it up, so I hope it's not poisonous.  

[Bill W]

3 hours ago, sandrewn said:

 

Deinopidae

Net-Casting Spider Plunges Web On Top Of Prey

Deinopidae - Wikipedia

 

 

This one should have been called the fisherman spider - cast your net upon the water - although I assume this one probably does it on land.  However, I'm sure it's prey feels about the same as a fish caught in a fishing net - helpless!

[Bill W]

4 hours ago, sandrewn said:

 

No, I'm serious, but keep in mind, as soon as I sign into ' Pinterest ' they check my history and any page I open will always have something on spiders on it. In this case, the jokes were literally the 1st and 3rd things about spiders.

Don't worry, I was only pulling your chain a bit.  So these always come in threes - how religious - like the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  

[sandrewn]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bill W]

11 hours ago, sandrewn said:

Are these similar to the FBI Most Wanted Posters? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 14, 2023 by Bill W

[sandrewn]

 

???????

 

 

Amblypygi spider balancing 48 offspring on back

 

 

 

 

[Bill W]

7 hours ago, sandrewn said:

Is this a spider crawling out of a beetle's body?  Yuck! 

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[Bill W]

7 hours ago, sandrewn said:

No daycare needed here. 

Amblypygi spider balancing 48 offspring on back

 

[Bill W]

7 hours ago, sandrewn said:

Bring it on!  I've got a flame thrower and a case of Raid!

 

 

 

[sandrewn]

 

 

Just going to my room and...

 

 

Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't

 

 

[TalonRider]

21 hours ago, Bill W said:

That looks more like the empty husk of the noisy Cicada.

[Bill W]

3 hours ago, sandrewn said:

Clowns are even creepy when another species does them! 

Take that, Stephen King.