When I was in girl guides, we often did nature walks and one nature
interpreter taught us how to spray paint the web in white and then come
from behind the web with black paper. Got some neat results. As I got
older, I used to take pics of the webs and would lightly spray it with
water for that "sprinkly" effect. IT's not often you get a perfectly
shaped web, so it's neat to take the photo while it's still good.
Brenda
karen swaine wrote:
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Interesting story! Maybe some "larger" bird put the snake there figuring to
return later for its afternoon snack? sure.....! ;o)
Last night H and I watched a big spider spin a perfect web outside our door
to the deck - we had the deck light on and the threads were sparkling silver
in the light -- spider was working so fast. never saw this in my life... not
even on "Nature" - too bad I don't have a video camera -- ofcourse I tried
to take a photo -- but in all likelihood, it will be a failure... brought my
film in and requested a CD, so I'll be able to send them online, right?
This is the roll with several shots of the butterfly whose ID I'm still
uncertain of.
We watched while a couple of moths committed suicide on the web.. boy did
that spider move quickly just about jumped from the middle of the web. All
rather fascinating, but this morning, the entire web was gone. No critter
could have wrecked it, it was about 5-6 feet up. Did the spider wreck the
web itself, we wonder??
karen, NJ
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Oh what a good idea (spray water on web to highlight) too bad I didn't think
of that!! It made another web last night, but not visable from inside the
house this time. This morning I trapped one in a cup as it descended from
the ceiling near our front door.... not a little one either!! Our house
seems to be a magnet for spiders this year.. how DO they get in? Probably on
my tangled web of hair.. haha.
I neglected to thank you for the postcard of the Badlands of Alberta.. WOW!
karen, NJ more rain but 20 degrees cooler.. nice.
to
> return later for its afternoon snack? sure.....! ;o)
> Last night H and I watched a big spider spin a perfect web outside our
door
> to the deck - we had the deck light on and the threads were sparkling
silver
> in the light -- spider was working so fast. never saw this in my life...
not
> even on "Nature" - too bad I don't have a video camera -- ofcourse I
tried
> to take a photo -- but in all likelihood, it will be a failure... brought
my
All
> rather fascinating, but this morning, the entire web was gone. No
critter
> could have wrecked it, it was about 5-6 feet up. Did the spider wreck
the
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I have the most awesome writing spider (we call them that because they have
a thick white spiral extending about 12 inches inside the web)on a trellis.
He is truly 3 inches long with a gorgeous gold belly with yellow stripes. I
surely would not want contact with him but everyone comes to gawk. I might
even give him/her a name.
About Sankes!!!! Yesterday, I was walking down our path to our guesthouse
and stepped out of the path to pull an especially large weed. When I looked
down I was standing on a SNAKE about 2 inches in diameter. I did not see
head nor tail because I jumped, screamed and never looked back. It was a
garter snake and I bet it was more shocked than I.
Libba G who can be surprisingly agile when standing on a snake.
From: "karen swaine"
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Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 8:27 AM
Subject: Re: 50% OT snakes and spiders
> Oh what a good idea (spray water on web to highlight) too bad I didn't
think
> of that!! It made another web last night, but not visable from inside
the
> house this time. This morning I trapped one in a cup as it descended from
> the ceiling near our front door.... not a little one either!! Our house
> seems to be a magnet for spiders this year.. how DO they get in? Probably
on
> my tangled web of hair.. haha.
> I neglected to thank you for the postcard of the Badlands of Alberta..
WOW!
figuring
life...
> not
> even on "Nature" - too bad I don't have a video camera -- ofcourse I
> tried
> to take a photo -- but in all likelihood, it will be a failure...
brought
did
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Well, being from BC, I consider all of Alberta to be badlands! :)
But seriously, that area is actually just northeast of here. And there
is another similar area southeast of here, called Writing-on-Stone
(native American etchings in the sides of the cliffs and formations like
the ones on that card). This is also a big area for dinosaur archeology
and in that area on the card, is the big dinosaur museam.
Brenda
karen swaine wrote:
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Snakes - great for physiotherapy, but hard on the cardiac system!
Brenda
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Tis the season for bugs, @#$% it! Last night I found that the wasps are
busy building a nest in the soffit over
the front door. Sprayed a whole can of the wasp/hornet killer (both
from above and below). This morning I go
out to get the paper and those busy hornets are back at it again.
Think tonight when it is almost dark, I will take the hose
to the nest and see if that works. Any other ideas? - Jenny
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karen swaine wrote:
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Hose has always worked for me and yes, do wait till it's dark and maybe
stand by the door..... I've never had a nest rebuild after a hose
treatment.
Brenda
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Leave em alone?
We have an active nest in our entry hall (between the outer door, open
May-October, and the main door). Assuming they will abondon nest at the end
of the season and as long as they leave me alone, I'll leave them alone. I
have a can of spray to kill wasps, but am actually to chicken to even use
it!
karen, NJ
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> karen swaine wrote:
> Oh what a good idea (spray water on web to highlight) too bad I didn't
think
> of that!! It made another web last night, but not visable from inside
the
> house this time. This morning I trapped one in a cup as it descended
from
> the ceiling near our front door.... not a little one either!! Our house
> seems to be a magnet for spiders this year.. how DO they get in? Probably
on
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--Theresa Watkins
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