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jdragunas
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and spiders aren't disgusting! They're actually very beautiful, just don't want them crawling on me...
Lets see your unusual pets
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lovethesea
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OMG..........
all of this stuff is in your yard?
all of this stuff is in your yard?
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jdragunas
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yeah... mole crickes act just like moles, and they dig tunnels through your yard. They're pretty big too... and DE-SGUSTING!!!
Yeah, florida is a big bug area... we also had flying cockroaches... you'd try to smack them on the wall, and they'd jump off and fly at you.
Yeah, florida is a big bug area... we also had flying cockroaches... you'd try to smack them on the wall, and they'd jump off and fly at you.
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tizzo
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Oh love, it's in your yard too!
A mole cricket. That may explain the nasty little critter I saw in the lake last summer. Looked just like that but burrowed itself into the sand right next to my son. I like taking the pics of, but otherwise get the heebie jeebies with these bugs.
A mole cricket. That may explain the nasty little critter I saw in the lake last summer. Looked just like that but burrowed itself into the sand right next to my son. I like taking the pics of, but otherwise get the heebie jeebies with these bugs.
lovethesea
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Originally Posted by Tizzo
Oh love, it's in your yard too!
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no way, I refuse to believe such things :happyfish
Oh love, it's in your yard too!
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no way, I refuse to believe such things :happyfish
ophiura
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The spider shown is Argiope aurantia I think, a yellow garden spider or something. The one shown is a female (males are tiny). And they are basically harmless to humans...very unlikely to bite and even then I don't believe the venom is a major issue though there can be issue for some. The behavior is fascinating. The tiny males effectively "play" the web almost like a harp, to try and distinguish itself from the vibrations of a prey item. If they don't impress....
An additional area of research are the brighter white zig zag areas in the web called "stabilimenta." The purpose of these structures is unclear but there are a lot of hypotheses!
The banana spider is a pretty close relative of this. These large spiders are fascinating in so many ways. In fact, one of the best ever invertebrate exhibits I saw was an "open" exhibit of these spiders at the National Zoo in DC.
This is one of my favorite sites for these large orb weaver spiders. I think this was a really unique take
http://monitor.admin.musc.edu/~cfs/spider_2002/
An additional area of research are the brighter white zig zag areas in the web called "stabilimenta." The purpose of these structures is unclear but there are a lot of hypotheses!
The banana spider is a pretty close relative of this. These large spiders are fascinating in so many ways. In fact, one of the best ever invertebrate exhibits I saw was an "open" exhibit of these spiders at the National Zoo in DC.
This is one of my favorite sites for these large orb weaver spiders. I think this was a really unique take
http://monitor.admin.musc.edu/~cfs/spider_2002/
lovethesea
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tizzo
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Originally Posted by jr2857
here's a good site for info
http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Lizard,%...r%20Dragon.htm
I think they are reffering to this thread Love...
He posted it for JD.
I love forums, you get to eeves drop. (big cheesy grin, here)
here's a good site for info
http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Lizard,%...r%20Dragon.htm
I think they are reffering to this thread Love...
He posted it for JD.
I love forums, you get to eeves drop. (big cheesy grin, here)
popnfrresh
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I dont have pics, BUT i have a 4' red tail boa, a 6-8" african pixy bullfrog who loves to eat mice, 2 siberian huskies, 2 golden retreivers, 2 bearded dragons,and a blue claw crab, a 75 fo and a 28 reef.
celacanthr
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I hate mole crickets!
Oh, and up/down here we call the flying cockroaches palmetto bugs (they will hide in palmetto trees)
You have not experienced fear till you've had a giant cockroach fly at you after you try and smoosh it...then IT LANDS ON YOU!!!
Oh, and up/down here we call the flying cockroaches palmetto bugs (they will hide in palmetto trees)
You have not experienced fear till you've had a giant cockroach fly at you after you try and smoosh it...then IT LANDS ON YOU!!!
judyk
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I don't have any pics, but while my kids were growing up we had tokay geckos, flying gecko, savanah monitor, green iguanas, red rat snake, albino corn snake, ball python, rat, mouse, hamsters, gerbil, guinia pig, squirral, and possums. I think that's it. Occasionally, we had a break down in the food chain. It didn't end up good.
ophiura
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Originally Posted by CELACANTHr
You have not experienced fear till you've had a giant cockroach fly at you after you try and smoosh it...then IT LANDS ON YOU!!!
I dunno, how about being surprised to find one in the SCUBA regulator you just tried to put in your mouth? That was unpleasant. :scared:
You have not experienced fear till you've had a giant cockroach fly at you after you try and smoosh it...then IT LANDS ON YOU!!!
I dunno, how about being surprised to find one in the SCUBA regulator you just tried to put in your mouth? That was unpleasant. :scared:
celacanthr
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OMG!!! AHHHHHHHHH I guess I will never be diving in the tropics again...
lovethesea
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:scared:
I knew it was only a matter of time...............
I knew it was only a matter of time...............
celacanthr
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Originally Posted by Beth
Mine
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Mine
cool