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Thursday
Nov042010
spider chronicles
Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 5:13AM 
of all the scary creepy things that have the ability to kill you in this world [or at least sting badly] i feel most conflicted about spiders. i think one thing that makes it hard to simply step on one or snuff it out in some other fashion even if it has made a home under your bed without invitation is that spiders appear to be quite industrious. they don't just move in and lay eggs and eat your garbage. they spin webs- which upon close inspection can be pretty spectacular. these three were found in and around alice springs, australia. i don't know whether they are poisonous, but they look pretty serious. but did not seem particularly concerned with biting me as they had better things to do. they are quite beautiful.
tagged australia, northernTerritory in photo
australia, northernTerritory in photo
Reader Comments (6)
hmm, upon closer inspection, i don't think that last guy is a spider...
To my eyes, the top one looks like a Golden Orb Weaver. They can get huge, but aren't poisonous, so at least you wouldn't have to worry about that one.
they do look kind of serious :) I remember reading the book Be Nice to Spiders as a kid and changing my attitude about them. It's still conflicting whether to squish them or not. If I have the option to take them outdoors I prefer that... hoping they won't just come right back in!
yes as long as they understand personal space and maintain a nice distance we can certainly get along!
the orb weaver looks like it's been in the wars. one leg missing yet still able to construct sturdy architecture ready for the next battle.
it will b no match for SHELOB.