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Fiona I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 1491 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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Lucky you Janice! There was one on my front door and Star went up and sniffed it, when it started jumping around he ran away!!! Big brave Star..............yeah right! _________________ Dogs are like Chocolate, you just can't have one! |
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shirley c I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 07 Apr 2007 Posts: 4527 Location: Airdrie
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:04 pm Post subject: |
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I think im going to
and I hate jumping spiders, the go like racing cars only scarier, I hate spiders, I just hate them, devils spawn |
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shirley c I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 07 Apr 2007 Posts: 4527 Location: Airdrie
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah right !!!! who is going to look close enough ......
Zebra spider
Salticus scenicus
Zebra spiders belong to the family Salticidae (also known as jumping spiders) who are believed to have the best eyesight of any arthropod. If you take a close look at one of these spiders it will often turn its head to look straight back at you.
and we are talking UK here not Australia |
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marcella Guest
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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oh no ..................!!!!!! Shirley stop now! The thought of a beady eyed monster making eye contact with me is enough to make me feel faint!!!!!!!!!! |
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Fiona I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 1491 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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I'm quiet good with spiders but we were in Grand Canaria a few years back and I went to pick one up to take it outside and the oh I swore jumped at me!!!!! I screamed and ran a mile honestly I'm sure it chased me for a few steps!!! _________________ Dogs are like Chocolate, you just can't have one! |
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Enid Site Addict
Joined: 16 Jul 2007 Posts: 642 Location: Dullatur
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.nicksspiders.com/nicksspiders/salticusscenicus.htm
It might be looking at you Marcella, but I doubt if you will be looking at it- not for long, anyway!!!
I particularly like the bit about it jumping on your finger!!! _________________ "My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet" - Edith Wharton |
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Emily High Post Member
Joined: 07 Apr 2007 Posts: 407 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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Now, I'm not scared of spiders and I came down stairs last night and said, "Oh look, it's a big massive spider" and walked past, at that point, Diesel who was lying next to it had a sniff then Mum screamed and it was caught and taken out |
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marcella Guest
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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I'm just glad that when it started to sprint Diesel didn't decide to catch and eat it. He thought about it but I think even he thought stuff that, it's too scary!!!!!! |
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Jim & Geraldine Site Addict
Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 734 Location: Baillieston
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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I hate creepy crawlies and I persuaded Jim to buy plug ins that stop them coming in to the house and so far, touch wood, they appear to be working. Any that do make it in don't last long. |
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Elizabeth Chatty Junior Member
Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 489 Location: Cumbernauld.
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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OMG!! What is it? Is it a spider or a big ugly bug? _________________ Elizabeth and Cara
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John Thomson Site Admin
Joined: 07 Apr 2007 Posts: 4780 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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I have a workshop in the garage loft area.........and this spider has a brother who lives in his web in my loft.....same sort of size at around 6 cm across.........a serious spider _________________ John Thomson
www.cumbernaulddogtraining.co.uk |
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kendal I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 4956 Location: cumbernauld
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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i just found one tonight when making the girls dinners, mu hand was right next to it _________________ microchiping and grooming www.chipnclip.co.uk
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marcella Guest
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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not nice are they Kendal.
Elizabeth, it was a GIANT spider. Ask Emily............. she found it!!!!! |
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Suzanne H I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 1145 Location: N. Lanarkshire
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:04 am Post subject: |
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I don't mind spiders as they are quite useful for catching flies as long as they keep their distance.
The usually get to live in my house unhindered if I can't reach them, and if I can they get turfed back outside using a glass.
I don't like daddy long legs though - they are too floaty and spindly and lay their eggs in the grass and ruin it. They die. |
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kirsty I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 2712 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:06 am Post subject: |
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I love spiders and would love to keep a couple of big hairy ones, that ones a big beaut. |
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