Fri Jan 27 23:14:32 +0000 2012
I stand before a leafless bush of twigs that shoot up and whirl like fire frozen still.
Sat Jan 14 00:37:54 +0000 2012
While searching for images for a presentation, I saw a thumbnail full of crab spider faces. Clicking on it instead revealed Mayan glyphs.
Wed Jan 11 23:37:29 +0000 2012
People love to hate Ashe juniper for it's winter pollen, but the male junipers are full of little insects now. Less so the females.
Wed Jan 11 23:34:39 +0000 2012
Woohoo, I've got a new plaything! I pulled a Mecaphesa crab spider out of an Ashe juniper. It had been Philodromids all day up 'til now.
Wed Jan 11 21:39:33 +0000 2012
What falls out of a scraggly, dead, lichen-covered oak branch when beaten in January? A pirate spider, of course.
Sun Jan 08 20:25:32 +0000 2012
Poppy molted this morning. Leg span now 4 inches. The gender still is not clear, so she probably has at least two more molts to go.
Fri Jan 06 14:27:30 +0000 2012
Look at all these crazy-gorgeous, fantastical photos of spiders! This is why I love spiders. bit.ly/ACIcxs
Thu Jan 05 02:57:41 +0000 2012
Why is texasinvasives.org singling out the Giant Crab Spider? Per the UofF, it could be beneficial - bit.ly/wIvQ9Z
Thu Jan 05 02:54:16 +0000 2012
BugGuide lists many spiders introduced to the U.S., at least 5 of which are in Texas. bit.ly/wIvQ9Z
Thu Jan 05 02:45:42 +0000 2012
www.texasinvasives.org/ lists only two "invasive" spiders in Texas - the Brown Widow and the huntsman Heteropoda venatoria.
Thu Jan 05 02:13:11 +0000 2012
Bug Eric wrote a fascinating article on two insects that sometimes take advantage of spider webs - bit.ly/wx3zXx
Tue Jan 03 03:27:59 +0000 2012
Circus of the Spineless new year's resolutions. #5 is a Uloborid, the only venomless family of spiders. bit.ly/v75wnU
Sun Jan 01 03:48:45 +0000 2012
Poppy the baby giant huntsman has a body length of 2.4cm (15/16") right now, and she's getting ready to molt. At least two more molts to go.
Sun Jan 01 03:21:24 +0000 2012
This New Year's Eve I'm rushing to finish out my pre-printed 2011 det. labels, identifying as many spiders as I can. Go!
Sat Dec 31 04:02:38 +0000 2011
Turns out that dirty-headed spider is a Falconina gracilis, introduced from S. America and "associated with fire ants." bugguide.net/node/view/604516
Thu Dec 29 17:27:51 +0000 2011
The spider worked to keep his big palps wide apart and out of the way of the cricket. Maybe they're as sensitive as testis are in humans.
Thu Dec 29 17:23:55 +0000 2011
I fed the little Castianeira a cricket 4x his size today. He pounced without hesitation and a lengthy wrestling match ensued.
Thu Dec 29 17:22:16 +0000 2011
I found a 6mm Castianeira spider yesterday with a dirty/sandy head. Had to bombard him with water drops to clean him up for a photo shoot.
Tue Dec 27 23:26:14 +0000 2011
My funnel spider thinks he's talented. He made a web in a petri dish and caught a little cricket I dropped in.
Tue Dec 27 00:02:31 +0000 2011
Wow, for the first time in 8 years here I have caught a funnel spider in my house - a small (8mm) male making a web.
Mon Dec 26 01:25:14 +0000 2011
Merry Christmas from the Corrinidae Family (of Spiders) - spiderjoe.com/images/15
Sat Dec 24 16:37:40 +0000 2011
Some people have blueberries with their cereal. Some have sliced bananas. I have ants, and I don't even have to add them.
Mon Dec 19 05:13:45 +0000 2011
The cobweb weaver in the corner took a wolf spider. They can catch recluses too, which is one reason I leave them there.
Mon Dec 19 02:34:15 +0000 2011
When I drop a cricket into a spider's web, to feed the spider, the cricket freezes and becomes invisible to the spider.
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