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We have ANOTHER critter in our menagerie...
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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 313821" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>We only rarely see Black Widows up here, but we do see brown recluses. Contrary to popular belief, neither of these species are particularly aggressive. In fact, most people who get nailed by recluses get it when sleeping. They roll over on a spider trapped in the bedding.</p><p></p><p>Certainly nothing like the funnel web spiders Marguerite is familiar with.</p><p></p><p>My favorite spider is the American Orb Weaver. They are covered with black and orangey yellow stripes. They are huge spiders and spin gorgeous webs.</p><p></p><p>We had one in TN that set up a lovely web where the steps to our trailer joined the door to the home. husband got the wild idea of feeding her. He'd catch grasshoppers and crickets and moths and place them in the traplines in her web.</p><p></p><p>Bessie learned within two weeks to recognize the sound of our car and would rush out to the center of her web and wait for her supper!</p><p></p><p>She lost all fear of us and it was fascinating to watch her wrap up her prey and feed. The mechanics of the web were very apparent and husband quickly learned how to place the meals so that Bessie could cut the silk wrapped carcasses free without doing structural damage to the web.</p><p></p><p>the only downside to the whole thing was the yearly influx of baby Bessies that showed up in early spring.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 313821, member: 1963"] We only rarely see Black Widows up here, but we do see brown recluses. Contrary to popular belief, neither of these species are particularly aggressive. In fact, most people who get nailed by recluses get it when sleeping. They roll over on a spider trapped in the bedding. Certainly nothing like the funnel web spiders Marguerite is familiar with. My favorite spider is the American Orb Weaver. They are covered with black and orangey yellow stripes. They are huge spiders and spin gorgeous webs. We had one in TN that set up a lovely web where the steps to our trailer joined the door to the home. husband got the wild idea of feeding her. He'd catch grasshoppers and crickets and moths and place them in the traplines in her web. Bessie learned within two weeks to recognize the sound of our car and would rush out to the center of her web and wait for her supper! She lost all fear of us and it was fascinating to watch her wrap up her prey and feed. The mechanics of the web were very apparent and husband quickly learned how to place the meals so that Bessie could cut the silk wrapped carcasses free without doing structural damage to the web. the only downside to the whole thing was the yearly influx of baby Bessies that showed up in early spring. [/QUOTE]
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