tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post8406632792618805506..comments2023-11-03T02:16:06.338-07:00Comments on Ugly Overload: Empty NestingRaging Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-76407790294931963042008-09-26T06:08:00.000-07:002008-09-26T06:08:00.000-07:00Mommy-wolf-spider pics are intense.Mommy-wolf-spider pics are intense.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769286196777890353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-59620952787515861922008-09-24T08:21:00.000-07:002008-09-24T08:21:00.000-07:00Thanks folks for IDing the orb weaver.Thanks folks for IDing the orb weaver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-2229655746824621672008-09-24T08:20:00.000-07:002008-09-24T08:20:00.000-07:00Zanna, love that "arachnoleptic fit." I'll be rep...Zanna, love that "arachnoleptic fit." I'll be repeating it until it rolls off my tongue for future use.<BR/><BR/>Anyone have an equivalent for my mom's fabulous snake dance? "WooOOOO!!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-61150810358937187572008-09-24T05:58:00.000-07:002008-09-24T05:58:00.000-07:00When I was a kid and I had to look up something in...When I was a kid and I had to look up something in the "S" encyclopedia, I had to do it with my eyes half-closed because of the "spider" entry and all the icky close-ups.<BR/><BR/>Funny how twenty years later I'm all "WOOHOO!" when I see a new spider entry on this site.<BR/><BR/>...still not touching one though.Thistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12834181328232747954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-60329907869414781442008-09-24T04:20:00.000-07:002008-09-24T04:20:00.000-07:00Annica- I used to be the same way. Exposure to the...Annica- I used to be the same way. Exposure to them can help you get over the fear :)Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209595916451108204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-22388875613401512102008-09-24T00:31:00.000-07:002008-09-24T00:31:00.000-07:00aw god, I sound pathetic :Paw god, I sound pathetic :PAnnicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18103304881457257603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-47374524717594035392008-09-24T00:30:00.000-07:002008-09-24T00:30:00.000-07:00Dear Wombat! I dont wanna leave, but every time yo...Dear Wombat! I dont wanna leave, but every time you post one or even a bunch of spiders I have to suffer through goosebumps, itchyness, paranoid around-looking, feeling unsafe and when I come here before bedtime, I often get nightmares, no lie! I think I might have a real phobia.<BR/>So maybe your site is just to intense for me, the spiderposts anyway :)Annicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18103304881457257603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-83957369498153483022008-09-23T16:29:00.000-07:002008-09-23T16:29:00.000-07:00Thanks for IDing my temporary houseguest, guys! I ...Thanks for IDing my temporary houseguest, guys! I usually find the ladies in the garden with egg sacs. I prefer them there. :/W. A. Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-55544902177689520212008-09-23T16:17:00.000-07:002008-09-23T16:17:00.000-07:00The middle is an orb-weaver/wood spider. I don't h...The middle is an orb-weaver/wood spider. I don't have time took look up the latin right now. I believe they're in the argopie genus, but I might just be too tired to nail it down right now.<BR/><BR/>And yes, the third photo is a wolf spider. They can't climb smooth surfaces, which is why they'll get stuck in bathtubs if they get in.Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209595916451108204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-62290081687869622942008-09-23T16:00:00.000-07:002008-09-23T16:00:00.000-07:00The last one does look like a wolf spider with its...The last one does look like a wolf spider with its two stripes, high set pair of eyes, hairiness, and reportedly large size. (The larger ones also have black legs.)<BR/><BR/>The orb weavers (like in the second shot) are dangerous, but not in the way most people think. Instead of killing with venom, they can cause heart attacks when people walk into their webs at dusk or nighttime and feel the spider crawling on their head or face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-16361221875101034872008-09-23T14:23:00.000-07:002008-09-23T14:23:00.000-07:00Don't leave Annica! There are more monsters to com...Don't leave Annica! There are more monsters to come. Oh, wait...Raging Wombathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-70759605054250640922008-09-23T13:50:00.000-07:002008-09-23T13:50:00.000-07:00Thinking about not coming here anymore... cant tak...Thinking about not coming here anymore... cant take the monsters...Annicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18103304881457257603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-30288104802574633062008-09-23T13:00:00.001-07:002008-09-23T13:00:00.001-07:00Also, I have performed the spider web dance many t...Also, I have performed the spider web dance many times. <BR/><BR/>Damn icky things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-19973148911539502302008-09-23T13:00:00.000-07:002008-09-23T13:00:00.000-07:00Why must you remind me of my own wolf-spider-baby-...Why must you remind me of my own wolf-spider-baby-incident...EEK!<BR/><BR/>Gives me shivers and makes me want to go get the bleach and a very large shoe to keep next to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-24380465113916293082008-09-23T11:37:00.000-07:002008-09-23T11:37:00.000-07:00"I sometimes call them the "in-your-face" orb-weav..."I sometimes call them the "in-your-face" orb-weavers, because that's how I often encounter them when I'm outside in the evening!"<BR/><BR/>Ah yes, that is a common cause of what I have heard referred to as "an arachnoleptic fit". (The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.) :)Zannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03808795843152358030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-49306491207719379602008-09-23T10:19:00.000-07:002008-09-23T10:19:00.000-07:00The middle spider is an araneus species, a common ...The middle spider is an araneus species, a common orb-weaver. I sometimes call them the "in-your-face" orb-weavers, because that's how I often encounter them when I'm outside in the evening!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011749964154446809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-63942359298928207332008-09-23T08:10:00.000-07:002008-09-23T08:10:00.000-07:00Ok, you got my mama wolf-spider beat by miles... I...Ok, you got my mama wolf-spider beat by miles... I'm hurfing in my shoes as we speak....<BR/><BR/>THAT'S JUST NOT RIGHT!!<BR/><BR/>*shivers uncontrollably*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com