Some beasties I photographed

AegeriAegeri Join Date: 2003-02-13 Member: 13486Members
edited February 2007 in Off-Topic
I found some spiders over the past week or so that I think are pretty interesting. If I ever see a spider of a suitable size, I'm always certain to grab it and take some photographs. The first is a New Zealand tunnelweb spider, which is a bit like a miniture funnel web and the second (I think) is a male sheetweb spider who was wandering around looking for love. I haven't ruled out the second spider being a huntsman though, so I'm taking him to the zoology department on Monday.

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Aegeri/DSCF0791.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Aegeri/DSCF0793.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Aegeri/DSCF0800.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Aegeri/DSCF0798.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />

Edit: I generally take pictures of all kinds of insects too, especially anything unusually large or that look unusual.
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  • NecroticNecrotic Big Girl&#39;s Blouse Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 53Members, NS1 Playtester
    What the hell, if I saw a spider like that wondering around I wouldn't be hanging about to take closeups.

    Put shoe on spider head fo sho.
  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1608957:date=Feb 24 2007, 12:31 AM:name=Necrotic)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Necrotic @ Feb 24 2007, 12:31 AM) [snapback]1608957[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Put shoe on spider head fo sho. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Make the spider show us his keyboard.
  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Can't stand spiders, just these pictures creep me out.
  • eedioteediot Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13903Members
    The last one doesn't look like a huntsman to me. The aussie kind, at least.
  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    These things look like they despise all human life, and would wish for nothing less than total anhilation of our species.

    End their lives, before they get too intelligent.
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    seriously, I shoulda known not to look at this post!

    stupid irational fears....
  • Femme_FataleFemme_Fatale Join Date: 2005-06-21 Member: 54310Members, Constellation
    fascinating things.
    thnx for the lovely pictures! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
  • OrganoXOrganoX Join Date: 2004-03-21 Member: 27473Members
    Eww, i dont like the black spider. Looks so mystical.
    But the beige one is cool.
  • AegeriAegeri Join Date: 2003-02-13 Member: 13486Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1609004:date=Feb 24 2007, 08:30 AM:name=OrganoX)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(OrganoX @ Feb 24 2007, 08:30 AM) [snapback]1609004[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Eww, i dont like the black spider. Looks so mystical.
    But the beige one is cool.
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    I actually just fed the black spider a moth. I was a little disappointed she didn't seem to be eating her dinner (two moths) so I went to bed. Just now I looked at her house and noticed the moth was on a really funny angle. Sure enough, there were two big fangs stuck in its head region and the spider was staring at me (or as near as I could tell). The moth then disappeared into oblivion and I haven't seen the spider or moth since.

    It's good though because I now know where the spider has made the 'front' of her hole, so future feeding can be placed there so she'll notice it sooner.
  • CyndaneCyndane Join Date: 2003-11-15 Member: 22913Members
    Most of you know i have a spider as well, while this isn't a picture of mine, it is what mine looks like.

    <img src="http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/School/dondero/msm/spider/cobltok3.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
  • MonkfishMonkfish Sonic-boom-inducing buttcheeks of terrifying speed&#33; Join Date: 2003-06-03 Member: 16972Members
    I hate every fiber of your being right now aergeri
  • AbraAbra Would you kindly Join Date: 2003-08-17 Member: 19870Members
    Pretty cool. Are they active or just spending the day and night in their hole?
  • NecroticNecrotic Big Girl&#39;s Blouse Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 53Members, NS1 Playtester
    Wait, you're keeping these as pets?

    /run for the hills
  • pardzhpardzh Join Date: 2002-10-25 Member: 1601Members
    Spider in terrarium = cool. Neat.

    Spider in my house = WTH. SMASH.
  • BlackMageBlackMage [citation needed] Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17474Members, Constellation
    i hope you have your mittens of spider handling.
  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    <img src="http://www.frozensloth.com/forums/clock.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />

    [Y/N]?
  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Man... I remember that, I can't believe someone got close enough to take the clock off.
  • SvenpaSvenpa Wait, what? Join Date: 2004-01-03 Member: 25012Members, Constellation
    If you can, get middle point focus, the first 2 pictures are a bit fuzzy. Pretty nice macros even though I hate the larger kind of spiders.
  • AegeriAegeri Join Date: 2003-02-13 Member: 13486Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1609091:date=Feb 24 2007, 06:45 PM:name=Svenpa)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Svenpa @ Feb 24 2007, 06:45 PM) [snapback]1609091[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    If you can, get middle point focus, the first 2 pictures are a bit fuzzy. Pretty nice macros even though I hate the larger kind of spiders.
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    She was in her little container and I wasn't willing to over-poke to draw her out. Unfortunately, I could not get close enough for the macro to focus properly, which was a bit of a shame. The second ones are better because the spider posed for the photos and didn't seem to mind me coming right up close with a camera.

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Pretty cool. Are they active or just spending the day and night in their hole?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    The Tunnelweb spends her day in her hole and only comes out to eat (I fed her a moth) and make more webbing. She's webbed the area around her tunnel (in fact the entire box) to an amazing degree. I don't see her very often though.

    The other spider goes nuts at night and I can hear him running around the little container. Mostly he just sits in the corner and doesn't do much. I'm going to release him after I figure out what he is, so he can continue his search for love.
  • HazeHaze O RLY? Join Date: 2003-07-07 Member: 18018Members, Constellation
    You should pit them against eachother and let them do battle.
  • RatonetwothreetwooneRatonetwothreetwoone Join Date: 2004-03-23 Member: 27504Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1609159:date=Feb 25 2007, 01:40 AM:name=Haze)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Haze @ Feb 25 2007, 01:40 AM) [snapback]1609159[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    You should pit them against eachother and let them do battle.
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    high five

    video tape it too

    my bet's on the beige one
  • HazeHaze O RLY? Join Date: 2003-07-07 Member: 18018Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1609194:date=Feb 25 2007, 05:14 AM:name=Ratonetwothreetwoone)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Ratonetwothreetwoone @ Feb 25 2007, 05:14 AM) [snapback]1609194[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    high five

    video tape it too

    my bet's on the beige one
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    Same here, he has reach.
  • NeonSpyderNeonSpyder &quot;Das est NTLDR?&quot; Join Date: 2003-07-03 Member: 17913Members
    If I may impart a little of my misinformed and most likely dangerously flawed spider-logic to this argument, I would say that the funnelweb would win because if I recall, hunstmen spiders have little to no appreciable venom while funnelweb spiders are one of the most poisonous creatures in existence.

    But then, what do I know?

    Also, godammit pictures of spiders creep me out. Even when I flip through a scientific american or something and one of the pages has a full page spread of a spider like the ones you photographed, jesus christ I have to throw the magazine away.
  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1609222:date=Feb 25 2007, 01:23 PM:name=NeonSpyder)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(NeonSpyder @ Feb 25 2007, 01:23 PM) [snapback]1609222[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    If I may impart a little of my misinformed and most likely dangerously flawed spider-logic to this argument, I would say that the funnelweb would win because if I recall, hunstmen spiders have little to no appreciable venom while funnelweb spiders are one of the most poisonous creatures in existence.

    But then, what do I know?

    Also, godammit pictures of spiders creep me out. Even when I flip through a scientific american or something and one of the pages has a full page spread of a spider like the ones you photographed, jesus christ I have to throw the magazine away.
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    You obviously know nothing of boxing. You're not allowed to bite in boxing, unless you're Mike Tyson, and even then it's frowned upon.
  • AbraAbra Would you kindly Join Date: 2003-08-17 Member: 19870Members
    Yes! Let them fight! Let the surviving part feast on the flash of it's fallen opponent! YES!
    This is just like teletubbies!!
  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    <!--quoteo(post=1609033:date=Feb 24 2007, 05:42 PM:name=Necrotic)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Necrotic @ Feb 24 2007, 05:42 PM) [snapback]1609033[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Wait, you're keeping these as pets?

    /run for the hills
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    You do realize that in those hills you're talking about are probably going to be MORE SPIDERS! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
  • HazeHaze O RLY? Join Date: 2003-07-07 Member: 18018Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1609257:date=Feb 25 2007, 01:54 PM:name=Kouji_San)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kouji_San @ Feb 25 2007, 01:54 PM) [snapback]1609257[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    You do realize that in those hills you're talking about are probably going to be MORE SPIDERS! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
    <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    By gods, hes right! ...we could have a tournament, think of the money we'll make!
  • RatonetwothreetwooneRatonetwothreetwoone Join Date: 2004-03-23 Member: 27504Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1609222:date=Feb 25 2007, 09:23 AM:name=NeonSpyder)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(NeonSpyder @ Feb 25 2007, 09:23 AM) [snapback]1609222[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    If I may impart a little of my misinformed and most likely dangerously flawed spider-logic to this argument, I would say that the funnelweb would win because if I recall, hunstmen spiders have little to no appreciable venom while funnelweb spiders are one of the most poisonous creatures in existence.

    But then, what do I know?

    Also, godammit pictures of spiders creep me out. Even when I flip through a scientific american or something and one of the pages has a full page spread of a spider like the ones you photographed, jesus christ I have to throw the magazine away.
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    <a href="http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/education/insects_spiders/pare/tunnelweb.asp" target="_blank"><i>tunnelweb</i></a>
  • RhodriRhodri Join Date: 2003-06-21 Member: 17575Members
    Cool photos, that one of the clock creeped me out though <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
  • MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1608993:date=Feb 24 2007, 12:20 PM:name=Thansal)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Thansal @ Feb 24 2007, 12:20 PM) [snapback]1608993[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    seriously, I shoulda known not to look at this post!

    stupid irational fears....
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    the minute i saw those pics, i checked the corners of my ceiling, for anything lurking.

    It reminds of one of of the scariest things ever, i was watching Starship troopers 2. ( thats frightening yes, but thats not the worst bit) and the bugs were hurling themselves at these defence shields, and i HATE bugs, really creep me out, and there was one sneaking somewhere, and then i felt this thing on my head, and i was like, tss fears ftl. felt it again brushed my hand up, spider falls in lap. i jumped up like a big girl, and threw like 14 shoes at the bed ( i didnt know i had that many shoes.)

    creeepy, did you touch them? did you pick them up in your bare hands?
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