~SEPTEMBER 2012 POM Entry Thread~ - Page 3 - Wildlife Gardeners

suunto · 09-17-2012, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Sage

Yikes! Lib! Forget using the funnel-web for a subject! At least til you find out if it's deadly! Anti-Venom Running Low For Deadliest Spider

Lib's funnel spider (sometimes also referred to as funnel weavers or grass spiders) are not dangerous. True funnel web spiders are in a totally different family more closely related to tarantulas, and the only really dangerous ones are found in the Australian region.

suunto · 09-17-2012, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Sage

***cookies!***
That flash seemed fine, but until you find flash settings, you can hang a tissue over the flash to soften the effect. What kind of camera are you using currently?

Back in the days of separaate camera-mounted flashes, I used one or two layers of a plain white handkerchief to mute the flash on close-ups...

Equilibrium · 09-17-2012, 09:03 AM

For your viewing pleasure.... I offer my window well art!!
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The paper towel over my flash was too much. We don't use a lot of paper towels because we mostly use cloth dish towels so I'm thinking what ever generic brand of paper towel I picked up last was just too thick. I was gonna try a piece of toilet paper next but now I'm wondering if I shouldn't try 1 of my husband's white dress shirts.
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Sage> the only poisonous spider we've got is the recluse.

dapjwy · 09-17-2012, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by suunto

Lib's funnel spider (sometimes also referred to as funnel weavers or grass spiders) are not dangerous. True funnel web spiders are in a totally different family more closely related to tarantulas, and the only really dangerous ones are found in the Australian region.

I was hoping to hear that from you, suunto.

Not that I know that much about venomous spiders, but funnel spiders were never on my radar as dangerous. Good to know...because I think I've seen quite a few of them lately.

dapjwy · 09-17-2012, 03:43 PM

Very nice window well art, Lib!

havalotta · 09-17-2012, 06:53 PM

Yes it is and the praying mantis mating....I didn't know there was a color difference between the male and female.

MrILoveTheAnts · 09-17-2012, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by havalotta

Yes it is and the praying mantis mating....I didn't know there was a color difference between the male and female.

Actually they can change color given enough time against the right colored background. Their limit is either red/brown or forest green though. They can't do anything fancy and can't mimic patterns.

havalotta · 09-17-2012, 09:27 PM

Didn't know that either.....Learned quite a bit here today.

Rebek56 · 09-18-2012, 05:41 AM

The praying mantis photo is one-of-a-kind.

havalotta · 09-18-2012, 08:54 AM

A cabbage white.

~SEPTEMBER 2012 POM Entry Thread~-dscf0268-copy.jpg

The males of this European species have one black spot, the females two!

09-17-2012, 09:03 AM	#23
Equilibrium Official Plant Nerd Join Date: Dec 2008	For your viewing pleasure.... I offer my window well art!! -- The paper towel over my flash was too much. We don't use a lot of paper towels because we mostly use cloth dish towels so I'm thinking what ever generic brand of paper towel I picked up last was just too thick. I was gonna try a piece of toilet paper next but now I'm wondering if I shouldn't try 1 of my husband's white dress shirts. -- Sage> the only poisonous spider we've got is the recluse. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

09-17-2012, 03:43 PM	#25
dapjwy WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pennsylvania	Very nice window well art, Lib! __________________ "If suburbia were landscaped with meadows, prairies, thickets or forests, or combinations of these, then the water would sparkle, fish would be good to eat again, birds would sing and human spirits would soar." ~ Lorrie Otto ~ A Native Backyard Blog ~

09-17-2012, 06:53 PM	#26
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	Yes it is and the praying mantis mating....I didn't know there was a color difference between the male and female. __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

09-17-2012, 09:27 PM	#28
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	Didn't know that either.....Learned quite a bit here today. __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

09-18-2012, 05:41 AM	#29
Rebek56 Offical Silphium Abuser Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Southeast Ohio	The praying mantis photo is one-of-a-kind. __________________ "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." --Cicero ~http://rebeccas-window.blogspot.com/~

09-18-2012, 08:54 AM	#30
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	A cabbage white. The males of this European species have one black spot, the females two! __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

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