How is it possible to be a gardener and an arachnophobic?
Simple, one always has to be watchful and knowing of the spiders' territories.
I am sure my neighbors laugh about me when they see me on my morning walks through Myrtle Glen. I wave a stick in front of me, and yes there are times I do the 'spider dance' when a web gets on me despite my spider stick.
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| home of the resident Green Lynx" |
A Green Lynx (Peucetia viridans) took up residency in the soft leaves of my Mouse Trap Tree (Uncarina grandidieri).
This spider does not make a web but hides and jumps on its prey.
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| Green Lynx spider |
Look at those long spines pointing in all directions... I am wondering if the spider sticks itself ;)
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| that's too close! |
Great post! I love this spider but never knew the name. Thanks for sharing. I have no fear of spiders, but you will not like my next post. It's about a spider bite i have at the moment. It happened in my house not in the garden. Most small spiders can't actually bite you, but I do understand your fear. My wife fears snakes...even tiny ones.
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David, thanks for the warning, I will be on alert when visiting your blog ;)
ReplyDeleteWoah! That's a mean looking spidey there! I wonder which is worst..walking into a spider waiting in its web OR being jumped on by a hidden spider. Great photo by the way.
ReplyDelete*shudder* both possibilities are scary ;-)
ReplyDeleteImpressive photos! Spiders that jump on their prey definitely sound way scarier than web spiders!
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