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Tag Archives: Spiders
Sometimes the spider wins
I often see a wasp in summer, dragging around a spider larger than itself, whose legs it has have ripped off the spider’s paralysed body. The wasp places the body in its egg chamber, all nice and fresh for the … Continue reading
Meanwhile in Cape Town … the spider invasion
Friend Jane says there’s been an influx of Nephila fenestrata, the black-legged golden orbweaver, into suburban Cape Town. Where she lives, the strong webs of these spiders are being strung across walking paths as well as gardens. Luckily, it’s easy … Continue reading
Tiny treasures: the invertebrates
Some of the many enjoyable activities on the Hinterland Bush Links course involved the invertebrates of the subtropical rainforest. Our fearless leader was the enthusiastic Michelle Gleeson (of Bugs Ed and author of Miniature Lives). … Continue reading
Posted in Animals on land, Insects, Spiders, Travels
Tagged Insects, Spiders, subtropical rainforests
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Lugging the luckless legless
Why are we not overwhelmed with insects and other small greeblies? Some would say we are, but think how many more there would be without them all preying on one another. Birds eat spiders and wasps, which eat spiders, which … Continue reading
The silence in the forest
Walking along the tracks of Lord Howe Island’s palm forests was a strange experience. All I could hear was the wind through the palm leaves, the sea and the occasional rustle. At home when I hear rustling, it’ll be a … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Lizards, Molluscs, Spiders, Travels
Tagged Birds, island biodiversity, land snails, Lord Howe Island, molluscs, Spiders
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Insect days
The warm and sunny autumn days of the last couple of weeks (until yesterday) have brought out the insects. The birds were probably very pleased when the rain stopped and they could get a decent feed. I found a stick … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Lizards, Spiders
Tagged dragonflies, eastern water dragon, Spiders, stick insect, wild tobacco spinted bug
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A bookish spider
Indulge my anthropomorphism for a moment … “Know thyself”, wrote Plato, and this little spider is perhaps taking it to heart, trying to read a scientific tome. But it’s reading the wrong book – the CSIRO’s “The Insects of Australia”. … Continue reading
