http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/02/21/watchful-spiders/ a place where nature, photography and writing meet Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:08:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/02/21/watchful-spiders/#comment-39046 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:10:47 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/02/21/watchful-spiders/#comment-39046 Spiders scare me! Eww. their gross! Spiders scare me! Eww. their gross!

]]> http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/02/21/watchful-spiders/#comment-32131 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:08:56 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/02/21/watchful-spiders/#comment-32131 I think I take a liking to the first one becuase it looks so curious and defensive, but it has a certain shimmer in its eyes that says, "What's this? I'd love to check it out but I have to be a good mummy to the dear children." I think I take a liking to the first one becuase it looks so curious and defensive, but it has a certain shimmer in its eyes that says, “What’s this? I’d love to check it out but I have to be a good mummy to the dear children.”

]]> http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/02/21/watchful-spiders/#comment-31846 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:00:20 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/02/21/watchful-spiders/#comment-31846 Laiku - I fixed the "because". (-: I agree -- that first spider has a very curious look. It seemed that it was a bit nervous, but also protective, but perhaps curious as well. It's hard to assign "emotions" to a spider, but that does seem to sum up the way it behaved. I could tell that it was protective, but was also trying to decide whether to flee for safety, or try to maintain its position to defend the egg case. I think a lot of people are quite surprised to find that female spiders protect their egg cases and that some species even carry their offspring around on their backs, etc... I seems that we humans don't realize that other creatures are often very dedicated about caring for their young. Laiku - I fixed the “because”. (-:
I agree — that first spider has a very curious look. It seemed that it was a bit nervous, but also protective, but perhaps curious as well. It’s hard to assign “emotions” to a spider, but that does seem to sum up the way it behaved. I could tell that it was protective, but was also trying to decide whether to flee for safety, or try to maintain its position to defend the egg case.
I think a lot of people are quite surprised to find that female spiders protect their egg cases and that some species even carry their offspring around on their backs, etc… I seems that we humans don’t realize that other creatures are often very dedicated about caring for their young.

]]> http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/02/21/watchful-spiders/#comment-31695 Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:50:24 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/02/21/watchful-spiders/#comment-31695 I don't know why the first one is so cute. Maybe because it has such curious, yet careful eyes, and its body position poised in a sort of tangled bundle of hairy legs. I find it very cool that female spiders make webs like that, and the fact that all spiders have the seven sections of hair on their legs... I don’t know why the first one is so cute. Maybe because it has such curious, yet careful eyes, and its body position poised in a sort of tangled bundle of hairy legs. I find it very cool that female spiders make webs like that, and the fact that all spiders have the seven sections of hair on their legs…

]]> http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/02/21/watchful-spiders/#comment-31662 Sun, 18 Feb 2007 16:01:35 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/02/21/watchful-spiders/#comment-31662 Laiku - That one is particularly cute. I like that photo a lot. Laiku - That one is particularly cute. I like that photo a lot.

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