Comments on: favourite moments # 1 – the spider and the cicada http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/12/04/favourite-moments-1-the-spider-and-the-cicada/ a place where nature, photography and writing meet Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:48:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: burning silo http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/12/04/favourite-moments-1-the-spider-and-the-cicada/comment-page-1/#comment-12197 burning silo Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:00:11 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/12/04/favourite-moments-1-the-spider-and-the-cicada/#comment-12197 Wayne - Yes, "wow", it *was* a most elegant spider. My friend found it moving over a bit of grass on a high, rocky promontory overlooking a place where wild waves crashed against the rocky beach in Northern California. Very odd place for a spider! It was quite a good sized spider -- not really large, but about the size of a medium Wolf spider -- which is what I supposed it to be at first glance until I got down to shoot some photos. I've never seen a spider with such large pedipalps and chelicerae. At first glance, the spider almost looked like it had 10 legs!! (-: Wayne – Yes, “wow”, it *was* a most elegant spider. My friend found it moving over a bit of grass on a high, rocky promontory overlooking a place where wild waves crashed against the rocky beach in Northern California. Very odd place for a spider! It was quite a good sized spider — not really large, but about the size of a medium Wolf spider — which is what I supposed it to be at first glance until I got down to shoot some photos. I’ve never seen a spider with such large pedipalps and chelicerae. At first glance, the spider almost looked like it had 10 legs!! (-:

]]> By: Wayne http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/12/04/favourite-moments-1-the-spider-and-the-cicada/comment-page-1/#comment-12195 Wayne Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:44:24 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/12/04/favourite-moments-1-the-spider-and-the-cicada/#comment-12195 Wow - that's an elegant spider, and all eight legs and other appendages as well! Those are magnificent chelicerae. They would make fine mating attractors too! I'm imagining that's what the emerald ones are all about. Wow – that’s an elegant spider, and all eight legs and other appendages as well! Those are magnificent chelicerae. They would make fine mating attractors too! I’m imagining that’s what the emerald ones are all about.

]]> By: burning silo http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/12/04/favourite-moments-1-the-spider-and-the-cicada/comment-page-1/#comment-12186 burning silo Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:25:58 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/12/04/favourite-moments-1-the-spider-and-the-cicada/#comment-12186 Dave - It'll be fun going through some of my older photos to see what I can find. I'll probably post one of these "favourite moments" once or twice a week through the winter. - Laura - I believe a lot of people find cicada exuviae just a little scary. I have a couple of shots of one taken in weird light that look like something out of a sci-fi or horror movie. In fact, maybe I'll get around to posting them too! (-: - OW - Yes, life is everywhere -- which is one of the things I remind myself when I'm out wandering around. When in unfamiliar terrain, I'm just a little less likely to find it as I'm distracted by the scenery. - Mark - Thanks! This little series is one of my personal favourites. - Cathy - Well, luckily, the cicada was long gone, so, as in the case of the hermit crabs, it's just someone making a home out of recycled materials! Not much goes to waste in the natural world. - Wayne - Jumping spiders are also among my favourites, although, as you know, I'm very partial to the big argiope as well. Isn't it fun when a jumping spider engages in that type of activity. I had one act like that back in the springtime and it was quite amusing. Btw, speaking of <i>chelicerae</i>, I must show you this spider photographed in California in October. David Shorthouse was able to help me get a partial ID for it. It's a male of what looks to be a species of Folding Door Spider <i>(Antrodiaetus)</i> (be sure to look at the larger view of this photo to check out the huge pedipalps and chelicerae. Most odd! <a href="http://magickcanoe.com/spiders/chelicerae-large.jpg" rel="nofollow"><IMG SRC="http://magickcanoe.com/spiders/chelicerae-small.jpg"></a> Dave – It’ll be fun going through some of my older photos to see what I can find. I’ll probably post one of these “favourite moments” once or twice a week through the winter.
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Laura – I believe a lot of people find cicada exuviae just a little scary. I have a couple of shots of one taken in weird light that look like something out of a sci-fi or horror movie. In fact, maybe I’ll get around to posting them too! (-:
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OW – Yes, life is everywhere — which is one of the things I remind myself when I’m out wandering around. When in unfamiliar terrain, I’m just a little less likely to find it as I’m distracted by the scenery.
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Mark – Thanks! This little series is one of my personal favourites.
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Cathy – Well, luckily, the cicada was long gone, so, as in the case of the hermit crabs, it’s just someone making a home out of recycled materials! Not much goes to waste in the natural world.
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Wayne – Jumping spiders are also among my favourites, although, as you know, I’m very partial to the big argiope as well. Isn’t it fun when a jumping spider engages in that type of activity. I had one act like that back in the springtime and it was quite amusing.
Btw, speaking of chelicerae, I must show you this spider photographed in California in October. David Shorthouse was able to help me get a partial ID for it. It’s a male of what looks to be a species of Folding Door Spider (Antrodiaetus) (be sure to look at the larger view of this photo to check out the huge pedipalps and chelicerae. Most odd!

]]> By: Wayne http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/12/04/favourite-moments-1-the-spider-and-the-cicada/comment-page-1/#comment-12183 Wayne Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:50:18 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/12/04/favourite-moments-1-the-spider-and-the-cicada/#comment-12183 I guess that of all spiders, jumping spiders are my favorites. This is a charming set of photos, Bev. It's just by coincidence that a couple days ago I was sitting on the back deck and having a little performance play with a tiny jumping spider hunting the deck rail. Extend finger, spider obliging jumps onto it, then off, then back on again. Repeat endlessly. I'm still looking for some of those with the great green chelicerae! I guess that of all spiders, jumping spiders are my favorites. This is a charming set of photos, Bev.

It’s just by coincidence that a couple days ago I was sitting on the back deck and having a little performance play with a tiny jumping spider hunting the deck rail. Extend finger, spider obliging jumps onto it, then off, then back on again. Repeat endlessly.

I’m still looking for some of those with the great green chelicerae!

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