Comments on: an unexpected breakfast guest http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2008/07/02/an-unexpected-breakfast-guest/ a place where nature, photography and writing meet Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:46:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: robin andrea http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2008/07/02/an-unexpected-breakfast-guest/#comment-218761 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:08:31 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2008/07/02/an-unexpected-breakfast-guest/#comment-218761 What a beautiful house guest, bev. I would be delighted to have one in my kitchen too. I also always capture spiders and put them outside. I keep a large canning jar and an old postcard around just for those very special occasions. What a beautiful house guest, bev. I would be delighted to have one in my kitchen too. I also always capture spiders and put them outside. I keep a large canning jar and an old postcard around just for those very special occasions.

]]> by: bev http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2008/07/02/an-unexpected-breakfast-guest/#comment-218753 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:32:50 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2008/07/02/an-unexpected-breakfast-guest/#comment-218753 Mark - I believe your wife isn't alone in wondering why someone would capture a spider to release it outdoors. Fortunately, I think "rescuers" are on the increase. - Wren - Thanks! Most of the spiders I find indoors are not quite so spectacular. - Sarah - Thanks! I'm hoping she was able to find a good meal too. I know she was in our house for at least 2 weeks and doubt she got much to eat during that time. - Cate - Don and I are both "rescuers" so it seems a natural thing to do. - Dj - I once had a Fishing Spider climb onto my face and sit on my eye lid when I was a teenager. It did give me a bit of a start, but fortunately, I've always been pretty calm around spiders! - Laiku - Fishing Spiders often hunt along the water's edge and capture aquatic insects and even small minnows, so they actually do "fish". - Wayne - I always love having an opportunity to photograph these large, beautiful spiders. They are one of the only spiders that don't require getting in really close with the camera in order to get a nice shot. - John - Glad to be able to comment on your fine story! Mark - I believe your wife isn’t alone in wondering why someone would capture a spider to release it outdoors. Fortunately, I think “rescuers” are on the increase.
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Wren - Thanks! Most of the spiders I find indoors are not quite so spectacular.
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Sarah - Thanks! I’m hoping she was able to find a good meal too. I know she was in our house for at least 2 weeks and doubt she got much to eat during that time.
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Cate - Don and I are both “rescuers” so it seems a natural thing to do.
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Dj - I once had a Fishing Spider climb onto my face and sit on my eye lid when I was a teenager. It did give me a bit of a start, but fortunately, I’ve always been pretty calm around spiders!
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Laiku - Fishing Spiders often hunt along the water’s edge and capture aquatic insects and even small minnows, so they actually do “fish”.
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Wayne - I always love having an opportunity to photograph these large, beautiful spiders. They are one of the only spiders that don’t require getting in really close with the camera in order to get a nice shot.
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John - Glad to be able to comment on your fine story!

]]> by: John http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2008/07/02/an-unexpected-breakfast-guest/#comment-218750 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:58:47 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2008/07/02/an-unexpected-breakfast-guest/#comment-218750 My wife sometimes wonders why I take spiders outside when she might prefer that I put them out of her misery (she is quite unhappy to have them around). Thanks for the comment about Steve's story. I've updated it to reflect what really happened to him...the ants did use his favorite to send him on his way: Partida Elegante Extra Añejo Tequila. My wife sometimes wonders why I take spiders outside when she might prefer that I put them out of her misery (she is quite unhappy to have them around). Thanks for the comment about Steve’s story. I’ve updated it to reflect what really happened to him…the ants did use his favorite to send him on his way: Partida Elegante Extra Añejo Tequila.

]]> by: Wayne http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2008/07/02/an-unexpected-breakfast-guest/#comment-218749 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:23:36 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2008/07/02/an-unexpected-breakfast-guest/#comment-218749 Mark - your wife obviously wishes you to leave the spider indoors, where it will consume and control all the other critters! Bev - it always thrills me to find one of these fishing spiders. They're really magnificent beasts and your capture of its face and beautifully patterned legs is great. Just by coincidence we had one prowling the kitchen earlier in the season, too high up on the wall to conveniently approach and too big to capture without breaking legs. I'm not sure where it eventually went. Still around, somewhere, I suppose. Mark - your wife obviously wishes you to leave the spider indoors, where it will consume and control all the other critters!

Bev - it always thrills me to find one of these fishing spiders. They’re really magnificent beasts and your capture of its face and beautifully patterned legs is great.

Just by coincidence we had one prowling the kitchen earlier in the season, too high up on the wall to conveniently approach and too big to capture without breaking legs. I’m not sure where it eventually went. Still around, somewhere, I suppose.

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