cheeryble Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 My face walked through a spider web this morning. It didn't feel like the normal rather disgusting little tug across one's eyes, but more like a parachute snapping when it opens. In any case I shall do so tonight.....I'd like to know more about this spider (which I've captured it's a a pan with some twigs and leaves). It has a body 4.5 - 5.0cm long, and it's foot-spread in a normal pose is 16cm. It has a long body bit like a narrow but fat flash drive, basically black but with a striking yellow pattern. it has a sort of backpack behind it's shoulders (shoulders?) Do I feed it insects caught with the tennis zapper? Any ideas? Cheeryble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necronx99 Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Nephila maculata. oh,and I don't think some zapped bugs are going to keep it happy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Golden orb spider. They are cute. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_silk_orb-weaver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBL Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8454494/giant-queensland-spider-devours-snake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isanbirder Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Nephila maculata. oh,and I don't think some zapped bugs are going to keep it happy. What is the bird, Necronx? New to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeryble Posted April 20, 2012 Author Share Posted April 20, 2012 Looking in Wiki it looks like I have a pretty large specimen, and one with a really nice design (whoops, evolution) on it. Thanks for all the info everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necronx99 Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Nephila maculata. oh,and I don't think some zapped bugs are going to keep it happy. What is the bird, Necronx? New to me! Don't know sorry. Lunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 I walked into a golden orb's web once in a bamboo thicket in Indonesia and I then saw the spider as big as my hand next to my face and screamed and fled; and then I stood back and admired it... and then spent the rest of the afternoon on the terrace staring at it with intense concentration...and then a new understanding was reached between an arachnophobe and the spiders, who, after all just want to mind their own business... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Dog Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Cheeryble.... That is a great photo. Those spiders are common at a small cafe at Op Khan National Park up here in Chiang Mai and they seem unphased by humans. There are much larger spiders in Thailand however, and I've seen them over 20 cm across up at Doi Pui and Doi Inthanon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeryble Posted April 20, 2012 Author Share Posted April 20, 2012 Looking in Wiki it looks like I have a pretty large specimen, and one with a really nice design (whoops, evolution) on it. Thanks for all the info everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeryble Posted April 20, 2012 Author Share Posted April 20, 2012 Cheeryble.... That is a great photo. Those spiders are common at a small cafe at Op Khan National Park up here in Chiang Mai and they seem unphased by humans. There are much larger spiders in Thailand however, and I've seen them over 20 cm across up at Doi Pui and Doi Inthanon. OK photo isn't it for an 8000 baht Olympus. I think this wasn't even super close-up setting just regular close-up. BTW this is only medium quality choice for email not full pixels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necronx99 Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 http://news.ninemsn....r-devours-snake Thats an awesome vid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPI Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 While in the army in Oz and doing jungle training in Canungra Queensland I had an encounter with a similar but larger spider, nose to nose! I still wake up screaming!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chonabot Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I saved one of these a few months back Beautiful spiders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimincm Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I think the bird might be a Chestnut Breasted Mannikin,Lonchura castaneothorax,which I believe is an Aussie species,found along the northern coastline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Amazing the things you see on a web the web these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necronx99 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 While in the army in Oz and doing jungle training in Canungra Queensland I had an encounter with a similar but larger spider, nose to nose! I still wake up screaming!! Just quietly TPI, screaming like a little girl during a bug encounter is not the image our military likes to project.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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