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I suppose our carport, which attracts a few zillion insects, is predator heaven at night. And I suppose, the jeep is just the place to hide, lurk, and hunt on and in.
Once more I am driving along when a massive spider crawls along the front roll bar and looks for a place to hide among the instrumentation. I assumed this was another of our very abundant Sparassids, but this one's body was huge; at a guess a little over an inch long. What was more interesting was the body was a white-blond. I suppose just before or after a molt?? It was one beautiful specimen, sort of showing off a foot from my face.
Just as we arrived in the parking lot of a large department store the pidey drops down to the floor. I'm really worried it is going to get under my feet but it had other plans. I felt it on my leg then it went up in my pants.
Well, I'm sort of relieved it won't get smushed, but DARN THAT TICKLES.
I quickly parked, got out and stomped my foot. Out it came, but two acres of pavement with cars going every which way is not going to contribute to it's life span.
My wife ran over to help. My problem is I'm a super clutz and can't catch critters without risking smushing them. So as the pidey dashed this way and that I tried to deflect it towards my wife.
She finally managed to scoop it up, but her brain has a few short circuits and loose connections sometimes. Instead of waiting for me to find a container, she walks over to the jeep and drops it in back.
We stopped off at the computer shop then then entire drive back home we were wondering where the critter is. Did it jump out? It didn't show.
And now, the next day. I'm fussing, trying to get the computer running, and I drop a screw. I stick my hand in the bottom of the case and plop! The pidey jumps on it. I draw my hand back out and it strolls up my forearm. I'm amazed, and delighted, then did a double take. There were those star gazer eyes and I've got the largest lycosid I've ever seen, posing for me. It's legs were a bit thicker and shorter than our sparassids, but this beauty had a full 4 inch leg span and as mentioned, the body was massive. In fact of the matter, in proportion, it more resembled a neanderthal version of a salticidae with extra long legs.
Well, my wife isn't the only one with brain farts. It stopped on my arm and my imagination took over. It was staring up at me as if to say, 'Look dude. This is getting ridiculous'. I got to my feet and went downstairs. It turned slowly around as if it wanted to see where we were going. I lowered my arm to the porch and it slowly strolled off and sat there. Only then did I remember the camera, and it heard me thinking. It shot off the porch and vanished.
Dumb awards welcomed and deserved. But wow, what a specimen!
Once more I am driving along when a massive spider crawls along the front roll bar and looks for a place to hide among the instrumentation. I assumed this was another of our very abundant Sparassids, but this one's body was huge; at a guess a little over an inch long. What was more interesting was the body was a white-blond. I suppose just before or after a molt?? It was one beautiful specimen, sort of showing off a foot from my face.
Just as we arrived in the parking lot of a large department store the pidey drops down to the floor. I'm really worried it is going to get under my feet but it had other plans. I felt it on my leg then it went up in my pants.
Well, I'm sort of relieved it won't get smushed, but DARN THAT TICKLES.
I quickly parked, got out and stomped my foot. Out it came, but two acres of pavement with cars going every which way is not going to contribute to it's life span.
My wife ran over to help. My problem is I'm a super clutz and can't catch critters without risking smushing them. So as the pidey dashed this way and that I tried to deflect it towards my wife.
She finally managed to scoop it up, but her brain has a few short circuits and loose connections sometimes. Instead of waiting for me to find a container, she walks over to the jeep and drops it in back.
We stopped off at the computer shop then then entire drive back home we were wondering where the critter is. Did it jump out? It didn't show.
And now, the next day. I'm fussing, trying to get the computer running, and I drop a screw. I stick my hand in the bottom of the case and plop! The pidey jumps on it. I draw my hand back out and it strolls up my forearm. I'm amazed, and delighted, then did a double take. There were those star gazer eyes and I've got the largest lycosid I've ever seen, posing for me. It's legs were a bit thicker and shorter than our sparassids, but this beauty had a full 4 inch leg span and as mentioned, the body was massive. In fact of the matter, in proportion, it more resembled a neanderthal version of a salticidae with extra long legs.
Well, my wife isn't the only one with brain farts. It stopped on my arm and my imagination took over. It was staring up at me as if to say, 'Look dude. This is getting ridiculous'. I got to my feet and went downstairs. It turned slowly around as if it wanted to see where we were going. I lowered my arm to the porch and it slowly strolled off and sat there. Only then did I remember the camera, and it heard me thinking. It shot off the porch and vanished.
Dumb awards welcomed and deserved. But wow, what a specimen!