I’ve got eight legs
you’ve got two
I’ve got eight eyes
you’ve only two
You run from us
and scream
but we’re much
more afraid of you
You with your overpopulation
and polluting ways
are ruining this planet
We aren’t
With your hitting hatred
and your many armaments
you mindlessly march in armies
We don’t march in any
So on Halloween
or on any other dark night
don’t run from us in hysterics
It’s all so blatantly ludicrous
Jumping Spider (1) Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2016
Jumping Spider (2) Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2016
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My Blog primarily consists of close-up nature photos (that I've taken locally) combined with original holistic-truth oriented prose and/or poetry involving mindfulness/awareness. I love nature and I love understanding the whole (not merely the parts and the details). I'm a retired teacher of the multiply handicapped.
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very cool enchanting!
Thank you, 7! 🙂 As a species, we need to do better with fitting into the whole of nature and with regard to being less dangerous to all of life (including ourselves).
so very true like always!
Love it.
Many thanks, Sylvia! I especially like jumping spiders. They are so alert, adroit, and rather cute in their own not so little way!
Hurrah for the Spider! Love the photographs… Had an interesting experience with
tarantulas on the way to Taos New Mexico a couple of weeks ago. The spiders were crossing the road because it’s mating time and my friend and I kept stopping the car to help the spiders cross safely. At the time it just seemed like the compassionate thing to do.. but the experience has, oddly, stayed with me.
It was super sweet of you to be stopping the car for the spiders, Sara! 🙂 When i was younger, i had friends who would intentionally try to run animals over while driving; they weren’t my friends for very long. Everyone should be considerate and caring concerning animals. When spiders are inside the house, i gently grab them with a Kleenex and release them outside.
Living in rural Maine for most of my life has brought me face to face with the reality that people apparently enjoy running over animals. I have witnessed this horrific abuse too often to ignore the significance of it. Abuse is always about power…
Yes, Sara, i couldn’t believe — when i was a young boy — how many of my friends would like to harm and torture animals. It wasn’t just in our area either; when we’d go to distant states on vacation and i would make new temporary friends… it was the same thing: they enjoyed killing or harming animals. I’m glad i’m a vegetarian and am not like many are. It’s a weird world! I think you are right… a lot of it is about power, but it’s more than that, unfortunately; it’s a sadistic tendency (or inherited fondness for hunting and killing) that a lot of males have within.
your post made me think about spiders, Thomas. You’re completely right with everything. So you probably have a spiderman costume for Halloween? We don’t celebrate this here, fortunately. Have a nice day, regards Mitza
Halloween is a super fun time, for children and for young-minded adults here! I really enjoy it a lot! I’ll be going to where i used to work as a teacher with the multiply handicapped (before i retired). They made a big spook house in the auditorium for them (like we always did in the past) and i’ll be going to spend the day with all the kids! It will be a blast! 🙂
Sounds like a lot of fun, Thomas :))
love love spider but most of all monkey love jumping spider. why. here why. jumping spider = beautiful creature. https://www.google.com/search?q=beautiful+jumping+spiders&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBw_ybpP7PAhUI_4MKHUTsCtQQsAQIHQ&biw=1278&bih=573&dpr=1.5
Yes, beautiful pics! Jumpers are my very favorite type of spider too! They are so monkey-like and cute! 🙂
Spiders are definitely more afraid of us, then we are of them. Spiders do not scare me, there is no reason to run. Happy Spooky Halloween Tom.
Yes, thanks, Peggy! 🙂 As i wrote to Mitza (taphian) above, i’ll be going to the school where i used to work to help with the spook house there on Halloween! 🙂
I don’t much mind jumping spiders — their eyes are so cute!
Yes, Karen! Their eyes are beautiful… and, with them, they have stereoscopic (depth) vision! 🙂
That is an incredibly macro shot!