And here is an excerpt from the Monster in the Mirror song sung by Grover… (not that i ever watch Sesame Street with my big bird friends).
If your mirror has a monster in it, do not shout This kind of situation does not call for freaking out And do nothing that you would not like to see him do ‘Cause that monster in the mirror he just might be you
Singing “Wubba wubba wubba wubba woo woo woo” Wubba wubba wubba and a doodly do Wubba wubba wubba you can join in too
Halloween Delight … Note the series of long, fine hairs on this spider’s hind legs; they are likely used for web construction. … Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2019
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Yes, same to you, Sabine! I initially thought that those hairs on the fore section of the spider’s hind legs were a section of micro-web vibrating, but now i realize that they are hairs on the spider’s hind legs! 🙂
Your big bird friends Tweety and Scarlet are very intelligent – of course you should watch Sesame Street with them. My canaries loved Christmas music and never sang to any songs but Christmas music, especially “Jingle Bells” and anything by Karen Carpenter (“Merry Christmas Darling” was their absolute favorite). The spider’s markings are very colorful, but up close give me the heebie-jeebies but I can still marvel at those fine hairs that make magnificent webs. I will give them an Atta Boy (or Girl) for those web intricacies. 🙂
Scarlet was tired of watching a learning video that i had on for them today and started complaining. So i put on a Rush music video DVD instead. Both of them are diehard Rush fans. Scarlet even asks for them by name. (I do watch Sesame Street with them, but don’t tell anyone.) 🙂
I watched a video, while cleaning and feeding the birds today, on Argiope Spiders. The man, with trepidation, let one walk on his hand. I used to walk through tons of them, in tall brush areas, and they’d even be crawling all over my face; i wouldn’t mind; they just would jump off and nothing ever happened. 🙂
I get a kick out of your fun bird stories. They are so smart. I like that they like Rush over a learning video. You should do a video of Tweety and Scarlet one time – they don’t need to have a macro photo as they are large enough.
I just Googled Argiope Spiders – the coloring is beautiful. Isn’t that the same spider you profiled in this post Tom? I went onto your site to check it out but yours had a reddish-orange spot and the colors were similar, the designs a little different. I wish I was not afraid of spiders and be more like you.
I thought of doing a video of them but Tweetie is wise to video cameras and doesn’t do well with one around. I once took an audio recording (of her talking) to work; the staff couldn’t believe it!
It is a Mabel Orchard Spider. We have a lot of them in our yard by the river during the warm weather. There are classes for ending spider-phobia but not likely around where you live. 🙂
No, Jane, i don’t know about Big-bird, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, or any of those characters. 😉 (Actually, i do watch S.S. now and then while cleaning and feeding our two pet birds, whom we are slaves to.) 🙂
Could it be that this is an orchard spider? If it is (and those colors on the abdomen suggest it might be) I think I have a photo of one, too. I need to have a little search through my terribly disorganized files!
Yes, Linda, Mabel Orchard Spiders. 🙂 We have quite a few of them in our yard usually. I have a lot of photos of these. This particular photo was taken in the backyard by the river.
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Incredible photo – I could see those hairs!
Yes, Eilene, i think those hairs are fascinating! 🙂
Wow! Is that a true pic, or have you touched him up?
I didn’t touch up a thing, Harini. Those series of hairs on the spider’s hind legs are amazing, i feel. 🙂
Marvelous spider picture!
Thank you, Leah. I think that those hairs on the hind legs are something else! 🙂
Wow! Your photograph is spooktacular! Happy Pre-Halloween! 🎃
Yes, same to you, Sabine! I initially thought that those hairs on the fore section of the spider’s hind legs were a section of micro-web vibrating, but now i realize that they are hairs on the spider’s hind legs! 🙂
Spiders are so interesting!
🙂
Oh no, not the singing creepy crawler! 😀
Wait till you see the one around Halloween; makes this one look sweet and cuddly. 🙂
Noooooooooooooooooo….. 🙂
Wow!
The one around Halloween will be way more huge and intimidating. 🙂
Your big bird friends Tweety and Scarlet are very intelligent – of course you should watch Sesame Street with them. My canaries loved Christmas music and never sang to any songs but Christmas music, especially “Jingle Bells” and anything by Karen Carpenter (“Merry Christmas Darling” was their absolute favorite). The spider’s markings are very colorful, but up close give me the heebie-jeebies but I can still marvel at those fine hairs that make magnificent webs. I will give them an Atta Boy (or Girl) for those web intricacies. 🙂
Scarlet was tired of watching a learning video that i had on for them today and started complaining. So i put on a Rush music video DVD instead. Both of them are diehard Rush fans. Scarlet even asks for them by name. (I do watch Sesame Street with them, but don’t tell anyone.) 🙂
I watched a video, while cleaning and feeding the birds today, on Argiope Spiders. The man, with trepidation, let one walk on his hand. I used to walk through tons of them, in tall brush areas, and they’d even be crawling all over my face; i wouldn’t mind; they just would jump off and nothing ever happened. 🙂
I get a kick out of your fun bird stories. They are so smart. I like that they like Rush over a learning video. You should do a video of Tweety and Scarlet one time – they don’t need to have a macro photo as they are large enough.
I just Googled Argiope Spiders – the coloring is beautiful. Isn’t that the same spider you profiled in this post Tom? I went onto your site to check it out but yours had a reddish-orange spot and the colors were similar, the designs a little different. I wish I was not afraid of spiders and be more like you.
I thought of doing a video of them but Tweetie is wise to video cameras and doesn’t do well with one around. I once took an audio recording (of her talking) to work; the staff couldn’t believe it!
It is a Mabel Orchard Spider. We have a lot of them in our yard by the river during the warm weather. There are classes for ending spider-phobia but not likely around where you live. 🙂
Amazing leg hairs, so neat to know they have a purpose. You don’t know the Sesame Streetcrew? Ah-h-, come on.
No, Jane, i don’t know about Big-bird, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, or any of those characters. 😉 (Actually, i do watch S.S. now and then while cleaning and feeding our two pet birds, whom we are slaves to.) 🙂
Whoa, now I’m going to have spider nightmares! Yikes!! 😉
They are as harmless as Ospreys, Donna… unless you are a fish, in which case they are less harmful than Ospreys. 🙂
🙂
Could it be that this is an orchard spider? If it is (and those colors on the abdomen suggest it might be) I think I have a photo of one, too. I need to have a little search through my terribly disorganized files!
Yes, Linda, Mabel Orchard Spiders. 🙂 We have quite a few of them in our yard usually. I have a lot of photos of these. This particular photo was taken in the backyard by the river.
Marvellous!
Thank you, Joke! 🙂