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jen Rare Member Posts: 12,738	Animals, including Wildlife & Insects Mar 10, 2022 3:52:58 GMT -5 heatherly and kjay like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jen on Mar 10, 2022 3:52:58 GMT -5 We get swarms of little ones at times which may worry some but I can imagine many being terrified of those.

a_muppet Global Moderator Posts: 35,036	Animals, including Wildlife & Insects Mar 11, 2022 8:02:58 GMT -5 jen likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by a_muppet on Mar 11, 2022 8:02:58 GMT -5 my son has two exotic spiders as pets
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heatherly Administrator Maintain low tones! Posts: 16,395	Animals, including Wildlife & Insects Mar 11, 2022 20:46:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by heatherly on Mar 11, 2022 20:46:10 GMT -5 I still have a spider living in my kitchen window. I keep wondering when it's going to die from starvation or something over winter, but still going.
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Mar 11, 2022 20:46:10 GMT -5 heatherly said:

I still have a spider living in my kitchen window. I keep wondering when it's going to die from starvation or something over winter, but still going.

However clean a room is the wildlife is still there

kjay Moderator Posts: 24,249	Animals, including Wildlife & Insects Mar 12, 2022 6:02:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kjay on Mar 12, 2022 6:02:35 GMT -5 Mar 11, 2022 8:02:58 GMT -5 a_muppet said: my son has two exotic spiders as pets I don't know if that is for me. I'll just let them live outdoors somewhere.
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Mar 11, 2022 8:02:58 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

my son has two exotic spiders as pets

I love spiders and have always wanted one as a pet. They are incredible animals. They look scary but often have a heart of gold. I do wonder, does your son ever handle his two spiders? They might run away if they did, I guess. But it must be tempting. Also, what does your son feed his spiders? What about cleaning the cage they are in?

Mar 11, 2022 20:46:10 GMT -5 heatherly said:

I still have a spider living in my kitchen window. I keep wondering when it's going to die from starvation or something over winter, but still going.

I always leave spiders alone: and I NEVER kill any spider. They are important creatures and have every right to exist. Plus, I don't see that spider dropping bombs or shooting guns.

Basically, NEVER kill that spider: put it outside instead. I know it looks scary and different, but please show compassion for God's creatures!

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Mar 29, 2022 5:05:31 GMT -5 Popcorn&Candy said:

Mar 11, 2022 8:02:58 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

my son has two exotic spiders as pets

I love spiders and have always wanted one as a pet. They are incredible animals. They look scary but often have a heart of gold. I do wonder, does your son ever handle his two spiders? They might run away if they did, I guess. But it must be tempting. Also, what does your son feed his spiders? What about cleaning the cage they are in?

Mar 11, 2022 20:46:10 GMT -5 heatherly said:

I still have a spider living in my kitchen window. I keep wondering when it's going to die from starvation or something over winter, but still going.

I always leave spiders alone: and I NEVER kill any spider. They are important creatures and have every right to exist. Plus, I don't see that spider dropping bombs or shooting guns.

Basically, NEVER kill that spider: put it outside instead. I know it looks scary and different, but please show compassion for God's creatures!

I don't know what he feeds them, but I know he takes them out and plays with them.

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Mar 29, 2022 7:16:24 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

I don't know what he feeds them, but I know he takes them out and plays with them.

How come they don't run away? How does your son contain them?

Also, it takes bravery to handle such big spiders: most people would run in fear! Still, they are important animals. Your son IS brave, though. It is good to not fear spiders.

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Mar 30, 2022 15:17:12 GMT -5 Popcorn&Candy said:

Mar 29, 2022 7:16:24 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

I don't know what he feeds them, but I know he takes them out and plays with them.

How come they don't run away? How does your son contain them?

Also, it takes bravery to handle such big spiders: most people would run in fear! Still, they are important animals. Your son IS brave, though. It is good to not fear spiders.

He just holds them in his hand and they run around. Honestly, they are not big, they are tiny wee.

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Someone in our art group mentioned that big spiders have been seen in the wild here in the Uk yesterday. Hand sized. I don't know the truth in it but I would imagine it would worry many people.

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Mar 31, 2022 2:28:44 GMT -5 jen said:

Someone in our art group mentioned that big spiders have been seen in the wild here in the Uk yesterday. Hand sized. I don't know the truth in it but I would imagine it would worry many people.

Apparently, plenty of the large hairy variety arrive here, in fruit shipments. This is our largest indigenous one:

the Cardinal Spider
The largest spider found in the UK is the Cardinal Spider (Tegenaria parietina). Male examples have been recorded with an impressive 12 cm leg span. By comparison the smallest species of 'Money spiders' (family Linyphiidae) have a leg span of little more than 2 mm.

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Popcorn&Candy Rare Member Posts: 11,371	Animals, including Wildlife & Insects Mar 31, 2022 9:55:39 GMT -5 heatherly likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Popcorn&Candy on Mar 31, 2022 9:55:39 GMT -5 It's a good job I'm not scared of spiders!!!
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A rare Musa acuminata duck has been spotted recently in Yorkshire.

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Apr 7, 2022 4:16:58 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

A rare Musa acuminata duck has been spotted recently in Yorkshire.

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Brilliant!

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Apr 8, 2022 2:50:30 GMT -5 jen said:

Apr 7, 2022 4:16:58 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

A rare Musa acuminata duck has been spotted recently in Yorkshire.

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Brilliant!

It is special.

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cassie Elite Member III Posts: 7,588	Animals, including Wildlife & Insects Apr 8, 2022 3:13:27 GMT -5 heatherly, a_muppet, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cassie on Apr 8, 2022 3:13:27 GMT -5 imgur.com/a/5nAb0tY imgur.com/179EUKw Time for newbies

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kjay Moderator Posts: 24,249	Animals, including Wildlife & Insects Apr 12, 2022 17:05:45 GMT -5 heatherly, a_muppet, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kjay on Apr 12, 2022 17:05:45 GMT -5 A lonely little spider waiting for lunch. imgur.com/9VUDvco
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There's a baby crow looking very alone in our woods just now. He is about 12 feet up in a tree, but he looks lost. As he is up a tree, I suppose he is relatively safe. Perhaps he is more advanced than I give him credit for....

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Jun 8, 2022 9:35:27 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

There's a baby crow looking very alone in our woods just now. He is about 12 feet up in a tree, but he looks lost. As he is up a tree, I suppose he is relatively safe. Perhaps he is more advanced than I give him credit for....

The baby crow is still there, and he looks alert, so he muct be getting fed and watered....

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Jun 9, 2022 9:46:18 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Jun 8, 2022 9:35:27 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

There's a baby crow looking very alone in our woods just now. He is about 12 feet up in a tree, but he looks lost. As he is up a tree, I suppose he is relatively safe. Perhaps he is more advanced than I give him credit for....

The baby crow is still there, and he looks alert, so he muct be getting fed and watered....