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Wildlife February 2011
« on: February 01, 2011, 08:37:33 AM »
Howdy All,

A Southern Hemisphere spider to start February.  Very active little blighter, let me tell you.  I also noticed him gathering up his web when it got damaged, stripping it back to the basic strands that still held it in place, bundling up the broken stuff and rolling it into a ball and tucking it away.  Do they eat and re-use their spider silk?  I've noticed it happen twice in the last week (2 different spiders), making it even more amazing when I've never noticed it ever before. ???
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Re: Wildlife February 2011
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2011, 09:00:50 AM »
Wonderful images, Paul.
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Re: Wildlife February 2011
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2011, 09:50:04 AM »
Thanks Cliff. :D
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Re: Wildlife February 2011
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2011, 10:01:40 AM »
That's amazing - a recycling spider!
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Re: Wildlife February 2011
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2011, 10:02:55 AM »
I think I read they eat it
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Re: Wildlife February 2011
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2011, 10:25:05 AM »
Thanks Mark.  Like Anne, I was amazed.  Given it has happened twice this week with two different sorts of spiders, I'm guessing it isn't uncommon?
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Re: Wildlife February 2011
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2011, 10:35:18 AM »
Here's a night visitor to our Cornus florida 'Rubra' at the bottom of our front steps.  He (or she) appears each night.  Slowly getting used to me coming and going with watering etc, so now it stays there.  Last night there were two of them in different parts of the tree (i.e only 2.5m high, so not exactly huge cover), but tonight back to just the one.  Thankfully it didn't mind being photographed tonight too much.  You can see the first pic it's head is sitting in the leaves where it usually sits, and then in the second it has bent down to have a look at and keep an eye on me.  ;)
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Re: Wildlife February 2011
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2011, 12:16:15 AM »
Lovely pics Paul, especially the birds. The spider's recycling bundle looks like my knitting. ::)
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Re: Wildlife February 2011
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2011, 03:29:54 AM »
 ;D ;D
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Re: Wildlife February 2011
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2011, 11:03:28 AM »
I leaved home early today and met 10 squirrels.  :D







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Re: Wildlife February 2011
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2011, 11:48:42 AM »
Sooooooo cute!!  ;D
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Re: Wildlife February 2011
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2011, 02:31:17 PM »
I want one
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Re: Wildlife February 2011
« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2011, 03:33:57 PM »
That Russian squirrel reminds me of Arturo Toscanini! Wonderful ears.

For the birders out there:

In January Anna's Hummingbird was spotted in Newfoundland and Northern Lapwings in Nova Scotia. Plenty of sites on the accounts.

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Re: Wildlife February 2011
« Reply #13 on: February 02, 2011, 06:06:22 PM »
Not comparable in cuteness certainly, but when I leave home early for my Saturday job, (about 5.30am) I meet at least a dozen, usually more, rabbits on the road. Maybe one or two during the day if the weather's dry and they're anxious to find water. Love the squirrels.
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Re: Wildlife February 2011
« Reply #14 on: February 02, 2011, 11:23:06 PM »
There was a nice orb spider on a web slung from the balcony near our outside table on the patio (we had to buy one and two chairs as the furnished accommodation only had two outside chairs and no patio table). The other day a European wasp landed on the seat next to me with said spider in its jaws! :'(
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