tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post3857784865294942333..comments2024-02-15T04:42:41.606+00:00Comments on James' Empty Blog: [jules' pics] Arachnaphobes look away now!James Annanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-74554068413310405222010-11-13T10:39:54.965+00:002010-11-13T10:39:54.965+00:00Do they eat birds like the big Queensland orb weav...Do they eat birds like the big Queensland orb weavers?C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-75295280141739449212010-11-09T06:57:59.360+00:002010-11-09T06:57:59.360+00:003 cm? *shudder*
Enough to get even my cat running...3 cm? *shudder*<br /><br />Enough to get even my cat running for cover (anything 2 cm or below gets eaten though!).Marcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07262670367947223521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-74383798405876517592010-11-09T01:44:50.631+00:002010-11-09T01:44:50.631+00:00Dear Marco,
I caught arachnophobia from my Pa, bu...Dear Marco,<br /><br />I caught arachnophobia from my Pa, but have had to get over it in Japan! <br /><br />This was a large nephila clavata but *of course* not _measurably_ as big as my hand - because of the well known mushi uncertainty principle which is that, when confronted by a measuring device the shrinkage in the size of the mushi is proportional to the number of legs. <br /><br />So - her body was about 3 cm, meaning her legs would merely spread across the palm of my little girly hand. But they are kind of aggressive spiders so I wouldn't really fancy trying to do the measurement.<br /><br />(Mushi is the handy Japanese names for all insects, spiders, centipedes and whatnot... )juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-86785454193817941852010-11-08T16:57:45.957+00:002010-11-08T16:57:45.957+00:00Being an arachnophobe (somewhat), I just tell myse...Being an arachnophobe (somewhat), I just tell myself you used a 50* zoomlens, so these enormous spiders are in reality just a few mm in size. I won't believe they are the size of your hand until I see you hold one!<br />(call me skeptic...)Marcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07262670367947223521noreply@blogger.com