I kill mostly roaches and things that are attacking or stinging me, otherwise I let things go. Your festively-attired spider sounds cute!
I can look at pictures of spiders, see them in movies and such and not be skeeved, but when it's IN THE ROOM with me and more horribly, headed right for me, I lose my shit and either start flailing or run away.
We went on a nature walk in Wekiva springs and just off the wooden walkway there were these goddamn banana spiders in six foot webs.
Nathan runs for a shoe whenever I start wibbling about roaches, but he HATES killing spiders--food chain and all that. We only seem to get wolf and house spiders though, so then he can he catches and releases them outside. Which I'm fine with, so long as I'm not involved.
And yes, that spider is far, far too big. This is Florida, where our mammals are small (mostly) and our insects, arachnids and reptiles are big ALL the time!
Re: Mutual of Omaha's Wild FortyhumansmitejenJune 27 2008, 02:49:02 UTC
We do have hummingbirds! Although they live more out in the country, and I've only seen one in Florida. They aren't terribly common, I think.
I've seen lightning bugs, but I can't remember if it was in Florida or not. I think it was north Georgia--they aren't here regularly at night, although I could be wrong since I spend most of my time in the city and they might be out in the country, too. We have great blue herons, wood storks, and big white cranes. Our larger mammals are Florida panthers, deer, bears and wild pigs, although I've only seen the latter dead on the side of the road and panthers in zoos.
I do love me some lovecraft--I've rambled about him in other posts but mostly just joked around in comments. I DID write a paper in one of my undergrad Humanities classes about how you're gonna love this inconsequential humanity and all its constructs were in comparison to the Elder Gods in Lovecraft's fictions. I was so young and cynical then!
Raccoons bother me a little too, only because I know how much time they spend in dumpsters or carrying rabies.
Nathan tossed a trashbag into a dumpster at our old apartment and a raccoon LAUNCHED past his face. If it had been a few inches closer he'd have gotten some nasty scratches!
Re: but is your shower cutain iridescent? or metallic?mitejenJune 26 2008, 16:34:32 UTC
Dur!
It's two layers: one layer is dark shiny copper and the top layer is this floofy translucent pale blue-very 'Madame Pompidour's underthings' in texture. I got it at Target, in a fit of decoration.
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I can look at pictures of spiders, see them in movies and such and not be skeeved, but when it's IN THE ROOM with me and more horribly, headed right for me, I lose my shit and either start flailing or run away.
We went on a nature walk in Wekiva springs and just off the wooden walkway there were these goddamn banana spiders in six foot webs.
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Nathan runs for a shoe whenever I start wibbling about roaches, but he HATES killing spiders--food chain and all that. We only seem to get wolf and house spiders though, so then he can he catches and releases them outside. Which I'm fine with, so long as I'm not involved.
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And yes, that spider is far, far too big. This is Florida, where our mammals are small (mostly) and our insects, arachnids and reptiles are big ALL the time!
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I've seen lightning bugs, but I can't remember if it was in Florida or not. I think it was north Georgia--they aren't here regularly at night, although I could be wrong since I spend most of my time in the city and they might be out in the country, too. We have great blue herons, wood storks, and big white cranes. Our larger mammals are Florida panthers, deer, bears and wild pigs, although I've only seen the latter dead on the side of the road and panthers in zoos.
I do love me some lovecraft--I've rambled about him in other posts but mostly just joked around in comments. I DID write a paper in one of my undergrad Humanities classes about how you're gonna love this inconsequential humanity and all its constructs were in comparison to the Elder Gods in Lovecraft's fictions. I was so young and cynical then!
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Nathan tossed a trashbag into a dumpster at our old apartment and a raccoon LAUNCHED past his face. If it had been a few inches closer he'd have gotten some nasty scratches!
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It's two layers: one layer is dark shiny copper and the top layer is this floofy translucent pale blue-very 'Madame Pompidour's underthings' in texture. I got it at Target, in a fit of decoration.
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