See that subject line? You have been warned. Found this charming beastie in my carport just now. She's very very big. And very very chunky. At first I was impressed at how much anatomical detail I managed to capture, but then reconsidered my fortune for she was about three feet across after all. For the photo buffs I was using my Panasonic DMZ-LZ1 ( Read more... )

Tonight in the shadows around the bins at Sector 7 I saw not another giant spider, but a giant praying mantis, and as a bonus it looked very much like she was laying eggs. Baby praying mantises are very cute.

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Just now I popped out the door to put something in the bin, and as I lifted the lid I raised my eyes, as you do, and saw something very very close to my head, if not my heart.

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I take drugs. Prescription ones--all strictly legal--but the sleeping pills occasionally provoke interesting moments. If the timing is right I get to do things that I don't quite remember the next day. The most recent example involved a large 'orrible 'airy spider, which then led me today to an act of short-lived bravado and high-pitched screaming ( Read more... )

For reasons that escape me (but possibly including the desire to avoid the 2009 wrap-up post) I thought I'd make a list of all of the animal products and/or remains I have or have had around my house. I'm not aware of any broken laws, although I might get in trouble if I tried to sell some of them ( Read more... )

I'll ease into the Adelaide trip reporting with small furry animals. In large furry animal news I also now have a panda in the fridge, which strained my hand luggage allowance. Actually I brought home two but I ated one already.

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Husband occasionally gets Ideas. "We shall go to the beach on Sunday, at dawn!" he said a few days ago.

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