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spider in the bath
Posted: 17 Oct 2015, 12:31
by Airspeed
You know when you see a daddy longlegs struggling to climb out of the bath,
do you put olive oil on your hands, feet, knees & elbows and hop into that empty bath just to share the frustration?
You're weird!
Re: spider in the bath
Posted: 17 Oct 2015, 13:15
by Dev One
No, to me a Daddy Longlegs is fitted with wings ( a crane fly)....
Keith
Re: spider in the bath
Posted: 17 Oct 2015, 13:44
by airboatr
just smash'm and carry on.
Re: spider in the bath
Posted: 18 Oct 2015, 02:58
by Airspeed
OK Keith, it depends on which university you went to:
Pholcidae, commonly known as cellar spiders, are a spider family in the suborder Araneomorphae.
Some species, especially Pholcus phalangioides, are commonly called daddy long-legs spider, granddaddy long-legs spider, carpenter spider, daddy long-legger, or vibrating spider. Confusion often arises because the name "daddy long-legs" is also applied to two distantly related arthropod groups: the harvestmen (which are arachnids but not spiders), and crane flies (which are insects).
The story goes that their venom is stronger than black widows, but being such small-bodied creatures, can't deliver much, so a bite won't kill humans. They certainly kill larger spiders than themselves, though.
Won't waste forum space on pix, but there are plenty of images on line under "daddy longlegs".
Joe, that's cruel. Where's your sense of love for a fellow Earthling?
Re: spider in the bath
Posted: 18 Oct 2015, 03:30
by airboatr
oh well, maybe you'd like a love bite like what they gave me!
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warning
http://images52.fotki.com/v1565/photos/ ... 037-vi.jpg
Mike?
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Re: spider in the bath
Posted: 18 Oct 2015, 07:53
by Dev One
Mike, Thanks for the description, I did guess that there were spiders from your subject, just a bit of 'leg pulling'! (Goes away singing a piece with Fred Astaire 'Daddy Longlegs' - or was it that French actress Leslie Caron?) - Brainfade coming on.
Joe that does look very nasty!
Keith
Re: spider in the bath
Posted: 18 Oct 2015, 11:21
by dodger
Hi Mike,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srDlSqB9EWM
I love this, very clever words, Enjoy.
Yes Joe that is very nasty.
Cheers,
Roger.
Re: spider in the bath
Posted: 19 Oct 2015, 04:37
by Airspeed
I DID enjoy, Roger! I'm a long-time fan of that 1930s sound - syncopation and all.
The 1940s is rather harsh by comparison.
Joe, that's an alligator bite, not a daddy longlegs.
That's what you get for dating Polk Salad Annie!
Re: spider in the bath
Posted: 20 Oct 2015, 03:06
by airboatr
what's your address , Annie wants to pay you a visit.
Re: spider in the bath
Posted: 20 Oct 2015, 07:02
by Airspeed
Bring it on Annie, I'll polish up the rabbit traps.
