Spiders often are seen as ugly, threatening creatures. These eight legged, non-insect arthropods elicit fear and revulsion. Yet, they are a part of our every day world. They are viewed as beneficial when they capture insects but seen as pests when found inside the house.
Oh wow, I love these so much... they're almost too cute to be real. Feels like Jim Henson should have made them. I linked you on my blog, hope that's Ok.
These are so wonderful. I've always liked spiders. My favorite book as a child was "Be Nice to Spiders" and I tend to leave the non-biting ones in the ceiling corners to eat any "bad bugs" that stray into the house.
Forgot to add. I feel so thankful to be able to look in their wonderfu, many faceted, alien eyes, and recognize something famiiar- my connection to the universe.
These are beautiful pictures. Personally, I think they're cute enough even without the photoshopped ones. In answer to the Anonymous comment made in January, spiders are in fact ridiculously unlikely to kill you. There hasn't been a documented case of death by spider bite in the U.S. for decades. There are a few medically significant spiders out there, like brown recluse or black widow that you should go to the doctor if you are bitten by them (which is also extremely unlikely as they are very shy animals; they are called "recluse" for a reason), but barring an allergic reaction with no medical treatment it is almost impossible to die from a spider bite, particularly here in the U.S. You're also less likely to be allergic to a spider's venom than you are to a bee's, because of the different kinds of proteins in the toxins they produce.
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ReplyDeleteThe last one looks so sad :(
ReplyDeleteOh wow, I love these so much... they're almost too cute to be real. Feels like Jim Henson should have made them. I linked you on my blog, hope that's Ok.
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Because they can actually kill you!!!
ReplyDeleteThese are so wonderful. I've always liked spiders. My favorite book as a child was "Be Nice to Spiders" and I tend to leave the non-biting ones in the ceiling corners to eat any "bad bugs" that stray into the house.
ReplyDeleteBut I'm not your average bear!
Forgot to add. I feel so thankful to be able to look in their wonderfu, many faceted, alien eyes, and recognize something famiiar- my connection to the universe.
ReplyDeleteWow, those are awesome!
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know who the photographer of these photos is? I'd really like to know but I don't see any mention of credit or links to their homepage?
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful pictures. Personally, I think they're cute enough even without the photoshopped ones. In answer to the Anonymous comment made in January, spiders are in fact ridiculously unlikely to kill you. There hasn't been a documented case of death by spider bite in the U.S. for decades. There are a few medically significant spiders out there, like brown recluse or black widow that you should go to the doctor if you are bitten by them (which is also extremely unlikely as they are very shy animals; they are called "recluse" for a reason), but barring an allergic reaction with no medical treatment it is almost impossible to die from a spider bite, particularly here in the U.S. You're also less likely to be allergic to a spider's venom than you are to a bee's, because of the different kinds of proteins in the toxins they produce.
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