Our back yard (and it's continuing woods) are a never ending fascination for me. Everyday I seem to see something new. I got a picture of that Praying Mantis that lives outside our bedroom door.
He is huge. About 5 inches long. He was a bright green, but in this picture he's turned brown because he's about to shed again.
A new edition to the patio habitat is this spider. Not sure what kind he is, but I know I don't want him anywhere near me :) I don't want to kill these spiders even though they are huge and make huge webs because I'm sure he's killing off a lot of misquitoes and other flying bugs.
Last night we kept hearing a thud against one of the sliding doors out to the deck from the living room. When I looked out I saw yet another breed of frog and this one was going after a inch or so long cricket. Didn't get a picture though, they were to close to the sliding door and I felt if I went outside it would only scare them away.
One final note: Is seem to be playing Clocks by Coldplay every chance I get. It is one of my favourite songs of the year.
Posted by John at August 27, 2003 10:48 AMThat spider is awesome. I've learned from living in an especially spidery place that spiders, no matter what their size, are generally non-invasive. They don't want to be near you either. And I happen to think their cool. As for Coldplay, I finally had to take that cd out of my car because I was listening to it obsessively.
Posted by: cindi on August 28, 2003 10:52 AMKILL the friggin spider!!! They are evil nasty buggers. Me? Afraid??? Noooooooooooooo
Posted by: amy on August 27, 2003 02:28 PM