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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 09 2007 : 11:35:52 PM
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| I can't believe you ladies are so spider friendly!! I am scared to death of them - they're right up there with snakes for me. Give me a nice maggot anyday...... |
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Bee Haven Maven
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
Beverly
Pennsylvania
USA
1862 Posts |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2007 : 4:56:21 PM
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Eww! Maggots are so gross! I have heard stories about maggots and the ER that would give you nightmares!
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
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AmyEllen
True Blue Farmgirl
235 Posts
Amy
McPherson
Kansas
USA
235 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2007 : 7:34:07 PM
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Originally posted by vintagegrl
I had a friend from North Carolina who swore on a stack of bibles that there's a bug there called a "spriket". I may have the spelling wrong. She claims it's a cross between a spider and a criket. Ladies, was she pulling my leg or what? I still have nightmares about a gigantic spriket coming to get me!
AHHHHH Spider crickets is what I am guessing you are talking about. At least that is what alot of people called them when I was living in Tennessee. They were so gross. They were huge ugly looked like spiders and yes I mistook them for spiders all the time, but they are a cricket. I got so I was jumping all the time. UCK UCK UCK. Oh and another lovely darling is the funnel web is what they called them HUGE nasty ugly spiders. I HATE spiders. ALL SPIDERS.
Uck
Amy
http://lifenkansas.blogspot.com/
http://missemmasshop.blogspot.com/
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_Rebecca_
True Blue Farmgirl
568 Posts
Rebecca
OK
USA
568 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2007 : 09:18:14 AM
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The spider in the picture was one that we saw fairly frequently around my yard when I was growing up. It was not unusual at all. I had no idea of the name of it. We just knew it wasn't a black widow or a brown recluse so it was a good spider.
Brown recluses are drawn to bug carcasses so make sure you vacuum in your house really well and don't have bug carcasses anywhere. I'm not sure about black widows. But, those are the two types that are dangerous. The others are ...mostly harmless.
.·:*¨¨* :·.Rebecca.·:*¨¨* :·. http://boinglink.blogspot.com/ |
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vintagegrl
True Blue Farmgirl
280 Posts
Jeanette
NH
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2007 : 03:39:14 AM
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Amy & Kathie,
Quotes:
Amy: AHHHHH Spider crickets is what I am guessing you are talking about...
Kathie: ...as far as a 'Spriket' ya know... There is this nastly bug that I've seen in my yard...
Thanks for letting me know these things DO exist. YUCK!! Well I guess my friend wasn't pulling my leg!
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Kathie
True Blue Farmgirl
2436 Posts
Kathie
Thonotosassa
Florida
USA
2436 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2007 : 12:40:46 PM
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Sorry Jeanette!!
As soon as i'm able to photograph one.. YOU'LL be the 1st to know!!
In a World Where you Can Be Anything, Be Yourself.. |
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vintagegrl
True Blue Farmgirl
280 Posts
Jeanette
NH
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2007 : 12:48:14 PM
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| Thanks Kathie. I feel like the M&M's in the TV commercial when they see Santa Claus, "He does exist!", while Santa looks at the animated M&M's and exclaims, "They do exist!" at which point they both faint. I better be sitting down when if you get to take a pic, I am such a coward when it comes to bugs! |
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paradiseplantation
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
julie
social springs community
Louisiana
USA
1277 Posts |
Posted - Aug 14 2007 : 06:41:30 AM
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| She is a beaut! I have one hanging from an air conditioner at the back of the house. My husband hates spiders, too, but these he likes for some reason, so I get to keep them. Don't quote me, but from what I understand, they are shy, sweet creatures that won't hurt you, as long as you don't try to hurt them. And, no, I've never heard of a spricket, and really, really, really believe she was pulling your leg, Jeanette. They are two different species, and I don't think they would cross successfully. Hope that eases your nightmares! |
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paradiseplantation
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
julie
social springs community
Louisiana
USA
1277 Posts |
Posted - Aug 14 2007 : 06:44:47 AM
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| I just read the posts from Amy & Kathie, and I guess I'm wrong. I am SO glad I don't have those in my backyard. Eww. I think I'm gonna make my dh do the push mowing from now on! Sorry, Jeanette for misleading you! |
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junkjunkie
True Blue Farmgirl
1306 Posts
Judy
Lawrenceville
NJ
USA
1306 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 4:17:50 PM
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I don't work in a hospital, but as far as ER stories and maggots, you've got to 'google' bot flies.....if you dare! I wouldn't suggest doing this while you're eating, though. lol! If you like spiders, check this out... google 'camel spiders'.
"To have life in focus, we must have death in our field of vision." Benedictine monk John Main |
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Shirlaroo
True Blue Farmgirl
297 Posts
Shirley
Australia
297 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 9:55:58 PM
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Yikes, I better say my good byes. My initials are S. S. Pretty easy to spot that in a zigzag pattern!
Friends are the best collectables. |
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newmomma327
Farmgirl in Training
32 Posts
Tabatha
Michigan
USA
32 Posts |
Posted - Aug 18 2007 : 6:08:13 PM
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| Is it awful that I HATE spiders? Seriously they have freaked me out from my bitty baby days. I still shriek upon seeing one. But my new disgust is the centipedes or maybe millipedes that are invading my basement recently - we put a dehumidifier down there but I still get an icky feeling having to head down there to do laundry (see there's a reason for the piles!) |
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CountryBorn
True Blue Farmgirl
1545 Posts
Mary Jane
New York
USA
1545 Posts |
Posted - Aug 18 2007 : 7:30:17 PM
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What a beautiful spider. We had a lot of them in our greenhouses. They always co-existed very nicely with us.My Dad just called them garden spiders. They loved the greenhouses because of all the bugs and the humidity. They would live there for ages. It was nice to see one again. I haven't noticed any here in a long while. MJ
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
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MamaHumbird
True Blue Farmgirl
116 Posts
Holly
Cleveland
Missouri
USA
116 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 9:55:31 PM
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It looks like a giant garden spider to me. I am not fond of spiders, in fact I hate them, but that looks like a garden spider to me. Of course it is hard to tell in the picture, but that one looks like it got in the miracle grow! I always was scared of them when I was a kid, but my dad said they are better than the brown recluse. He got bit by one, they are prevelant around here, and almost lost his hand.
HOlly |
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Bee Haven Maven
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
Beverly
Pennsylvania
USA
1862 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2007 : 6:23:27 PM
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It is a golden garden spider....no Miracle Grow in our garden....all organic....plenty of good ole horse manure, tho
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cabinmoose
True Blue Farmgirl
218 Posts
Lorna
Forest Hill
MD
USA
218 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2007 : 6:54:45 PM
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I am a spider sissy too..........
I will rescue the snakes, frogs, turtles, birds, bees, crickets, all that stuff just don't show me a spider! lol
Hubby will do spiders just not snakes. One day I saw him out in the middle of the yard, standing up on the tractor seat, what on earth was he doing? Finally I went to investigate becuase he was wasting precious daylight and I learned the was a snake under the tractor and he needed me to get it. lol I wish I got a picture of him up on that tractor. I could of come up with a 1,000 funny captions!
Hugs,
Lorna
Forest Hill, MD
“I laugh, I love, I hope, I try, I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry.
And I know you do the same things too, So we're really
not that different, me and you.” ~Colin Raye |
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BlueRoseMama
True Blue Farmgirl
51 Posts
Val
51 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2007 : 4:33:27 PM
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Originally posted by Miss Bee Haven
My favorite one, Bev. That's what I know as the Golden Garden Spider. They are so beautiful! I remember an old wives tale that said that if you found your initial in the zig zag sewing like stitch in the middle of the web, you would die soon - scary! :(
My initial is a V... LOL! I think I am doomed the first time one of these pops up in my garden. 
Val
Val ~ I am a whole food cooking, swing pushing, boo-boo kissing, paper crafting, breastfeeding, creative sewing, attachment parenting, woodworking, guitar playing, gardening, constantly reading, artistic and lovely full time, granola lovin' mama to my three sweetlings, Alex (7/20/96), Cyan (7/13/01), and baby Logan (1/22/07).
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
1360 Posts |
Posted - Jun 27 2008 : 7:19:09 PM
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Ok, this was not the help I was searching for. I am plagued by spiders in the house. I don't care if they are outside and really like them out there, but not in the house. I came home to a huge yellow thing today, not the one in the picture. I have no idea what it was but about 1 1/2 inches in body. I HATE SPIDERS. give me the weebbee geebees. I have a crawl space and I know they have taken up home down there. The cats chase them around the house, though they like the crickets best, I find legs everywhere. But if anyone has an idea how to get them out o the house, I'm listening.
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farmgirlkate
True Blue Farmgirl
167 Posts
kate
bryan
TX
USA
167 Posts |
Posted - Jun 27 2008 : 7:26:28 PM
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Ahh she is a beauty! You have a golden orb-as the other ladies mentioned. They are good luck and wonderful bug eaters. They don't bite and you might see smaller versions here and there on her web and hanging about. Those are males. They don't get as big as the females.
Jeanette-I have never heard of a spriket-spiders and crickets certainly can't cross and I can't think of anything that even fits that description. I can't imagine what she's talking about? I think she's pulling your leg ;)
`Kate
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
2544 Posts |
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moxieblossom
True Blue Farmgirl
121 Posts
USA
121 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 09:37:15 AM
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My hubby's aunt and uncle have several of the garden spiders in their front flower garden. They are fascinating, but I can not STAND spiders so I didn't get too close! I could probably deal with one, but not several!
As for the sprickets, they are real! They're actually called cave or camel crickets. We used to have hundreds of them in our basement growing up... yuck! Between those and the wolf spiders, no wonder I have arachophobia. :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_cricket
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Farmgirl Sister #242
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Edited by - moxieblossom on Jun 30 2008 09:37:46 AM |
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Bee Haven Maven
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
Beverly
Pennsylvania
USA
1862 Posts |
Posted - Jul 06 2008 : 09:35:53 AM
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I just checked in here and saw that this posting has resurfaced again. Wow, after almost a whole year. I have been checking my garden for these lovely gals....I have not seen any yet, but I am sure they will soon spin their lovely webs between my tomato cages.
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2267 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2267 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2008 : 12:51:26 AM
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I spotted our first garden spider of the year yesterday in a shady corner of the yard eye level between the orange tree and oak tree.
Happiness is Homemade |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
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