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Not for the faint hearted!

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By Teds


Not for the faint hearted!

I know it isn't strictly garden related but I went to a wild life park the other day and was brave enough to have this little lady say hello! The strange thing is I run when you get the big house spiders coming in looking for mates in the Autumn. I think it's because they run so quick that frightens me. Rose that was her name, just sat still on my hands and she was furry more like a hamster! lol Love them or hate them spiders do a lot of good in our gardens, and the webs look so pretty this time of year strung across the plants on a dewy morning!



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I feel exactly the same! I held a tarantula at a Butterfly world in Edinburgh....I was so excited to hold her. But last night a spider ran across my carpet and I moved very fast out of the chair! :))

16 Sep, 2014

 

I think you are brave, Teds! The spider in Dr No was called Rosie, and also "starred" in a Bob Hope film. OH loves spiders. I am not so keen, but have learned to respect them and not hate or fear them. I agree that they do enormous good - just as well, as we have loads of them in the house, and their webs! Not too many flies, though!

17 Sep, 2014

 

I held some snakes, rat, stick insect, snail and a ferret not all at once through lol. ;-)

18 Sep, 2014

 

The stick insect would freak me, I have a phobia of green bugs Lol! Great photo Teds :o)

18 Sep, 2014

 

Agree Annie. I could never hold a stick insect!

18 Sep, 2014

 

I struggle to hold a butterfly!

18 Sep, 2014

 

Same here Karen Lol!!

18 Sep, 2014

amy
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I don't mind them we had a big spider we called Fred he lived under the TV and came out each evening about 9 pm that is until our dog Barney who we had at the time spotted him ,he gulped poor Fred down :o)

5 Jan, 2015

 

Funny thing is we haven't had any of the real big spiders in this year, we usually have at least 4 in the Autumn. Not that I mind but I do wonder why?

5 Jan, 2015

amy
Amy
 

That is strange at least you don't have spiders webs hanging around Lol ...

5 Jan, 2015

 

Lovely. I love spiders too. We've had a lot of the large spiders in the house this year. I always say they've got to be doing some good to get that big anyway.

10 Jan, 2015

 

Unlike OH, I can't claim to love spiders. But I do appreciate them, and we sure don't have many flies!

10 Jan, 2015

 

It's my husband who tells me where the spiders are, he won't pick them up unless he has the bug catcher.

11 Jan, 2015

 

eek! not over fond of spiders; i'll leave them alone unless they take me by surprise, but I prefer to keep a respectful disances, even from our little ones

23 Jan, 2015



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