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Modelers Lounge => Time to relax => Topic started by: Des on November 06, 2014, 09:41:07 AM
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Went out into my backyard this morning to a bit of watering and saw this beautiful spider in my tree fern, it's called a St Andrew's Cross spider, had to take a photo of it, it is quite large but harmless but they display wonderful colours.
Click photo for a larger image.
Des.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qUF5cccSHUU/VFq0ehGqG7I/AAAAAAAAPVA/S65ayn30Y0c/s1000/spider%2520x%25202.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_K-cp8q-Gdc/VFq0eTVLIaI/AAAAAAAAPU8/_SIrwJ3SzEk/s1000/spider%2520x%25201.jpg)
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Wow! What a beauty, Des! How large do you reckon his leg span to be? I'm amazed that he's harmless. Must be one of the few critters in Oz that won't kill you. Have you put it to the test?
Cheers,
Bud
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Wow! Spectacular!
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The span from the tip of his/her rear legs to the tip of the opposing front leg is 70mm, and no, I haven't put it to the test to see if it is harmless ???, I trust what is written about it.
Des.
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70 mm! What a beast! I s'pose it eats whatever it wants.
Cheers,
Bud
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I can live with Grizzly Bears, Cougars, and Grey Wolves but that fellow I'd like to keep at a great distance, Er, like a hemisphere away! :o Makes my photos of the two moose in my yard last Winter look pretty routine!
Be careful out there Des!
Cheers,
Lance
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It looks more like a Rasta spider, with that "hat"!
Ian
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That is an impressive arachnid!
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Spectacular, Des.
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I can see where it gets the name from, unusual looking web too. I'll stick with the little ones we get in the UK though.
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... and, what's the deal you struk for getting him rig the planes for you?
;)
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It certainly is a colourful critter. Did you squash him? ;D
Cheers,
Chris
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I can see where it gets the name from, unusual looking web too. I'll stick with the little ones we get in the UK though.
I agree with TomR - although I must admit that I do quite like spiders…… they are fascinating beasts.
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It's probably really just one of Des' fantastic scratch-builds..........
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wow really nice colors. i used to manage an exotic pet store and we had alot of strange spiders. as well we sold snakes ,lizards ,sugar gliders,hedgehogs. ive never even heard of this guy......remarkable spider,the st andrews cross,idn't it ay? beautiful plumage.
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wow really nice colors. i used to manage an exotic pet store and we had alot of strange spiders. as well we sold snakes ,lizards ,sugar gliders,hedgehogs. ive never even heard of this guy......remarkable spider,the st andrews cross,idn't it ay? beautiful plumage.
'E's pinin' for the fiords....
Cheers,
Bud
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Captivating colours ...glad it's on your side of the world .
Terri
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You may have a much warmer climate down under but I'm happy to stick with rainy old England if it means not having huge spiders, harmless or otherwise! :o
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70mm??
..................I think that's Spiderman with his Carnival costume ???
Greetings from Bavaria
a state with normal-sized spiders 8)
Bertl