November 14, 2008: Ants
Look at these two ants, a female and a male.
http://cellar.org/2008/Myrmarachne.jpg Aren't they wonderfully efficient creations... strong, streamlined, and quick to scamper on those eight legs. Eight legs? Hah, fooled you, they're Spiders, Myrmarachne plataleoides, to be exact. Quote:
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What's with all the insecty things?
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lol...nice one.
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Probably just a mutANT
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"...weaver ants have a painful bite and also taste bad..."
What? Spiders are so delicious that they have to pretend to be ants? Why am I just finding this out now? Quick! Somebody give me a spider recipe. |
Oh! what a tangled web we weave
When first we practice to deceive! Maybe these spiders were the inspiration for Scott's verse? Thanks for the day-brightener, Bruce. I love weird nature. What an amazing little planet we have here! :) |
As long as they stay in the jungle, and not my house, I won't squash them.
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I wonder how many ants the typical male dry-humps before finding a female spider?:D
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I immediately wondered about the 8 legs.
Another critter for my nightmares. |
I'm okay with ants, no concerns. Spiders I'm usually ok with provided they aren't on me or hovering around me. Their little spiders masquerading as ants....heck, it works on me apparently, too. I looked at the pic and was thinking, "hmmm....wierd ants....okay...." Apparently I'm as easily fooled as their predators. LOL
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Look, cute animal pictures in the IOTD. It must be Friday.
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Spiders in disguises. Just another reason to hate them.
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:smack: Forgot it was Friday.
Should have gotten a more cute and cuddly image for today. Here ya go. http://cellar.org/2008/Baby Muntjac deer.jpg Better? It's a baby Muntjac Deer... to BBQ. :p |
mmmm - that looks almost a good as a cornish game hen.
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That baby deer has a contented smile on her (his?) face.
SOOOOOooooooooooooooooo cUUUUte! |
Look, it's a spotted chihuahua.
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Aw, look at the pretty spider food!
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Muntjac Deer
Reminds me of a story. Shall I tell it? I will then. When I was married we lived in an old cottage. Not thatched, but old enough that it had subsided a little, meaning the bedroom window was quite low. Like many older places it was hot in the summer and cold in the winter. Anyway, we had the bedroom window open all summer. And this meant that at 06.00 any given morning, we got to hear all the OAP dog walkers coming past and greeting eachother inches below the window. Somehow, our house seemed to be placed in exactly the right spot for them to pass eachother and stop and have a conversation. Front row seats if you like. This particular morning, it was a very well-to-do couple. The sort of age and cut glass accent where it's actually hard to tell if it's a gruff woman or a high pitched man. The conversation went something like this: - And then I looked up and you'll never guess what I saw! - No, what? - A Muntjac! - A m-monster? - No, no, a Muntjac! - A, a... monkey? - A Muntjac. A deer. - Oh. - Think it must have come down from the Rothschild estate. - Oh. It was wonderful. The combination of hard of hearing, bafflement and complete disinterest on the part of the hearer once it was explained. All very slow and drawn out. J & I had the duvet stuffed in our mouths by the end, and the mere mention of a Muntjac would have us giggling for a long time after. |
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When you tell a story I picture it, and indeed that is a good one. I had never heard of a Muntjac before today! |
While looking for a spider recipe:
http://www.ambrosiasw.com/weblog/jchamplin/ http://www.ambrosiasw.com/weblog/jch...561ABEE3E.html Quote:
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You don't wanna do it like that...
You wanna do it like this! DON'T WATCH SHAWNEE |
The Friday Cellar...Where the Deer and the Ant-alope play?
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What a wonderful story Sundae, and you tell it sooo well!:D
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Where's my magnifying glass and the sun when I need them???
I don't care if they are masquerading as ants -- squash them like the bug they are! |
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Spiders are valuable, but perhaps not worth $233.95. :)
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She spelled lieu wrong.
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For a second there I totally thought you were going to post the picture of the 8-legged lamb. (Ok...more like 7-legged.) I wonder if the lamb was trying to infiltrate spider colony. Remember? :p
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