That is great news that it was still alive. Now if only I had a vacuum
cleaner to pickup the raccoon that is messing with my pond every night.
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On 8/16/2010 10:54 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Good morning, Dean. I just opened the small hand-held vacuum cleaner, and
> there he was, curled up after a quiet night in seclusion. I deposited him
> in the top of a large boxwood outside. Thanks to you, Chris, and Chris for
> the suggestions.
>
> He appeared yellow after a night in the dark.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dean Hansen"<hanse112@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To:<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 8:18 AM
> Subject: [OM] IMG: Crab Spider
>
>
>> Chris Crawford recently posted: "You shouldn't have killed it, Crab
>> Spiders are cool. They change colors to match the flowers they sit on,
>> so they can ambush bugs that frequent flowers, like bees."
>> I agree with Chris on this. Crab spiders are a close second to
>> jumping spiders as photogenic subjects, and one inside the house can be
>> easily captured by placing an empty drinking glass over it, sliding a
>> piece of paper or an envelope beneath the spider, and then releasing the
>> spider alive outside. This happens often enough in our household. Less
>> work, actually, than getting out the vacuum cleaner, and much more
>> respectful of the spider.
>> Dean
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