John,
I can feel for you. I had three of the critters at different times last
year. A live trap baited with dry cat food will do the trick, but then you
have to find a place 15-20 miles away to release him.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "John Hermanson" <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 7:15 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Crab Spider
> 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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