Good luck! They get furious when captured, and those claws can reach
through the trap openings. Handle with care.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 7:34 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Crab Spider
>I bought a large Havahart trap yesterday (nice to see it was made in
> PA). Tried marshmallows and peanut butter last night, nothing happened
> but I don't know if he even came by. Will try dry cat food tonight.
>
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> On 8/17/2010 11:08 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> 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
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Hermanson"<omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> 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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