Bill,
I'm certain that was a typo; John meant 20". Otherwise it would be a well.
Charlie
On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Bill Pearce <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> And the coons still get fish? Where do you get a plastic insert that deep?
> Around here, we only see them about one to two feed deep.
>
> Bill Pearce
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hermanson [mailto:omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 7:17 AM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Crab Spider
>
> Pond is about 7' across, about 20' deep in the middle (pre-cast black
> plastic), w 2 small streams. There are 2 platforms made from big pieces of
> slate, separated by bricks. The goldfish retreat there when there is
> danger. Pond is already covered with fencing supported by wood frame.
> In the fall, "hardware cloth" goes on to keep the Blue Herons out. They
> don't even eat the fish, they just take target practice, knocking off a jaw
> here, taking out an eye there. No chance of even that with the hardware
> cloth.
>
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> On 8/19/2010 9:48 AM, Bill Pearce wrote:
> > If the racoons are giving you fits with your pond, it's as much the
> > pond's problem as the coons. We had one (a pond) with very large fish,
> > and often found stones in it from the coons seaside activities, but
> > the pond was about three and a half feet deep at the center and the
> > fish were siley enough to not stay too near the edge, so, no problems.
> > Large herons sometimes came to visit as well, but no problem there,
> either.
> >
> > Bill Pearce
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Hermanson [mailto:omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 7:16 AM
> > To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> > Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Crab Spider
> >
> > The cage is 10 x 12 x 30" and the grid mesh is about 3/4". Doors are
> > spring loaded so they won't unlatch if trap is turned over. I'm with
> > you, I've seen how vicious raccoons can be and am prepared for the
> > worst. :-(
> >
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> > On 8/18/2010 10:55 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> >> 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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