just a typo. 20 inches deep.
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On 8/20/2010 9:54 AM, Bill Pearce 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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