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Sunday, July 22, 2012
Horrors! An opiliones! EEK!
When I walked into my bathroom Sunday evening I saw this little fellow on the floor near the bath tub. I quickly got my digital camera and took a few photos. It did not move when the flash went off. It DID when I touched one of its legs.
Opiliones is also known as "daddy long-legs". Note the front legs are short, then come a very long pair, followed by a shorter pair and finally a long pair. I don't know why they have this arrangement. The original size of the spider was about 1/3 of that in the photos (my little digital camera, though old, never ceases to amaze me with what it can achieve)!
The top photo is of the spider's back, with its head to the left. The two jaws are visible. The main eyes are located on the sides of the white spot on its head. The lower photo is a front view of the spider. The two vertical parts are its jaws. Ever try to get a spider to smile for the camera?
There's not much about these spiders on the Internet. Here's a small site with some information about them -
http://www.arachnology.be/pages/Opilio_QandA.html
I hate killing animals, but when they invade my home, out they go. This fellow was uncooperative, so I sadly had to give it a dreadful swimming lesson down the toilet. Sigh... wish I could have gotten him out the balcony door instead!
Enjoy!
Comments (10)
Crudelitas
Yes, in my bathroom was also recently a spider. But that was quite big, black, hairy and formidable quickly. A beautiful spider did you photographed!
Faemike55
Very cool captures Excellent
drifterlee
Very nice shot!
blinkings
Awww no need to put it down the toilet! It's not even a spider and has NO venom glands..........
crunch01
hey he is posing that is a spider smile!!!!!!! great shot here and yes that little fugi did an amzing job!!! :o)
renecyberdoc
i remember ute and me we had one similar in our bathroom in luxembourg,she even had a name "Thekla"lol,and she always went up when we showered and came down when we finished. yeah me to i hate killing animals i try to guide a bee out when it comes in etc,but when wasps attack me then off they go etc. same with a fly as long as it does not breaks my nerves its ok. by the way i have a pallet full of politicians can we flush them down as well?muahahah to get rid of the Vokkers.
Maxidyne
Sad you had to kill it dude. We get a lot of these too but recently we seem to have been invaded by foxes in the back garden and they even walk on the path outside the front of the house without a care in the world.
debbielove
Now THAT is just downright scary! Looking at it full size! Uuuuuugh! The 'portrait' shot, is 'awful' LOL A real shame the blighter had to die.. Mind you outside in the rain(if you've had the same we had), he wouldn't have lasted long! Good work mate! Rob
Froggy
I just hate those long legs, makes me cringe, silly really given my size advantage. Hey ho, down you go - glugg glugg glugg!
Osper
Well, in my yard, they are everywhere. Hopefully taking care of those things that eat the flowers. Outside is OK.