Cheers fellas....we do have some scary Spiders down under...
The creepy crawly thread.....
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Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
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Old Wizard
2nd Lieutenant
Good shots Aaron!
fubar57
General
Cool, nailed the Dragonfly(?)
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Thanks guys. I found this in the basement a few weeks ago. Kinda large it is.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Nice ones Brooks!
mikewint
Captain
Hey Aaron, been a while...Really nice pics. This time of year our back yard is FULL of dragonflies, looks like a WWI dogfight but there is no way to catch it in a pic
Nice shots Aaron!
Old Wizard
2nd Lieutenant
Good shots there Aaron..!
swampyankee
Chief Master Sergeant
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- Jun 25, 2013
Isn't all the native fauna of Australia trying to kill you?
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Mike, dragonflies can't walk, so.................the best time to get a photo is when they land. I used my big lens for these shots. That way I could stay just far enough away not to spook them.
mikewint
Captain
Well not exactly ALL...
Saltwater Crocs that can actually jump out of the water using their tails
Stonefish, has spines that can pierce a boot sole and inject a deadly venom
Sharks, Oz is home to the three most deadly: Bull, Tiger, and great white
Spiders, Oz has the three most deadly: Sydney web, BIRD-EATING Tarantula (yup the fricking thing catches BIRDS in its web), and the trapdoor spider
Cassowary, a bird to match the spider...flightless, as tall as a human with six-inch razor-sharp talons on its feet that it uses to kick with
Snakes, as usual in Oz, the three deadliest, Coastal Taipan (one drop of venom can kill 20 humans), King Brown, and the Tiger snake
A SNAIL!!, Yup only in Oz, the Marble Cone Snail comes factory equipped with a harpoon that can pierce through a toenail and inject venom. It kill about 20 humans a year...A FRICKING SNAIL!!
The Blue Ringed Octopus. A Cute little guy 10cm (4 inches) hangs around in rocky tidal pools and has a deadly venomous bite about 23 deaths per year...at least it beats the snail
Just to name a few.
Spider time...
fubar57
General
Yikes
Good shots Aaron!
Token
Senior Airman
I don't do too many insects, I really need a better macro, but reptiles and such, I do see daily in the Mojave Desert.
Desert Striped Lizard
Horned Toad Lizard
But mostly I see snakes out here.
Sidewinders:
And of course the odd Mojave Green:
T!
Desert Striped Lizard
Horned Toad Lizard
But mostly I see snakes out here.
Sidewinders:
And of course the odd Mojave Green:
T!
Nice eh, luckily it's not in Australia this is a very harmless garden spider. We call them 'Cross spider' because of the cross like motive on their back. I thought this one was rather cute.
