| Spiders. 12:36 - Sep 22 with 4497 views | Mick_S |
They’re back. Did you know it takes between 15 minutes to an hour to build a web. Impressive. Sometimes they eat their webs and make new one overnight or in the morning. |  |
| Did I ever mention that I was in Minder? |
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| Spiders. on 09:02 - Sep 23 with 972 views | FDC |
Used to live in Hong Kong and would often come across these monstrosities out on hikes, just dangling across the path |  | | |
| Spiders. on 10:22 - Sep 23 with 903 views | SydneyRs |
Ironically the huge huntsman isn't dangerous at all but I still bloody hate them. Have had a few in the house over the years and it takes quite a lot of spray to knock them down. One time there was one in our bathroom and I reckon it was touch and go which of us would succumb to the spray first 😄 |  | | |
| Spiders. on 10:25 - Sep 23 with 903 views | SydneyRs |
| Spiders. on 18:14 - Sep 22 by aston_hoop |
Not a huge fan of spiders but on the c**t scale, they are a level below cockroaches. Horrible things. What do they do? What value do they bring to the planet? The creature equivalent of Chelsea fans |
A fair call, but mosquitos are the biggest c**ts of all. | | | |
| Spiders. on 15:12 - Sep 23 with 776 views | Boston |
I miss the Spiders from Mars. | |
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| Spiders. on 15:31 - Sep 23 with 755 views | ManinBlack |
The Spiders are in a poor run of form. Lost 5-2 to Ayr last night  |  | | |
| Spiders. on 15:35 - Sep 23 with 748 views | Ranger_Things |
| Spiders. on 09:02 - Sep 23 by FDC |
Used to live in Hong Kong and would often come across these monstrosities out on hikes, just dangling across the path |
I don’t mind spiders but that can fck right off. |  | | |
| Spiders. on 16:15 - Sep 23 with 722 views | Mick_S |
| Spiders. on 15:35 - Sep 23 by Ranger_Things |
I don’t mind spiders but that can fck right off. |
It’s got a smiley arse. | |
| Did I ever mention that I was in Minder? |
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| Spiders. on 16:19 - Sep 24 with 549 views | kernowhoop |
| Spiders. on 13:34 - Sep 22 by R_from_afar |
Previously, I have waffled on about invasive species and in particular, the box tree moth. It's an invasive species, from Asia, and has become established in south east England. Its caterpillars nuked my little box bush and the same fate has befallen my neighbour's hedge. I was in Homebase earlier today - the heady life I lead  - and a lot of their potted box bushes were showing signs of the infestation too: foliage biscuit brown, lifeless looking and devoid of greenery. The moth, by the wave, is stunning, a day flying one, quite large, all white except for a black band round the edge of its wings.
Anyway, I mention this again here because I am not long back from a holiday in France, as part of which I spent a week in the Cevennes, in the centre of the country. We arrived just after a period of very dry weather and 40 degree heat, so I wasn't surprised that the countryside - high altitude heathland - looked brown and desiccated.
Then it hit me: The main issue was that a lot of the native vegetation was actually box. I had always thought of it as primarily a garden plant but here on the Cevennes, it was everywhere. *Dead* everywhere. Heartbreaking 
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Those moths destroyed box hedges in a corner of France (The Lot) that we are familiar with, a couple of summers ago, but, thankfully they had recovered well this summer. | | | |
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