We have many of these spiders in the property in the province, and sometimes they really look big and scary. Do you notice those two small red ones? For a long time since i was a kid, i thought those are baby spiders. Searching on the name of this big one because of blogging made me realize that those small ones are actually the males! Oh i would love to observe their reproductive behaviors, but still i don't have time! And look at the head of the big female, it looks like a face with two eyes. I hope it is effective in fooling its predators, if ever there are predators of this. I haven't seen anything eating them before. That is another one big thing to observe. I realize, i still have a lot of observations to do around the vicinity of the house!
Now these adult cats are so different in colors, and they seem to enjoy the closeness of each other. Those two above are the offspring of the mother who is at the bottom. At that age, and big size, they still share with their mother's milk whenever there are newborn. The very kind mother still allows them to do so, and she didn't even give some growling. She is the best mother i know of!
Where??!!! Where!!!
ReplyDeleteKreesh, you are so fast! What do you mean where?
ReplyDeleteWe also have a lot of spiders here and I actually think they are quite cute...
ReplyDeleteLove the dog and cat photos. The cats are just too cute all piled up together.
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Those second 2 photos made my morning
ReplyDeleteLove the photos! The spider really is beautiful in its own way, and the kitties and dog made me smile.
ReplyDeleteSuper photos, adorable little dog and the cats were very cute. The spider picture was fascinating. Amazing the difference in size from male to female.
ReplyDeleteI do like the spider face.
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable pile of cats and a cute little dog.
You mean your dog isn't human???!!! Nice selection of critters.
ReplyDeleteInteresting about the spiders, great shot too!
ReplyDeleteLovely cats and dog:)
Such an unusual looking spider....and the tiny males! The cats are intertwined - great catch.....and your 'naughty dog' - definitely better than human - dogs never have a mean thought....
ReplyDeleteCute dog and cats. Interesting information about the spiders.
ReplyDeleteOn the other blog I write for, I also posted about a large spider where the male is much smaller and I was able to watch them mate...interesting. You have some cute critters!
ReplyDeleteOh Donna i didn't see that post, is it in the Garden magazine? Oh how interesting! I've been seeing this spider in our area since a kid, have gone through watching them but wasn't given the privilege to watch them mate! I will search your post on that.
Deletebeautiful pics
ReplyDeleteawww! the cats are just precious :-) what a clean dog too :-) beautiful shots :-) Dropping by from Camera Critters.
ReplyDeleteThe cats and dog are beautiful but the spiders caught my attention. What a great shot!
ReplyDeleteThanks JM for appreciating my foto. I still remember saying i envy your travels most especially to Tibet!
DeleteThe kitties are adorable! Visiting from Camera critters.
ReplyDeleteOur CRITTERS, your comment will be greatly appreciated. Have a great Saturday!
Wolę pana pająka, bo jest mały. Kocia mama jest wyrozumiała i kochana, a pieska proszę popieścić ode mnie, tak jak lubi. Pozdrawiam.
ReplyDeleteYou prefer a spider, because it is small. Cat's mother is understanding and love, a dog, please caress me, as he likes. Yours.
aloha,
ReplyDeletei hate computer issues too, lately my computer just turns black for a few seconds and them refreshes the screen, happens when i go to rich content sites like you tube and vmeo...i've tried about everything outside of taking it to the experts which i think is the next step :(
Hi Noel, i hate it that i am not good with computer instructions. Maybe you knew my experience in the past when my blog was blocked and I almost tried anything to save it including the whole night without sleep. I think that post triggered our blogger friends to back-up theirs, they actually thanked me for informing them through my post. Aloha!
DeleteIf you get tired of that dog, let me know!
ReplyDeleteLove your canine! Hopping by from camera critters.
ReplyDeleteSome Cardinal shots, come and see.
It must be a tough life being a male spider!
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M
Sorry - I missed the question in your comment - I don’t really know if abalone are a deep water species. But we find the shells on beaches around the bay, and the water here is not that deep.
ReplyDeleteStewart M - Melbourne
Andrea,
ReplyDeleteThose kitties are so cute, thanks for sharing that photo. The spider looks very much like the ones found a few hours south of us. They are called Golden Silk Orbweavers (genus Nephila), does these spiders have golden webs, if so likely the same family.
Thanks Randy, actually I have posted this a few times before, and i compared it in the net and assumed it is Nephilia maculata. If you will look at my old post, i hope you will like this linked photo :-) http://abagillon.blogspot.com/2012/01/garden-critters-in-january.html
DeleteNice selection of critters, Andrea. Some cuddly, some not so!
ReplyDeleteThe kittens has to be my favourite! :)
ReplyDeleteQuite a crew!
ReplyDeleteOh no! This reminds me of your heart attack post. It was also late then cause I remember you didn't want to wake me up. I'm glad you have it working now. I, myself, could't prepare my post last night because of power failure caused by Gener. I have arachnophobia so I won't comment on your first picture (hehe). Your dog is cute though.
ReplyDeletehahaha, oh you remember that! Yes that was scary. If that was a heart attack, this was some palpitation. If worse comes to worst, it was just the broadband which will be discarded. I maybe can relate to what you feel with spiders, mine is height, i can't come near a ledge nor ride ziplines. But i always choose the window seat on planes, wonder why it's different. And i can't touch slugs, larvae or pupa though i want to raise butterflies. I don't know why, but i can touch earthworms! Incredible.
DeleteWhen reading blogs, I always quickly scroll past pictures of spiders. If there are many, I stop reading the post altogether. Hehehe.
ReplyDeleteHi Andrea
ReplyDeletePhoto of spider is amazing, and the other two are also cute.
Never realised that male spiders are so small compared to the female one.
ReplyDeleteVery strange the way nature intended to be for this species.
Well - thinking about it - the black widow spider and praying mantis eat their male when they copulate.
Great pictures Andrea, I have to vote for the spiders, fairly tickles my warped sense of humour.
ReplyDeleteHope your computer glitch is okay now. I didn't know about the male spiders being so tiny compared to the female, so thanks for the information! Seeing your cute cats and dogs makes me so sad for I miss my childhood now :(
ReplyDeleteThe big spider is really pretty. I never saw one like that. And she has two suitors. Lucky girl.
ReplyDeleteI hope your broadband issues are resolved Andrea. Great photo of the spider. Interesting that the males are so much smaller ....
ReplyDeleteYes Melanie, that is resolved but our people in the Metro Manila are mostly experiencing flooding, our rains still continue pouring, i am distressed with the lots of souls not being able to sleep tonight and have decent food and shelter! It is very depressing. We need your prayers.
DeleteHoly moly - those are the male versions of that female spider? ha ha ha!! I love that "stack of cats" photo!
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