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Marty’s photo of the day #5159: Deb, Nellie, and I have reached the top of Vancouver Island (286 miles long by 62 miles wide). We just finished two nights of wilderness camping at our “secret spot” that we discovered during our previous visit (I have a hilarious story to share about our first night there […]
I’m concluding my “Bugs of Indonesian New Guinea” day with a weird sight from Deb’s and my rainforest night hike. Is it a spider molting? Is it two spiders fighting? Or two spiders mating? I’m still not sure. But it/they were big. Photographed last month in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea.
More from my “Bugs of Indonesian New Guinea” day: I’ve seen orb weaver spiders in rainforests across the world. This one is near the top for its eye-catching markings. Photographed last month in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea.
Marty’s photo of the day #4825: While nowhere near the size of spiders I’ve seen in the Amazon Rainforest, Australia, or Borneo, this is the biggest spider I’ve seen in Montana. I tried to identify it but couldn’t find an exact match. I think it’s a wolf spider subspecies. Look at those eyes! (You may […]
Marty’s photo of the day #2937: Marty: “Look. It’s an Aussie fangs-o-death!” Deb: “Wow! She’s almost as big as my hand.” Marty: “Great idea! Put your hand behind her for size-comparison.” Deb: “Like this?” Marty: “No. Closer.” Deb: “Like this?” Marty: “Still not close enough.” Deb: (takes a deep breath) “How’s this?” Marty: (smirks) “Just […]
