PICTURES: (Warning, some are O.T. but really cool)

[cschweitzer]

First for the on topic few:

 

[cschweitzer]

And now for some of the other pics I've taken:


The absolute largest bubble algae I've ever seen:

My back porch pet:

And a few of my new backyard friends:

 

[DaveG99]

those last few pictures make me want to take a WD 40 can and a lighter and make a flame thrower.

 

[lifesworksataol]

me too - i friggin hate spiders

 

[cschweitzer]

I'm a proud papa of thousands. They are really cool to watch at such a small size. Those pictures had to be within hours of hatching. With the huge amount of bugs, bees, ants, and such at my house, those spiders are my best friend...especially with the wet summer about to start and mosquitoes about to start attacking. This is even made worse by the fact that we only had one day near freezing all last winter.

People tend to hate spiders because they're crawly and they can bite and hurt humans. At the same time they tend to forget that spiders erradicate almost every other annoying insect in the area. As long as they don't come after me, I'm good.

 

[lifesworksataol]

well as long as i know what kind the are they are ok with me too. i let my brothers tranchula crawl on me. its the fact that i live alone sometimes out of the week. have you seen what a brown recluse can do to you. on and around the home they are bad, anywhere else they are good thats my take on them

 

[InLimbo87]

Here ya go Craig. An interesting experiment on spiders for ya

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHzdsFiBbFc

 

[cschweitzer]

I've seen that experiment before. That video, however, was hilarious...

 

[55semireef]

That rose bubble tip has the characteristics of a Heteractis Magnifica.

 

[cschweitzer]

I had just changed the flow in the tank and the anem went wild...I was taking those to try and get a good pic of the base, as it can strecth very long.

But it usually sits right against the rocks