Sea Spider
- Thread starter TippyToeX
- Start date
The Shrimp X
New member
well i though that the pic wouldnt be that bad ever though you said you may or may not. and now i almost peed my pants and now im getting the heeby geebys.
Hi,
ROFL :thumbsup:
You should have seen the one that showed up in our bathroom in a cottage at a hotel on Pohnpei (Caroline Is) in 1984. The damm thing was a hand span wide and could jump like crazy. Scared the bejammers outta me. Caught it under a large ash tray and managed to get it to the out of doors, then I broke down into jibbering fits.
- Keep in mind I have a significant spider phobia (which has developed rather late in life, I might add; in Jr. High I used to collect black widows for the local science teachers and let the buggers crawl all over me). Now.... brrrrr.....
ROFL :thumbsup:
You should have seen the one that showed up in our bathroom in a cottage at a hotel on Pohnpei (Caroline Is) in 1984. The damm thing was a hand span wide and could jump like crazy. Scared the bejammers outta me. Caught it under a large ash tray and managed to get it to the out of doors, then I broke down into jibbering fits.
- Keep in mind I have a significant spider phobia (which has developed rather late in life, I might add; in Jr. High I used to collect black widows for the local science teachers and let the buggers crawl all over me). Now.... brrrrr.....
skippy2
New member
When I was visiting my brother and his wife in Atlanta, there was a huge furry spider in the tub. My brother was 6'9" and wouldn't go near the bathroom. My sister-in-law tried to catch it but it got away from her. I took a shower upstairs.
Now that I walk with a cane, I am not to scared of spiders anymore. The cane is a great 'spider getter.'
Now that I walk with a cane, I am not to scared of spiders anymore. The cane is a great 'spider getter.'
The Shrimp X
New member
i reamember how and when my spider phoia beegan. i was at my daycare i used to go to and was digging a hole in the sand box. i left to go home and that night it rained. when i got back to daycare the next day i started to dig more in the hole. then suddenly i felt a pinch on my hand and somthing crawling on it i brought my hand out to find a 4 inch long spider that had bit my on it. i never again liked spiders and scream like a sissy momma wen i see one.
P.S. last month my dad opened my bedroom window to cool off my room. come to find out about 6 spiders were living inbetween the wall and my window and got out. i didnt go into my room atall until my dad caught and killed every one of the suckers...brrrr shiver shiver.
P.S. last month my dad opened my bedroom window to cool off my room. come to find out about 6 spiders were living inbetween the wall and my window and got out. i didnt go into my room atall until my dad caught and killed every one of the suckers...brrrr shiver shiver.
coralite
registered member
back to the sea spiders at hand. I am in france right now and just as I was beginning to think how lucky they were not to have Tegastes I began to hear talk of sea spider infections. These are thin legged, maybe up to 8mm across and they are on everything. Acros are hurting, montis, catalyphylia, turbinaria and god knows what else they are munching on. They are everywhere in the tank of my friend and so throwing out one particular coral is not an option. he already has a leopard wrasse which has lived in the tank for yrs so obviously that doesnt help. There has to be some kind of predator of these guys, please advise and if nothing else please point me in a direction where i can find more information. Thanks
Hi,
Actually, I don't know of any natural predators on them, sorry.
Their natural history is remarkably poorly known, particularly the tropical species.
The best I can suggest is to do what I would do, and that is to go to a good library, find the journal Zoological Record and scan it, by year, starting from the present back into the past. Look in the section dealing with Pycnogonids (should be in the Chelicerate volume) and search for predators upon them.
Have fun!
Actually, I don't know of any natural predators on them, sorry.
Their natural history is remarkably poorly known, particularly the tropical species.
The best I can suggest is to do what I would do, and that is to go to a good library, find the journal Zoological Record and scan it, by year, starting from the present back into the past. Look in the section dealing with Pycnogonids (should be in the Chelicerate volume) and search for predators upon them.
Have fun!
McBeck
Premium Member
eww eww eww. As a true arachnophobiac, I am wise enough not to open any of those links, but apparently not wise enough to have avoided this thread entirely. blech!!
I do use gloves every time I'm in the tank b/c all these little bugs and worms freak me out. Love the DSB, weirded out by all the little life forms.
I recently purchased Aqua Gloves, which cover my arm up to the shoulder and stay on w/ elastic. They are the best investment I've ever made in this hobby. However, I'm creeped out to put them on for fear of something that may have crawled in during my absence. Honest to Pete, I dry them completely w/ paper towel after each use so I can seal them in Ziploc bags until their next use. And I still squeeze the heck out of each finger before I put them on. :lol:
I do use gloves every time I'm in the tank b/c all these little bugs and worms freak me out. Love the DSB, weirded out by all the little life forms.
I recently purchased Aqua Gloves, which cover my arm up to the shoulder and stay on w/ elastic. They are the best investment I've ever made in this hobby. However, I'm creeped out to put them on for fear of something that may have crawled in during my absence. Honest to Pete, I dry them completely w/ paper towel after each use so I can seal them in Ziploc bags until their next use. And I still squeeze the heck out of each finger before I put them on. :lol:
TippyToeX
Premium Member
McBeck- FWIW, you can always get those disposable shoulder length gloves veterinarians use when examining livestock. I've found them at live stock supply stores and some folks have got them from vets that deal with livestock.
Little bit of a update. All of my zoanthids are doing great. I had a colony of reds that have been closed for almost a month that are now fully open. Still examining them often (with a magnifying glass) and they will stay in QT for 3 more months I'm sure.
Little bit of a update. All of my zoanthids are doing great. I had a colony of reds that have been closed for almost a month that are now fully open.
Still examining them often (with a magnifying glass) and they will stay in QT for 3 more months I'm sure.
TippyToeX
Premium Member
melev said:Amy, it's been another week and a half. Give us another update.
Plus, this thread needed bumping for the masses. :strooper:
Hey Marc! Thanks for putting Mr. Spidey on your ID page.
Not much has changed in the past week. They are doing very well in QT. Expanding more than I have ever seen them. Good color and my pinks have some growth.
It's been a little over a month in QT.. I am so tempted to put them back into the tank! I know I must resist. Right.. should I keep resisting.??
