visitors

[miriam_e]

I've had a few old and new critters at my place recently.

Froggy has become a regular visitor to my kitchen. Actually he/she is on the outside of my kitchen window. Froggy is actually bigger than the comparison picture would make you think. My hand was on this side of the glass, froggy was on that side, and the camera's lens makes closer things appear much much bigger. To get a good idea of froggy's size, think tennis ball... that would be about right.



And spidey was frolicking in my bedroom. He (I'm pretty sure it's a 'he' considering the large pedipalps) was scampering about at amazing speeds. I think he was hungry; his abdomen is quite small. Haven't seen him since he posed so politely for these shots.

Also, this morning Mrs Wallaby was browsing just the other side of the garden with her new joey who was clowning around, hopping and leaping with feet too large. Sooo cute! It is nice to see mummy has a new baby. Last year a dead joey was found under one of the sheds. I don't know why it died -- spider bite, snake bite, local dogs... there are plenty dangers.

Comments

[beyondfake-0.livejournal.com]

!! I had a pet frog like that when I was younger. His (or her) name was Ziggy. They're a White Dumpy Tree Frog, or atleast that's what they're labled as in petstores in the states. They're very neat pets.

As for spidey, he reminds me of clock spider!!

Clock Spider:
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/5/56/250px-Clock_Spider.jpg

http://x1b.xanga.com/9f6b44fa7403044885520/z30331655.jpg

(I dunno how well that second picture worked. x__x;)

[beyondfake-0.livejournal.com]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Clock+Spider

Haha here's a better site with all three pictures of the Clock Spider. (It's really a Huntsman Spider, but has grown in such horrifying fame on the internet people reffer to that paticular one as the one and only Clock Spider.) =D I wouldn't be surprised if the spider in your house was a close relative to the Clock Spider. :3 You have been blessed by the gods of the internets!! REJOICE! :D

[miriam-e.livejournal.com]

:) Yep, seems like an adolescent huntsman. I'm not sure if it is actually a huntsman or not. They seem to have heavier legs, are much bigger (when fully grown) and I've never seen them move as fast as this little guy. Looks like he's been in the wars a bit. I didn't notice before but he seems to be missing one of his pedipalps.