Saving the trees.
Working up a sweat.
Afternoon coffee in a softly shaded Mt Eden courtyard.
A pre-lunch swim.
Walks around the block (and up the steep driveway).
Lapping up the new Atwood.
Trying to spot the deadly white tailed spider.
Warbling through the old songs.
Communing with Bach.
Celebrating my niece Rebecca's 10th birthday...
Singing with tuis.
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Not so deadly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_spider ...
ReplyDeleteThey are known to bite humans and effects MAY include local pain, a red mark, local swelling and itchiness; VERY OCCASIONALLY nausea, vomiting, malaise or headache may occur. Ulcers and necrosis have been attributed to the bites, but a scientific study by Isbister and Gray (2003) showed these were probably caused by something else, as the study of 130 white-tailed spider bites found no necrotic ulcers or confirmed infections.
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This is a BIG relief to me. I mean, I couldn't recognise a white tailed spider if it bit me in the bum (or, come to think of it, maybe I could!)...
ReplyDeleteYesterday I was sweeping the garage.
I came across a large, black, squashed spider and attempted to sweep it up.
It rose to its feet and scuttled away.
Spooky!
If a white tailed spider tried to give you a white tail by biting your bum, and you turned around to have a look at it... wouldn't you still not be able to see it?
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