Mr Creosote has disappeared

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EternalOptimist replied

30 October 2012, 13:45
Originally posted by original PM View Post

3rd leg from the front on the left hand side apparently

everyone eats the veg first and save the meat for last. dont they ?
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original PM replied

30 October 2012, 13:43
3rd leg from the front on the left hand side apparently
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EternalOptimist replied

30 October 2012, 13:36
Originally posted by zeitghost

"Mr" is much more likely to be "Mrs".

Gentlemen spiders are usually quite tiny.

good point. and the food supply for the big ones is the smaller ones. And when they eat the males, do you know what bit they save for last ?
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EternalOptimist replied

30 October 2012, 12:55
Originally posted by Doggy Styles View Post

Autumn is the time of Garden Spiders (the ones with the stripey legs). We've had lots this year, but we've been keeping an eye on one in particular.

This was partly because he had constructed a large web next to our front door, but mostly because he was huge, with a body like a walnut, so we called him Mr Creosote.

Yesterday we noticed that Mr Creosote was missing from his usual haunt tucked up behind the gutter over the front door, so we assume the weekend chill has either done for him, or he's hibernating (do they hibernate?)

It's a bit sad that he's gone. Did anyone else have a really big one this year?

you will always end up with one big one, even if you never see him, he's there. then he dies when the food runs out
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Doggy Styles started a topic Mr Creosote has disappeared

30 October 2012, 12:42
Mr Creosote has disappeared

Autumn is the time of Garden Spiders (the ones with the stripey legs). We've had lots this year, but we've been keeping an eye on one in particular.

This was partly because he had constructed a large web next to our front door, but mostly because he was huge, with a body like a walnut, so we called him Mr Creosote.

Yesterday we noticed that Mr Creosote was missing from his usual haunt tucked up behind the gutter over the front door, so we assume the weekend chill has either done for him, or he's hibernating (do they hibernate?)

It's a bit sad that he's gone. Did anyone else have a really big one this year?
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