Am I a handsome lad or what?
The talk at Probus was about Egypt. One of the facts the speaker mentioned, was that the Scarab Beetle was sacred to the Egyptians. (this was one of the many creatures critters that the Egyptians worshiped)
A curio in the form of a Scarab Beetle which the speaker passed around the audience
Daddy-long-legs female spider overpowering her prey with the tiny male spider in the top right-hand corner
Back home on our bathroom wall, a Daddy-long-legs spider (Pholcidae) female had caught a meal. The male, a tiny specimen, sat a short distance from her. Taking photos of the female was quite a challenge due to the stark white wall behind her, but eventually I managed to get a few decent ones. The next morning Grant discovered what the spider had caught: an earwig !
My sweet Skabenga hasn't featured to often in my posts lately. Yesterday Grant dressed him in a biker's buff and even though Skabenga immediately started to clown around, I managed to photograph the rascal!
Skabenga looking sheepish and quite small wearing his dad's buff!
I'm linking to Saturday Critters here
HAPPY SATURDAY TO YOU ALL!
Love your critters - and am fascinated by spiders. Sadly underated beasties.
ReplyDeleteThe cat is nicely posing for you, and Skabenga looking sheepish in the last photo is soooo sweet :)
ReplyDeleteI like all your critters, even the daddy long legs, they are one of the spiders that don't scare me silly. good to know they eat earwigs. back in the late 70's, my friend at work was sleeping and a earwig went into her ear. it woke her up. she had to go to ER to get it out.... ever since then when I see one in the house I freak out... that is one handsome cat but you know whom I love best of all.. kisses to sweet Skabenga
ReplyDeleteHello, great collection of critter photos. I love the sweet kitty. Skabenga is my favorite, he is a handsome dog.
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!
Love the dog!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week-end!
Cute cat and doggie!
ReplyDeleteI currently have a few daddy-long-legs hanging out in the corner of one of our ceilings. They don't move too much until something crosses their path. I brush them away every now and then and put them outside. I love seeing your dog, he's a cutie.
ReplyDeleteSkabenga is looking dandy. (but makes me miss my Molly...lost her in May. Labs rock...but I don't miss the whole blowing the coat thing)
ReplyDeleteGreat series of photos. Have a good week Diane
ReplyDeleteLove the cat and the dog. The scarab beetle talk must have been interesting!
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