Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for November 07, 2012
November 06, 2012
November 08, 2012
Transcript:
Alix: Wally?! You should see the HUGE spider that built a web outside our front door!! Wally: Maybe it's tegenaria duellica - the giant house spider. Wally: They usually build their nests out of sight. But this time of the year, the males wander in looking for mates. Val: AIEEEE!! Wally: That might be one now. Val: Get it OUT!!
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Baarorso over 11 years ago
I believe it was Bill Waterson of Calvin and Hobbes fame who once said that “there must be a great temptation to use parental authority for private jokes”. ;-D
psychlady over 11 years ago
I love Alix, a girl who’s not afraid of anything!!
edward thomas Premium Member over 11 years ago
Once she got over her shock, Alix reverted to the girl we love!
IndyMan over 11 years ago
At least Alix has a male role model in Uncle Wally!!
Gokie5 over 11 years ago
Yep, they look like the “Oscars” that served as companions to Mom in her house (in Florida). Seehttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sugexp=les%3B&cp=8&gs_id=r&xhr=t&q=wiley+miller&rlz=1R2GGLL_enUS371&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bpcl=37643589&biw=1588&bih=795&wrapid=tljp1352298050649014&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=Um6aUM7pAYGe8gS34YHoBA#um=1&hl=en&tbo=d&rlz=1R2GGLL_enUS371&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=tegenaria+duellica&oq=tegenaria+&gs_l=img.1.1.0l10.4733.38718.0.44383.10.6.0.4.4.0.80.462.6.6.0…0.0…1c.1.24X1VrB_5Kk&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=195f7cfcd4d6c4bb&bpcl=37643589&biw=1588&bih=795or look up tegenaria duellica on Google Images.
Gokie5 over 11 years ago
Oopsie – that’s a long url, isn’t it?
angusdad over 11 years ago
We have two huge ones in the front of our house right now. I’ve never seen ones that big. Should I be worried?
Doctor11 over 11 years ago
I think Holly just found the spider.