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Well it built quite a small web. maybe it just doesn't need a big/normal web at the moment. It also quite disordered (for her), but she did build it really quickly.

Yes I did think of filming it. I would have to get the equipment first.

what was the "odd place" that you mentioned?

They're so perfectly and beautifully constructed. Their own archetecture is amazing.

I believe a spider once saved the life of King David... need to find the story...but it's a true one.

Teaching Tales: King David and the Spider
Retold by Aaron Zerah


When King David was still a boy watching over his father's sheep, he often came upon spiders' webs strung across tree branches and shining in the sun. David thought the spiders were wonderful to weave such webs, but he could see no use for them.



David decided to ask God about it. "Why, O Creator of the world, did you make spiders? You can't even wear their webs as clothing!"

God answered David, "A day will come when you will need the work of this creature. Then you will thank me."

David grew up and became a courageous warrior. He defeated the giant Goliath and many enemies of the people of Israel. He married King Saul's daughter and the people adored him as the greatest man in the land.

King Saul was jealous and afraid of David and sent his soldiers to kill him. David ran away to the wilderness. He hoped King Saul's fit of anger would pass and David would be safe to return. But King Saul's men kept chasing him.

At last, the soldiers were very close. David ran into a cave to hide. He heard the footsteps of the men and knew that they would soon find him. David was so afraid, his bones shook and hurt.

But then David saw a big spider at the front of the cave. Very quickly, it was spinning a web all the way across the opening. Just before the soldiers came up to the cave, the spider finished the web. As the men started to enter the cave, they ran into the web. "Look," they said, "This web is unbroken. If David were here, he'd have torn the web to pieces. He must be hiding somewhere else. Let's go!"

So because of the spider, David's life was saved. David understood that God was wise and thanked God for creating all the creatures, including the spiders.


http://www.beliefnet.com/story/40/story_4038_1.html

Assassin spiders


Only about to around 2mm is size. But proportionally have very long necks, jaw and fangs. Spiders do not have a separated head and thorax they are the exception. It has no web it literally snares its prey.

Diving Bell Spider


Lives entirely underwater
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_bell_spider

Golden silk orb weaver



a genus of spiders noted for the golden webs they weave

Well I gave it a wasp. I cut the stinger end off. But it wasn't a bit impressed, obviously not a viable food source.

It has now built a web on a bag of curry leaves. I don't know if it is the smell or it knows if it builds its web there it will have better camouflage and there will likely be insects.

I can peacefully co-exist with spiders, primarly because they are predators for much more annoying bugs, like mosquitos, flies and gnats. My only gripe about spiders is that they sometimes spin webs in inconvenient places. Across the windows is a great place, but in the middle of a doorway, or across somewhere else I must traverse is a problem.

I like frogs too. Frogs can eat lots of gnats, mosquitos, and flies too. They don't spin webs, but they can be a bit noisy at times

Spiders == scary.

Spiders are fine & dandy in their own world outside of my home, but if they come in here their gonna get squashed or vacuumed. I do always say I'm sorry, & mean it.
I took my mum up into the mountains a couple years ago for her birthday... was standing out in the brush at night for 30 min looking at the views. Came home with two tarantellas hitchhiking in my pants. They both ran in different directions in the bathroom when I was changing later... never felt so... so... what's the feeling?... icky. I didn't scream though, you have to give me credit for that.
My 6th grade teacher had a pet tarantella in the classroom. She would shut the light off after feeding it & we could hear it singing. Pretty sound... poor bug.

I lub this girl

Her webs are, shall we say, quite expressionistic nowadays. I think because there is no wind or rain in doors, so there is little point in spending a great deal of time on a structurally strong web. I think she takes a leaf out of Jo Brand's housekeeping philosophy: 'f**k it that'll do'.

I talk to her and she acknowledges I'm there by doing a little wriggle. If I blow on her gently she goes all scrunched up

I LOVE spiders, especially tarantulas (chilean rose tarantula is my favourite :)
I wish i could have one, but i live with arachnophobic person... my dogs like spiders though, especially hunting them <_<"

I had a dead tarantula as a kid that was mounted behind glass. One of its legs fell off eventually. I think I'm more interested in ambush, jumping and orb. Big hunting spider's like tarantellas just don't do it for me. I'll look more largish hunting spiders see if there are any that appeal.