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<blockquote data-quote="piperbarb" data-source="post: 157603" data-attributes="member: 12214"><p>6-5-13: Part 1: Creepy Crawlers....</p><p></p><p>This is for everyone who has table saws... If it moves, it is NOT sawdust. This afternoon, I was ready to check out the bluebird houses down the road. Spousal unit asked me to come to the barn (this is not an icky old barn, but Gary's man cave) with my "wide angle lens." He then said there were these tiny spiders in webs all over his table saw. Gary said he knew they were not there yesterday because he had cleaned it after using it. He got very concerned when he noticed that </p><p>(1) It was dirty with "sawdust" and</p><p>(2) The sawdust started moving, which was rather disconcerting to say the least. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>So, I went back to get my 105mm micro-Nikkor and check out the 8-legged freaks, oops, I mean spiders.</p><p></p><p>It turned out that overnight, mama spider spun a bunch of webs on his table saw, and gave birth to all these baby spiders. There must have been hundreds of them. Just looking at them crawling around made me itchy and gave me the heebie jeebies. Be prepared, you have been warned. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>This photo is not cropped. It's just this mass of many tiny legs. UGH! When I blew on them, they would fall off and drop onto the stool seat below them. Then they would go right up to their web. It looked like they were rappelling in reverse.</p><p></p><p><strong>Sawdust Moves?</strong></p><p>[ATTACH]39584[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>This bunch was on the saw guide. This photo was cropped and these guys are very, very small.</p><p></p><p><strong>By a Thread</strong></p><p>[ATTACH]39585[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I then asked Gary if he had anything I could measure them with to get a sense of real scale. He gave me a stainless ruler which I put on the stool. I then blew on the web and its contents. A large number of the spiders landed on the stool. These little guys are about 1/8th inch in length (including legs, I think).</p><p></p><p><strong>Flash Mob</strong></p><p>[ATTACH]39586[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>They are so creepy I just had to take more photos. Here's another bunch of the brood.</p><p></p><p><strong>Wait for Me!</strong></p><p>[ATTACH]39587[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This guy was just hanging around and not part of the kiddie clan.</p><p></p><p><strong>Lounging Around</strong></p><p>[ATTACH]39588[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="piperbarb, post: 157603, member: 12214"] 6-5-13: Part 1: Creepy Crawlers.... This is for everyone who has table saws... If it moves, it is NOT sawdust. This afternoon, I was ready to check out the bluebird houses down the road. Spousal unit asked me to come to the barn (this is not an icky old barn, but Gary's man cave) with my "wide angle lens." He then said there were these tiny spiders in webs all over his table saw. Gary said he knew they were not there yesterday because he had cleaned it after using it. He got very concerned when he noticed that (1) It was dirty with "sawdust" and (2) The sawdust started moving, which was rather disconcerting to say the least. :) So, I went back to get my 105mm micro-Nikkor and check out the 8-legged freaks, oops, I mean spiders. It turned out that overnight, mama spider spun a bunch of webs on his table saw, and gave birth to all these baby spiders. There must have been hundreds of them. Just looking at them crawling around made me itchy and gave me the heebie jeebies. Be prepared, you have been warned. :) This photo is not cropped. It's just this mass of many tiny legs. UGH! When I blew on them, they would fall off and drop onto the stool seat below them. Then they would go right up to their web. It looked like they were rappelling in reverse. [B]Sawdust Moves?[/B] [ATTACH=CONFIG]39584._xfImport[/ATTACH] This bunch was on the saw guide. This photo was cropped and these guys are very, very small. [B]By a Thread[/B] [ATTACH=CONFIG]39585._xfImport[/ATTACH] I then asked Gary if he had anything I could measure them with to get a sense of real scale. He gave me a stainless ruler which I put on the stool. I then blew on the web and its contents. A large number of the spiders landed on the stool. These little guys are about 1/8th inch in length (including legs, I think). [B]Flash Mob[/B] [ATTACH=CONFIG]39586._xfImport[/ATTACH] They are so creepy I just had to take more photos. Here's another bunch of the brood. [B]Wait for Me![/B] [ATTACH=CONFIG]39587._xfImport[/ATTACH] This guy was just hanging around and not part of the kiddie clan. [B]Lounging Around[/B] [ATTACH=CONFIG]39588._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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