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22-10-2010, 11:43 AM
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22-10-2010, 02:00 PM
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Hi there, 
Brilliant bit of work ,
I hope to hear more of this kind of thing
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22-10-2010, 04:17 PM
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What a great story. And such dedication for a creature that is quite often one of the least popular with people (spiders in general I mean).
I just have this silly mental picture of this wonderful lady rushed off her feet, going from spiderling to spiderling with a tiny bottle- it was the hand reared part!! 
Good on her. Hope they all make it.
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25-10-2010, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by RobAtkinson  | Thanks for sharing this article & what a wonderful story! (I have added this link to my favourites list)
The spiders look absolutely gorgeous & adorable in their sink-pond with plastic pondweed
I have seen the smaller Dolomedes fimbriatus in Abernethy forest (Aviemore) - they are truly impressive spiders.
I wonder if a similar captive-breeding project was done for the Ladybird Spider? I'll have a wee look on the web as I'd love to see photos of that too.
And I'm pleasantly surprised to see an article like this appear in the Daily Mail (of all places!). |
25-10-2010, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by theresa dockery Thanks for sharing this article & what a wonderful story! (I have added this link to my favourites list)
The spiders look absolutely gorgeous & adorable in their sink-pond with plastic pondweed
I have seen the smaller Dolomedes fimbriatus in Abernethy forest (Aviemore) - they are truly impressive spiders.
I wonder if a similar captive-breeding project was done for the Ladybird Spider? I'll have a wee look on the web as I'd love to see photos of that too.
And I'm pleasantly surprised to see an article like this appear in the Daily Mail (of all places!). | I sure hope there is |
25-10-2010, 04:28 PM
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25-10-2010, 04:42 PM
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It's nice to see some positive stories about spiders for once. |
25-10-2010, 08:16 PM
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I had never heard of the ladybird spider. The male has fabulous colouring and a very large 'wife'. 
Good news on the fen raft spider too. |
25-10-2010, 10:22 PM
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well done rob i take my hat of to you hope all goes well
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Originally Posted by RobAtkinson It's nice to see some positive stories about spiders for once. | My life is full of good spider stories, they are the top predator of your invertebrate garden community. Look and you will see them.
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