tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post8863659057038848385..comments2023-10-26T03:24:41.475-07:00Comments on A Desert Observer: Along came a spiderkesslerdeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941318128033074562noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-69393421020685741232009-04-15T11:00:00.000-07:002009-04-15T11:00:00.000-07:00This spider is a giant crab spider, the largest cr...This spider is a giant crab spider, the largest crab spider species in the world, found right here in the Sonoran Desert region. I too live in Tucson and have reared these spiders over the past 3 years. They can get very large if fed a lot of crickets. Ironically, I found your blog on Suzanne Berry's blog (listed as a follower) and she is an artist in New York painting insects. It just so happens, that is what I paint as well. It sure is a small world. Love your cactus pics and your enthusiasm for flora and fauna of the Desert.Jessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17725328731665104679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-55554434044032516382009-03-07T10:12:00.000-07:002009-03-07T10:12:00.000-07:00It does look like a little wolf spider - gray and ...It does look like a little wolf spider - gray and fuzzy? I found a BIG momma one of those in my mail a few years ago (which, unfortunately, was in my lap at the time).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-17904979555106728542009-02-28T10:04:00.000-07:002009-02-28T10:04:00.000-07:00I don't know what kind it is but keep it away from...I don't know what kind it is but keep it away from me! <BR/><BR/>:0)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-66946180867622053382009-02-26T15:56:00.000-07:002009-02-26T15:56:00.000-07:00I don't know this one - ours all have giraffe mark...I don't know this one - ours all have giraffe markings on!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-38259795694750509472009-02-26T13:08:00.000-07:002009-02-26T13:08:00.000-07:00Aw, it's so sweet! I would guess you have a burro...Aw, it's so sweet! I would guess you have a burrowing wolf spider.Diane AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-81764746639365681562009-02-26T09:28:00.000-07:002009-02-26T09:28:00.000-07:00Looks just a little too "aware" for me - those upr...Looks just a little too "aware" for me - those upraised appendages!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-61671850512394236792009-02-25T22:02:00.000-07:002009-02-25T22:02:00.000-07:00Hi there. My two son's (one after the other) lived...Hi there. My two son's (one after the other) lived in Phoenix for seven years...both have moved back to the Islands. I found it beautiful and clean. I liked the way they matched the colors of buildings/stone with the landscape..very neat-no trash either! <BR/>Anyway, you have a nice site- thanks for stopping by. My friend is actually taming a parakeet.These animals are a hoot!Kilauea Poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565265326716182821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-59203289972680358102009-02-25T20:59:00.000-07:002009-02-25T20:59:00.000-07:00Could it be a Leafcurling Sac Spider? Check it ou...Could it be a Leafcurling Sac Spider? Check it out here: <A HREF="http://bugguide.net/node/view/74554" REL="nofollow">Bug Guide</A>.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402220963886597754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-4801482787576176922009-02-25T20:09:00.000-07:002009-02-25T20:09:00.000-07:00yep, that one is creepy! We just (last week) put ...yep, that one is creepy! We just (last week) put a water faucet in, and when I went to move the dog's water bucket there was this BIG HONKING black widow!!! Less than a week she had moved in. Sad to say, her story ended there.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995546678739653397noreply@blogger.com