I'm Hunter and I am going to demonstrate something important

[Second Hand Pat]

I am Hunter and I going to show you how us spiders take a bath.

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First we clean the eyes and have to be careful to get all eight of them.

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Then we clean the fangs...very important

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Then the feet, first one side

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Then the other side

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Almost done except for one thing

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The backside...

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[LizStreithorst]

OMG, what a backside! It must have taken as long to bathe as all 8 eyes and all the feed on both sides.

You know, these little spiders are adorable in their own grotesque way. Amazing close-up's to boot!

[Second Hand Pat]

OMG, what a backside! It must have taken as long to bathe as all 8 eyes and all the feed on both sides.

You know, these little spiders are adorable in their own grotesque way. Amazing close-up's to boot!

Thank you Liz this was too funny to pass up lol.
Pat.

[Hicgup]

The photography is incredible! The detail of the hairs……..

[Pardal]

Nice story Pat. I still miss the one about the Crow though.
Julian

[Second Hand Pat]

The photography is incredible! The detail of the hairs……..

Thank you Hipgup. These little guys are so much fun. :D
Pat

[Second Hand Pat]

Nice story Pat. I still miss the one about the Crow though.
Julian

Thank you Julian, the crow story is here on the forum. Most like buried in my homesteader http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?87104-Black-Jack-s-Story-The-tale-of-a-Scalawag :D
Pat

[Pardal]

Yes I found it always nice read, btw send you a PM.
:)
Julian

[brewmaster15]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT SPIDER! and the photography is superb! I wanted to add to this story but did not want to photo bomb Pats awesome story and pics..but she gave me permission. :) I too have a few pics to share here , but my critter is no friend to hunter..Ironically she too is very keen on hygiene!

Its very important we clean our antennae

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416863869_a8abd4185c_h.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/gp/130140749@N05/t4K5B34n37)IMGP6361 (https://www.flickr.com/gp/130140749@N05/t4K5B34n37) by Al Sabetta (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130140749@N05/), on Flickr
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We must also clean our front feet
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416103781_1cde1e750c_h.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/gp/130140749@N05/JS36F73C12)IMGP6369 (https://www.flickr.com/gp/130140749@N05/JS36F73C12) by Al Sabetta (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130140749@N05/), on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416367753_ecce55d695_h.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/gp/130140749@N05/B3gRt61EE5)IMGP6383 (https://www.flickr.com/gp/130140749@N05/B3gRt61EE5) by Al Sabetta (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130140749@N05/), on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51415343322_e18cf2d872_h.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/gp/130140749@N05/Q1G54vW328)IMGP6651 (https://www.flickr.com/gp/130140749@N05/Q1G54vW328) by Al Sabetta (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130140749@N05/), on Flickr

our death scythes must be pristine..

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416360108_81720921eb_h.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/gp/130140749@N05/93K0E51869)IMGP6527 (https://www.flickr.com/gp/130140749@N05/93K0E51869) by Al Sabetta (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130140749@N05/), on Flickr

one must wash all legs
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416352583_1ce2c428c2_h.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/gp/130140749@N05/eV439ZFB0K)IMGP6692 (https://www.flickr.com/gp/130140749@N05/eV439ZFB0K) by Al Sabetta (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130140749@N05/), on Flickr

This female mantis was my volunteer subject last year, I hope to run into her grand kids next year, I did not see her kids this past year, I really enjoy the mantids as a group. They are elegant and fierce.... anyhow Pats Pics reminded me of my time watching them. Predatory insects and arachnids are just way too cool.

al

[Second Hand Pat]

Thank you Al for your cool comments regarding Hunter :D

Praying mantis are one of my favorite insects and this series is perfect for this thread. Great subject and photos Al. I rarely see Praying mantis :(
Pat

[brady]

Not to be a killjoy but this is a fish forum and these are jokes, right?
Just wondering?
Jay

[Second Hand Pat]

Not to be a killjoy but this is a fish forum and these are jokes, right?
Just wondering?
Jay

Sorry Jay if you didn't enjoy the story and photos. Please note that is is posted in my homesteader and not in any of the discus related subforums.
Wishing you well :)
Pat

[brewmaster15]

Dido to what Pat said...

This is a fish forum.. however the homesteader boards are for the homesteaders to post as if it was their personal webspace. They help support the forum with their yearly subscription or help running the forum so there can be sections dedicated to fish. Without these subscriptions these members pay it would be much harder for me to keep the forum going for all of you to enjoy the fish stuff you come here for.

There are also other sections on the board where general photography is welcome as well to make the forum more enjoyable for its members.

Still all things considered.. most of the forum is fish related and has been for the last 20 years. Fish posts are always welcome around the forum..but hey if you get done reading all the fish posts, enjoying the photography is not a bad thing. Or .. start more fish threads and post fish stuff.:)

Al