All About Pocket Knives

The coon up the pole is a great picture!
Treefarmer

Accidentally spotted this spider yesterday....

Wow Scott !!!!

TripleF wrote:Accidentally spotted this spider yesterday....

TripleF wrote:Accidentally spotted this spider yesterday....

Scott, Ann would have taken it home with her.

Wow Scott - that's a big'un! Is that a Huntsman spider?

I found this on the web:

Huntsman Spiders
Huntsman spiders are actually an invasive species from Asia. They are sometimes called the giant crab spider, and are generally found in the southern end of the state, where the climate is to their liking. The type found in Florida, Heteropoda venatoria, has a body length of around an inch and a leg span that can stretch up to five inches. As with many spiders, the females are larger than males.

Like the wolf spider, this spider does not build webs. Instead it relies on sheer speed and the strength of its jaws to hunt and kill its prey. While their bite is venomous, it is too weak to be considered medically significant, causing only localized pain.

Quick Facts
Size: Up to six inches, including the body and legs
Appearance: Very large and brown, sometimes mistake for an oversized brown recluse
Habitat: Tree bark, homes, sheds, barns, and vehicles
Dangerous?: No

Unk wrote:Wow Scott - that's a big'un! Is that a Huntsman spider?

I found this on the web:

Huntsman Spiders
Huntsman spiders are actually an invasive species from Asia. They are sometimes called the giant crab spider, and are generally found in the southern end of the state, where the climate is to their liking. The type found in Florida, Heteropoda venatoria, has a body length of around an inch and a leg span that can stretch up to five inches. As with many spiders, the females are larger than males.

Like the wolf spider, this spider does not build webs. Instead it relies on sheer speed and the strength of its jaws to hunt and kill its prey. While their bite is venomous, it is too weak to be considered medically significant, causing only localized pain.

Quick Facts
Size: Up to six inches, including the body and legs
Appearance: Very large and brown, sometimes mistake for an oversized brown recluse
Habitat: Tree bark, homes, sheds, barns, and vehicles
Dangerous?: No

My quick incomplete search for: hairy long leg spider produced numerous pics of the Huntsman, so it would be my assumption!!
Caught me off guard for sure

I don't like spiders, no matter how benign.

KILL IT!!

That spider appears to be missing a leg. Should have 6 but I only see 5.

Ken

Found this guy yesterday. Anyone recognize the statue?

Legendary Notre Dame coach Edward “Moose” Krause.

Ken

Don't know Mr. Krause but I like the hummingbird.

Nice mumbleypeg! It’s a beautiful campus. But the grotto is closed.

Go Irish!

Thanks doglegg. He was my buddy for a while. Barely bigger than a bee.

Nice hummer photo, Eveled.

Homer is not the only one with raccoons in his back yard. Last night I spotted three furry bandits in one of my pear trees.

Great shot Mel, can even make out the tail in that 2nd pic.

Had the 2 grandsons today....went to pick some wild grapes. We did and we ate every one we picked!
Then some oatmeal and CBH for lunch! It was hot, but that's the way it is!!
Homemade spoons!

Scott, I could sure use them grandsons around the place gettin' ready for deer season! Glad y'all are beating the critters to the wild grapes! What did you mix with the oatmeal to get them to it?

Even though it has been around 100 degrees for several weeks, it is time to start preparing food plots for the upcoming deer season. The temperatures shown on the pictures are because the camera is on a broken pine snag, there is no shade.
I haven't seen anything lately on the camera to be excited about until this week when I checked my game camera. There are always pictures of the various critters and now and again some are worth sharing.
There has been a change in travel routes because of the storm and the downed timber. One day I'll try and show some pictures of the deer doing the "limbo" under a downed pine tree that is on the right side of the pictures we are showing this time.
Here are a few that were worth a second look, all but the last one of some old man disking up a weed patch.
Treefarmer

treefarmer wrote:Scott, I could sure use them grandsons around the place gettin' ready for deer season! Glad y'all are beating the critters to the wild grapes! What did you mix with the oatmeal to get them to it?

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They love oatmeal! We have it all the time.
They'd love to help get you ready!!

My brother and his wife are currently driving through Canada on their way to Alaska and they are stopping at certain locations to take pictures, do some hiking and so on. Here are a couple of pictures they have taken.

On one of thier stops they saw this beauty east of Jasper, Alberta, Canada. While hiking back to their car near the Tetsa River in B.C. they saw this. He took the slightly blurry picture and they didn't waist any time getting back to the car. They are taking a lot of pictures, so if anyone is interested I will share them as they share them with me.

Great photos and please continue to post.

Ray

Love the elk and the bear. I'll add a few elk that my wife took pic's of back in 2014.

Great photos doglegg. Your bride captured this magnificent beast perfectly.

Here are some more from my brother Gary's journey to Alaska.
I believe they are somewhere in the Yukon now

Gorgeous country and photos.

Thanks QS, she is weak in picking a mate but really good at taking pic's.
dlr am sure enjoying your kin's pictures. Thanks.