Thursday, October 6, 2011

Penny and the superbig, super scary spider!!!!

Before we talk about the big horrible spider, here is a pot or 2. I told you Elizabeth asked for a berry bowl and I made some with grapes. They are a good medium-large size, holes in the base, with a dish under. You dump in your fruit, rinse it off, drain it a bit, and set it on the dish on the table, voila!
ALSO, I had told you the wife needed a pencil cup, and I was like "make it a beagle!"

OK, let's talk spider...scroll down to look at that monster. Penny wanted to eat it, I would not let her. Later she ate a fly and a moth, so she still had a good day, but what is that thing? I need to check with my pal Erin, otherwise known as Summer. She is, for real, a PHD student of bugs at Cornell...and I am sure she might be able to help with giant arachnids.....
this has basically an unmarked black-grey body, with black-grey legs that have white stripes. ICK!


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14 comments:

  1. CiCiOctober 6, 2011 at 7:00 AM

    What is this, is autumn the season for the creepy crawlies? Penny doesn't seem to mind, though. She is braver than I am.

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  2. gzOctober 6, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    she is a handsome spider!

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  3. Gary's third pottery blogOctober 6, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    its like, the Godzilla of spiders, NOT the friendly Charlotte!

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  4. Gary's third pottery blogOctober 6, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    I think it is a type of orb weaver which narrows it down slightly I s'pose http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orb-weaver_spider

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  5. Michèle HastingsOctober 6, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    we have those spiders too. our neighbor Phil told me a few months ago, when i asked him to get rid of a BIG spider in my bathroom, that the big ones are not the ones to be afraid of... watch out for the little spider... brown recluse.
    i still don't want those big ones in the house!

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  6. SummerOctober 6, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Yes yes, I agree that I think it is an orb weaver. A big-ole female that just laid a million eggs, which is why she looks deflated. My mom always called them "porch spiders." So disappointing to find out that's not an official classification...

    Big as a beagle's nose!

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  7. SummerOctober 6, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    OH! It occurs to me that I have kept my name out of all of my blog entries so that it doesn't show up if I'm searched. Can you shorten my name to just first name? Thanks!

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  8. Gary's third pottery blogOctober 6, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    PORCH spider, there on my porch, HA! And, she, like, just had a zillion babies, ON MY PORCH? Crap. My apologies about your name and thank you very much, everybody, for your input :)

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  9. HilaryOctober 6, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    Well I'm not fond of spiders but they keep showing up in posts, this morning. Better there than in my house. Penny sure is staring the little creepy crawly down.

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  10. Matt SutkoskiOctober 6, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    Thank goodness for Penny for keeping the house safe from creepy crawlies. My Jackson;s favorite pursuit is hunting down crickets in the yard.

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  11. Stacey BOctober 6, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    No Penny! Stay away from creepy spider!!!!

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  12. UnknownOctober 6, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    Love the bowl! Love the beagle pencil cup.

    No can love the spider: my unconditional love has conditions, knowwhatImean?

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  13. UnknownOctober 7, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    OMG Spiderzilla, Penny watch your nose...gosh a whopper spider for sure...
    Really, really, love the pots Gary, we love them! Wonderful, but of course you are wonderful so how could they not be wonderful! :)

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  14. Busy Bee SuzOctober 7, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    Spiders make me want to punch a baby.
    Oh, wait, that is really mean.
    Spiders make me want to punch a spider!!!!! EEEEKkkk!

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