*sniffle* I miss Rosalynd! Prettiest little rosebud tarantula you ever would've seen.
And yes it is very cute, K T Ong. Jumping spiders are some of the cutest!

[ 09-28-2002, 10:27 PM: Message edited by: The Ornery One ]

Eeeee! So CUTE! http://www.plauder-smilies.de/lol2.gif

I have always been a fan of spiders and have handled them on several occasions. It always perplexes and saddens me when I find people who are absolutely terrified of them. :(

<font color="lightblue">Down here, we have a right to be scared of anything that moves :D </font>
<font color="white"><center>Redback, funnelweb, blue-ringed octopus,
Taipan, Tiger Snake, attabox jellyfish,
Come to Australia, you might accidentaly get killed [img]smile.gif[/img] </center></font>

I have been to Australia, and I stayed there for a month. I had a great time at my Aunt's log cabin, feeding the Kookaburras and watching the Yellow-Crested Parrots flock together. Not to mention the encounters with wild Koala Bears, countless Kangaroos, Wombats, etc... ...

And I must have squealed like a little girl inside when I saw the Fairy Penguins.

I love the Australian wildlife, and am fascinated with the Funnelweb Spider, Blue-Ringed Octopus and the Box Jellyfish. I have heard of the rest, but I am not familiar with them.

My only regrets was not being able to see a wild Tasmanian Devil or the Plataypus( saw them in the zoo though).

Rather creepy little beastie I think, it has big eyes like my neighbours son!!!!!!

<font color="lightblue">Koala Bears ?? What are Koala Bears ?? :D
Koalas are marsupials ;)

Infact, most of our wildlife is marsupial. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Lessee...
Kanagroos, Wombats, Koalas, Echidnas, Platypi, I *think* Tasmanian Devils, and alot more I can`t remember [img]smile.gif[/img]

Bit of Aussie trivia, though: the national emblem has a Kangaroo and an Emu, not only are they native, but they can`t walk backwards. [img]smile.gif[/img] </font>

<font color="lightblue">Down here, we have a right to be scared of anything that moves :D </font>
<font color="white"><center>Redback, funnelweb, blue-ringed octopus,
Taipan, Tiger Snake, attabox jellyfish,
Come to Australia, you might accidentaly get killed [img]smile.gif[/img] </center></font></font>[/QUOTE]We have Taipans and Tiger Snakes here? I guess I'm safe from most of them anyway- I dont go outside much. :D

Well, in truth, the spider does look kinda cute, after you get over the initial shock. I've seen much uglier spiders. I think they are fascinating creatures, but the scare the crap out of me.

I never knew Kangas and Emus can't walk backwards.

The reason why I thought the spider was cute was that rather wistful expression on the face plus the large, beady eyes... As if he's waiting for his mother or something. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

And I believe I said it's no larger than a pencil ERASER -- as opposed to a pencil. :rolleyes:

[ 09-30-2002, 08:50 AM: Message edited by: K T Ong ]

In my house over the last few years we've had LOTS of odd pets...

Currently there are 58 non-human critters in the house (one of our kids did a report and actually counted them all). Most are fish... but there's also 2 dogs, 2 cats, 2 rats (cute and very affectionate), 2 Oregon Newts, A crab the boys found two years ago in the brook (living happily on ground beef... although he's turned BLUE), we recently let go the frog we raised from a tadpole (had him for over a year). In the not too distant past we've also had a Python, an Iguana, and a couple Finches (which our Siamese rather enjoyed... with a nice Chianti I think... bad kitty!)

So yea I think the spider is cute... and if he was found around our house no doubt he'd be #59 and my wife would be blowing wads of cash getting a "Spider house" and "spider food" and taking him to the vet's for a checkup, and finding out if anyone makes "spider toys", etc...