Battle of the Titans
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I have a fair number of Wolf Spiders running around my yard as well as a Praying Mantis which has claimed the back patio as his territory. This morning I woke up a saw one of the Wolf Spiders (about 5-6cm across) hanging onto my screen door and on the opposite end was the Praying Mantis. He's about 8cm long. At one point I noticed the Praying Mantis munching on something, and looked over and saw the Wolf Spider now only had 7 legs. bummer. They were still on opposite ends of the door. I checked back periodically and neither side was moving. Another 15 minutes later, I guess the Praying Mantis was finished with his appetizer, and slowly made his way over towards the spider. It took 5 minutes for him to crawl close enough to make an attack. The Wolf Spider tensed up and jumped back from the Praying Mantis' lunge. The spider then got aggressive and went in for an attack while his assailant regrouped. Big mistake. The Praying Mantis struck back before the spider got close enough, dug his front talons into the spider and bit into its side. He continued to eat for about a half an hour, finishing off 2 and half more legs and the entire back end of the spider. Of course, I now have half a spider hanging to my screen but it was really cool to see that up close. BW The Biggest Loser
"Farm Donkey makes us laugh.
Farm Donkey hauls some ass."
-The StovesSounds like a scene in "Clash of the Titans" (1981) Harry Hamlin as Perseus and produced by Ray Harryhausen - a stop motion special effects genius who brought us classics like "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad" and "Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger" (with Jane Seymour)...:cool: Steve
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I have a fair number of Wolf Spiders running around my yard as well as a Praying Mantis which has claimed the back patio as his territory. This morning I woke up a saw one of the Wolf Spiders (about 5-6cm across) hanging onto my screen door and on the opposite end was the Praying Mantis. He's about 8cm long. At one point I noticed the Praying Mantis munching on something, and looked over and saw the Wolf Spider now only had 7 legs. bummer. They were still on opposite ends of the door. I checked back periodically and neither side was moving. Another 15 minutes later, I guess the Praying Mantis was finished with his appetizer, and slowly made his way over towards the spider. It took 5 minutes for him to crawl close enough to make an attack. The Wolf Spider tensed up and jumped back from the Praying Mantis' lunge. The spider then got aggressive and went in for an attack while his assailant regrouped. Big mistake. The Praying Mantis struck back before the spider got close enough, dug his front talons into the spider and bit into its side. He continued to eat for about a half an hour, finishing off 2 and half more legs and the entire back end of the spider. Of course, I now have half a spider hanging to my screen but it was really cool to see that up close. BW The Biggest Loser
"Farm Donkey makes us laugh.
Farm Donkey hauls some ass."
-The Stovesaww i wish you'd have filmed that? brilliant piece of natural history that would have made Bryce --- To paraphrase Fred Dagg - the views expressed in this post are bloody good ones. --
Publitor, making Pubmed easy. http://www.sohocode.com/publitorOur kids book :The Snot Goblin
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I have a fair number of Wolf Spiders running around my yard as well as a Praying Mantis which has claimed the back patio as his territory. This morning I woke up a saw one of the Wolf Spiders (about 5-6cm across) hanging onto my screen door and on the opposite end was the Praying Mantis. He's about 8cm long. At one point I noticed the Praying Mantis munching on something, and looked over and saw the Wolf Spider now only had 7 legs. bummer. They were still on opposite ends of the door. I checked back periodically and neither side was moving. Another 15 minutes later, I guess the Praying Mantis was finished with his appetizer, and slowly made his way over towards the spider. It took 5 minutes for him to crawl close enough to make an attack. The Wolf Spider tensed up and jumped back from the Praying Mantis' lunge. The spider then got aggressive and went in for an attack while his assailant regrouped. Big mistake. The Praying Mantis struck back before the spider got close enough, dug his front talons into the spider and bit into its side. He continued to eat for about a half an hour, finishing off 2 and half more legs and the entire back end of the spider. Of course, I now have half a spider hanging to my screen but it was really cool to see that up close. BW The Biggest Loser
"Farm Donkey makes us laugh.
Farm Donkey hauls some ass."
-The StovesSweet. Thanks for sharing. :cool:
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World Wrestling Federation or World Wildlife Fund? :~ -- Weiter, weiter, ins verderben. Wir müssen leben bis wir sterben. Are you bright too?[^]
Wildlife Wrestling Federation. :-D _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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I have a fair number of Wolf Spiders running around my yard as well as a Praying Mantis which has claimed the back patio as his territory. This morning I woke up a saw one of the Wolf Spiders (about 5-6cm across) hanging onto my screen door and on the opposite end was the Praying Mantis. He's about 8cm long. At one point I noticed the Praying Mantis munching on something, and looked over and saw the Wolf Spider now only had 7 legs. bummer. They were still on opposite ends of the door. I checked back periodically and neither side was moving. Another 15 minutes later, I guess the Praying Mantis was finished with his appetizer, and slowly made his way over towards the spider. It took 5 minutes for him to crawl close enough to make an attack. The Wolf Spider tensed up and jumped back from the Praying Mantis' lunge. The spider then got aggressive and went in for an attack while his assailant regrouped. Big mistake. The Praying Mantis struck back before the spider got close enough, dug his front talons into the spider and bit into its side. He continued to eat for about a half an hour, finishing off 2 and half more legs and the entire back end of the spider. Of course, I now have half a spider hanging to my screen but it was really cool to see that up close. BW The Biggest Loser
"Farm Donkey makes us laugh.
Farm Donkey hauls some ass."
-The StovesCrikey! Have a look at this little beauty! woohoo! Danger! Danger! Danger! _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Sounds like a scene in "Clash of the Titans" (1981) Harry Hamlin as Perseus and produced by Ray Harryhausen - a stop motion special effects genius who brought us classics like "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad" and "Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger" (with Jane Seymour)...:cool: Steve
I loved that flick growing up. :-D BW The Biggest Loser
"Farm Donkey makes us laugh.
Farm Donkey hauls some ass."
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aww i wish you'd have filmed that? brilliant piece of natural history that would have made Bryce --- To paraphrase Fred Dagg - the views expressed in this post are bloody good ones. --
Publitor, making Pubmed easy. http://www.sohocode.com/publitorOur kids book :The Snot Goblin
I did take a few pictures if you're interested... BW The Biggest Loser
"Farm Donkey makes us laugh.
Farm Donkey hauls some ass."
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I did take a few pictures if you're interested... BW The Biggest Loser
"Farm Donkey makes us laugh.
Farm Donkey hauls some ass."
-The Stovestoo bloody right i am :) bryce --- To paraphrase Fred Dagg - the views expressed in this post are bloody good ones. --
Publitor, making Pubmed easy. http://www.sohocode.com/publitorOur kids book :The Snot Goblin
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I have a fair number of Wolf Spiders running around my yard as well as a Praying Mantis which has claimed the back patio as his territory. This morning I woke up a saw one of the Wolf Spiders (about 5-6cm across) hanging onto my screen door and on the opposite end was the Praying Mantis. He's about 8cm long. At one point I noticed the Praying Mantis munching on something, and looked over and saw the Wolf Spider now only had 7 legs. bummer. They were still on opposite ends of the door. I checked back periodically and neither side was moving. Another 15 minutes later, I guess the Praying Mantis was finished with his appetizer, and slowly made his way over towards the spider. It took 5 minutes for him to crawl close enough to make an attack. The Wolf Spider tensed up and jumped back from the Praying Mantis' lunge. The spider then got aggressive and went in for an attack while his assailant regrouped. Big mistake. The Praying Mantis struck back before the spider got close enough, dug his front talons into the spider and bit into its side. He continued to eat for about a half an hour, finishing off 2 and half more legs and the entire back end of the spider. Of course, I now have half a spider hanging to my screen but it was really cool to see that up close. BW The Biggest Loser
"Farm Donkey makes us laugh.
Farm Donkey hauls some ass."
-The StovesFor a minute there I thought you were describing two Vegas cocktail waitresses fighting over a tip. I then realized your story was too tame for that.
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I did take a few pictures if you're interested... BW The Biggest Loser
"Farm Donkey makes us laugh.
Farm Donkey hauls some ass."
-The StovesMe too! Me too! Chris Richardson
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I did take a few pictures if you're interested... BW The Biggest Loser
"Farm Donkey makes us laugh.
Farm Donkey hauls some ass."
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too bloody right i am :) bryce --- To paraphrase Fred Dagg - the views expressed in this post are bloody good ones. --
Publitor, making Pubmed easy. http://www.sohocode.com/publitorOur kids book :The Snot Goblin
Wildlife Wrestling Federation photos. ;) http://www.greenvillearea.net/graphics/cp/pm2.jpg[^] http://www.greenvillearea.net/graphics/cp/pm3.jpg[^] A little more graphic. http://www.greenvillearea.net/graphics/cp/pm1.jpg[^] Another Praying Mantis I found lounging on my chair. She's about 13-14 cm long. http://www.greenvillearea.net/graphics/cp/PM5.jpg[^] BW The Biggest Loser
"Farm Donkey makes us laugh.
Farm Donkey hauls some ass."
-The Stoves
