tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38089362280807298412024-03-06T09:29:34.625+10:00SpiderzruleSpiderz Rule don't they? Here's my blog for the biggest spiderz site in the world!! Come and visit!!Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-42532147049322665362016-05-07T10:02:00.002+10:002016-05-07T10:02:21.580+10:00Now 2016, how time flies. Spiderzrule Facebook page is doing well and has a lot of visitors so please visit us there. You can post your pics and see the latest in the world of spiders!!<br />
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<br />Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-56420905934117339382015-07-12T09:36:00.000+10:002015-07-12T09:36:18.759+10:00Halfway through 2015 and what a slack blog writer I am!! Truth is I get so busy I forget all about the blog and forum but do try to keep the Facebook page up to date. Of course the web site www.spiderzrule.com is so huge now I would need to be working on it full time to keep the photos up to date on that. So sorry to all the people who have sent in great photos - I promise I will get them up one day!! I have around 30 emails a day at present asking me to ID spiders and just about all of them have photos that are very hard to see the spider in. A lot of the time I can have a good guess as to what they are but the photos certainly aren't good enough to put on the site. SO PLEASE TRY AND SEND CLEAR PHOTOS OTHERWISE IT IS JUST WASTING YOUR TIME AND MINE!!Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-16702639562402118592014-01-01T10:08:00.001+10:002014-01-01T10:08:22.955+10:00Happy New Year for 2014Looks like we skipped a whole year and for some it seems 2013 was not the best year so a good year to skip. I hope 2014 is everything everyone deserves it to be. Spiderzrule got a facelift during 2013, over 200 pages to recreate with a nice new header but I think it was worth it. I like it and I hope everyone else does too as there are some marvellous shots of spiders there. I will continue to answer every email I receive but am finding it harder to ID spiders for people with photos from mobile phones. I know its handy to take a shot with them but spider ID often needs detail to separate one from another and I won't ID a spider if if I'm not certain. It may mean the difference between a serious bite or not if I advise wrongly as to a spiders potential for harm by identifying it incorrectly!!
The Facebook page is also becoming more popular and I try to check it regularly and some other kind people are helping out with ID's from time to time. So keep on viewing and sending them in and most of all developing more of an appreciation of spiders and what they do for our world and their place in it, even if you can't like them!! I still shudder and check my hair for a creepy crawly when I walk through a web even though I know these orb weavers are harmless it is an instinctive behaviour with which we are born I think!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-75175230914537380172012-12-25T18:31:00.001+10:002012-12-25T18:31:49.729+10:00MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL SPIDERZRULE FANS!! HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY AND A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR!!Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-10715759253264154302011-03-16T07:19:00.002+10:002011-03-16T07:22:39.964+10:00New Zealand and JapanWow, Mother Nature is sure unleashing her power on our poor world. First us with our floods, cyclone and inland tsunami, then New Zealand with its earthquake then worst of all - Japan. Such a beautiful country with its 4000 years of history much of which is now washed away!<div><br /></div><div>And of course now threatened by a worse disaster that could affect us globally with its nuclear reactors threatening the lives of those who are left in that area and the possibility of it spreading even further!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Is 2012 coming a year early??</div>Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-59676981138655155292011-01-18T08:17:00.006+10:002011-01-18T08:30:36.658+10:00Queensland Floods<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QNz9ywNQwRV2FlEnXD_PLRyyNW7dG05gOIJaUpo3pIZXwbcbYzv1eMZkeCtk2daXiBb1KqUXvYDFRUl9jEgULj-sBVkdTaNB6y4qik59iKxWS4gUBwii9h-SX8U5YwyRggCXyBKzGaG-/s1600/cowroof.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QNz9ywNQwRV2FlEnXD_PLRyyNW7dG05gOIJaUpo3pIZXwbcbYzv1eMZkeCtk2daXiBb1KqUXvYDFRUl9jEgULj-sBVkdTaNB6y4qik59iKxWS4gUBwii9h-SX8U5YwyRggCXyBKzGaG-/s200/cowroof.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563285012275357826" /></a><br /><br />Happy New Year to all my friends at Spiderzrule. It hasn't been a very happy one here in Queensland with devastating floods taking 20 lives and 12 people still missing over a week later. So many homes completely trashed or just plain wiped away!! It is heartbreaking just to watch, let alone be on of the affected! Luckily I am high on a hill and quite safe and have done my bit to donate to both the Premiers Flood Relief Appeal and the RSPCA whose premises<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3el4Q2-a82GQJw9yo7UqIo0sXb9pYs4qsEfStpQxYY0XItzSla-WwKc2xt24uFqKvbXeN_ew-mISP4qOOEwTKBsDw72pWS4jPyQ3Nv-zcd0HNH9AEoD4W1pTqiAPw9_Sds9jHUehXCga4/s200/frog.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563284542767682946" /> were destroyed in the floods as well. There's a link to the Flood Relief Appeal on Spiderzrule if any of my overseas visitors would care to donate - it would be greatly appreciated!!<br /><a href="http://www.qld.gov.au/floods/donate.html">http://www.qld.gov.au/floods/donate.html</a><div><br /></div><div>A couple of interesting photos are included - in the top one residents returned home to find a cow alive and well on their rooftop and in the second, 2 natural enemies cooperate in a time of crisis with the snake giving the frog a ride through the flood waters!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's hope the rest of 2011 improves greatly!! </div><div><br />glen<div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-31837381016899753092010-11-05T20:41:00.003+10:002011-03-16T07:16:04.054+10:00Wow, where has the year gone!!I can't believe I just checked my blog and found I hadn't written anything since last year!! Where has the time gone to?<br />I have never had so many ID requests as this year and so much time has been spent on updating the web pages with all the great and not so great photos sent in. It's great to hear from so many people and to be able to ID more spiders as I get to recognize more of the thousands of species. It's also great to see so many people with great attitudes to spiders, who don't just stomp on them on sight but take the time to find out about their visitors. These days I refuse to put photos online that have been taken of dead spiders and I am really reluctant to ID spiders people have killed! What's the point once they are dead?Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-38434557677719967092009-12-23T09:29:00.004+10:002009-12-23T09:31:21.153+10:00MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEARMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all my friends in Spiderland. I hope the weather in the US improves, I don't suppose it's too good for either spiders or people!!<br />glenSpiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-38294546789479103632009-11-29T08:02:00.004+10:002009-11-29T08:05:25.192+10:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB41DG8JkfJzxgS7i2dg7N28CjGErvEGuP3KH5O8dsXd-rPcLmn6dJDdvo4tVuRZ9tL9Qcq3GsXFScAAka9oQZ65bjZjxCT5Bg9Dxh6Jzv6nIQrEdNrRtDRGfkTRUg1DgpunOxPwX0w-27/s1600/tatsm.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB41DG8JkfJzxgS7i2dg7N28CjGErvEGuP3KH5O8dsXd-rPcLmn6dJDdvo4tVuRZ9tL9Qcq3GsXFScAAka9oQZ65bjZjxCT5Bg9Dxh6Jzv6nIQrEdNrRtDRGfkTRUg1DgpunOxPwX0w-27/s200/tatsm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409278848262265794" /></a><br />Nearly Christmas again, how quickly the year has flown. Another new page on the spiders photos page of some great tattoos that one of my viewers sent it. Great to see someone so keen on spiders that they would create this great body art specifically for spiders!!Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-83935372163407187062009-07-01T08:52:00.004+10:002009-07-01T08:59:12.979+10:00Sad to hear about Michael Jackson, we grew up listening to his music which was among the greatest and most innovative of any time. It's always sad when a legend dies!!Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-85870487110494214642009-05-01T08:27:00.002+10:002009-05-01T08:30:15.209+10:00Check out the new pageI've been busy the last few days creating a new page which is essentially a quick reference guide to spider's bites, symptoms and treatment. I've done a lot of research to find the most accurate information so please bookmark the site for futre reference. It also shows quite clearly how there are really very few spiders that are really dangerous. I couldn't cover all 30 000 species of spiders but have done the ones that people send in to me the most often. I hope you enjoy it.Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-52952416130761829202009-01-31T08:45:00.003+10:002009-01-31T08:54:07.250+10:00Happy New Year - 0r is it?A bit late but a Happy New Year to all. The way the economy is shaping up though, it may not be all that happy a one!! Also congratulations to America's new president - Barack Obama. As an Aussie it is interesting to follow the politics of our largest ally, the USA, and it is great to see so many people happy to finally have a black man as president. I hope he can deliver, as with the way the world is today, we certainly need some help!! The spiderz pages have even been quiet - because of the extreme cold in the USA but also because of the election, inauguration and I think to some extent - the recession/depression!! Let's make our New Year resolution to do all we can to help each other and get through the tough times ahead!!Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-39355658580552373972008-11-23T09:37:00.002+10:002008-11-23T09:43:32.919+10:00Winter is coming in the US so the number of queries from there are getting less. Great to see photos coming from other countries, especially Australia where I do live! It's funny the difference between people of different countries - Americans seem to jump online for everything while Australians seem to be slower to do so, perhaps we aren't as technologically minded as our US cousins!! <br />Christmas is just around the corner and here in Brisbane we are looking at a hot stormy one. Recent storms have done a lot of damage to homes in Brisbane, thankfully mine wasn't one of them!! We seem to be going back to our earlier weather patten of Summer storms after many years of hot dry summers. I love storms but not when they destroy people's homes and I guess our spider friends don't like having their webs destroyed either. <br />I've seen very few spiders around my house this summer and usually I have several large orb weavers blocking my path every night!! I hope they come back!!<br />I'd like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year if I don't get back to here before then!!Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-90598713461822815182008-10-04T08:51:00.002+10:002008-10-04T08:54:22.727+10:00Spider ID'sMany thanks to Kevin L who has sent in ID's for many of the unidentified spiders going back to March 2006. If you sent in a spider, please check back and see if it is now identified. Thanks again Kevin!<br />glenSpiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-59707172124886526382008-09-28T08:53:00.003+10:002008-09-28T09:01:15.725+10:00Please don't kill spiders!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhXWhyphenhyphenxn3ONKZYwcCzNJfI_hMskWs8IR9Yqz0G28G8XMEPGbwdUeKXWM0f5WMhCuePPuKvLFNos5_EUBgVwUg4oNiUg2h-pKCKSpCO388PGPtgxk-FsV3Ttzro2Xmm4r47gFLuLfDxtRl/s1600-h/Spider0.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhXWhyphenhyphenxn3ONKZYwcCzNJfI_hMskWs8IR9Yqz0G28G8XMEPGbwdUeKXWM0f5WMhCuePPuKvLFNos5_EUBgVwUg4oNiUg2h-pKCKSpCO388PGPtgxk-FsV3Ttzro2Xmm4r47gFLuLfDxtRl/s200/Spider0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250839368281930674" /></a><br />I just had an email that really made me mad. The writer said "needless to say its dead now but when I sprayed the spider" etc and went on to describe a harmless garden orb weaver. <br /><br />This was my rather irate reply:<br />"Why needless to say did you spray it? Why do people go around and kill every spider they see? Do you kill every bee or wasp that you see? That spider was a harmless garden orb weaver and very beneficial in keeping down the number of insects in your garden so there was no need at all to kill it!!"<br /><br />This photo is of a garden orb weaver like the one she killed. There are heaps of them around homes in large orb shaped webs at present and if you have them at your home, please leave them alone!!Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-21582957259984710442008-09-09T09:47:00.003+10:002008-09-09T09:50:39.253+10:00Nice Art work<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4YhYuR4gw3aCOV8lWXIjgHtQJqgq2y6CPEk6PHkUbQWSD-YN8jBFbNmUG5bi0HXZ9Y26K34HrBOS_2fo8MZmNNxxYIyowDvxJVvj-MQjTuF88r97ccfPvFIsgGaaXqahXFCutnKN0FNC/s1600-h/lynxart.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243801862184200562" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4YhYuR4gw3aCOV8lWXIjgHtQJqgq2y6CPEk6PHkUbQWSD-YN8jBFbNmUG5bi0HXZ9Y26K34HrBOS_2fo8MZmNNxxYIyowDvxJVvj-MQjTuF88r97ccfPvFIsgGaaXqahXFCutnKN0FNC/s200/lynxart.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Alexis has done a great job of painting a lynx spider from the photos on my site and sent it to me. Thanks and well done Alexis!!</span></div>Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-48938648026270339022008-07-06T17:04:00.002+10:002008-07-06T17:06:43.134+10:00A Great Email<span style="font-family:arial;">I love the poetic way Gina describes the spider walking on her arm. I wish I was game enough to let a large spider walk on my arm!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Hi Glen,<br />I have always been a protector and lover of spiders although I also have great respect for them. Once a year we have a 'Yebbo Goggo' day at the Witwatersrand University here in Johannesburg. The Spider Club of South Africa is always present. Last year I allowed a Rainspider . I think the latin name is Paleistis (housespider) walk over my arm. She was very large - atleast six cm in diameter when she walked and her body about half the size of my thumb. I was stiff with fear BUT I will never forget the experience because I have never ever in my life felt such a beautiful touch. Its like a cloud with definate little touches, walking over you. I will never forget it. No human being, not the wind not even a snowflake can touch you like that. It is indiscribably beautiful.<br />Thanks for the great website. I belong to Toastmasters and am preparing a speech on spiders with the hope of informing people positively.<br />Regards Gina</span>Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-15530295307080950252008-06-08T10:02:00.002+10:002008-12-10T14:15:59.012+10:00Here's a great shot!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Z_X24c6ONOOaRyMdE5OOzl8OPtPw9MVZ9ZVN4iFHjW255O0xspX7i7oGoaOxLsVpjfIZxK1K8Aw2I9l_VaeePsBns6qJyldm1rpIF_mVxPj99HgQqEXFLvJUVJh62iaLf41mcj9KhN3C/s1600-h/DSC00288_small.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209294817637022242" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Z_X24c6ONOOaRyMdE5OOzl8OPtPw9MVZ9ZVN4iFHjW255O0xspX7i7oGoaOxLsVpjfIZxK1K8Aw2I9l_VaeePsBns6qJyldm1rpIF_mVxPj99HgQqEXFLvJUVJh62iaLf41mcj9KhN3C/s200/DSC00288_small.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Here's the sort of photo I was referring to in my last post. You can see all the details in this great shot of a brown recluse and this makes it easy to identify! </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">glen</span></div><br /><div></div>Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-2569084681490555142008-06-08T09:58:00.002+10:002008-06-08T10:01:37.516+10:00Spider Photos<span style="font-family:arial;">Just a reminder that photos that are sent in for identification need to be clear and light so I can see details like the number of eyes if possible, and the leg pattern, just to mention a few. Many spiders look similar and I'm NOT an expert so can really only identify ones that are easy to recognise. Thanks, glen</span>Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-81326247627503631872008-06-01T11:07:00.003+10:002008-06-01T11:18:44.134+10:00Spider Panic in Summer!!<span style="font-family:arial;">Summer in the US always sees a heap of emails asking for help in getting rid of the spiders that are suddenly inundating people's houses. Here's a few of the tips I give people that may help with their problem:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">1. Don't spray - anything that can kill a spider has got to be doing you harm as well! Spiders are one of the hardest to kill creatures through spraying - I have seen redbacks live through it quite happily - so imagine what that stuff is doing to you and your children! </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">2. Do give the house a good clean - that's why people always do a spring clean I guess. Getting rid of spider webs also gets rid of the egg sac that many spiders leave behind to hatch out in spring so a good clean out helps.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">3. Make sure your attic or ceiling is sealed off from the rest of the house. Spiders love living up there and will venture into the house if they can get through cracks or ill fitting light fixtures etc, so fix those gaps!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">4. Invest in screens for the doors and windows - they not only stop spiders but insects as well. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">5. Teach children about spiders - this is one of the purposes of this website! My 2 year old grandson loves looking at the pictures on spiderzrule but knows not to touch in real life!</span><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Hope this helps, please leave a comment if you have anything more to add or say!<br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;">glen</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></p></span></span>Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-44564844077679266892008-05-31T08:59:00.000+10:002008-05-31T09:27:47.700+10:00<a href="http://www.spiderzrule.com/spider108/crab%20spider%202.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand" height="345" alt="" src="http://www.spiderzrule.com/spider108/crab%20spider%202.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Here's one of my favourite photos that has been sent in this year!! This is a crab spider or flower spider sent in by Frank from Melbourne.</div>Spiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808936228080729841.post-61555483266252298482008-05-31T08:56:00.000+10:002008-05-31T08:57:45.145+10:00WELCOMEHi All<br />Welcome to my Spiderzrule Blog! If you'd like to contribute feel free but keep it clean and interesting and I guess about spiders!!<br />Hear from you soon<br />glenSpiderzrulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228400185826347135noreply@blogger.com1