The Demise of a Dragonfly

jaharris1001 · Post by **jaharris1001** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 1:07 pm

This dragonfly was about 4" in length,, so you can imagine the size of that spider

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 5:13 pm

That is one big spider.........a beautiful picture. I am glad it is down there with you.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 5:23 pm

Yeow! This is the thanks I get for getting this guy started in macro.

However he is doing some really good stuff.

Great photo there Jim!

jaharris1001 · Post by **jaharris1001** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:04 pm

Thanks Doug and Ken,, that looks like a feast fit for a king,, spider that is

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:18 pm

Spiders give me the hee bee jee bees there Jim.

I was bitten by a Banana Spider while over in the Philippines. Talk about something that will put a hurting on a guy.

I still have a scar from the dang thing and had to take antibiotics for days it seemed because of the bite. Non-poisonous of course but the spider venom did do a lot of tissue damage and therefore opened up a chance for infection, especially in a tropical environment.

jaharris1001 · Post by **jaharris1001** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:30 pm

I agree Ken,, I dont like them either,, except to look at or photograph

we have a spider down here called the Brown Recluse,, it will do seriuos tissue damage if you get bitten by one,, I knew a guy who got bitten by one,,, not good !!

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 7:01 pm

Yeah they are up here too but I have yet to encounter one that I know of but probably, then again, may have and did not know it.

I am sure if I had got bitten by one I would know it though. I have read a bit about the damage they can do and not often does the bite result in death but makes one wish it would from what I have read and heard. Nasty little buggers!