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theo and the moth.

theo and the moth. by dani johnston.
This is my friend Theodore.

He hangs out right next to our porch light. Neil likes to toss him moths, which he will promptly wrap up and consume.
I always thought this was a slower process and I am probably not correct on exactly what Theo is doing here, but this spider moved super fast.
The minute that moth was on the web, Theo went for him, and immediately was wrapping him up. Literally, by the time I was back with new batteries for the camera he had the guy all neatly wrapped.

Crazy. Theo gets the job done.
Theo has a neighbor, Godric, who is rather shy. I've only seen him twice. Quite gray and rather round.

I have a thing for bugs.
Well, some bugs... I really can't stand roly polys (pill bugs). Or june bugs. yuck. 

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Ms. Kara  Pro User  says:

AHHHHHH!

I'd pee my pants if I saw a spider that big. Just sayin'

And, recently, I've started to be creeped out by rolie polies too!
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dani johnston  Pro User  says:

Oh Kara, I love finding these spiders - when I lived out in the country for a bit (middle school and highschool), you'd have to be careful not to run right through the webs from these guys in the really grassy area we had behind our house.

I was surprised he showed up by our porch light - but he keeps all the crazy flying bugs at bay so that's nice.
If only something would take care of the pill bugs hanging out under our pumpkins. Seriously.
I used to never even think about pill bugs. but lately.... ugh. they're just off putting. and rollie. very rollie.
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kaylaf says:

When I was little we always got centipedes in our house so my mom told me they were wish bugs and I had to pick them up, drop them into the toilet, flush, and make a wish. I guess I'm not so afraid of bugs anymore. :)
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dani johnston  Pro User  says:

Kayla - that is a brilliant idea though - must remember that when I have kids... in 10 to 20 years... :P
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