BIG. CRITTERS. IN. FLORIDA!!!! (and you think YOU have pest problems!)

[nehalita]

Originally Posted by Cappeh

Oh, Jaine. xD

Alligators are nothing. In India, they have ELEPHANTS. :/

actually the mosquitos in india are the size of elephants also. man do they love my blood...

also. as for the spiders... i mean they have daddy long legs but those are harmless...i remember holding them in my hand in preschool (which wasn't far from UM actually). they do have these tiny ones the size of my thumb nail. they're annoying... i seem to find them everywhere in my old house. but they don't bother you.

also... fyi, that picture that i took was actually in a place called "shark valley" (go figure!). It's not a normal road, but my brother and i took a tram through the trail and tried to keep count of alligators. i think we lost track after around 40... it's the coolest place ever. My dad even stood right next to them!


see? it ain't that bad.
atleast these are picture of live alligators. 5 years ago, i had the unfortunate luck of seeing 2 dead alligators in one of our canals. heads cut off, legs cut off, tails cut off. This is what greedy people do in florida and i think it's horrible.

alligators and spiders are great down here but man, have you seen the snakes? my dad seems to love going up to them when they're around our house.

later note: banana spiders are the coolest looking things EVER. if you go on a nature trail you're bound to run into one (and in my case it was physically... numerous times...)

[JaneYoung]

Oh dear you just had to say the snake word and things were going so well too.

I think the banana spiders are orb spiders. Maybe Fruity Pebbles could find a gorgeous pic for us - they are some of the best weavers ever. If you see one then you know the environ. is healthy.

Here in Austin we have wolf spiders. Those are cool. They are big and furry and live in holes and cracks in houses. They eat mosquitoes but not elephants.

[Michelle Celio]

Originally Posted by Jane

I think the banana spiders are orb spiders. Maybe Fruity Pebbles could find a gorgeous pic for us - they are some of the best weavers ever. If you see one then you know the environ. is healthy.

BAM! Banana Spider!

Originally Posted by Jane

Here in Austin we have wolf spiders. Those are cool. They are big and furry and live in holes and cracks in houses. They eat mosquitoes but not elephants.

Love bugs were "manufactured" to eat mosquitoes...didn't quite work.

And why do I know that?!

[JaneYoung]

thank you, happy, happy

[Jaine Perotti]

Lets just say that as a person who hates spiders, this strikes fear into my heart:




Florida: Spiders and Gators and 'Canes... oh my!

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by BurningQuestion

Lets just say that as a person who hates spiders, this strikes fear into my heart:




Florida: Spiders and Gators and 'Canes... oh my!