Jolty the Joltik - September 17th, 2012

17 September 2012 @ 01:04 am

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Hello! Sorry about yesterday's post being a little late, I'm afraid I napped right through the normal time and didn't realize until way after. Today, though, I have lambs! I'm actually kind of surprised I haven't really done them before- considering that we've had horses and snakes and ducks and scorpions and all sorts of things, but not these.

Anyway, let's get to them!

( Baa baa white sheep! And a stripey sorta spider. )

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But of course, we're not done yet!

Here's today's spider-

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Plexippus paykulli, a true city dweller! This is one spider that you're more likekly to find inside your house than out in the woods. It's fairly easy to spot, though- not just because of its distinctive colouring but also because it likes to wait around light sources to nab insects that fly too close. They're about a centimeter in length, which is large enough to easily be seen. These spiders are also pretty smart and successful hunters; they'll go after anything from tiny flies to cockroaches that are more than twice their size, and make a good job of it, too.

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17 September 2012 @ 07:21 pm

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It's a bird day! Dogs and cats make great pets, that's true, as do mice and rats, but let's not forget that parrots (and other birds) can make wonderful, affectionate and loving companions too. Some birds, especially sun conures, can get really attached to their people as well and can even be trained to do tricks! Though they're also insanely loud, but, well, birds will be birds.

By the way, that last video is absolutely worth watching if only to hear the phrase 'shagged by a rare parrot' being used in an absolute seriousness.

( Parrots big and small! And a snaily looking spider. )

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Here's a mimicking spider! I love these little guys, they're fun.

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This one in particular is... not a snail or a small piece of poop, even though it's trying it's damndest to look like the bastard offspring of them both. Its name is cyrtarachne inaequalis, and it's really very tiny, clocking in at only about 5 to 8 millimeters long, at best. They're also really hard to spot- mostly because chances are if you walk past one, it'd look far more like a tiny juvenile snail baby than it would like a spider. These little guys are most easily spotted in Asia, particularly China and Japan, though they do also live around India.

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