I’ve posted this before, but this is a good place to repeat it. I was staying at an eco lodge in Peru on an Amazon estuary. One day some of us were on a guided walk through the jungle and would occasionally come across a large spider web built on two or more horizontal strands stretched between two trees, one on each side of the trail we were on. The actual web was a typical geometric design attached to the horizontal strands, which held it up. A rather large spider was sitting in the middle of the web. We would always duck under it rather than destroy it. One time the guide stopped to explain how it was built and that the spider was capable of producing two distinctly different types of webbing. He reached up and plucked one of the horizontal strands and released it, showing that it was very strong and taut, and it did not stick to his finger. Then he put his finger on the larger web trap and pulled his finger away to show that the web stuck to it and the whole web distorted as he moved his finger. Finally his finger broke its grip and the web snapped back to its original shape. I thought it was fascinating, and I gained new respect for the ingenuity of the spider.
You don’t suppose that Elliott overheard someone talking about raising chinchillas, or maybe was looking through old magazines, and somehow got it sort of twisted?
Templo S.U.D. over 4 years ago
now where is the lad going to obtain that many large, hairy arachnids?
wldhrsy2luv over 4 years ago
Somedays it is good to be the dad.
nosirrom over 4 years ago
Tony’s QOTD: Scared?
Of a cartoon spider? Nah! I’ll just go all Garfield on them.
But just in case I shrink from this I’ll be sure to take some thread, small nails, and a safety pin.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 4 years ago
I like spiders when they are not in my home. https://www.gocomics.com/theknightlife/2019/12/13?ct=v&cti=1890066
Knightman Premium Member over 4 years ago
Oh, spiders and webs!!! Are we at the Munsters house???
llong65 over 4 years ago
yeah right bottle these moments. your going to be hit with those bottle later
Plods with ...™ over 4 years ago
Yeah we got two scaredy cats in this house. Me not so much.
bookworm0812 over 4 years ago
LOL! I love when Daddy does this. They’re better when you get the reaction from Mom, though.
cuzinron47 over 4 years ago
Let the shrieking begin.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member over 4 years ago
I’ve posted this before, but this is a good place to repeat it. I was staying at an eco lodge in Peru on an Amazon estuary. One day some of us were on a guided walk through the jungle and would occasionally come across a large spider web built on two or more horizontal strands stretched between two trees, one on each side of the trail we were on. The actual web was a typical geometric design attached to the horizontal strands, which held it up. A rather large spider was sitting in the middle of the web. We would always duck under it rather than destroy it. One time the guide stopped to explain how it was built and that the spider was capable of producing two distinctly different types of webbing. He reached up and plucked one of the horizontal strands and released it, showing that it was very strong and taut, and it did not stick to his finger. Then he put his finger on the larger web trap and pulled his finger away to show that the web stuck to it and the whole web distorted as he moved his finger. Finally his finger broke its grip and the web snapped back to its original shape. I thought it was fascinating, and I gained new respect for the ingenuity of the spider.
AndrewSihler over 4 years ago
You don’t suppose that Elliott overheard someone talking about raising chinchillas, or maybe was looking through old magazines, and somehow got it sort of twisted?