tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post1099166702809061142..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Daddy Long Legs!The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-9930050650712268522011-09-14T16:59:18.806-07:002011-09-14T16:59:18.806-07:00Beautiful picture of a not-so-beautiful bug!!
Ever...Beautiful picture of a not-so-beautiful bug!!<br />Everything has a purpose doesn't it!maryelizabethrochehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09888247853465505358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-53773824039918080872011-09-13T03:02:18.924-07:002011-09-13T03:02:18.924-07:00I'm doing a bit of catching up, and glad I am ...I'm doing a bit of catching up, and glad I am - you've uncorked a memory, and may have given me my next poem, for which much thanks. Excellent post, by the way.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14832616692860483862011-09-12T02:53:52.169-07:002011-09-12T02:53:52.169-07:00Interesting about earning something new every day ...Interesting about earning something new every day - I had no idea that daddy long legs could bite.<br /><br />I love Tom's comment about the farmer too!<br /><br />Thanks for the replies.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-53228483719324885892011-09-11T23:50:05.581-07:002011-09-11T23:50:05.581-07:00Interesting nuggets here, Pat. Our daddy-longlegs ...Interesting nuggets here, Pat. Our daddy-longlegs have all but disappeared.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-36795519410065105842011-09-11T16:46:21.060-07:002011-09-11T16:46:21.060-07:00My dog very conveniently eats the ones that get tr...My dog very conveniently eats the ones that get trapped in the bedroom. I owe him a lot.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-9447434149803189482011-09-11T14:24:27.338-07:002011-09-11T14:24:27.338-07:00They are hatching out here as well. Good food for ...They are hatching out here as well. Good food for birds they may be, but I don`t like to be trapped in a room with one!Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-46085093041069450302011-09-11T13:22:39.627-07:002011-09-11T13:22:39.627-07:00Great picture - there seems to be so many now clin...Great picture - there seems to be so many now clinging to our walls and windows.<br />XXRarelesserspottedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865928245970626612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52890177781490529802011-09-11T13:19:28.253-07:002011-09-11T13:19:28.253-07:00Fancy that.... I didn't know they were leather...Fancy that.... I didn't know they were leatherjackets. I'snt this blogging a wonderful thing...I learn new things everyday!<br /><br />Vicky xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710224174192867236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72966499988444247282011-09-11T12:43:24.987-07:002011-09-11T12:43:24.987-07:00Oh no! Like H, the noise drives me batty! I also h...Oh no! Like H, the noise drives me batty! I also hate the way they settle and hang from the ceiling.<br /><br />Now Weaver, have you found anything useful about the slug?Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-85377467994689914842011-09-11T11:59:12.465-07:002011-09-11T11:59:12.465-07:00At this time of year, because it tends to be quite...At this time of year, because it tends to be quite warm in the evenings, I leave my patio door wide open while the light is on inside. I don't mean to: I forget!You can guess what happens!<br /><br />Most annoying is when they find their way into the bedroom and start to bat around inside the light shade while I am reading. So noisy!Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16929950372315145692011-09-11T11:39:17.523-07:002011-09-11T11:39:17.523-07:00Ours look a wee bit different, but every bit as cr...Ours look a wee bit different, but every bit as creepy. My husband is sympathetic towards them and, whenever one manages to get inside, always grabs the fellow by its overlong legs and removes it to the garden... my squealing like a girl the entire time.<br /><br />Fall is the time for spiders though, and I rather like that.Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16015518726336709012011-09-11T11:24:43.415-07:002011-09-11T11:24:43.415-07:00We like crane flies though when they come into the...We like crane flies though when they come into the flat, Crafty Green Boyfriend will help them to escapeCrafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-10836468973869770852011-09-11T10:24:45.026-07:002011-09-11T10:24:45.026-07:00Is that the Farmer reflected ? or just my bad eye...Is that the Farmer reflected ? or just my bad eyes... What a good man he is.<br />I often wonder why certain, bugs, snails and animals were put on this earth. For me it is pack rats, why ?<br />but just the other day the beautiful Cooper Hawk that hangs out around my home was carrying one off for lunch. So I had my answer.<br />We have "Stick Bugs" that look like a twig with legs no wings.... maybe a cousin to your Crane Fly ?<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32149986380391117552011-09-11T10:13:55.722-07:002011-09-11T10:13:55.722-07:00They bite me and leave a huge lump and so I am not...They bite me and leave a huge lump and so I am not keen on them. We gets lots and if you leave a door or window open at night and the lights on at this time of the year they fly in. And the rest is history....Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48370329374144691522011-09-11T08:56:11.437-07:002011-09-11T08:56:11.437-07:00I won't be able to look at these pre-historic-...I won't be able to look at these pre-historic-looking creatures in quite the same, casual way anymore.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-35240636915372552692011-09-11T07:31:25.231-07:002011-09-11T07:31:25.231-07:00All due credit to the farmer for his excellent pho...All due credit to the farmer for his excellent photograph. Not the prettiest of insects but as you say it provides food for birds now and when it's eggs become leatherjackets. I don't like daddy long legs when they fly in through the bedroom window and flap around my face when I'm sitting up in bed reading.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-46920488619927888522011-09-11T07:16:50.781-07:002011-09-11T07:16:50.781-07:00We get a few here too - and for some reason they a...We get a few here too - and for some reason they always remind me of my childhood as they seemed more prolific in England and somehow often got inside the house, but of course were harmless. <br /><br />Thanks for the details - I didn't know all this about such a dainty fellow. Thankfully I've also got one of those guys who will 'collect' any unwelcome bugs in this house, ha! ha!<br /><br />Mary XMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-43597552850078066642011-09-11T06:25:19.758-07:002011-09-11T06:25:19.758-07:00Well at least you know what the Farmer was put on ...Well at least you know what the Farmer was put on this earth for, Weaver.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com