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… Lynette Elliott, 10 October, 2009 - 4:54pm

other side

do you have a pic of the back?

… Lynette Elliott, 5 October, 2008 - 9:37am

pic of the back

No. That wasn't feasible; it would have entailed crawling into the bush or capturing the spider, and I didn't have any collecting equipment with me.

Sorry.

… SusannahA, 5 October, 2008 - 11:37am

poke it with a stick

I poke them with a flower stem until they turn the right way.

… Lynette Elliott, 5 October, 2008 - 11:54am

Sometimes that works. I touch

Sometimes that works. I touched a web by mistake on that bush, and the spider nearby ran up into the leaves above my head.

I really should have been carrying my collecting bottles, if only for a quick relocation for a photo shoot. But I'd come out without them this time.

Better luck next time. I hope. I'll be keeping an eye on that bush. We're down there every month or so.

… SusannahA, 5 October, 2008 - 12:44pm