Just needed to be heard for a little while

Waves_and_Smiles

Have fun, Pyxis! My teacher friend is very into AmDram. He is always appearing in something and was in the Chester Mystery Plays which is apparently very well known.

Pyxis

OMG! I just googled peacock spider! It's incredible! The colours! And its little face! I've never come across this one before! Thank you, WaS!

This is a video clip of its courtship dance, and the music soundtrack is hilarious!
WARNING! Don't watch it if you are really phobic. (But it is lovely!)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d_yYC5r8xMI

Waves_and_Smiles

Hahahahaha, yay! They are truly wonderful little creatures, they are only tiny! They really are so cute, even people who are scared like my friend can't help but like them a little bit. Don't watch the video though if they really make you panic but if you have a slight fear they might just win you over.

whitewing

DD has greatly enjoyed the peacock spider video this morning, snuggled up in bed next to me.

elsien

Did you ever see the experiment where spiders were given different drugs to see the effect on their web making? The pictures of the resulting webs are fascinating.
I'm meant to be going out for the day as well but Gitdog is doing his dying swan act so I may have to cancel. It'll be self inflicted from something he scavenged. If it wasn't so warm I could take him along but it'll be too hot to leave him in the car. Now I'm going to have to do jobs instead.

Waves_and_Smiles

Aw, so glad DD liked it, whitewing. There are lots of videos of them dancing and lifting their little tails in the air. I never get bored with them.

Poor Gitdog! Poor you, too having to do jobs instead of going out, elsien. Is there any chance that he might rally a bit by mid-morning if he manages to get rid of whatever it was he ate?

I am going to look up spiders on drugs right now!

elsien

http://www.trinity.edu/jdunn/spiderdrugs.htm

I need to be away by 11. My guess is a miracle recovery at 11.30. He does "pathetic" very well.

Waves_and_Smiles

Thank you for the link, the spider webs are fascinating!

I can't quite imagine a pathetic Gitdog, he always looks so lively!

lostinrates

Lovely lazy morning. Fir has left me in bed while he cleans out the chicken houses, then we'll share a shower. He fed the dogs too.

Waves_and_Smiles

What a nice start to the day, LIR! I have managed to throw away a few items so far inbetween coffee's and have managed to reclaim the sofa seat next to me from a pile of paperwork. This cleaning thing is definitely going to have to pick up speed as the day goes on. I shall be whining at WaSp for help after he has finished watching the Grand Prix.