I love the idea of “going spidering”. And why not? I enjoy birding, so why shouldn’t people enjoy spidering? I suspect there are both professional and amateur coleopterologists who go beetling.
imbacksays
@1, as a kid I fantasized about going dragonflying.
larparsays
I’m not a coleopterologists, but I’ve spotted a Paul. Hope to see the elusive Ringo one day.
John Harshmansays
That’s a very handsome boy. What species is he, and what do the ladies look like?
StevoRsays
@ ^ John Harshman “Given its described as “like candy” I’m guessing it must be a sugar ant* ..er sugar spider! ;-)
I love the idea of “going spidering”. And why not? I enjoy birding, so why shouldn’t people enjoy spidering? I suspect there are both professional and amateur coleopterologists who go beetling.
@1, as a kid I fantasized about going dragonflying.
I’m not a coleopterologists, but I’ve spotted a Paul. Hope to see the elusive Ringo one day.
That’s a very handsome boy. What species is he, and what do the ladies look like?
@ ^ John Harshman “Given its described as “like candy” I’m guessing it must be a sugar ant* ..er sugar spider! ;-)
.* Or Honey ant esp replete or Honey spider see David Attenborough Eats a Honeypot Ant – 3 mins long.
It’s Theridion, probably Theridion frondeum.