Goto Chockstone Home

  Guide
  Gallery
  Tech Tips
  Articles
  Reviews
  Dictionary
  Links
  Forum
  Search
  About

      Sponsored By
      ROCK
   HARDWARE

  Shop
Chockstone Photography
Australian Landscape Photography by Michael Boniwell
Australian Landscape Prints





Chockstone Forum - General Discussion

General Climbing Discussion

Topic Date User
Redback spider under men's basin at Pines 15-Jan-2010 At 2:16:38 AM The Keeper
Message
Chillin on rest days - what better then to grab a brew and watch the laws of the jungle unfold. Best escapes - in Penticton (Skaha next door) - watched a spider wasp hunting (24-7) for spiders (one single species - each wasp is wired on only one kind) - it finds
one in a silk nest just overtop of the door of my motel room. The wasp spends a lot of time trying to get into the nest ( it obviously knows there is prey isnide) but can't (wonder what the spider's thinking?) The wasp is bouncing around outside - cruises around but keeps coming back to the den - in one
brief second of respite the spider darts out along the door sill and sits completely still -
wasp still back at next - then bingo spider pulls off an amazing zippy rap descent to the ground and in a blink of an eye gets under a crack in the bottom of the door sill. Lucky dude! The wasp keeps crusin the wall lookikng for more of same.

So what's the deal with sleepin on the ground outside of a tent with all of the gnarly little things crawlin around and into you sleeping bag? - sounds like a recipe for some
epic encounters or is it that you sleep in shifts and the sleeping partner has the job at keeping things at bay - snakes, spiders, scorpions , whatever. Or you just post some guard stumpies!

There are 76 replies to this topic.

 

Home | Guide | Gallery | Tech Tips | Articles | Reviews | Dictionary | Forum | Links | About | Search
Chockstone Photography | Landscape Photography Australia | Australian Landscape Photography | Landscape Photos Australia

Please read the full disclaimer before using any information contained on these pages.



Australian Panoramic | Australian Coast | Australian Mountains | Australian Countryside | Australian Waterfalls | Australian Lakes | Australian Cities | Australian Macro | Australian Wildlife
Landscape Photo | Landscape Photography | Landscape Photography Australia | Fine Art Photography | Wilderness Photography | Nature Photo | Australian Landscape Photo | Stock Photography Australia | Landscape Photos | Panoramic Photos | Panoramic Photography Australia | Australian Landscape Photography | High Country Mountain Huts | Mothers Day Gifts | Gifts for Mothers Day | Mothers Day Gift Ideas | Ideas for Mothers Day | Wedding Gift Ideas | Christmas Gift Ideas | Fathers Day Gifts | Gifts for Fathers Day | Fathers Day Gift Ideas | Ideas for Fathers Day | Landscape Prints | Landscape Poster | Limited Edition Prints | Panoramic Photo | Buy Posters | Poster Prints