Odd Spider Names

Banana (a vegetarian?)

Bolas

Cave

Comb-footed (gotta keep those hairy toes groomed)

Crab

Dwarf

Fisher (even the water isn’t safe!)

Golden Silk

Grass

Hairy (maybe he should get some tips from the comb-footed spider)

Hammock (just when you fall asleep…ahhhhhh! Ouch!)

Lycosid

Marbled (now we know what city hall is really made of)

Orchard

Pirate (arrrrrrrrrr!)

Platform (testing, testing 1-2-3)

Purse-web

Raft (old man river, it just keep rollin’ along)

Recluse

Shamrock (one lucky spider!)

Stick

Triangle

Water

Zebra (has to be one big spider to take down a zebra)

Guess This Mystery Animal

I know what it is. Do you? Give me your best guess!

Wordless Wednesday

Art & Nature

As some of you may already know, I am an artist - and although painting is my passion, animals are my muse. As often as a client will let me I will try to work in a bird here, a squirrel there, or some sort of furry living thing just to add that special something to my work. Birds in particular seem to be a favorite subject of mine, perhaps because I’ve kept parrots and other small birds as pets.

Many times the addition of an animal in the painting is only natural, because it would be something that realistically would be in such a scene.

 

Pretty In Pink