The itsy bitsy spider.... ( Archived) (13)

First I want to post one of my favorite pieces of literature;

SLOW ME DOWN, LORD



Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind. Steady my hurried pace. Give me, amidst the day's confusion, the calmness of the everlasting hills.


Break the tensions of my nerves and muscles with the soothing music of singing streams that live in my memory.


Help me to know the magical, restoring power of sleep. Teach me the art of taking "minute vacations"...slowing down to look at a flower, to chat with a friend, to read a few lines from a good book.


Remind me of the fable of the hare and the tortoise; that the race is not always to the swift; that there is more to life than measuring its speed.


Let me look up at the branches of the towering oak and know that it grew slowly and well. Inspire me to send my own roots down deep into the soil of life's endearing values...that I may grow toward the stars of my greater destiny.


Slow me down, Lord.

~~Wilferd Arlan Peterson~~

Hay Tumpa, How r u?Good to see u

and now, if you have read it, I will tell you what I have witnessed in my slow, observant moments as of late;

The other day, I watched as a tiny ant clutched upon the leg of a "daddy-long-legs" spider. The poor spider dragged the relentless ant across the terrain, both stone and soil yet it could not shake the ambitious ant. I watched the arenea trample arduously in it's arena to no avail in losing the assertive little ant. The spectacle lasted a good half-hour and in it's show, I saw how the spider attempted in vain, to curl up it's leg and attack the ant with it's chelicerae yet unable to pierce the predator due to it's armour....

Eventually the tiny little perserverant dragged Mr. Spider home for dinner.

I have never witnessed that marvel of nature before. I have seen ants drag things one hundred times their weight, but they were already non-living creatures. This time showed me their ferocity.

Hello eyes of the sea...good to see you too!

Very interesting. I never knew that they attacked living creatures either. I feel bad for the spider.

If ants were bigger they could rule the world with their remarkable ability to communicate and extreme level of intelligence.

I watched 2 spiders have a fight to the death once.Absolutely fantastic and I hate them!

I had ants in my house before and was told that if you put down aspertame, that they will bring it back to their nest for distribution. Apparently ants work very well together but if aspertame is involved, they lose their sense co-habitation and attack each other. Sounds like aspertame may be addictive for some....

well... obviously you werent paying close enough attention cause if you had you would know that the ant never made it back to the nest with the spider....i squashed 'em both as they went by....

as for ants fighting... you should remove their antennae and pit em against each other... theyll fight to the death.... !!!!

...or so i hear !!!!

Dear Seek and Destroy,

I see you took a photo of your endevour, both front wheels of your quad came down and althugh spider and ant never looked back, nor did you!