Spiders

This is a Golden Silk Orb Weaver.  I like to catch them.  I also like to eat them, roasted over a fire. It's venom is a powerful neurotoxin similar to the black widow, but it is not lethal.  This is a female.  The Latin name for this spider is edulus which means edible.

Spider Catching Tips:

•  No need to approach it slowly, just don't bump it's web while coming in for a catch.
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• Use a stick to break the straight line support strands of it's web. 
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• When it falls, use your fingers to grab it by the neck, just behind the head.  (This is harder if they smaller in size than an American quarter)
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•  If you grab them this way, they are unable to turn their head and bite you.
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• If you want to eat it anyway, just squish it's head.  That is what the old ladies in the our tribe taught me.  If you eat a spider and die, it is not my fault.  Don't sue me.

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I see and catch these orb weavers

These are huge.  They lived in my house in the jungle and one bit my mom

This is a jewel spider, this kind bit my brother

This is a close up of the Golden Silk Orb Weaver

I like to catch these

Lunch