tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362394102949383159.post6949691285954690298..comments2022-07-29T07:13:14.124+01:00Comments on The World According to Mrs B: Colour changing spiderMrs Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11142013274728493473noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362394102949383159.post-31204770497667091932008-05-25T10:20:00.000+01:002008-05-25T10:20:00.000+01:00Hi shrink, Thanks for posting. That was actually t...Hi shrink, <BR/>Thanks for posting. That was actually the first thing that popped into my evil, meddling head when I read about the colour shifting. :-)<BR/>I guess I could do that but there are a few thoughts:<BR/>1) The only yellow flowers in my garden are buttercups. I think the spider is just a tad too big for those. Seems to me it likes a bit of stelth, having some place to hide would be a big plus for the little creature. And seeing the albino shade it is sporting now, I think it would stand out like a vegan at a cannibals' stag night.<BR/>2) According to arachnologists (I'm not one of them, obviously) it takes about 10 to 25 days before it actually starts changing colour again. And frankly, I don't think it'll stay on there that long (nor will I remember to got and check). <BR/>Yes, that's right, I'm the one that put the 'A' in lazy.<BR/>3) I could keep it in a box with some yellow paper and see how that turns out. But a slight practical problem presents itself yet again: I'll have to feed it to keep it alive. I'm the kind of person who even forgets about watering plants. (That's not the lazy part of me, plants just don't make any noises, so I tend to forget about them).<BR/><BR/>But shrink, if you're volunteering, I could arrange the spider to be shipped to you. I'm sure it would make an interesting fortnighly pet. <BR/><BR/>So if you don't mind, I'll just take the article's word for it... :-)Mrs Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142013274728493473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4362394102949383159.post-749300086970000662008-05-25T08:44:00.000+01:002008-05-25T08:44:00.000+01:00pick it up and put it on a yellow flower and see w...pick it up and put it on a yellow flower and see what happens... :-)<BR/>grtzshrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08563521921542485186noreply@blogger.com