Water Spiders (large black) under docks

SIKSUKR · 07-17-2017, 01:00 PM

What freaked me out the most when I was a kid was the skeleton? of these. Do they molt? I used to see empty ones attached under the dock.

Hillcountry · 07-17-2017, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

What freaked me out the most when I was a kid was the skeleton? of these. Do they molt? I used to see empty ones attached under the dock.

I think that's what they look like when they're dead...haven't you ever seen "Charlette's Web"?

Woody38 · 07-17-2017, 01:37 PM

That is my understanding with the snakes in our yard. I don't like snakes, however, I tell them I will not bother them and they will not bother me.
So fat, so good.

I am a retired workaholic and continuing aquaholic.

noreast · 07-17-2017, 02:50 PM

They're dangerous to me, I could easily have a stroke with the size of those things, Ever steeped on a floating dock and have them crawl up between the wood on to your feet?

KPW · 07-17-2017, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

What freaked me out the most when I was a kid was the skeleton? of these. Do they molt? I used to see empty ones attached under the dock.

Some of these skeletons are actually what dragon flies hatch from.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piQfSw-KJcA

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Woody38 Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 578 Thanks: 46 Thanked 110 Times in 81 Posts	That is my understanding with the snakes in our yard. I don't like snakes, however, I tell them I will not bother them and they will not bother me. So fat, so good. I am a retired workaholic and continuing aquaholic.

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noreast Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 648 Thanks: 316 Thanked 120 Times in 93 Posts	They're dangerous to me, I could easily have a stroke with the size of those things, Ever steeped on a floating dock and have them crawl up between the wood on to your feet?