tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post7720658863406112101..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: A spider will not survive -17 degrees CFrances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-30410315150183584932011-10-05T23:26:23.313+01:002011-10-05T23:26:23.313+01:00Come back, Patsy. All is forgiven!Come back, Patsy. All is forgiven!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-40538849321164762362011-10-05T21:59:21.226+01:002011-10-05T21:59:21.226+01:00In the hope it'll make you feel better about m...In the hope it'll make you feel better about me, I'll tell you about my garden spiders. They make webs across the paths, so when I want to go by, I carefully unhook the web, open it like a gate, then hook it back again after me so they don't have to spend all day making a new one.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-7206272590735294042011-10-05T17:31:43.448+01:002011-10-05T17:31:43.448+01:00Jarmara, he was so small we would probably have ea...Jarmara, he was so small we would probably have eaten him without noticing.<br /><br />Librarian, I know, I know. Awful.<br /><br />Gail, if he'd been eating blackberries he might well have. Or eating flies that had eaten blackberries...<br /><br />Kay, hamsters certainly hibernate. They look exactly as if they're dead. I dread to think how many hibernating hamsters must have been interred/discarded by their fond owners.<br /><br />Pat, I was waiting for me to say it worked, too, and that would actually have made quite an interesting post!<br /><br />Not sure thsi was really very scientific, Rosemary, but it was worth a try!<br /><br />Patsy, how could you? This is a life we're talking about :o(Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-31781633343648023062011-10-05T16:16:03.215+01:002011-10-05T16:16:03.215+01:00I must be heartless as when you got to the bit whe...I must be heartless as when you got to the bit where it wasn't so crisp, I laughed (I wouldn't freeze one on purpose though - I'm not that bad)Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-74449139207550199572011-10-04T17:23:52.901+01:002011-10-04T17:23:52.901+01:00A good contribution to scientific knowledge, Franc...A good contribution to scientific knowledge, Frances! I'm so glad you discovered the blackberry spider before you ate it.Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-471095355841095182011-10-04T16:30:59.736+01:002011-10-04T16:30:59.736+01:00Oh my! What a mesmerising tale. I was waiting for ...Oh my! What a mesmerising tale. I was waiting for you to say - it worked! The spider came back to life! Oh well...Writer Pat Newcombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678017709861817691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-69701074992845510162011-10-04T16:17:01.117+01:002011-10-04T16:17:01.117+01:00Do hamsters hibernate?
There is a fly — one fly — ...Do hamsters hibernate?<br />There is a fly — one fly — in my house, and it has taken a liking to my computer screen and hence to my head. I'd happily put it in the freezer and call it a scientific experiment, if I could catch it.<br /><br />Kay, Alberta, Canada<br />An Unfittie’s Guide to Adventurous TravelKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-53761586311811235312011-10-04T15:55:37.950+01:002011-10-04T15:55:37.950+01:00It could have worse. You might not have noticed it...It could have worse. You might not have noticed it! I wonder if it would have tasted like a blackberry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-44520438639972263472011-10-04T15:21:50.288+01:002011-10-04T15:21:50.288+01:00While I can not help feeling somehow sorry for the...While I can not help feeling somehow sorry for the spider who met its cold death in your freezer, I feel sorrier for the death hamsters. Isn't THAT awful, how partial I am?Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-31170378524252867802011-10-04T14:26:51.352+01:002011-10-04T14:26:51.352+01:00Good job you found him before he/she was cooked in...Good job you found him before he/she was cooked in a pie :-)Paula RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05550276147711384895noreply@blogger.com