Freshwater, large mouth bass was in the quarry when I first learned how to use a fly rod. My girlfriend’s brother-in-law Vic and I headed out fishing together one morning in his hometown of Salisbury, NC. First, though, before we got out on the water, I would learn the basics of flycasting in the front yard. Keep your arm stiff, lay the line out in the air behind you with one smooth motion, and while stripping line with the other hand, shoot the rod tip forward! read more »
August 12th, 2010
Selecting A Pony Saddle
This day and age is a time of fast paced lifestyles, where most people need some sort of hobby or pastime to unwind. Every individual has one or more favorite ways to relax as for example some people prefer tennis or golf, while others swimming or even horseback riding. Not only do adults enjoy horseback riding, but children do as well.
There are numerous ways to enjoy horseback riding activities whether it means partaking of the occasional trail ride, or even personally owning and caring for a horse. Often times when the rider is a child, it might also be beneficial to have a smaller pony as a more suitable option. When choosing to have a pony, just as with a horse, there are several things to consider. One such very important thing is to consider the proper pony saddle that will suit both animal and rider. read more »
June 22nd, 2010
Snake and Fear
Snake is another name of fear. Everybody fears snake and there are only few people who really don’t fear a snake and knows the real deal about them. Why people fear snake so much? May be because it’s venomous or the bite of it can kill a person. Speaking about the snake venom, most of the snake is non-venomous. We can see many people die per year because of the snake bike, but if we check the records many of them die due to heart attack and not the venom. Why this? It’s the fear which induces heart attack in many people and it doesn’t have anything to do with snake venom. read more »
May 12th, 2010
Bird Eating Spiders Need Help
Whales, panda bears, and recently the polar bears have been classified as endangered animals. These cute and majestic animals pull at the heart strings of human nature and prompt people to donate to save these species. What we do not see in these commercials are the freaky weird animals that are also endangered. Animals that are creepy, crawly and send shudders and goose bumps through your body need saving too. Our ecosystem needs all animals to survive, they are all part of the hierarchy of prey and predator.
Looking at these animals, we come across a spider called the Bird Eating Spider. The Bird Eating Spider is large, roughly the size of the plate you eat your dinner off of. It is a tarantula that is hairy with eight legs and just as many eyes, and two poisonous fangs. This nocturnal spider will live its twenty five long years of life in a burrow in northern South America’s marshy rainforest. This spider prefers a life of solitude. Mating is the only socializing that occurs. This is not a romantic encounter in any way. The male spider will woo her from her burrow, and restrain her fangs with his mating hooks found on his front legs. Once the deed is done, Romeo must be quick with the get away or else his Juliet will severely injure or kill him. About half of all males will meet this fate during mating. Mating will usher forth about fifty eggs for the mother to lay in a silky woven sac that she watches over for about seven weeks before they hatch. After their first molt, the babies will leave the burrow and go on their own.
Despite the name, the bird eating spider does not pray on birds exclusively, birds are only eaten if they are small or newly hatched. Other small animals and insects are enjoyed as well. These spiders are not something you would want to cuddle with, and they would not make good pets due to their hostile nature; however, despite their lack of sweetness, they need protection just like the big panda. They may not realize it, but they should be more afraid of humans than we are of them. Harvesting the rainforest is what is endangering these spiders. These spiders are far from the only weird animals endangered by the vanishing rainforest.