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Old 03-18-05, 06:48 PM   #16
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any nice spiders predating on those there cave crickets kyle?
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Old 03-18-05, 10:11 PM   #17
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as a matter of fact there were. i only noticed these spiders, them crickets adn some flies at the entrance. tis rather dark to be spotting creepy crawly's...that may be a good thing though

sorry for the lack of quality. i find it rather hard to get a macro shot in complete darkness and crappy flashlights.

these measured with legs up to 3" accross, although im sure there are bigger ones. tehre were a couple "cubbies" in teh cave where they were CRAWLING!!!!! hundreds. i even saw tehm mating, or rather doing their little dances. i got a video of it but it did not turn out...too dark. their bodies are tiny. i dont know how they can possibly take down a cricket. in fact i got my doubts about crickets being their food...but what do i know.


failed attempt at showing how flat they are. they HUG that rock liek nothing else. in fact i didnt even notice they were there till i saw tehm dancing away about 50 feet in.


here is for size refernce. its actually the closest i can come to giving a visual picture of how big some of the monster crickets are. i swear a couple would easily reach the 5"+ mark with legs! not many that size but they were there.

cricket on ceiling of one of the tunnels.



me crawling through that tunnel. pic was taken from other side.

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Old 03-19-05, 06:15 AM   #18
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Old 03-21-05, 09:20 AM   #19
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they actually look like Harvestman

http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordL...harvestman.htm

wait until late summer THEN you'll see some nice spids

i've been after some Cave Crickets for years
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that would make sense....if they eat feces, fungus, and pretty much anything i could totally see that. look very similar as well! i havnt really seen any that much bigger in teh summer...except maybe by the mouth of caves. further in these are the only 2 bugs i have yet to find. sometimes a trippy looking centipede lieks to scare me though...
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