Dear lord, not another conversation on on daddy long leg venom…
The apider seems to be a log haw orb weaver, Tetragnathidae. Not my area so cant comment on species.
And yes, human shit is a good fertilizer. Just compost it properly (mixed and hot) an dont use it on food. Fruit trees might be fine, but its pretty high in N and with varied human diets its not a consistent nutrient value unlike factory farmed animals. Perhaps source it from jails, military and schools, close enough to factory farms that the NPK ratio might be usable throughout the year.
Not to worry you, but taiwan is now starting to scale up human shit as a fert. In multiple crops such as rice. Just and FYI, i disagree with it…this wont likely be reported on in the media.
I had the cutest little black and yellow jumping spider on my balcony. He somehow got inside so I trapped him and put him back out. He was still there yesterday, I hope he’s ok
If he’d agree to stay in the kitchen and out of the bedroom I wouldn’t mind, but I asked and he didn’t answer
I’m not sure that Taiwan tarantulas come in that colour… The only local spiders similar to tarantulas (Mygalomorph spiders in Theraphosid family) are Macrothele species (Mygalomorph spiders in Macrothelid family) which are brown or dark grey. As far as I know anyway.
One of the true jewels of Taiwan. There seem to be 2 color forms. I’m still not sure if they are just morphs or different species, anyone know? Nephila maculata / nephila pilipes
We welcome any small jumping spiders seen in our house. They eat small insects like ants and baby cockroaches. The jumping spiders do not grow large, are kinda cute, and seem to not really produce alot of offspring…well, at least our house never has too many of them.
