Tag Archives: spiders

September

Posted on Sunday, September 24, 2023 by wildinjapan

Hi, blog. Well, it’s almost the end of September and I haven’t posted anything since… the first third of August?! I blame the weather. While western and central Japan were hit with multiple floods this summer, eastern Japan just endured … Continue reading →

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Little Jumper

Posted on Saturday, April 2, 2022 by wildinjapan

Hi, blog. We are in April, which means the start of a new academic year. I have changed schools, which meant having to say goodbye to so many wonderful students. (I admit to being a bit chuffed when some of … Continue reading →

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Invader’s Web

Posted on Sunday, November 7, 2021 by wildinjapan

‘Cause the world as you knew it turned upside downAnd things would never be the sameThe day The Invaders came Ray Davies Hi blog. I’ve been enjoying the largely mild and sunny weather after a particularly cold patch from mid-October. … Continue reading →

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Eye of the Spider

Posted on Saturday, September 11, 2021 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. Just a very quick and actually unexpected post (at a time when I am actually working on another post.) You may remember last year when I posted about ant-mimicking spiders. Well, I have another photo for your viewing … Continue reading →

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More Than Meets the Eye

Posted on Sunday, September 20, 2020 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. Well, Sports Day is over, thank goodness.  I can enjoy what is left of a four day weekend and feel the anticipation of a hike later this week. In the meantime, just a quick post about something I … Continue reading →

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Spiders on the Storm (’19 version)

Posted on Monday, September 16, 2019 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. This is just a quick post.  September, as you may know, is one of my busiest times of the year, with sports day (no staff event at my new school, however, so I didn’t have the opportunity to … Continue reading →

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Along Came A Spider

Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2014 by wildinjapan

Hi blog.   Avid readers (surely there are one or two of you out there…) might remember that I promised one day I would write a post on a certain spider.  Well, that day has come.   I’ve written up … Continue reading →

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Spiders on the Storm

Posted on Thursday, October 24, 2013 by wildinjapan

The signs of impending winter are upon us.  While the heat made one final appearance for the Sports Day long weekend, nights and early mornings have become decidedly chilly.  The sun is setting early, and leaves are changing colour.   … Continue reading →

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There was a redback on the … vending machine?

Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2013 by wildinjapan

Just when you thought it was safe to buy a can of coffee… From the Mainichi: http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20130123p2a00m0na008000c.html Man hospitalized after being bitten by redback spider hiding in vending machine A redback spider (photo courtesy of the Fukuoka Municipal Government) 拡大写真 … Continue reading →

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Eight Legged Freaks

Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 by wildinjapan

I am homeward-bound along route 50, the road connecting Tokorozawa with Sayama.  I pass the motley collection of garages and long-closed restaurants to the field.  And just a couple of dozen centimetres from my face, I cruise past one of … Continue reading →

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