Yup, it was another good one.

Unfortunately it was my turn to make tea, so I missed some of it.

Was there some background to the one-way lizard 'trap', or was it spewed forth whole from Jem's brainz?

The lizards were suprisingly cute... I think it's their size. I (strangely) find little spiders cute too, even though I'm phobic of the larger ones.

Given that this is the first episode where they had non-furry, not particularly lovable, animals, it went quite well. Definately loving the format!

And... were those two men Jem was in the office with at the start exceptionally small, because they made Jem look the like proverbial brick out-house!

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Originally posted by crumbledust:
I (strangely) find little spiders cute too, even though I'm phobic of the larger ones.

SNAP! Me too. I'm abso-bloody-lutely *terrified* of spiders bigger than 1cm. I've filled every gap I can find in the house, and when I open windows I cover the frame tightly in net curtain to keep them out.

However, I left a window open for a few nights during a hot spell and a little spider (Spiddy) made its web on the inside of the window. Consequently, when I shut it it got trapped in the space between the window and the net. Now I feel responsible for it, so I've been feeding it with small insects and water.

Insects are difficult to find now, and I just haven't the heart to shooo it away, but I don't know what to feed it?

Any ideas?

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Roy & Spiddy

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Originally posted by Roy P:
Insects are difficult to find now, and I just haven't the heart to shooo it away, but I don't know what to feed it?

Don't think of it as shooing it away, think of it as setting it free. It knows how to find itself food. ( Cue mushy "if you love them, set them free" quote. )

I had a lethargic bee on my window sill once - I ended up putting a little sugared water down near it - it was quite fascinating seeing it lick it up. Ultimately I encouraged it into a cardboard tube and put it outside.

As a side note, I've noticed that Jem's DIY section on the Wild Thing microsite seems to have some content now. I'm not convinced about the garden hibernaculum... but then I've got clay soil, so I doubt a layer of gravel would provide enough drainage. I could build a pond quite easily though