Spell check got me on my original post. As you say it's "Doon".I call it Bonny Doon. It's bonny and there are "doons."
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You need to start a "Drive California, Eat California" blog.I had an appetite for raw fish and pork. So I stopped for a poke bowl, a Hawaiian pork plate, and a lager.
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What? You did write Bonny Doon correctly. Bonny Doon was founded by a Scotsman and the name Bonny Doon refers to bonny, meaning beautiful, and the Scottish river Doon.
You quoted my post before I fixed it.
I didn't notice it until now. That's too bad.
A cross spider. A European invader, I believe. Like all spiders it's poisonous but just a little more than most. How large is that beauty? It will eat all your silverfish!
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Says the cross spider isn't venomous. This one is about 3/4" with legs stretched out, so might be a female.
https://spideridentifications.com/cross-orb-weaver.html
That's news to me. To the best of my knowledge, all spiders other than Uloboridae have poison glands and paralyze their prey, which humans are not, with poison. Just ask your crane flies and silverfish. If the spider strangles you he is a constrictor.
- Cross orbweavers are not aggressive and generally bite only if cornered or inadvertently grabbed. Side effects of their bites are mild in most people (redness, swelling, pain) and last only a few days.
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When you said "poisonous", I assumed you were talking about to humans. Of course all spiders are pretty much venomous to insects, etc.That's news to me. To the best of my knowledge, all spiders other than Uloboridae have poison glands and paralyze their prey, which humans are not, with poison. Just ask your crane flies and silverfish. If the spider strangles you he is a constrictor.
https://uwm.edu/field-station/cross-orbweaver-spider/
- Cross orbweavers are not aggressive and generally bite only if cornered or inadvertently grabbed. Side effects of their bites are mild in most people (redness, swelling, pain) and last only a few days.
Some people react more than others but a more common complication is that spider bites tend to fester and may not heal well due to dermonecrosis or they may leave a tumor-like lump. Black widows can damage a human's nervous system and we do have those in California. Brown recluse spiders also have necrotic venom. We have those and funnel-web spiders here in California, and both are potentially dangerous to humans. A bite from a cross spider may necessitate a trip to the dermatologist.
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