Showing posts with label Bugs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bugs. Show all posts

Saturday, June 13, 2009

More Spiders! and Perth!

Well I found another spider, and took a few shots of Perth at night and the awesome movie theaters they have here.


Spider #2..this one's name is Fred.
I found him in the sink in the morning, he was pretty scared and tried to hide. I caught him, took some pictures and set him free before the girls could vacuum him up.


Perth..a shot from the bus stop by my school at night. It's a busy city...not!


Perth Downtown (aka CBD).


The HUGE movie theatre in the city..oh how old school. I should have pirated the movie.

School...
Maybe I should mention school..I often forget my cover for being here. It's going very well.. got HD's (High-distinctions >= 80%) on 3 of my big final assignments. I'm done 3 final exams and only one left next week! Well that's boring..so I'm done.
See you soon Canada!!!

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Perth..Bugs..People..Bread!

So, I am up late blogging again. I can't seem to sleep so I shall blog a few things that have been happenin'. Nothing too exciting besides a lot of uni work going on. Everybody is just finishing up assignments and then the dreaded examination period comes. I'm not too worried actually...should be just fine.

The days are passing and I am trying to make sure I see everything I want to see in Perth before I head back to Canada! It'll be a while before I dare take another 30 hour flight over to this small island...especially with all the people I have to now go visit in other parts of the world.


A main intersection in the city, and one of the tallest buildings in Perth.


A huntsman spider which was in the bathroom...this one isn't deadly but
it's getting cold and they are seeking refuge.

Hanna...always playing hacky sack.

The clouds were pink as the sun set.
I was too lazy to go take a photo of the sun but this turned out good.

Nilesh cookin' some curry chicken..yum! It sooo goood.

I saved the best for last. Anika doing what she does...
...eating bread.

Uh-oh. A post without a short joke about Janina? hm.. well this blog post will be done shortly! ha-ha

A little background about her...she is one of my flatmates...oh wait, actually she isn't?! Well anyway, she basically lives in our unit - because we're so cool. Oh and did I mention she is short? What will I do when I have nobody to bug for being short? I guess I'll just have to send her a short message on facebook :o).
Australian words for the week
Whinge -> Complain

Friday, May 8, 2009

Bugs!

We found this in our kitchen this arvo. Of course, I had to catch it to get a better picture! This little bugger is called an Orange Spider Wasp.
They can get up to 3.5cm long and for food they just attack spiders which are often bigger than they are and can be seen dragging them along the ground after stinging it to paralyze it.
They make burrows in the ground, and usually nest alone, not like bees.

Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_Wasp
CSIRO fact sheet: http://www.csiro.au/resources/Spider-Wasp-Factsheet.html

Here's a video I found on YouTube...enjoy!