Pacific Northwest Gardening: EEEEEEK!, 1 by Poochella

Poochella wrote:
droppings schmoppings: we thought we were safe underwater but NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Look who I found sitting in the bottom of 8 inches of water in a floral bucket. Who in heck is it? Magnification from the water may account for some of the apparent size, but I'm going to classify this 8 legged submariner as a two incher. Geez, what if I wouldn't have seen it and just dumped out the water and taken the bucket inside? Instead I watched and waited for the darn thing to breach! LOL Maybe it's a whale spider?

Sofer, you're the smartest man you know and like these guys so much, so what do you know about how long they can live underwater? And do not, DO NOT, ask me to poke it and see if it's alive. I like the markings and wish I could have got a better macro of them, but underwater wasn't easy.