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Whodunit Spider

Post by Hans Weilenmann » Wed Jan 30, 2013 2:57 pm

Everyone(?) like a good puzzle, a bit of mystery.

Well, you are in luck today 8-)

I have been experimenting a bit with a material a friend sent to me - here used as the abdomen

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Whodunit Spider

I offer it to you to work out what the material used is.

Any takers?

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Re: Whodunit Spider

Post by Izaak » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:11 pm

Animal, vegetable, or mineral? ;)
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Post by Hans Weilenmann » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:12 pm

Izaak wrote:Animal, vegetable, or mineral? ;)
Not just yet ;-)

Ask me again in a bit....
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Re: Whodunit Spider

Post by Izaak » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:19 pm

Magnetic tape from a music cassette, stretched until fine, wound and then coated with a UV resin finish. Either that or eye lash of a cinnamon phase black bear...... ;)
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Re: Whodunit Spider

Post by Hans Weilenmann » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:25 pm

Izaak wrote:Magnetic tape from a music cassette, stretched until fine, wound and then coated with a UV resin finish. Either that or eye lash of a cinnamon phase black bear...... ;)
Eh no, and no
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Re: Whodunit Spider

Post by Izaak » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:44 pm

Then I give up..... :D
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Re: Whodunit Spider

Post by Hans Weilenmann » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:46 pm

Izaak wrote:Then I give up..... :D
Ok ;-)
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Re: Whodunit Spider

Post by Mataura mayfly » Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:08 pm

Very hard to see on the small notebook screen :twisted: even if opening the photo in another window and expanding it.

But to me it looks animal, slight verigation in tone with the colours, so I am guessing animal. Knowing you have friends from all over the world I am thinking it could be any damn thing! Lion Mane, or Elephant nasal cavity hairs...... would not put it past you Hans. :D
How about Wild Boar hair?
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Re: Whodunit Spider

Post by chase creek » Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:12 pm

I think Jeff was getting close. I can identify the body material as the ear hair from a 72 year old male, retired bus driver, probably from Clinton County, Michigan.
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Re: Whodunit Spider

Post by Hans Weilenmann » Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:15 pm

First bit of a 'hint'

In unvarnished state

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