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Re: fruitbag spiders
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 8:18 pm
by letumgo
swellcat - Sweet fly. I love the love the light reflected thru the blue abdomen. Nice translucent effect. Cool photo too.
Re: fruitbag spiders
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:17 pm
by Ruard
tie2fish wrote:Very nice job of recycling non-biodegradable materials, Ruard. That last one could be named "Synthetic Dark Watchet"
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excellent Bill, That shall it be ( is that English??)
greeting
Ruard
Re: fruitbag spiders
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:20 pm
by Ruard
Thank you all for the nice words.
I have tied 5 on the B175 #12 and 5 on the Hayabusha 1390 #14 All of them the Synthetic Dark Watchet
greeting
Ruard
Re: fruitbag spiders
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 6:51 pm
by crazy4oldcars
Wonderful flies, Ruard. Those should be able to entice a bite.
Another source, at least here in the States, is in the cleaning products.
There is a non-abrasive pot scrubber made from similar plastic strands, and it comes in 4 or 5 bright colors. The individual fibers are 1 to 1.5 mm (about 1/16th inch) wide, but crinkly.
I seem to remember the other 2 being orange and yellow.
Kirk
Re: Fruit Baggery: Confessions of a Fruit Bagger
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 6:42 pm
by swellcat
Until this evening, the plastic fruit-bag strands had been just by-products of buying apples and oranges and grapefruit. Today, though, pale pink (Mataura Mayfly's favourite colour) jumped out at me from the onion bin. I wasn't in need of more onions, but, by golly, I have them now (and fried one in a fiery batter for supper). First time I've bought produce just so I could get my mitts on the glorious plastic strands/tying material enclosing it.