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My scraps for the weekend - and a big as spider!!!

1864hatter		Posted : Monday, 31 March 2014 4:27:34 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		Hey folks a mate and I went away over the weekend. We tried two new places on Saturday and found just enough colour to be able to see it in the pan. Camped the night and on Sunday hit a spot where I had detected a couple of nuggets before. Ran the sluice there for a few hours and got ourselves just 1.5g. Not exactly a great reward gold wise but still good fun. Also cam across the biggest spider I have yet seen. 1864hatter attached the following image(s):
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

DrunkBrother		Posted : Monday, 31 March 2014 4:32:22 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 27/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 911 Location: Auckland Thanks: 21 times Was thanked: 206 time(s) in 161 post(s)		That is Nurseryweb spider Any one have a google if you want more details about it :-)
		2014Rings PlT/PD=0 GOLD=30 STG=53 Junk=46
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1864hatter		Posted : Monday, 31 March 2014 4:42:47 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		Thanks Max, how did you know that? Secret spider enthusiast? Here is a link - http://www.tepapa.govt.n...at/Pages/NurseryWeb.aspx 1864hatter attached the following image(s):
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

overdog		Posted : Monday, 31 March 2014 8:04:50 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 2/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 418 Location: nelson Thanks: 69 times Was thanked: 82 time(s) in 68 post(s)		Big buggers aren't they? Makes you think twice about turning rocks over with bare hands! Biggest ive seen was about 50% bigger than that when it ran up my arm after moving a boulder-Ill admit it I screamed like a girl!

jimmy bedrock		Posted : Monday, 31 March 2014 8:08:01 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/01/2013(UTC) Posts: 339 Thanks: 242 times Was thanked: 179 time(s) in 104 post(s)		scraps lol:) nice gold..im lucky to get a gram a day;) the spider must live on sand-fly's... or what ever eats the sand-fly's down there must be huge!!or extinct:)