Three Completely Unrelated Things

[poliphilo]

The brutalist 1960s bus station in Preston has been saved from demolition. The relevant Minister just slapped a Grade II preservation order on it. I'm not sure I like it myself, but it's a remarkable building- and I think we should hang on to it for the sake of our children's children who may well have a taste for that sort of thing- just as we have a taste for the 19th century buildings our grand-parents hated.

I was pleased to see that- according to the RSPB- the decline in the number of house sparrows has been halted.

There are masses of daddy-long-legs around. Last time I checked there were two living in our bedroom. Their long trailing legs are designed to get snagged in spiders' webs- which is exactly what happens.

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[splodgenoodles.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's not just things (current ideas) of beauty that should be preserved.

Brutalism was considered worthy once, it will be again.

I take it daddy-long-legs use their legs to entrap other spiders?

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

I have also seen the name applied to long leggedy spiders, but in the UK, daddy-long legs are flying insects with long dangling legs. They just seemed doomed to fail. They don't appear to fly very well -- their legs dangle! And they are fatally attracted to lights, like moths. But somehow they survive and reproduce because every year there are still plenty around.

[splodgenoodles.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, thanks for that link!

This is the daddy-long-legs that I know and love. They can take down huntsman spiders, when all I can do is scream and run.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The brutalist stuff is beginning to come back into favour. I don't suppose I'll ever really like it, but I'm happy if other people do.

Daddy-long-legs are crane flies. Big silly, flittery insects that get in your hair. Spiders have them for breakfast.

[splodgenoodles.livejournal.com]

The daddy-long-legs here have spiders for breakfast!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

You have some scary wildlife down under!