no, this is not a giant hairy spider
it’s just a conspiracy of ring-tailed lemurs
having a snack at their mobbing planning session.
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A group of lemurs is called a conspiracy. Lemurs are social animals and live in mini communities of around 10-25 members. As a result of this, they often work together, or ‘conspire’ to outwit predators using a technique called ‘mobbing’.
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That’s a great name for a group of Lemurs. They are interesting animals to watch.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I’ve only ever seen them in the zoo, but they are so fascinating –
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Me too. You have to go to Madagascar to see them in the wild, I understand.
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Great image, and information
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thanks, sue
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So, the attack on the capitol was done by lemurs? I knew it couldn’t have been human beings.
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lemurs are a friendly lot
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What cleverly crafty critters …
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they sure are, I’d never mess with them
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Love this!
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<3 thanks!
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It’s so interesting on many levels.
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yes –
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👍🏼
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They do look like a giant spider though. Strange looking creatures that could be the source of nightmares if this picture is shown to folks at bedtime.
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yes, at first glance, it is pretty scary
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I was curious what a group of spiders is called. A cluster or a clutter. That makes spiders sound so cute and cuddly. NOT!
But lemurs are definitely C&C!
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oh, my, that does seem illogical. )
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Fab photo
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Finally, a conspiracy theory I enjoy!
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same!
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I made the “anonymous” comment, lest anybody develops a conspiracy theory about that.
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Well, now! You’ve got my attention! What a pic! 😜
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Wow! At first glance I thought it was a spider. How interesting that lemurs do that! Eight of them too!
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That’s a fun bit of trivia! Thanks, Beth!
~David
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happy to share –
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Phenomenal pic!
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not mine, but I loved it too –
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Love that kind of photography (and paintings too) they are called “trompe l’oeil” (cheating the eye) pictures or paintings. Phenomenal!
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Conspiracy theorists abound, for good reason. As my mother said, ” many hands make light work”. It’s not always bad.
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A lovely post, Beth.
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thank you, Robbie
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What do you call a group of people who spend all day coming up with weird names for animal collectives?
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Great question!
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Fun and informative! Love this.
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Glad you enjoyed it
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Now that’s symmetry, Beth!
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Lemur math
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Fascinating critters. Great photo.
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It’s a cool shot, not mine, just shared, but something about them is fascinating
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I learn something new every day!
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Many times a day for me )
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I love this. So much!
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Yay!
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Oh, I laughed and learned with this one. I didn’t know a group of lemurs was a conspiracy. Makes me think of the movie “Madagascar.”
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Me too!
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Well, I definitely thought it was a big spider. Their mobbing is a bit creepy, but beautiful.
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I agree with all of that )
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Somehow I knew that. 🙂
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Nope! I still see the largest spider to ever exist! 😳😁😳
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it freaked me out when I first saw it !)
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One kind of conspiracy I can get behind. The others, not so much.
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i agree
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A group of lawyers is also called a conspiracy…
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))))!
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nature is beautiful! <3
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so very –
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Wow!!! Nice to know one species works together. They are adorable and so beautiful.
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I am afraid to ask what the lemurs are eating.
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That is an interesting titbut I shall file away for a quiz evening :)
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* titbit!!
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)))
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great
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Had me fooled. I thought this was a tarantula. Maybe we could learn a thing or two from these lemurs. Good things, not bad things. Connecting, not conspiring.
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Exactly
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I love ringtailed Lemurs and learnt something new , thank you Beth.
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they are so cute
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Fabulous
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Thanks!
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I think a spider conspired to look like lemurs there…I don’t trust them (the spiders…I trust the lemurs!).
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pretty scary if your theory was correct )
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Love this! I want my own lemur!
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they are both cute and clever
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Wow. Who knew?
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Not I )
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen a lemme in real life. How big are they? They could do a lot of damage with those tails…
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not too big, the size of a medium rodent, and they are very gentle
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