Spiders.They are awesome.
Copy-pasta from Wikiped.(Wall of text)
Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing chelicerate arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae modified into fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms.[1] Spiders are found worldwide on every continent except for Antarctica, and have become established in nearly every ecological niche with the exception of air and sea colonization. As of 2008, approximately 40,000 spider species, and 109 families have been recorded by taxonomists;[2] however, there has been confusion within the scientific community as to how all these genera should be classified, as evidenced by the over 20 different classifications that have been proposed since 1900.[3]
Anatomically, spiders differ from other arthropods in that the usual body segments are fused into two tagmata, the cephalothorax and abdomen, and joined by a small, cylindrical pedicel. Unlike insects, spiders do not have antennae. In all except the most primitive group, the Mesothelae, spiders have the most centralized nervous systems of all arthropods, as all their ganglia are fused into one mass in the cephalothorax. Unlike most arthropods, spiders have no extensor muscles in their limbs and instead extend them by hydraulic pressure.
Their abdomens bear appendages that have been modified into spinnerets that extrude silk from up to six types of silk glands within their abdomen. Spider webs vary widely in size, shape and the amount of sticky thread used. It now appears that the spiral orb web may be one of the earliest forms, and spiders that produce tangled cobwebs are more abundant and diverse than orb-web spiders. Spider-like arachnids with silk-producing spigots appear in the Devonian period about 386 million years ago, but these animals apparently lacked spinnerets. True spiders have been found in Carboniferous rocks from 318 to 299 million years ago, and are very similar to the most primitive surviving order, the Mesothelae. The main groups of modern spiders, Mygalomorphae and Araneomorphae, first appear in the Triassic period, before 200 million years ago.
A vegetarian species was described in 2008,[4] but all other known species are predators, mostly preying on insects and on other spiders, although a few large species also take birds and lizards. Spiders use a wide range of strategies to capture prey: trapping it in sticky webs, lassoing it with sticky bolas, mimicking the prey to avoid detection, or running it down. Most detect prey mainly by sensing vibrations, but the active hunters have acute vision, and hunters of the genus Portia show signs of intelligence in their choice of tactics and ability to develop new ones. Spiders' guts are too narrow to take solids, and they liquidize their food by flooding it with digestive enzymes and grinding it with the bases of their pedipalps, as they do not have true jaws.
Male spiders identify themselves by a variety of complex courtship rituals to avoid being eaten by the females. Males of most species survive a few matings, limited mainly by their short life spans. Females weave silk egg-cases, each of which may contain hundreds of eggs. Females of many species care for their young, for example by carrying them around or by sharing food with them. A minority of species are social, building communal webs that may house anywhere from a few to 50,000 individuals. Social behavior ranges from precarious toleration, as in the aggressive widow spiders, to co-operative hunting and food-sharing. Although most spiders live for at most two years, tarantulas and other mygalomorph spiders can live up to 25 years in captivity.
While the venom of a few species is dangerous to humans, scientists are now researching the use of spider venom in medicine and as non-polluting pesticides. Spider silk provides a combination of lightness, strength and elasticity that is superior to that of synthetic materials, and spider silk genes have been inserted into mammals and plants to see if these can be used as silk factories. As a result of their wide range of behaviors, spiders have become common symbols in art and mythology symbolizing various combinations of patience, cruelty and creative powers.
ANATOMY FUCK YEAH
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Spider-characteristics.png[/img]
Spiders,are in all,fucking awesome.
Those are the most awesome spiders.
[release]Black Widow[/release]
Latrodectus variolus, the Northern black widow spider or Northern widow, is a venomous spider species of the Latrodectus genus in the Theridiidae family. The population is closely related to the Southern Black Widow, Latrodectus mactans, and the Western Black Widow, Latrodectus hesperus, of the genus.
[img]http://etxpro.com/Etx%20Pro%20Pics/Black%20Widow%20Spider.jpg[/img]
The Black motherfucking Widow looks at your face.With her spidey eyes.
[img]http://www.abdn.ac.uk/emunit/emunit/lm%20web/images/black%20widow%20spider%20eyes.jpg[/img]
[release]Lynx[/release]
The yellow-orange weird looking spider.
Lynx Spiders are hunting spiders that spend their lives on plants, flowers and shrubs. Nimble runners and jumpers, they rely on their keen eyesight to stalk, chase or ambush prey. Six of their eight eyes are arranged in a hexagon-like pattern, a characteristic that identifies them as members of the family Oxyopidae. They also have spiny legs.
Common genera in the United States include Oxyopes—the common lynx spiders—and Peucetia—the green lynx spiders.
Some members of the genus Oxyopes are abundant enough to be important in agricultural systems as biological control agents. This is especially true of the striped lynx spider (Oxyopes salticus).
A member of the genus Tapinillus is remarkable as being one of the few social spiders, living in colonies.
MAN THAT SPIDER IS SURE WEIRD
[img]http://www.cirrusimage.com/Spider/green_lynx_spider_1.jpg[/img]
[release]Trapdoor Spider[/release]
Trapdoor spiders (superfamily Ctenizoidea, family Ctenizidae) are medium-sized mygalomorph spiders that construct burrows with a cork-like trapdoor made of soil, vegetation and silk. There are also unrelated spider families that are sometimes called trapdoor spiders, such as the Liphistiidae, Barychelidae, Cyrtaucheniidae and some Idiopidae and Nemesiidae. Some Conothele species do not build a burrow, but construct a silken tube with trap-door in bark crevices.
Pictures:
The Unnimidia specie
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Ummidia_sp.jpg[/img]
A nest of the Unnimidia
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Ummidia.fragaria.nest.-.tanikawa.jpg[/img]
A male species of the Lautochia parameleomene
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Latouchia.parameleomene.male.-.tanikawa.jpg[/img]
[release]The Funnel Web Spider[/release]
The funnel-web spiders are very venomous spiders of the family Hexathelidae, represented by an estimated 40 species of Hadronyche and the sole species of the genus Atrax. A. robustus, the notoriously dangerous Sydney funnel-web spider.
PICS MAN:
Hadronyche modesta (Victorian funnel web spider)
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Victorian_funnelweb_side.jpg[/img]
A female Atrax Robustus,warned by some thing.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Atrax_robustus.jpg[/img]
Look at it's damn fangs.
[release]SPITTAH (I'm covered in burning goo shit!)[/release]
Spitting spiders (family Scytodidae) are spiders of the genus Scytodes and their relatives. There are five genera and over 150 species of scytodids worldwide. They catch their prey by spitting a fluid that immobilizes it by congealing on contact into a venomous and sticky mass. They can be observed swaying from side to side, in order to cover the prey in a crisscrossed "Z" pattern; each of two pores in the chelicerae emits half of the pattern. The spider usually strikes from a distance of 10-20mm and the whole attack sequence is over in a little under 1/700th of second.
Like the Sicariidae and Diguetidae these spiders are haplogyne (lack hardened female genitalia) and have six eyes, which are arranged as three pairs. They differ from these in having a dome-shaped carapace and in their characteristic flecked pattern of spots.
I'll keep this thread updating and going.
PIC
Single pic because there are none lul
Scytodes Thoracica
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Scytodes_thoracica_%28aka%29.jpg[/img]
[release]Tarantula aka Fuzzy wuzzy spider.[/release]
Tarantulas comprise a group of hairy and often very large spiders belonging mainly to the family Theraphosidae, of which approximately 900 species have been identified. Historically tarantulas were the bigger genera from the family Lycosidae (like Lycosa tarantula). The colonists of the Americas gave the name to the bigger spiders of the tropic-dwelling families Theraphosidae and Dipluridae (funnel-web tarantulas), and that usage has now supplanted the earlier European one.
Some genera of tarantula hunt prey primarily in trees; others hunt on or near the ground. All tarantulas can produce silk—while arboreal species will typically reside in a silken "tube tent", terrestrial species will line their burrows with silk to stabilize the burrow wall and facilitate climbing up and down. Tarantulas mainly eat insects and other arthropods, using ambush as their primary method of prey capture. The biggest tarantulas can kill animals as large as lizards, mice, and birds. Tarantulas are found in tropical and desert regions around the world. Most tarantulas are harmless to humans, and some species are popular in the exotic pet trade. All tarantulas are venomous, but only some species (while not known to have ever produced human fatalities) have venom that can produce extreme discomfort over a period of several days.
Lovely fuzzy wuzzyness,which isn't text.
THE MEXICAN REDKNEE TARANTULA IS GREAT IN YOUR PALM
[img]http://www.sonorapets.com/imagenes/tarantula.jpg[/img]
What the fuck is this thing(Black tarantula from Thailand.)
[img]http://www.richard-seaman.com/Insects/Vietnam/Spiders/Highlights/ThailandBlackTarantulaCloseup_2.jpg[/img]
Tarantula shit (Or whatever you will turn on after getting devoured by it)
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Tarantula%2C_food_leftovers.JPG[/img]
Close up of that damn tarantula eye
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Brachypelma.albopilosum.eye.region.jpg[/img]
FUCK YEAH MAN THERMAL VISION
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Wiki_tarantula.jpg[/img]
FUCK MAN SPY TARANTULAS THAT DISGUISE AS OTHER TARANTULAS SHIT WE ARE FUCKED
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/A_geniculata_skin.gif[/img]
too much tarantula pics
[release]GOLIATH BIRDEATER WRAGGH[/release]
The Goliath Bird-eater Spider (also called the Goliath Birdeater) (Theraphosa blondi) is an arachnid belonging to the tarantula group, Theraphosidae, and is considered to be the second largest (See Giant huntsman spider) spider (by leg-span) in the world. The spider was named by explorers from the Victorian era, who witnessed one eating a hummingbird
this thing eats birds so why not post pictures about it
Theraphosa Blondi,female.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/THERAPHOSA_BLONDI_HEMBRA_ADULTA.jpg[/img]
This spider is blue.What.
[img]http://i41.tinypic.com/2s6397n.jpg[/img]
The goliath chicken-eating spider.
[img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kXnVoQ9ZFkQ/SbixBJKi6bI/AAAAAAAAIPA/vNDN_TOkSyk/s400/goliathbirdeating-spider003.jpg[/img]
[release]THE HUNTSMAN[/release]
The giant huntsman spider (Heteropoda maxima, from maximus, meaning “the largest”) is a spider of the Heteropoda genus.
It is considered the world's largest spider by leg-span.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Heteropoda_maxima_1.jpg[/img]
Not much information apart from it being big.
[release]THE WOLF SPIDER[/release]
Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae, from the Greek word "λύκος" meaning "wolf". They are robust and agile hunters with good eyesight. They live mostly solitary lives and hunt alone. Some are opportunistic wanderer hunters, pouncing upon prey as they find it or chasing it over short distances. Others lie in wait for passing prey, often from or near the mouth of a burrow.
Wolf spiders resemble Nursery web spiders (family Pisauridae), but they carry their egg sacs by attaching them to their spinnerets (Pisauridae carry their egg sacs with their chelicerae and pedipalps). Wolf spiders have two eyes out of eight that are large and prominent. The eight eyes of the Nursery web spiders are all of approximately equal size.
Wolf spiders will inject venom freely if continually provoked. Symptoms of their venomous bite include swelling, mild pain and itching. Though usually considered harmless to humans, the bite of some species may be painful. In the past, necrotic bites have been attributed to some South American species, but further investigation has indicated that those problems that did occur were probably actually due to bites by members of other genera.[2] Australian wolf spiders have also been associated with necrotic wounds, but careful study has likewise shown them not to produce such results.[3]
FUCK MAN IT HAS CAMOUFLAGE AND BABIES
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Lycosidae_female_carrying_young.jpg[/img]
TOO MANY BABIES ON THIS SPIDER
[img]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wolf_spider_with_young_in_garden.jpg[/img]
I think one of those (baby ones) lived on my stairwell at my house in Firmat.
[release]Crab Spiders[/release]
Crab spiders or Thomisidae family of the Araneae order. They are called crab spiders because they resemble crabs, with two front pairs of legs angled outward and bodies that are flattened and often angular. Also, like crabs, Thomisidae can move sideways or backward.
Crab spiders do not build webs to trap prey, but are hunters and ambushers. Some species sit on or among flowers, bark, fruit or leaves where they grab visiting insects. Individuals of some species, such as Misumena vatia, are able to change color between white and yellow to match the flower on which they're sitting. Other species, with their flattened bodies, hunt in the crevices of tree trunks or under loose bark. Members of the genus Xysticus hunt in the leaf litter on the ground. In each case, crab spiders use their powerful front legs to grab and hold onto prey while paralyzing it with a venomous bite.
crabs
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Ozyptila_praticola_-_front_%28aka%29.jpg[/img]
[release]The Recluse Spider[/release]
THOSE ARE POISONOUS
The recluse spiders (genus Loxosceles), also known as fiddle-back or violin spiders or reapers, are a venomous genus of spiders known for their necrotic bite. They are members of the family Sicariidae(aka crab spiders), having formerly been placed in their own family, "Loxoscelidae".
THIS SPIDER HAS LEGS.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Aranhamarrom.jpg[/img]
The Aramhamarrom.
[release]The Camel Spider (Alias,son of the goddamn desert devil)[/release]
Holy motherfucking mother of god.Those things are horrid,and they will fucking rape you in your sleep.
Solifugae is an order of Arachnida, known as camel spiders, wind scorpions or sun spiders, comprising more than 1,000 described species in about 153 genera. They may grow to a length of 7 cm (2.8 in), and have a body comprising an opisthosoma (abdomen) and a prosoma (head) with conspicuously large chelicerae, which are also used for stridulation. Most species live in deserts and feed opportunistically on ground-dwelling arthropods and other animals. A number of urban legends exaggerate the size and speed of Solifugae, and their potential danger to humans.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/SolifugidLydCrop.png[/img]
Uh mah gaw.
This,is the devil's son itself staring on you.
This,is the Sunspider.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Sunspider.jpg[/img]
While you are at it,why not post some information and pictures related on spiders?
Mother fuckin' eight legged fucks!
They freak the shit outta me
I work (sort of) in a nursery in the northern tropical region of australia and today when i was moving pots and shit around and i put my hand underneth the rim of one and felt a squelch. I thought 'aww shit i just put my finger through a fucking slug'.
So i take these pots to the other side of the nursery and put them on the ground and then took my finger out from underneath to inspect.
I had a dinner plate sized wolfspider impaled on my goddamn finger. it was still alive too, trying to un impale itself. I shat brix
THEY CAN FUCKING PUNCH THROUGH PEOPLE
[img]http://www.reelingreviews.com/spider-man3pic.jpg[/img]
Burn 'em
[QUOTE=Keeshond v2;22021836]I had a dinner plate sized wolfspider impaled on my goddamn finger. it was still alive too, trying to un impale itself. I shat brix[/QUOTE]
Fuck, i don't particularly mind spiders, but if that happened to be I'd ve dancing around like a little girl before running away
[QUOTE=Pelenor;22021938]Fuck, i don't particularly mind spiders, but if that happened to be I'd ve dancing around like a little girl before running away[/QUOTE]
i shook it off and kept working. I can't afford to let people think I'm a pansy or a bludger.
Needs more types.
I recommend spitting spiders, jumping spiders, trapdoor spiders and assassin spiders.
fair 'nuff
I have arachnophobia.
A big hairy spider walked onto my face while I was sleeping once. I literally pissed my pants in fear.
I find spiders to be amazing in every aspect. I haven't seen another insect that takes advantage of such sensitivity throughout its body to catch its prey in their own produced web. Then there's the trap door spider and funnel web spider that make genius traps.
However I hate it when they can sneak around the house, and appear out of nowhere right in front of me, making me shit my self and jump back. It puzzles me for ages on where it came from to get in front of me. I've once spent a session at the PC and one some how crawled on the keyboard and I didn't realise until I went to change the volume, I absolutely shit myself.
[QUOTE=DrLuke;22022140]I have arachnophobia.
A big hairy spider walked onto my face while I was sleeping once. I literally pissed my pants in fear.[/QUOTE]
Oh god lol.
I love how they eat all the moths and flies
I fucking hate moths and flies
Mosquitoes too
I like the fuzzy-wuzzy ones :3
[img]http://www.britannica.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/image-1.jpeg[/img]
[img]http://www.spiderzrule.com/spider507/spider_on_pelee.jpg[/img]
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I hate spiders so much. Especially the big ones.
That fucking soda can spider in the LMAO pics thread that people would not stop quoting :byodood:
It's not so bad, I don't think it's scary at all
the second pic xeo xeo posted is kinda cute
:wtf:
Added info about tarantulas and SPPITAH spiders and also trap door spider and web funnel and some more crap
Adding info about the GOLIATH SPIDER
No offense to spiderlovers but i would personally kill each and everyone of those fuckers
It's not that I love spiders,they're just fucking amazing species and they are everywhere you look.
Spiders are fucking awesome. People who are scared of them are pussies.
I get scared by those tiny things with a million eyes and a billion legs.
But those big ones are beautiful.I wish I had a big one. Sure it'd be scary if it broke free and went rogue until it ate everyone in the house and grew as big as an SUV, but they're damn cute if they love you too.
Which they can.
oh my god oh my god spiders are crawling out of my computer screen...
I live in Australia, and one crawled onto my dick whilst I was masturbating once.
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It was pretty good.
I remember when the Chicken eating spider was confirmed, twas on Discovery and they thought it was just some other spider, but it turned out to be different.
Here's a spider:
[img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mo2zPuG158w/SSx5sPuUxII/AAAAAAAAAMQ/HrOkwarI1BY/s400/spider.jpg[/img]
It has 7 legs :ohdear:
Spiders are awesome, but none are quite as awesome as tarantulas and jumpers.
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Interesting thing with jumpers: Like a cat, they will chase laser dots, but unlike a cat they'll catch on and eventually realize that the dot is of no importance. :v:
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