Add some info on Wolf Spiders, they're supposedly hyper-intelligent! :D
[QUOTE=madjawa;22024080]It has 7 legs :ohdear:[/QUOTE]
No no, I would never make such an amateur mistake
Spiders have never really frightened me.
They are not the prettiest, but they are majestic creatures.
D'awwwww! I like Arachnids. :3:
Kill them all...
Facepunch is a bunch of fucking pussies when it comes to spiders.
I love studying about them and whatnot, but seeing one irl makes my balls fall off.
You're awesome for making this thread :D
I love arachnids in general.. scorpions and spiders mainly. I have a pet Chilean rose hair tarantula that I've posted pics on facepunch of before:
[img]http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee196/xXArnamentiaXx/0314001515a.jpg?t=1274223473[/img]
I think ignorance plays a large part in fears like arachnophobia. If people were better informed about spiders and tried to be open minded, they might come to appreciate them.
I personally find Chilean rose hairs to be extremely intelligent but lazy creatures. They rarely move unless they sense another animal nearby or need food or water. It's fantastic how well adapted they are as predators in their natural environment.
and, I think it's really sad how people keep saying they would kill a tarantula if they were to see it in person. First off, it would probably just hide. Second, people like me keep spiders as pets. How would you like it if I said I would kill your cat or dog or whatever kind of pet you might have on sight?
by the way, the second-to-last image is a cobalt blue tarantula.
You should add information about the defense mechanisms tarantulas use. New World tarantulas generally use urticating hairs as their first line of defense before resorting to biting. Urticating hairs are a patch of hairs on the tarantula's abdomen that they can use their back legs to flick at a predator, usually at the eyes. Generally they'll adopt a threat pose before doing this (the cobalt blue tarantula in your second to last post is standing in a threat pose. It's when they stand on their back legs and bare their fangs).
[QUOTE=Guy Mannly;22031544]You're awesome for making this thread :D
I love arachnids in general.. scorpions and spiders mainly. I have a pet Chilean rose hair tarantula that I've posted pics on facepunch of before:
[img]http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee196/xXArnamentiaXx/0314001515a.jpg?t=1274223473[/img]
I think ignorance plays a large part in fears like arachnophobia. If people were better informed about spiders and tried to be open minded, they might come to appreciate them.
I personally find Chilean rose hairs to be extremely intelligent but lazy creatures. They rarely move unless they sense another animal nearby or need food or water. It's fantastic how well adapted they are as predators in their natural environment.
and, I think it's really sad how people keep saying they would kill a tarantula if they were to see it in person. First off, it would probably just hide. Second, people like me keep spiders as pets. How would you like it if I said I would kill your cat or dog or whatever kind of pet you might have on sight?
by the way, the second-to-last image is a cobalt blue tarantula.
You should add information about the defense mechanisms tarantulas use. New World tarantulas generally use urticating hairs as their first line of defense before resorting to biting. Urticating hairs are a patch of hairs on the tarantula's abdomen that they can use their back legs to flick at a predator, usually at the eyes. Generally they'll adopt a threat pose before doing this (the cobalt blue tarantula in your second to last post is standing in a threat pose. It's when they stand on their back legs and bare their fangs).[/QUOTE]
It's the same fear associated with snakes, and other deadily animals. People just don't understand the difference in species. While a tarantula might be more docile then say, a Atrax Robustus, people fail to see this. Its a fear that has been embedded into their minds for their entire life. It also doesn't help the resolution to the fear when they encounter a tarantula in the wild. I remember going on a road trip, and was out in Arizona overnight resting. I went outside to enjoy a nice cigarette and noticed a bunch of tarantulas running around in the parking lot. I decided to stop one by getting close. It instantly stopped and looked at me. And when I leaned in closer, it got in it's threat pose. I wasn't frightened, but the spider was. It took it a few minutes to start to realize who I was. After that, it was cool and became my new maid till the rooster i keep in the front lawn (I always keep my cock on a leash, so don't worry) ate it. But it was a fun little fucker.
But people still just fail to realize, spiders don't give a fuck who you are. You're still a piece of meat to them, unless you're someone important. They much watch a lot of E!.
[IMG]http://imgur.com/NvCvK.jpg[/IMG]
I used to live in a house where Daddy Long Legs literally were the boss of the house, they were everywhere but we let them stay, you know why?
BECAUSE DADDY LONG LEGS MOTHERFUCKIN' EAT BLACK WIDOWS!!
Badass bitches...
[QUOTE=coco911231;22032370]I used to live in a house where Daddy Long Legs literally were the boss of the house, they were everywhere but we let them stay, you know why?
BECAUSE DADDY LONG LEGS MOTHERFUCKIN' EAT BLACK WIDOWS!!
Badass bitches...[/QUOTE]
Not spiders, by the way.
I remember there was a housekeeping spider.
But it was in Australia.
I noticed you forgot to mention salticidae spiders.
[img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2063/1920553867_d775d21843.jpg[/img]
dawwww
There's a store a few blocks away from where I live. The owner mainly has reptiles, but carries spiders, too. I would've never known that some spiders could actually be good as pets if I hadn't gone there. I still wouldn't touch the Goliath Bird-Eater he's selling, though.
[QUOTE=Richard Simmons;22032217]It's the same fear associated with snakes, and other deadily animals. People just don't understand the difference in species. While a tarantula might be more docile then say, a Atrax Robustus, people fail to see this. Its a fear that has been embedded into their minds for their entire life. It also doesn't help the resolution to the fear when they encounter a tarantula in the wild. I remember going on a road trip, and was out in Arizona overnight resting. I went outside to enjoy a nice cigarette and noticed a bunch of tarantulas running around in the parking lot. I decided to stop one by getting close. It instantly stopped and looked at me. And when I leaned in closer, it got in it's threat pose. I wasn't frightened, but the spider was. It took it a few minutes to start to realize who I was. After that, it was cool and became my new maid till the rooster i keep in the front lawn (I always keep my cock on a leash, so don't worry) ate it. But it was a fun little fucker. [/QUOTE]
The other day my friend was telling me about how his mother had woke up with a mouse next to her and insisted he kill it, and it got me thinking how similar we are to animals even if we don't realize it. Most humans aren't extremely aggressive - we won't go out of our way just to exterminate animals we dislike, but if we find them in our own territory than many people will attempt to kill them. Other animals are like this too - they won't attack you unless you get too close or they're hungry and you so happen to be appropriate food for them (don't count on a spider going out of its way to hurt you). A spider probably wouldn't attack you unless it didn't think it had another choice. Spiders are tiny compared to us. Imagine if you ran into a giant creature who towered over you like that.
[quote]But people still just fail to realize, spiders don't give a fuck who you are. You're still a piece of meat to them, unless you're someone important. They much watch a lot of E!.[/quote]
I mostly agree with this, but I'm not sure. Spiders aren't social animals. They don't spend time with each other aside from mating, and there are types of spiders are cannibalistic (I only know for sure that a few species are so I'm not sure if it's common or not). Many people who have tarantulas as pets discourage you from handling them because it doesn't benefit the spider. However, I handle my tarantula maybe once briefly every couple weeks, and she seems a lot more comfortable with me than she was shortly after I first got her. The first few times I handled her, she would continue to run across my hands without stopping - usually if she's moving constantly it's because she's trying to find a place to hide. Lately, if I hold her in my hand, she'll make herself comfortable and won't move. I think this might have to do with her warming up to me, as well as the fact that I've learned more about her behavior and what she likes and doesn't like.
Some spiders make me go D'AWWWW other spiders make me go :barf:
I'd rather have big spiders than the tiny ones you don't notice till they are on your neck crawling their way up onto your face and make you slap yourself.
What's the biggest spider in the world?
[QUOTE=BurningPride;22033199]What's the biggest spider in the world?[/QUOTE]
The goliath bird-eater. The largest on record was 11 inches across.
[QUOTE=BurningPride;22033199]What's the biggest spider in the world?[/QUOTE]
Giant huntsman spider
[QUOTE=Agent.Orange;22033328]Giant huntsman spider[/QUOTE]
that's only by leg span. The width of its body is about 4 or 5 centimeters.
[QUOTE=JSharpe;22022159]I find spiders to be amazing in every aspect. I haven't seen another insect [/QUOTE]
they aren't insects
i never really minded spiders but the black widow is like ":byodood:"
spiders are really cool
whoever is scared of them is missing out
[QUOTE=MrUglybeast;22032815]There's a store a few blocks away from where I live. The owner mainly has reptiles, but carries spiders, too. I would've never known that some spiders could actually be good as pets if I hadn't gone there. I still wouldn't touch the Goliath Bird-Eater he's selling, though.[/QUOTE]
Probably a good idea. While not truly aggressive, Goliaths are a pretty "nervous" species.
My rule of thumb is if an organism has more limbs than I do, it needs to die.
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