scientist who discovered giant spider gets death threats - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Cone;46395774]eh [video=youtube;aNHK565cVe8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNHK565cVe8[/video] it's that little high-pitched shuffling noise you hear when it moves, kind of like someone dragging their feet really quickly through a bunch of dead leaves [editline]3rd November[/editline] i find when they get REALLY big and girthy i think of them more like very small animals or roombas instead of huge insects, and both of those are a bit less scary. if there was one around the size of like a bulldog and it was fairly thick and didn't twitch around a lot, i wouldn't be as scared of it as i would be if it as a brown recluse or a wandering spider. i would be even less scared if it was a jumping spider. it's the valley between "not worth catching" and "basically a dog" where you find the really frightening stuff[/QUOTE] Here's another video, sounds really mechanical: [video=youtube;Et--lFINQOM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et--lFINQOM[/video] The spider mating call sounds like a creaking door opening and closing and you don't know where it's coming from.

[QUOTE=Zyler;46396547]Here's another video, sounds really mechanical: [video=youtube;Et--lFINQOM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et--lFINQOM[/video] The spider mating call sounds like a creaking door opening and closing and you don't know where it's coming from.[/QUOTE] sounds like someone trying to wind up an old crank-start car

[QUOTE=Cone;46395687]the really big spiders are actually pretty sick cos spiders legs are basically hydraulics, so when the legs get big enough for it to be audible they make cool robot noises when they walk[/QUOTE] except "robot noises" tend to be the sound of their servo gears

[QUOTE=Zyler;46396547]Here's another video, sounds really mechanical: [video=youtube;Et--lFINQOM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et--lFINQOM[/video] The spider mating call sounds like a creaking door opening and closing and you don't know where it's coming from.[/QUOTE] I remember reading somewhere that some species of spider use that noise and motions to hypnotize a female in order to not get their ass kicked when they're mating. At the end you can see the spider approach very fast after gauging if his mating dance worked, so I guess there's some basis for that. If i'm wrong feel free to correct me.

[QUOTE=Cone;46395774] it's that little high-pitched shuffling noise you hear when it moves, kind of like someone dragging their feet really quickly through a bunch of dead leaves [/QUOTE] oh god well that's a load off my mind. I always thought that sound was its fangs dragging along the ground

[QUOTE=Tetsmega;46396759]I remember reading somewhere that some species of spider use that noise and motions to hypnotize a female in order to not get their ass kicked when they're mating. At the end you can see the spider approach very fast after gauging if his mating dance worked, so I guess there's some basis for that. If i'm wrong feel free to correct me.[/QUOTE] Well spider males do have detatchable genetalia (something spiderman never talks about)

[QUOTE=Sableye;46396844]Well spider males do have detatchable genetalia (something spiderman never talks about)[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYwiwbgMusY[/media] ???

[QUOTE=Zyler;46396547]Here's another video, sounds really mechanical: [video=youtube;Et--lFINQOM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et--lFINQOM[/video] The spider mating call sounds like a creaking door opening and closing and you don't know where it's coming from.[/QUOTE] [video=youtube;k7nFTD1w5g4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7nFTD1w5g4[/video]

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;46395626]fukkkk that [IMG]http://img1-azcdn.newser.com/image/997420-0-20141024142402.jpeg[/IMG][/QUOTE]I'm not really that bothered by the fuzzier spiders, even if they're enormous. It's the creepy carapaced ones with spindly legs that get to me.

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;46395626]fukkkk that [IMG]http://img1-azcdn.newser.com/image/997420-0-20141024142402.jpeg[/IMG][/QUOTE] It's adorable

[QUOTE=Del91;46395439]This just in, people are assholes. More at 11.[/QUOTE] I agree, fuck the asshole scientist who thought It'd be a good idea to study big-ass spiders. [editline]3rd November 2014[/editline] Oh lol, I thought people were actually sending death threats because they are disgusted by spiders, and not because the scientist had to eventually kill the spider. :v:

Phobias are so dumb Its really annoying how uncontrollable the fear is, I would like to look at spiders closely and touch them but part of my brain doesn't give a shit what the rest of it thinks and flips out They are interesting and terrifying at the same time

[QUOTE=Nemisis116;46398003]Phobias are so dumb Its really annoying how uncontrollable the fear is, I would like to look at spiders closely and touch them but part of my brain doesn't give a shit what the rest of it thinks and flips out They are interesting and terrifying at the same time[/QUOTE] Phobias make horror games all the more fun

[QUOTE=Nemisis116;46398003]Phobias are so dumb Its really annoying how uncontrollable the fear is, I would like to look at spiders closely and touch them but part of my brain doesn't give a shit what the rest of it thinks and flips out They are interesting and terrifying at the same time[/QUOTE] Are you sure you even have arachnophobia? It's hard-coded in our genes and instincts to get really jumpy at various of insects which may have a venomous bite. For survival.

[QUOTE=Cone;46395774]it's that little high-pitched shuffling noise you hear when it moves, kind of like someone dragging their feet really quickly through a bunch of dead leaves[/QUOTE] Fun fact: Large spiders like tarantulas, their legs work like a hydraulic piston instead of using muscles. That's why they make an almost machine like sounds when moving. Smaller spiders and especially jumping spiders, they make use of muscles for movement instead (however some still use the hydraulic style, it just depends on the spider).

[QUOTE=ElectricSquid;46395753]What I wouldn't give for an 8-legged cat that poops silk and eats vermin...[/QUOTE] MY cats aren't 8 legged nor poop silk, but they do eat flies... or just about anything small that moves

[QUOTE=Bat-shit;46398119]Are you sure you even have arachnophobia? It's hard-coded in our genes and instincts to get really jumpy at various of insects which may have a venomous bite. For survival.[/QUOTE] I have it real bad and I hate it

[QUOTE=Nemisis116;46398182]I have it real bad and I hate it[/QUOTE] Ever tried the so-called thing of [i]facing your fears?[/i] [editline]3rd November 2014[/editline] Which is placing a spider on your forehead or nose, I believe.

It's a strange world we live in when you get death threats for what would anywhere else get you 10g and 2 health potions.

[QUOTE=Cone;46395774]eh [video=youtube;aNHK565cVe8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNHK565cVe8[/video] it's that little high-pitched shuffling noise you hear when it moves, kind of like someone dragging their feet really quickly through a bunch of dead leaves [editline]3rd November[/editline] i find when they get REALLY big and girthy i think of them more like very small animals or roombas instead of huge insects, and both of those are a bit less scary. if there was one around the size of like a bulldog and it was fairly thick and didn't twitch around a lot, i wouldn't be as scared of it as i would be if it as a brown recluse or a wandering spider. i would be even less scared if it was a jumping spider. it's the valley between "not worth catching" and "basically a dog" where you find the really frightening stuff[/QUOTE] After watching that video I watched another that officially turned me off of australia. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5h_SGV5SYA[/media] even if its a joke there are so many things that really will kill the shit out of you there.

The only thing I hate about spiders is when they get in the house.

[QUOTE=Sableye;46395419][url]http://www.newser.com/story/197723/scientist-kills-spider-gets-death-threats.html[/url] basically shows that everyone will get death threats any time they make news. its about a week old but i just saw this today and don't think its been posted[/QUOTE] Bet you no one would give a fuck if we still had spiders the size of house cats and he did that. tbo if we still had spiders of that size it'd be a challenge to take down one of those. Think of the speed of that thing charging you.

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;46395626]fukkkk that [IMG]http://img1-azcdn.newser.com/image/997420-0-20141024142402.jpeg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Ho..ly...shit!

[QUOTE=Bat-shit;46398329]Ever tried the so-called thing of [i]facing your fears?[/i] [editline]3rd November 2014[/editline] Which is placing a spider on your forehead or nose, I believe.[/QUOTE] Easier said than done..

[QUOTE=Cataclysmic_47;46398959]Bet you no one would give a fuck if we still had spiders the size of house cats and he did that. tbo if we still had spiders of that size it'd be a challenge to take down one of those. Think of the speed of that thing charging you.[/QUOTE] We've never actually had giant spiders. Just large insects like dragonflies and millipedes. [sp]Note: I'm using the term 'large' incredibly loosely, especially with the millipedes.[/sp]

[QUOTE=Nemisis116;46398182]I have it real bad and I hate it[/QUOTE] I hate that I only get jumpy around like cellar spiders with the tiny body but with very long and very thin legs. Just thinking about them gives me chills. My friend had a tarantula that was pretty calm and I had no problems sitting near it. I've even considered adopting one.

[QUOTE=Durrsly;46399928]I hate that I only get jumpy around like [B]cellar spiders with the tiny body but with very long and very thin legs[/B]. Just thinking about them gives me chills. My friend had a tarantula that was pretty calm and I had no problems sitting near it. I've even considered adopting one.[/QUOTE] daddy long-legs? (wow that name looks awful written out) those are the friendliest little buggers, and while they [i]can[/i] bite you (contrary to popular belief that they can't break skin), they're less annoying than a mosquito bite (again, contrary to popular belief that they're actually more potent than black widows)

[QUOTE=dai;46400165]daddy long-legs? (wow that name looks awful written out) those are the friendliest little buggers, and while they [i]can[/i] bite you (contrary to popular belief that they can't break skin), they're less annoying than a mosquito bite (again, contrary to popular belief that they're actually more potent than black widows)[/QUOTE] I know, I've been bitten by one before, it's just their appearance that creeps me out. I do let a few live above my bed because they keep mosquitoes away.

[QUOTE=Cataclysmic_47;46398959]Bet you no one would give a fuck if we still had spiders the size of house cats and he did that. tbo if we still had spiders of that size it'd be a challenge to take down one of those. Think of the speed of that thing charging you.[/QUOTE]The bigger they get, the more sluggish they get. If I remember right really giant spiders are an impossibility because they would not be able to support the weight of their own bodies. I'm really not very well educated on the subject though so I'm not really gonna go into more detail.

[QUOTE=Simski;46401192]The bigger they get, the more sluggish they get. If I remember right really giant spiders are an impossibility because they would not be able to support the weight of their own bodies. I'm really not very well educated on the subject though so I'm not really gonna go into more detail.[/QUOTE] well, if a spider got to massive size thorugh natural evolution, one would assume they'd have developed an effective way to not only hold themselves up, but effectively pursue prey (provided they don't become lazy asshole camping trapdoor spiders)