[QUOTE=BCell;29370638]Why is it man is more afraid of spiders than a vicious wolf?[/QUOTE]
I guess it's natural, some spiders being extremely venomous and all. Stepping on a spider (with your bare foot) or squishing it with your hand could poison you easily, they're small, fast and hard to see; whereas wolfs are easy to see, they (usually) won't be able to kill you with a small bite. Although Wolfs probably do present a more upfront danger because of their general aggressiveness and the fact that they are usually in packs.
[QUOTE=BCell;29370638]Why is it man is more afraid of spiders than a vicious wolf?[/QUOTE]
You at least know when a wolf has bitten you.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms2klX-puUU[/media]
We could just call in this guy to take care of them if they came back to life.
[QUOTE=An Armed Bear;29373098][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms2klX-puUU[/media]
We could just call in this guy to take care of them if they came back to life.[/QUOTE]
That was wonderful.
[editline]23rd April 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Kwaq;29373572][img_thumb]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3N2FVQpNvcg/TQ2w3BzzjUI/AAAAAAAACi0/8NOtwt7UA6M/s1600/daddy_long_legs_lrg.jpeg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
That, sir, is a Daddy Long Leg. I used to have a nest of them in my attic.
(Not for the weak hearted, although if you're still in this thread you probably aren't)
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWASwBWyUXI[/media]
[QUOTE=breakyourfac;29341905][img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Theraphosa_blondi_1.jpg/800px-Theraphosa_blondi_1.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
AWWW...I want to have a pet like that!
Does anybody else get the feeling of something crawling on their back? :byodood:
[QUOTE=Spetzaz;29373606]
That, sir, is a Daddy Long Leg. I used to have a nest of them in my attic.
(Not for the weak hearted, although if you're still in this thread you probably aren't)
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWASwBWyUXI[/media][/QUOTE]
:byodood:
Looks awesome. I've always found tarantulas to be cool, but smaller spiders (like daddy long legs) scare the SHIT out've me. Giant hairy limbs > tiny fiber-like ones any day.
I guess that's why centipedes gross me out too.
Not to mention centipedes are way nastier. Most spiders will bite you only in absolute defense and tend to shy away from people as much as they can. They tend to only bite when you accidentally hit them in some way or get way too close.
Centipedes, meanwhile, are colossal pricks. They're aggressive as fuck and are insanely fast when they want to be. And they bite multiple times. Piss off one of the bigger species (Which isn't very hard.) and you'll have quite a few chomps in you. Venomous and insanely painful chomps at that.
[QUOTE=acds;29359544]Time end the rainforest before it ends us, who's with me?
[editline]22nd April 2011[/editline]
Like this one?
[img_thumb]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CvXEhdXFheY/SQCpdOle3lI/AAAAAAAAEos/LX_DISEjpFs/s400/bird+eating+spider+Giant+golden+orb+spider+eating+bird[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
holy shit is it eating that bird?
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;29367747]Don't worry, just throw them in the FUCKING DEEP FRYER!
[img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Skun_spiders_closeup.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.jaunted.com/files/2909/spiders_1.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQWZam3FDs9nXq8uJ1Odejfg6lqMGcREMetmRgX8cezhYit61Ic[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
That's nasty.
[QUOTE=BCell;29370638]Why is it man is more afraid of spiders than a vicious wolf?[/QUOTE]
wolves don't live in my house.
[QUOTE=3v3ryb0dy;29370228]goliath birdeater is adorable.
he got this huge moustache he so cute
golden orb spider
i get stomach cramps just by spelling that shit[/QUOTE]
Exactly! Tarantulas are the best spiders. But fucking Golden Orb Weaving spiders were designed to be fucking creepy.
[editline]24th April 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=acds;29359544]Like this one?[/QUOTE]
Im going to be extremely pissed after ive stopped having this heart attack.
[QUOTE=john_frohman;29389498]That's nasty.[/QUOTE]
Some people in the middle east find it to be a delicacy, surprisingly.
golden silk wtf
I'm pretty sure the orb weavers here in australia are the same as they were 150 million years ago.
In the bush right next to my house, you will find many orb weavers as big as this.
[img]http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2006/12/10/female-nephila-clavipes-golden-silk-orb-weaver-3.jpg[/img]
[img]http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2006/12/10/female-nephila-clavipes-golden-silk-orb-weaver-2.jpg[/img]
truly frightening. you will know you've walked through one of their webs too because it's like walking through rope.
[QUOTE=BuDSpOoNce;29389997]I'm pretty sure the orb weavers here in australia are the same as they were 150 million years ago.
In the bush right next to my house, you will find many orb weavers as big as this.
[img_thumb]http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2006/12/10/female-nephila-clavipes-golden-silk-orb-weaver-3.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2006/12/10/female-nephila-clavipes-golden-silk-orb-weaver-2.jpg[/img_thumb]
truly frightening. you will know you've walked through one of their webs too because it's like walking through rope.[/QUOTE]
If I walked through one of their webs accidentally, especially if it was with my head, I would run around like I was on fire, and scream like a little girl. Manhood does not apply to that situation, I think that's a universal agreement.
You bastard Budspoonce.
[editline]24th April 2011[/editline]
I dont want to live in Australia anymore. Jeremy Clarkson was right when he said we were full of spiders.
daddy long legs are fucking awesome, i used to let them crawl around on my hand
even when kids told me that bullshit about them being the most poisonous spider ever, i didn't care because they were total bros and wouldn't hurt me
[QUOTE=DimJim;29390508]daddy long legs are fucking awesome, i used to let them crawl around on my hand
even when kids told me that bullshit about them being the most poisonous spider ever, i didn't care because they were total bros and wouldn't hurt me[/QUOTE]
[quote=Wikipedia]There is an urban legend stating that daddy long-legs spiders have the most potent venom of any spider, but that their chelicerae (fangs) are either too small or too weak to puncture human skin; the same legend is also repeated of the harvestman and crane fly, also called "daddy long-legs" in some locales. Indeed, pholcid spiders do have a short fang structure (called uncate). However, brown recluse spiders also have uncate fang structure, but are able to deliver medically significant bites. Either pholcid venom is not toxic to humans or there is a musculature difference between the two arachnids, with recluses, being hunting spiders, possessing stronger muscles for fang penetration.[5]
In 2004, the Discovery Channel show MythBusters set out to test the daddy long-legs myth (Season 1, Episode 13 "Buried in Concrete"). After measuring the spider's fangs at approximately 0.25 mm (average human skin thickness varies from about 0.5mm to 4mm), the show's host was apparently bitten, although the bite produced little more than a mild short-lived burning sensation. This appears to confirm the suspicion that pholcids can penetrate human skin, but that their venom is practically harmless to humans. Additionally, recent research by Alan Van Dyke has shown that pholcid venom is actually relatively weak in its effects on insects as well[/quote]
now you can tell those kids they're dumbfucks
That whole myth comes from the fact that they can prey on more venomous spiders because they're agile but people originally assumed it was because they were more venomous.
Note to self: Never enter a thread about spiders while under a blanket. :ohdear:
Whenever I see pictures of spiders, I always feel a tingling on my foot...
[QUOTE=TheBrokenHobo;29331206]Burn the fossils before they come back and kill us all.[/QUOTE]
Well, I guess that'd be...
[img_thumb]http://www.ihatejillbeach.com/forum/uploads/caballo/2008-06-25_131330_puts_on_sunglasses.jpg[/img_thumb]
[I]Fossil fuels.[/I]
[IMG]http://www.bestweekever.tv/bwe/images/2010/05/CSI-Yeaaaah.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Strongbad;29391353]Well, I guess that'd be...
[img_thumb]http://www.ihatejillbeach.com/forum/uploads/caballo/2008-06-25_131330_puts_on_sunglasses.jpg[/img_thumb]
[I]Fossil fuels.[/I]
[img_thumb]http://www.bestweekever.tv/bwe/images/2010/05/CSI-Yeaaaah.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
At least you tried.
[QUOTE=An Armed Bear;29373098][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms2klX-puUU[/media]
We could just call in this guy to take care of them if they came back to life.[/QUOTE]
What
the
fuck
[editline]24th April 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=archangel125;29391495]At least you tried.[/QUOTE]
You can do better?
[QUOTE=Strongbad;29391712]You can do better?[/QUOTE]
The key is not to try too hard to make something unfunny into something funny - it usually ends up worse.
I can pick my moment better, if that's what you're asking :P
I fucking hate spiders, one time at school I was taking a test and I saw something move on my hand so I looked at it and I saw a fucking spider crawling out of my sweatshirt. Freaked out in the middle of a silent classroom.
[QUOTE=Tovleman;29331013]"whereas in the present day the females are giants"
Well, bye everyone. I'm going to space.[/QUOTE]
SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE!
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