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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: iamzack on June 07, 2010, 10:13:56 pm
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(http://d.yimg.com/gg/u/bf5012a16dc76913cf0e10bcba0cb623bc2e0a27.gifa)
enjoy.
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AH HA HA HA IAMZACK IS SO FUNNEH
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Aaaaahhh!! Run for the Hills!
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battutafraid is so afraid
:( :( :(
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Skewer and flame grill for seven to ten minutes depending on taste.
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Heh, you'd need a whole bowl of 'em that spider isn't actually much larger than the fingertip it's standing on :P
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Yes please. Send them to Freepost Dekker London
Earth.
I have dip.
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Please say it's Thai Sweet Chilli, I'd eat more or less anything if it came with Thai Sweet Chilli ;)
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:nod:
And LOL.
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I am properly terrorized, tyvm.
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a spider that is made out of other spiders just rocketed up my list of things i don't want in my nose
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/me starts compiling a list of things he doesn't want in his nose.
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my house is next to a bunch of trees.....when it rains, my house be full of spiders.
So much so that the conjoined house (semi-detatched) owner re-named her house cobwebs.
I <3 spiders.
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HSSSSSSss YESSSS OUR FRIEND THE SSSSSPIDER WILL DISSSSSTRACT YOU ALL
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Arachnoterrorism, much worse than actual terrorism.
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All spiders are terrorists!
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KILL THEM WITH FIRE!
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See my first post for endorsement of the above.
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kill them with lazorz!
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Kill them with shoes!
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We can't stop here! This is spider country!
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Wolf spiders, yes?
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Arachna-Omnibus! "All Aboard" Ding ding! :lol:
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Salticidae_sp._AF_2.jpg)
Pic related
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yay jumping spiders, they're pretty cool, especially since if you get one on your hand they've got a propensity to look directly at you.
(http://readingeagle.com/BlogUploads/70/jumping%20spider.jpg)
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fap fap fap
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I'm afraid of spiders :shaking: :no: :no: :no:
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I'm afraid of spiders :shaking: :no: :no: :no:
Some spiders are cute. Feed them a drop of water and they'll suck it up.
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(http://www.jimstonefreelance.com/photos/daddy%20long%20legs.jpg)
Can't be afraid of a daddy long legs. Hell the name itself is non threatening :D
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(http://d.yimg.com/gg/u/bf5012a16dc76913cf0e10bcba0cb623bc2e0a27.gifa)
*Is not a fan of spiders* AAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! What has been seen... cannot be unseen! *runs away from thread*
[utterly sad science geek mode] is that a mum with offspring then, or is it just funny coincidence? [/utterly sad science geek mode]
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(http://www.jimstonefreelance.com/photos/daddy%20long%20legs.jpg)
Can't be afraid of a daddy long legs. Hell the name itself is non threatening :D
Daddy long legs aren't spiders! They have wings, which curiously that one you are displaying hasn't!
I'm sure I heard once that the Crane Fly aka Daddy Long Legs have enough venom in the to kill a city block, they just lack the delivery mechanism, FANGS!!
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Harvestmen don't have wings, and they're not poisonous
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Help, it hurts my brain! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddy_long-legs)
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Help, it hurts my brain! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddy_long-legs)
Okay, so it depends on where you are from, if that is a Daddy Longlegs or not!I only recognise the Crane fly however! :P
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Yup, the UK 'Daddy Long-Legs' is in fact a fly :) But I seem to recall the poison thing is an urban myth, their poison isn't all that strong in reality.
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Yeah, just read that, it has a deadly venom, but in minuscule amounts!
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It is a myth that the cellar spider, crane fly, and/or harvestman is venemous. http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/longlegs.asp
Here in the western US, generally daddy longlegs refers to the cellar spider.
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The one that survives will be allowed to feast upon Snails face.
(http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/1396/camelspiderc31eddcy2.jpg)
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buhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh
:( :shaking: :( :shaking: :( :shaking:
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I have seen something like this in real life and that is why I hate those daddy long legs things:
(http://stuffucanuse.com/thumbnail-pictures/Spider-breeding.jpg)
This one is for Battsy:
(http://tkcollier.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/easpider122.jpg?w=400&h=518)
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I'm assuming the obvious here, Bird Eater?
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golden orb weaver
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where is the air support :shaking:
sarge, sarge, they're everywhere
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This one is for Battsy:
(http://tkcollier.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/easpider122.jpg?w=400&h=518)
Evolution (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJN5y-jfJKY) is fun.
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(http://0187075.netsolhost.com/new/images/blogpix/June232008_CD4F/SpiderPug_thumb.jpg)
WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW??!
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My god is science.......
(http://public.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pnyA78bary-5ttJzpyLI_0ce6WRQ_KbJl4wCvE88qVX-lfoRFX4-lGuBGojscPADt31CMe_uWuyf0F9NB0fycpQ/spider-gremlin1_600.jpg)
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I have seen something like this in real life and that is why I hate those daddy long legs things:
(http://stuffucanuse.com/thumbnail-pictures/Spider-breeding.jpg)
I can't say what that sometimes reminds me of! :shaking:
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Pubes?
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where is the air support :shaking:
sarge, sarge, they're everywhere
YOU'RE THE GENERAL HELP HELP
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[utterly sad science geek mode] is that a mum with offspring then, or is it just funny coincidence? [/utterly sad science geek mode]
Yeah, I bet it's a mum with offspring. That's a tad bit too many little spiders to be coincidence.
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I can't say what that sometimes reminds me of! :shaking:
Never dating a girl with bush again.
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Pubes?
You got it! :shaking:I can't say what that sometimes reminds me of! :shaking:
Never dating a girl with bush again.
:wakka:
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where is the air support :shaking:
sarge, sarge, they're everywhere
YOU'RE THE GENERAL HELP HELP
/me carries Snail on his back to the helicopter.
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Bugs, Mr. Rico. Zillions of 'em!
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Bugs, Mr. Rico. Zillions of 'em!
Nuke 'em Rico!
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I can't say what that sometimes reminds me of! :shaking:
Never dating a girl with bush again.
What the hell... honey, is your bush moving -- OHHHHHHHHH!!! OH GOD!!!!
It's the best concept for a horror-film scene ever
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It's the best concept for a horror-film scene ever
NO NO NO!!!!!!!
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This is the worst ****ing thread ever.
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(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l77/Aardwolf001/Funny%20Stuff/behemecoatyl_approves1.png)
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Solution: Flyspray and a match. You aren't scared of ash are you? (Or a fireball in your face...)
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I can't say what that sometimes reminds me of! :shaking:
Never dating a girl with bush again.
What the hell... honey, is your bush moving -- OHHHHHHHHH!!! OH GOD!!!!
It's the best concept for a horror-film scene ever
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Oh man,
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Saw this at work today.
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Whoa, its got GREEN EYES! :shaking:
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Lao Pan demands it has GREEN EYES.
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those arent green eyes, those are its lazorz!
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Actually, those are its fangs. Its eyes are black and a bit higher up.
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Actually, those are its fangs. Its eyes are black and a bit higher up.
That's... much worse...
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Did you photograph that? How?
How did you manage to do that? Have a thousand spiders crawl on one larger one?
dsockwell's (Wobble73's and iamzack's) was still more friggin' awful :lol:
Also, you could just call in the Lucy to warp in and fire its nice blue beam at the city those are living in. No need to worry about them taking over the world anymore.
Is there actually any bigger spider than this?
(http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091204130455/starships/images/e/e3/Siarachnas.jpg)
Also reminds me of those 100 foot black flying spiders the Aesdherians used.
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There are probably bigger spiders in B5. But those were more like crabs.
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SI Arachnas FTW.
I wish they could make a giant Aesdherian installation that looks like The Final Horror.
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SI Arachnas FTW.
I wish they could make a giant Aesdherian installation that looks like The Final Horror.
Nightmares plz. Every time I see that awful name I cringe.
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Surprised this wasn't posted yet:
(http://media.fukung.net/images/20512/d35a214ce9d2d6547a60ef3967041363.jpg)
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Aw, it looks cuddly. :3
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SI Arachnas FTW.
I wish they could make a giant Aesdherian installation that looks like The Final Horror.
It's not Aesdherian, that's the re-purposed name. They were originally Nightmares, created by Aldo. Not them.
EDITED by order of Aardwolf
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Shouldn't you be quoting Marcov only, since Marcov is the one who has it "wrong", and Battman was already pointing out that fact (and adding that every time he sees the "new" name it makes him cringe) ?
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Shouldn't you be quoting Marcov only, since Marcov is the one who has it "wrong", and Battman was already pointing out that fact (and adding that every time he sees the "new" name it makes him cringe) ?
Yes yes whatevs man
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I actually like to keep the spiders in my room. Useful for keeping the flying insect thingies from annoying me. I do occasionally have to vacuum up the nets from time to time (aka, when one detaches from the ceiling and my girlfriend starts screaming...)
Withstand a weeklong invasion of flying thingies (mosquito's, flies, the like), enjoy a few months being free of the flying crap, rinse repeat.
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I saved a spider from the bathtub today. :)
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I actually like to keep the spiders in my room. Useful for keeping the flying insect thingies from annoying me. I do occasionally have to vacuum up the nets from time to time (aka, when one detaches from the ceiling and my girlfriend starts screaming...)
Why do you like spiders more than your girlfriend?
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Because he hates mosquitos more than not getting any.
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I actually like to keep the spiders in my room. Useful for keeping the flying insect thingies from annoying me. I do occasionally have to vacuum up the nets from time to time (aka, when one detaches from the ceiling and my girlfriend starts screaming...)
Why do you like spiders more than your girlfriend?
I dont. When she starts complaining of em, i grab the vacuum and clean em up. She's actually scared of anything bug-like.
Because he hates mosquitos more than not getting any.
Ayyup.
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You could always try closing your windows and/or replacing your screens.
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Today I saw very cute baby spiders hanging from the ceiling. :)
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Shouldn't you be quoting Marcov only, since Marcov is the one who has it "wrong", and Battman was already pointing out that fact (and adding that every time he sees the "new" name it makes him cringe) ?
In the editor I think they're called "Nightmares", but in ASW canon it's right to call them Aesdherians. Nothing bad about the name either. I think you'll calm down if you actually pronounce the word.
And they should've done this with Indiana Jones (but I might not sleep then).
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BUMP for great justice
(http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/953/hmis1.png)
(http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/4174/hmis2.png)
(http://img814.imageshack.us/img814/5586/hmis3.png)
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(http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/6388/hmis5.png)
(http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/4002/screee.png)
:)
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No size reference, how big was it?
Looks tiny at a guess. One of the cute ones.
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We're missing pictures of those rainforest spiders that feast on birds and make dinner plates look small.
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We're missing pictures of those rainforest spiders that feast on birds and make dinner plates look small.
I saw a relatively big one recently. Not that big. But quite big.
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they hang out in my bathroom. i crush them with shampoo bottles.
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COIN Ops Commenced, Close Air Support Inbound!
(http://www.genehanson.com/photos/otherbugs/tarantula_hawk_061805_09.jpg)
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Were you guys by chance talking about this guy earlier?
(http://whoaskedyoushow.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/australian_bird_eating_spider.jpg)
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This one is for Battsy:
(http://tkcollier.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/easpider122.jpg?w=400&h=518)
Evolution (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJN5y-jfJKY) is fun.
Yeah. Fair bit earlier ;)
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We're missing pictures of those rainforest spiders that feast on birds and make dinner plates look small.
Tell him that then. :P
Anyway, I did have the wrong picture.
(http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleimages/wong/endangered/goliath1.jpg)
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That's not cute! :(
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Not so bad actually, if you try and ignore 50% of those legs.
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A spiders butt pod makes a tasty convenient meal. That one looks like a supersized big mac to me and demands consumption.
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No size reference, how big was it?
Looks tiny at a guess. One of the cute ones.
About 2.5 cm long from cephalothorax to the end of abdomen, I would estimate.
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I want scorpions.
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You get one Scorpion.
(http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/images/Scorpion320x240.jpg)
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oh snap
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I want an HTL scorpion :P
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Yeah, well I want a pony.
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I want a pony too.. that is on FIRE! and shots rainbows out of his behind with miniguns for eyes. that'll be awesome.
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I want a pony too.. that is on FIRE! and shots rainbows out of his behind with miniguns for eyes. that'll be awesome.
Genius.
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Here ya go, fella ;)
(http://s5.directupload.net/images/100815/8d8sr4fi.jpg)
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Me thinks you were a little too prepared with that image, there...
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*insert crazy prof. laugh here*
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More cuddly eight-legged beasties.
(http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/2217/spider1.jpg)
(http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/6149/spider2.jpg)
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I had trouble figuring out what I was looking at there, for a second.
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Stealth legs, to make you think he's harmless.
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For great justice:
(http://pics.kuvaton.com/kuvei/cocaine_spider.gif)
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:necro:
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(http://th08.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2010/219/1/7/Spider_Hugs_by_hellcorpceo.jpg)
Heh, lvlshot actually makes it bigger.
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That...looks supprisingly cute.
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She's holding it still so you can firebomb it...! Such a brave child...
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NO WAI! The spider's too adorable!
...the child's a little creepy though. Firebomb her!
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firebomb everything
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(http://i.qkme.me/4u8r.jpg)
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Just saw a massive daddy-long legs (the spider one, not the "harvestman"). The legs were about 3 inches long.
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According to Wiki, there are three different critters called "daddy-long-legs," depending on where you live. Weird.
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Well, I happen to hate all of them (crane flies are annoying and their larvae eat our grass, harvestmen are plain ugly and I hate all spiders). :)
Since I have mosquito net in my window, I ussualy don't have to worry about anything bigger than a fruit fly getting in (though moths sometimes make it, for some reason).
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To make it clear, there are three "daddy-long legs" out there; the spider (http://www.google.com.ph/imgres?q=daddy+long+legs&um=1&hl=tl&biw=1280&bih=645&tbm=isch&tbnid=hOSgQl2IasQS6M:&imgrefurl=http://nature.berkeley.edu/~stevelew/cbcstuff/common_spiders/big_spi_quilt.html&docid=z4K7Pw1bZf4dGM&w=408&h=288&ei=er1YTuDgNIf6mAWl1bC_DA&zoom=1), the crane fly (http://www.google.com.ph/imgres?q=daddy+long+legs&um=1&hl=tl&biw=1280&bih=645&tbm=isch&tbnid=Rb7qNbICdalpIM:&imgrefurl=http://www.moorewallpaper.com/tackle-guide-fly-fishing-flies-longlegs.html&docid=kC_4yUpTyovpPM&w=300&h=271&ei=er1YTuDgNIf6mAWl1bC_DA&zoom=1), and the harvestman (http://www.google.com.ph/imgres?q=daddy+long+legs&um=1&hl=tl&biw=1280&bih=645&tbm=isch&tbnid=NK5xwmeQJ6YEWM:&imgrefurl=http://spiderindex.blogspot.com/&docid=Jj9tTgbFKktm_M&w=400&h=266&ei=Yb1YTu-HCqeGmQWc4ZmoDA&zoom=1). I think of all the three, the one "daddy-long legs" should formally refer to is the spider. The spider is also the one I would fear most (I have a sort of mild arachnophobia), except when harvestmen cluster together like in that previous pic of "ceiling spiders" (those aren't "Spiders", they are harvestmen). Because of my fear of long-legged insects/arachnids/whatever, I also, to a certain extent, wouldn't want to go near a crane fly.
I'd fear the Brown Huntsman more, because of the size, but really, the daddy-long legs' appearance is just freakish.
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I think of all the three, the one "daddy-long legs" should formally refer to is the spider.
Britain called and left you a message. It just says "**** you" :p
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Anyone post these yet?
(http://i51.tinypic.com/28i14q1.jpg)
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The only type of creatures I'm really freaked out by are... ants.
Then again, If I saw one of those buggers crawling toward me I probably would be slightly worried.
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I never noticed those shark teeth-looking things before.
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Yea you say daddy long legs in england and 99% of people will think of the flying spastics known as crane flies..
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I think of all the three, the one "daddy-long legs" should formally refer to is the spider.
Britain called and left you a message. It just says "**** you" :p
Bah, you people drive on the wrong side of the road and spell things wrong. Clearly English people don't know anything about the English language..... :D
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Here, the only daddy-long legs are the harvestman. I had no idea there were others until I was over 18
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I wonder if it's possible to cultivate some sort of human/spider symbiosis? And if so, how would it work?
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More Pic....
http://www.damnlol.com/this-is-my-worst-nightmare-480.html
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More Pic....
http://www.damnlol.com/this-is-my-worst-nightmare-480.html
Imagine if you were just walking along, eyes closed, until you notice something sticking around you...that web...those...creatures... :nervous: :shaking: :eek:
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I don't really need to do that... I had a dream once where I was eaten alive by swarms of spiders.
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I don't really need to do that... I had a dream once where I was eaten alive by swarms of spiders.
Funny that, I had a dream about a swarm of me's eating a live JGZinv.
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I had a dream where I was a spider. Had 8 legs and everything. Not sure how the eyesight worked though -- I guess that part wasn't actually spiderish. But I did have a web! It was cool. I even got to eat a poor soul who intruded on my residence. Ate him for supper with my many brethren. He was delicious. :)
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3061241/Island-invaded-by-huge-spiders.html
Clicky to see pics. ;7
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Spider story! I work in a warehouse, filling orders. In the space around my work area, quite a few cellar spiders congregate, around the window, the light, and the wall board. There's also a perpetual line of ants (I assume the argentine species), coming in through a hole in the wall.
I generally don't bother any of the spiders, unless their webs start to encroach on my stuff. Well, today I decided that there were too many spiders and too many webs, and I didn't want them spawning any more. So I grabbed a nearly-empty can of Hot Shot Ant and Roach killer, and I went at it.
A quick spurt wiped out the line of ants, and they simply fell off the wall where they had their line. A single spurt per spider had a more interesting effect... They freaked out and started running/climbing away. They moved slowly though, like they were drunk. They couldn't seem to grab their own webs, a few of the bigger ones even got tangled.
After about a minute of writhing, most spiders just curled up and died. One big one though, got stuck in some fine strands of web, and just sat there on the wall. If I fanned it gently with a paper, it would squirm, and then rest again.
As I watched the spider, I saw one of its legs just drop off its body. And then another leg just up and fell off, and then another. At this point I started to feel a bit like a psychopath, so I had to put it out of its little spidery misery.
tl;dr version: Some insect poisons cause cellar spiders' legs to fall off as they die. It's fairly disturbing.
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youre a terrible person
wanna help me with my ant and stink bug infestation? :3
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Spiders are good though. They help eat other bugs. o_o
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Just watched a fairly large wasp get taken down after it got caught in a web outside my window, by a tiny spider using hit-and-run tactics and a **** load of tenacity.
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Spiders are awesome. I always leave one or two in my house so I'm not getting terrorized by those damn flies and other annoying insects.
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Just watched a fairly large wasp get taken down after it got caught in a web outside my window, by a tiny spider using hit-and-run tactics and a **** load of tenacity.
WOO! Root for the little guy! (I hate wasps btw)
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Wasps are cool! Don't want them within 10 feet of me though...
What I really like are Dragonflies. Mid-air maneuvers FTW!
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That and ~70 MPH. :)
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Spider story! I work in a warehouse, filling orders. In the space around my work area, quite a few cellar spiders congregate, around the window, the light, and the wall board. There's also a perpetual line of ants (I assume the argentine species), coming in through a hole in the wall.
I generally don't bother any of the spiders, unless their webs start to encroach on my stuff. Well, today I decided that there were too many spiders and too many webs, and I didn't want them spawning any more. So I grabbed a nearly-empty can of Hot Shot Ant and Roach killer, and I went at it.
A quick spurt wiped out the line of ants, and they simply fell off the wall where they had their line. A single spurt per spider had a more interesting effect... They freaked out and started running/climbing away. They moved slowly though, like they were drunk. They couldn't seem to grab their own webs, a few of the bigger ones even got tangled.
After about a minute of writhing, most spiders just curled up and died. One big one though, got stuck in some fine strands of web, and just sat there on the wall. If I fanned it gently with a paper, it would squirm, and then rest again.
As I watched the spider, I saw one of its legs just drop off its body. And then another leg just up and fell off, and then another. At this point I started to feel a bit like a psychopath, so I had to put it out of its little spidery misery.
tl;dr version: Some insect poisons cause cellar spiders' legs to fall off as they die. It's fairly disturbing.
You didn't actually have to use insect poison. A mere water sprayer will cause those spiders to run away, and perhaps the ants too. Better that then see dead, mangled bodies of poor spiders and ants all over your place. Unless, of course, you are gratified.. :drevil:
I have this mild arachnophobia for cellar spiders. Of course I wouldn't want to go near the larger Huntsman spider, but those long legs, and the way they walk, is pretty freaky. Last time a generally small spider hung on its web near the shower. For several days I didn't disturb it. But this time, somehow, a larger spider managed to get there. I decided it was too big and occupied most of the space where it hung, to the point that it was fairly near to the knob I turned to turn on the shower. So I just blew it, and it started frantically running amok, away from where it was. Well, I guess my blow was a tad too strong. But still, I didn't know where it was, for all I knew it might have just gone closer. So I got a dipper, filled it with some water, and threw it all over the area. Finally I saw it at the side of where the knob was, farther from where it once was. Finally, I waited for it to settle at another part of the web, a safe distance from the knob.
Just blow them and they actually will go away.
Curious, though, why do spiders curl their legs when they die?
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Curious, though, why do spiders curl their legs when they die?
Because they extend their legs by pumping fluids into them, like hydraulics. I guess when they die, they can't maintain pressure anymore, so the legs curl back into a sort of more neutral position. http://animals.howstuffworks.com/arachnids/spider2.htm
And yeah, they had to die. Water will scare them away, but only temporarily. Then they'll come back and breed. And maybe I did want to leave spider corpses behind, as a warning...
And ants will not be affected by a spray of water at all, you'd have to wash them away completely, but there are still more ants behind them.
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I saw a very long-legged spider yesterday. We had a nice chat.
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I saw a very long-legged spider yesterday. We had a nice chat.
And I saw a Mr Long-Legged-Mack-Daddy on the T.V. this morning.
But in relation to our eight-legged future overlords, I walked into a large length of spider-silk that spanned about six foot and had high enough tensile strength to dig into my forehead and actually stop head movement until the rest of my body dragged it through.
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This post does not involve arachnids, however it does involve a home invasion, squatting, and a critter with jointed legs, so I will regale you with the story and pics.
Story is short: A potter wasp tried to make a nesting cell in the base of my Saitek X52 throttle. It had lined the bottom of the hole with that paper-like substance to seal it (the joystick was on the table). This most likely happened while I was away from the room for several days, visiting my parents'. After I returned, I did notice some wasp activity - an occasional visitor - but paid no attention to it; such things sometimes happen.
This afternoon, though, I noticed something peculiar in the wasp's behaviour. It was carrying something - a morsel of some kind, and it walked head first into the hole on the base of the throttle, and when it came out it did not have it any more. I captured and evicted the insect, then proceeded to investigate the center of activity.
What I found was somewhat disconcerting - in fact one might say rustling was heard in the Jimmy deck - but on the other hand, this was fascinating! From the open top of the hole, I could catch a glimpse of seemingly immobile things which, in later investigation, proved to be small green caterpillars. After some containment measures (I closed the ventilation window) I lifted the throttle from the desk. There was a slight sound like very thin strip of paper being torn, and on the desk was a circular remain of the "bottom" of the nesting cell.
From the bottom of the hole, I could now clearly see small caterpillars. Many of them. I took pictures.
(http://i.imgur.com/KGnBTU8.jpg)
Click for full detail crop.
After verifying that there was no Mama Wasp lurking somewhere in the hole, I poked through it with a screwdriver, pushing the caterpillars out on a paper tissue, which I have at hand for just such occasions when I needed to squash a caterpillar. The caterpillars were totally out of it, they laid there mostly immobile - apparently, potter wasps paralyze the insects they bring for their larvae to feed on. I could see a momentary spasm of movement, but I suspect that was entirely involuntary. Before these victims of mother nature were euthanized, I took a picture of the grand total of the wasp's efforts:
(http://i.imgur.com/lQIv4LU.jpg)
The caterpillars were quickly and painlessly euthanized by sudden application of pressure on the tissue paper. Green goo came out.
Thus concludes my saga.
TL;DR: Was out of apartment for a few days, wasp infests my X52 throttle base, infestation continues unnoticed for a week, hidden in plain sight, while I use the throttle to play games.
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Man I was hoping the larva had been laid inside the caterpillars and were going to burst forth before your eyes.
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:Looks at thread:
(http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/556/314/10f.gif)
You are a week late; I had messed up my sleep cycle two weeks ago, I already fixed it. Thanks for the effort though.
PS: Thanks for reminding me a centipede tried to make a nest inside my PC case, dAmmit.
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Looks like you've now hardware debugger. :) Seriously, I've had wasp nests in the garden and in a house wall, but never in a throttle. It's a good thing CH stuff doesn't really have vents, but you still made check the bottom. :)
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The caterpillars were quickly and painlessly euthanized by sudden application of pressure on the tissue paper. Green goo came out.
SCIENCE!
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Man I was hoping the larva had been laid inside the caterpillars and were going to burst forth before your eyes.
First thing that popped in my head
(http://d2tq98mqfjyz2l.cloudfront.net/image_cache/1252946568845069.jpeg)
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Now I have the urge to watch "The Runaway Bride" again (the Doctor Who 2006 xmas special).