mistertim Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 On 5/9/2019 at 9:10 PM, Passepartout said: Strange that my dad is scared of spiders but can lift a snake up like a heartbeat. It's actually not all that uncommon from what I've seen. Those two animals IIRC have among the highest phobia rates of any others but I don't think they're directly correlated. I have spiders as well as a boa constrictor (because of course I have both) and I've met people who were fine with seeing the snake but terrified of the spiders, but also vice versa. Basically I like to hedge my bets to make sure I can terrify whoever comes into my place somehow. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 18 hours ago, mistertim said: It's actually not all that uncommon from what I've seen. Those two animals IIRC have among the highest phobia rates of any others but I don't think they're directly correlated. I have spiders as well as a boa constrictor (because of course I have both) and I've met people who were fine with seeing the snake but terrified of the spiders, but also vice versa. Basically I like to hedge my bets to make sure I can terrify whoever comes into my place somehow. So it's a battle for your soul.... Or...the spiders in their mind control are using you to train the snake to be their minion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 The Huntsman spider apparently living up to its name: Guests watch in horror as massive huntsman spider eats a possum in their ski lodge This is the last thing anyone would want to walk in on in their ski lodge. A man staying at a lodge in Tasmania, Australia, witnessed a horrifying scene: a large huntsman spider eating what appears to be a pygmy possum. The large arachnid clung to the side of the door, clutching its prey and creeping out its unsuspecting audience. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 (edited) It's always Australia... Edited June 19, 2019 by Mr. Sinister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Dear god. **** nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 You know, that broken house looks exactly like the sort of place that would be full of spiders. Don't let the spiders trick you! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Destino said: You know, that broken house looks exactly like the sort of place that would be full of spiders. Don't let the spiders trick you! Right, could be another mistertim situation, where theyre communicating through their human thrall.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 46 minutes ago, PCS said: You know, I thought Colorado sounded like a nice place to live. Seems I was mistaken. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 2 hours ago, PCS said: Article makes it sound like these tarantulas are crossing the country in hope of avoiding becoming one of a terrorists promised swarm of virgins. The articles goes on to say this “Male tarantulas can journey up to a mile.” A mile? That’s it? That’s not exactly trekking across Colorado. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Well...now we know the real reason marijuana became legal in Colorado... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 This palm-sized wolf spider and her thousand babies were on my house the other day. Currently looking for a rental while they rebuild the house... they say the fire damage rendered it uninhabitable for now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 SPIDER INVASION How weird weather is fuelling explosion of venomous false widow spiders whose bites are crippling Brits – find out if YOUR area is at risk BRITS are being left in excruciating agony because of life-threatening false widow spider bites, whose flesh-eating venom has left victims permanently disabled and even ended their lives. And right now, experts are warning the threat from false widows is higher than ever before as the country is overrun with the lethal critters. Just this week one young dad was left unable to walk and suffered weeks of agony after being bitten by the venomous beasts in Southampton. Lewis Pearce, 26, was bitten five times, and his three-year-old son Freddie was also bitten as they slept in their beds, leaving the family petrified. Lewis Pearce can't walk after being bitten five times by a false widow in his bed in Southampton Click on the link for the full article 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 why did I click that link... Brits need to just burn it all down and start over. It's the only way to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 11 hours ago, Destino said: why did I click that link... Brits need to just burn it all down and start over. It's the only way to be sure. Pretty sure that's where the song London Bridges falling down is from. It was a spider infestation.. Kinda like ring around the rosey is about the plague... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Thousands of tarantulas migrating across Colorado roads LA JUNTA, Colo. – Every September, a unique wildlife migration occurs in southeast Colorado that can’t be seen many other places. The Comanche National Grassland is home to thousands and thousands of Oklahoma Brown tarantulas. The grassland is comprised of nearly half a million acres of remote, undeveloped public land just south of La Junta and it is the optimal place to view the tarantulas. “It’s pretty easy. I see them every year. I don’t even have to try,” said Michelle Stevens, a heritage resources and recreation program manager with the U.S. Forest Service. While it is commonly referred to as tarantula "migration," the spiders aren’t really migrating from one place to another. Instead, they are emerging from their burrows and traveling an unknown distance in search of a mate. Outside of mating season, tarantulas always stay within two or three inches of their burrow. Tarantula mating season is weather dependent, but it is always generally at the end of summer or early fall. In 2018, when the weather was cooler, tarantulas could be seen as early as August. This year, peak season is expected the last week of September into the first few days of October. The best time to view them are early in the morning while it’s still cool and in the evenings beginning in the hour before dusk. “There are thousands moving but you’re not going to see thousands at one time. They don’t travel in a herd,” Stevens said. During peak season, though, lucky tarantula viewers could spot dozens in a short time. “Between La Junta and Trinidad, you might see 60 tarantulas,” wildlife enthusiast Stephen Nielson said. “Cars, you’ll see them swerving to dodge tarantulas.” Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Now thats a migrant caravan with bad intentions.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, Mr. Sinister said: Now thats a migrant caravan with bad intentions.... How is trying to get laid a bad intention? 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Spiders are already evil incaranate. I can't imagine what would happen to an innocent ****blocker person out for a stroll one evening that just happens to cross their path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, skinsmarydu said: How is trying to get laid a bad intention? 😳 You seem to forget the fact that the females usually kill the males afterwards, so murderous intentions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Just now, China said: You seem to forget the fact that the females usually kill the males afterwards, so murderous intentions. STOP CORRECTING ME ON EVERYTHING!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Spider-like typing detected: Why You Really Shouldn’t Kill the Spiders in Your Home, According to an Entomologist I know it may be hard to convince you, but let me try: Don’t kill the next spider you see in your home. Why? Because spiders are an important part of nature and our indoor ecosystem – as well as being fellow organisms in their own right. People like to think of their dwellings as safely insulated from the outside world, but many types of spiders can be found inside. Some are accidentally trapped, while others are short-term visitors. Some species even enjoy the great indoors, where they happily live out their lives and make more spiders. These arachnids are usually secretive, and almost all you meet are neither aggressive nor dangerous. And they may be providing services like eating pests – some even eat other spiders. My colleagues and I conducted a visual survey of 50 North Carolina homes to inventory just which arthropods live under our roofs. Every single house we visited was home to spiders. The most common species we encountered were cobweb spiders and cellar spiders. Although they are generalist predators, apt to eat anything they can catch, spiders regularly capture nuisance pests and even disease-carrying insects – for example, mosquitoes. There’s even a species of jumping spider that prefers to eat blood-filled mosquitoes in African homes. So killing a spider doesn’t just cost the arachnid its life, it may take an important predator out of your home.Both build webs where they lie in wait for prey to get caught. Cellar spiders sometimes leave their webs to hunt other spiders on their turf, mimicking prey to catch their cousins for dinner. It’s natural to fear spiders. They have lots of legs and almost all are venomous – though the majority of species have venom too weak to cause issues in humans, if their fangs can pierce our skin at all. Even entomologists themselves can fall prey to arachnophobia. I know a few spider researchers who overcame their fear by observing and working with these fascinating creatures. If they can do it, so can you! Spiders are not out to get you and actually prefer to avoid humans; we are much more dangerous to them than vice versa. Click on the link for the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Ya know,I get that Matt,(author of the article I believe),I really do. Hell I don't kill too many of them except the black widows in areas that might have us or others have a conflict. However,I want you to explain this to my wife with the understanding that it's never going to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now