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Lifestyle => Tha G-Spot => Topic started by: K.Dub on October 25, 2008, 02:46:07 PM
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Oh Shit Son :o
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1079895/The-amazing-pictures-giant-spider-eating-bird.html
By Richard Shears
Last updated at 3:48 PM on 23rd October 2008
If anyone doubted the existence of bird-eating spiders - often depicted in horror movies set in the jungles of South America - the proof is in these amazing photos from Australia.
A huge spider has been photographed tucking into a hapless bird which became entangled in its web - in a family's back garden!
The pictures were taken earlier this week as the Golden Orb Weaver spider joined the list of other creatures that have made headlines from Australia and the Pacific as they devoured prey - including a fish eating a seagull and a python eating a wallaby.
But no-one expected to come across a garden scene of a bird being devoured by a spider, especially as Golden Orb Weavers confine their daily meal to large insects.
Mr Joel Shakespeare, a spider expert at the Australian Reptile Park said: 'This particular spider can grow larger than a human hand, so if a bird gets caught in its web I'm not surprised it will start eating it.
'It seems pretty obvious that the poor bird, a chestnut-breasted Mannikin (a type of finch), has flown straight into the web and not been able to free itself before the spider struck.'
Mr Shakespeare said the spider would have used its venom to break down the bird for eating and then wrapped up the pieces in web as a kind of food parcel.
Experts such as Queensland Museum's Mr Greg Czechura say Golden Orb Weavers build very strong webs, but they point out that the spider would not have struck until the bird became weak as it tried to struggle free.
'The more they struggle, the more tangled up and exhausted they get and they go into stress,' said Mr Czechura.
'If a spider gets a bird, it's a very lucky spider.'
In other cases of reptiles in the wild attacking other species, a Queensland couple has told how they found a python devouring their dog, just weeks after other snakes killed their cat and guinea pig.
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Damn! :o We must kill the spiders before they become too powerful. :baseballbat:
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OH CRAP!!! EWWW>..imagine the spider be full grown and eat people...YUK.
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man i fuckin hate spiders.
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holy hell!!
that thing could eat a baby!!!
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BUMBA - FUCKING - CLART THAT'S HUGE :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
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That bitch is probably immune to fire, so if I'm ever going to Australia, I'm buying the heaviest chainsaw they got.
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BUMBA - FUCKING - CLART THAT'S HUGE :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
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man i fuckin hate spiders.
word!
that shit is like "8 Legged Freaks" in real life.
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Queensland, good for the women, the weather and the beaches, but bad for bird eating spiders, dog eating snakes and cane toads, oh so many cane toads (+much more :P).
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BUMBA - FUCKING - CLART THAT'S HUGE :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
thats what she said
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thats gotta be enough food for atleast a year or something for a spider...or until the corpse rots away completely...
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:yikes: :yikes: :yikes:
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I would hate to come across that thing!
And this: (http://www.angelfire.com/mech/elispot/images/tblondi.jpg) (The largest spider in the world)
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welcome to australia!!!
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:yikes: :yikes: :yikes:
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BUMBA - FUCKING - CLART THAT'S HUGE :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
thats what she said
Lol +1
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If I saw that spider in real life I'd call 911! haha
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thank god we only got those tiny spiders over here lol, I already dislike those but this muh-fuckah is huge!
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^i've got about 5 spiders in my backyard that can kill a child, and cause serious pain to an adult.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Redback_frontal_view.jpg/748px-Redback_frontal_view.jpg)
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(http://www.wpclipart.com/armed_services/weapons/portable_flamethrower.png)
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^word, either that or break out some of those TI weapons & end that mother fucker!
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Damn. That's one nasty looking motherfucker. Hmmm I wonder where did I put my Red Ryder :eh:
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^i've got about 5 spiders in my backyard that can kill a child, and cause serious pain to an adult.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Redback_frontal_view.jpg/748px-Redback_frontal_view.jpg)
damn lol, crazy. Do they bother you or are they just maxin relaxin killin birds in yo backyard ?
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^i've got about 5 spiders in my backyard that can kill a child, and cause serious pain to an adult.
You should go on a hunting spree!
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That Redback is REAL small but it's one of the most dangerous spiders in the world. I almost got bit by one of them when I was little.
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wow imagine the mess that thing would make if you shot it with a bb gun.
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wow imagine the mess that thing would make if you shot it with a bb gun.
lol fuckin hick..
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wow imagine the mess that thing would make if you shot it with a bb gun.
imagine not looking where u were walkin & walked into that shits web! omg that would be horrific!
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wow imagine the mess that thing would make if you shot it with a bb gun.
imagine not looking where u were walkin & walked into that shits web! omg that would be horrific!
That spyda would've killed you in two secs.
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wow imagine the mess that thing would make if you shot it with a bb gun.
imagine not looking where u were walkin & walked into that shits web! omg that would be horrific!
OMG DONT SAY THAT.
FUCK THAT SPIDER. Let's go and kill it right now.. I feel sorry for the bird. AVENGE@!!!@T
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Holy shit. On the other hand I like seing things like this. I guess that makes me sick :-\
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Holy shit. On the other hand I like seing things like this. I guess that makes me sick :-\
Hahaha, I hate spiders, insects and nasty buggers like that, but it's interesting watching shows about them :) :P
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I would hate to come across that thing!
And this: (http://www.angelfire.com/mech/elispot/images/tblondi.jpg) (The largest spider in the world)
is that the bird eating spider from South America? Cus I know that shit can grow to be up to 18 inches in diameter....scary shit.
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BUMBA - FUCKING - CLART THAT'S HUGE :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
thats what she said
Lol +1
8) 8) 8)
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Holy shit. On the other hand I like seing things like this. I guess that makes me sick :-\
Hahaha, I hate spiders, insects and nasty buggers like that, but it's interesting watching shows about them :) :P
true that, even small spiders are not cool.
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i got bit by a black widow a week ago it hurt like shit and i got a stomachache for like 6 hours
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i got bit by a black widow a week ago it hurt like shit and i got a stomachache for like 6 hours
lol right. Have you ever seen people who get bitten by Black Widows?? They dont just get stomaches...
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i got bit by a black widow a week ago it hurt like shit and i got a stomachache for like 6 hours
lol right. Have you ever seen people who get bitten by Black Widows?? They dont just get stomaches...
no you only really die if you have an allergic reaction to it
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"Black widow venom is primarily a neurotoxin, which as a rule does not cause local tissue death and destruction. Best known for widespread muscle spasm and often mimics that of a severe abdominal problem i.e. acute appendicitis, or ruptured ovarian cyst.
The initial bite is very painful, but can go unnoticed. The surface of the skin may display two red bite wounds, one, or none. The worst pain is in the first 8-12 hours, symptoms may continue for several days.
All children, pregnant women and individuals with hypertension should be admitted to a hospital.
Antivenom is available"
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I say just nuke Australia and all the fucked up shit they got down there, mate.
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damn i hate spiders. I remember as a kid my grand father would bring me on a boat trip but one time the engine got fucked he opened it and there was that huge ugly ass motherfuckin spider in there i almost jump off the boat shit. I never knew what kind of shit it was cause you dont find bitches like that in there only small spiders
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Kill 'em all!
How the fuck am I gonna sleep now that I checked that site, Chad? :P
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this is a brown recluse it will fuck you up. not as cool sounding/looking as black widow but way more dangerous
(http://www.wyopestcontrol.com/images/brown_recluse_lg.jpg)
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(http://thefuntimesguide.com/images/blogs/brown_recluse_spider_bite_Day9.jpg)
brown recluse bite. my dads friend got bit by one back in the day and they had to amputate
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this is a brown recluse it will fuck you up. not as cool sounding/looking as black widow but way more dangerous
(http://www.wyopestcontrol.com/images/brown_recluse_lg.jpg)
yep theyre no joke heard about them..
and the spiders in my yard are chillen, i dont touch them they dont touch me
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Damn! :o We must kill the spiders before they become too powerful. :baseballbat:
I fucking agree!!i can not stand spiders!!! :-[
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Atrax_robustus.jpg)
heres the most dangerous spider in the world... sydney funnel web, these things are aggressive as fuck too..
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Atrax_robustus.jpg)
heres the most dangerous spider in the world... sydney funnel web, these things are aggressive as fuck too..
it can get a taste of my size 12 steel cap boots
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Atrax_robustus.jpg)
heres the most dangerous spider in the world... sydney funnel web, these things are aggressive as fuck too..
it can get a taste of my size 12 steel cap boots
just hope you hit him right or else it'll fuck you up
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"Black widow venom is primarily a neurotoxin, which as a rule does not cause local tissue death and destruction. Best known for widespread muscle spasm and often mimics that of a severe abdominal problem i.e. acute appendicitis, or ruptured ovarian cyst.
The initial bite is very painful, but can go unnoticed. The surface of the skin may display two red bite wounds, one, or none. The worst pain is in the first 8-12 hours, symptoms may continue for several days.
All children, pregnant women and individuals with hypertension should be admitted to a hospital.
Antivenom is available"
exactly, it doesnt cause stomachaches. People who have been bitten by them are typically in excruciating pain for hours...with the feeling of having all your muscles cramp at one time. Its not the kind of bite that you get...and go about your day as if you have a stomachache lol.
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Atrax_robustus.jpg)
heres the most dangerous spider in the world... sydney funnel web, these things are aggressive as fuck too..
it can get a taste of my size 12 steel cap boots
just hope you hit him right or else it'll fuck you up
word! id be fuckin scared of steppin on that shit...id rather just run away lol.
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Atrax_robustus.jpg)
heres the most dangerous spider in the world... sydney funnel web, these things are aggressive as fuck too..
Look at those fangs, god damn!
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this is siiiicck
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This site got some bad ass spider photos and info (http://www.spiderzrule.com)
(http://muffinnation.com/mediabum/Nasty_Spiders_1.jpg)
(http://muffinnation.com/mediabum/Nasty_Spiders_2.jpg)
(http://muffinnation.com/mediabum/Nasty_Spiders_3.jpg)
(http://muffinnation.com/mediabum/Nasty_Spiders_5.jpg)
(http://muffinnation.com/mediabum/Nasty_Spiders_7.jpg)
(http://muffinnation.com/mediabum/Nasty_Spiders_9.jpg)
(http://muffinnation.com/mediabum/Nasty_Spiders_10.jpg)
(http://muffinnation.com/mediabum/Nasty_Spiders_11.jpg)
Bee vs. Jumping Spider
http://www.youtube.com/v/Xwmgg7GDWJ4&hl=en
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwmgg7GDWJ4
When they say jumping spider, they're not kidding.
This spider can jump 50 times its body length. More worse for its intended victim - in this case, a bee.
Spider Eats Frog!
http://www.youtube.com/v/zv7YSEIOxwo&hl=en
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv7YSEIOxwo&NR=1
The fishing spider need neither rod nor reel to lure in tadpoles, fish or frogs. No catch and release program here!
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Atrax_robustus.jpg)
heres the most dangerous spider in the world... sydney funnel web, these things are aggressive as fuck too..
it can get a taste of my size 12 steel cap boots
just hope you hit him right or else it'll fuck you up
word! id be fuckin scared of steppin on that shit...id rather just run away lol.
i think those are the spiders they based the movie Arachniphobia on.
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"Black widow venom is primarily a neurotoxin, which as a rule does not cause local tissue death and destruction. Best known for widespread muscle spasm and often mimics that of a severe abdominal problem i.e. acute appendicitis, or ruptured ovarian cyst.
The initial bite is very painful, but can go unnoticed. The surface of the skin may display two red bite wounds, one, or none. The worst pain is in the first 8-12 hours, symptoms may continue for several days.
All children, pregnant women and individuals with hypertension should be admitted to a hospital.
Antivenom is available"
exactly, it doesnt cause stomachaches. People who have been bitten by them are typically in excruciating pain for hours...with the feeling of having all your muscles cramp at one time. Its not the kind of bite that you get...and go about your day as if you have a stomachache lol.
i didnt go about my day i got driven to the hospital where the doctor saw the bite marks and told me i got bit by a black widow. it was more than a stomacheache, it felt like knives in my stomach, but i have a very high pain tolerance. i had been bit like 3 hours before the doctor actually saw me and i wasnt freaking out so he said it ould be better to tough it out than get the antivenom which could make me immune to it if i ever got a serious bite. end of the day i got bit by a black widow and im fine
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yeah but how many of these spiders live in the United States? and if some of them do, then i think none of them roam the streets of New York. ;)
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Atrax_robustus.jpg)
heres the most dangerous spider in the world... sydney funnel web, these things are aggressive as fuck too..
it can get a taste of my size 12 steel cap boots
just hope you hit him right or else it'll fuck you up
word! id be fuckin scared of steppin on that shit...id rather just run away lol.
i think those are the spiders they based the movie Arachniphobia on.
yeah i wouldnt want to step on it, their fangs are so big and strong they have been known to bite through shoes and pants
theyre big aswell
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Atrax_robustus.jpg)
heres the most dangerous spider in the world... sydney funnel web, these things are aggressive as fuck too..
it can get a taste of my size 12 steel cap boots
just hope you hit him right or else it'll fuck you up
word! id be fuckin scared of steppin on that shit...id rather just run away lol.
i think those are the spiders they based the movie Arachniphobia on.
arachniphobia is a dope movie...gotta watch it again soon
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(http://americandiamondblades.com/603GC_Pipe_Lg.jpg)
That should do for the fangs.
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^geah^^ if it can stop a chainsaw it can stop anything
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"Black widow venom is primarily a neurotoxin, which as a rule does not cause local tissue death and destruction. Best known for widespread muscle spasm and often mimics that of a severe abdominal problem i.e. acute appendicitis, or ruptured ovarian cyst.
The initial bite is very painful, but can go unnoticed. The surface of the skin may display two red bite wounds, one, or none. The worst pain is in the first 8-12 hours, symptoms may continue for several days.
All children, pregnant women and individuals with hypertension should be admitted to a hospital.
Antivenom is available"
exactly, it doesnt cause stomachaches. People who have been bitten by them are typically in excruciating pain for hours...with the feeling of having all your muscles cramp at one time. Its not the kind of bite that you get...and go about your day as if you have a stomachache lol.
My uncle got bite by a Black Widow and didn't go to the hospital for a week. When his arm basically became so painful he had no chose, they took out some of his muscle in his arm. He got a bad bite though.
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This site got some bad ass spider photos and info (http://www.spiderzrule.com)
(http://muffinnation.com/mediabum/Nasty_Spiders_1.jpg)
(http://muffinnation.com/mediabum/Nasty_Spiders_2.jpg)
(http://muffinnation.com/mediabum/Nasty_Spiders_3.jpg)
(http://muffinnation.com/mediabum/Nasty_Spiders_5.jpg)
(http://muffinnation.com/mediabum/Nasty_Spiders_7.jpg)
(http://muffinnation.com/mediabum/Nasty_Spiders_9.jpg)
(http://muffinnation.com/mediabum/Nasty_Spiders_10.jpg)
(http://muffinnation.com/mediabum/Nasty_Spiders_11.jpg)
Bee vs. Jumping Spider
http://www.youtube.com/v/Xwmgg7GDWJ4&hl=en
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwmgg7GDWJ4
When they say jumping spider, they're not kidding.
This spider can jump 50 times its body length. More worse for its intended victim - in this case, a bee.
Spider Eats Frog!
http://www.youtube.com/v/zv7YSEIOxwo&hl=en
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv7YSEIOxwo&NR=1
The fishing spider need neither rod nor reel to lure in tadpoles, fish or frogs. No catch and release program here!
Yummy to my tummy.
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lol, thank god I live here, where the biggest spider is like 3 inches long and ain't hairy
and it looks like robotic spider
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9c/Jack_Jumper_Ant.jpg)
this ant here has taken more lives than sharks, spiders, snakes and wasps combined in Tasmania (island off australias mainland)
everything in australia can kill you!!! hahaha
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^ that's a big minus in australia lol, almost every creature can kill yo ass
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Japanese spider crab
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_spider_crab
The Japanese spider crab, Macrocheira kaempferi, is the largest known arthropod; fully grown it can reach a leg span of almost 4 m (13 ft), a body size of up to 37 cm (15 inches) and a weight of up to 20 kg (44 lb). The crab's natural habitat is on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean (some 300 to 400 m deep) around Japan, where it feeds on dead animals and shellfish. It is believed to have a life expectancy of up to 100 years.[1]
Currently, this is the only living species of the genus Macrocheira, but there have been two reports of other fossil specimens. M. kaempferi is named in honor of Engelbert Kaempfer, the German traveller and naturalist from Lemgo, Germany.
(http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/staticfiles/NGS/Shared/StaticFiles/Photography/Images/Content/giant-spider-crab-418877-lw.jpg)
(http://www.photopassjapan.com/images/img%206646%20osaka%20wan%20tenpozan%20kaiyukan%20takaashigani%20-%20osaka%20aquarium%20giant%20spider%20crab.jpg)
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u niggas is weird...spiders is cool as creatures...i got two tarantulas runnin around the house. they show a nigga love.
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u niggas is weird...spiders is cool as creatures...i got two tarantulas runnin around the house. they show a nigga love.
NO! that is wierd
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u niggas is weird...spiders is cool as creatures...i got two tarantulas runnin around the house. they show a nigga love.
NO! that is wierd
ya serioulsy
that motehrfcula gpnna crwal up and bite you in the nut sack
Yoo that first spider tho look like the predator movie.
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Spider Learns to Weave Web in Zero Gravity
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Space/story?id=6301339&page=1
NASA scientists find lost other spider lurking in its box
By GINA SUNSERI Nov. 20, 2008
(http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/ht_spider_081120_mn.jpg)
Spider No. 2 has finally been found on the International Space Station, apparently lurking somewhere in its box before finally resurfacing today.
Perhaps it overcame space adaptation sickness.
(NASA.gov)
The second of two spiders accompanying the crew on the space station disappeared earlier this week, and the flight team had been hoping for it to return.
In the meantime, spider No. 1 has apparently gotten the hang of weightless weaving.
Video of the spider's web shows a dramatic improvement in recent days.
Earlier this week the web was very tangled, with no symmetry at all.
Now it looks more like a spider's web should look.
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http://xcc.xanga.com/2dbc9753c7735191639662/b147619838.jpg
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I'd Hate To Run Into That Big Bastard!! I'd Be Jumpin Around Like a lil Bitch..LOL..No Homo 8)
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(http://www.ilovegraffiti.de/media/users/notme/Dezember/spiderman.jpg)