Spiders?

Henry · 10-17-2009, 10:08 AM

Plenty of spiders here in the American south. I was bitten on the hand by a brown recluse - made my hand look like a foot for a week and I lost a dime-sized bit of necrotic tissue. I like spiders, all critters really, but especially like our wolf spiders here. They grow quite large and will 'challenge' you - turn on you, rise up, and appear to say, "c'mon, bring it on!"

ZenGum · 10-17-2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Henry

Plenty of spiders here in the American south. I was bitten on the hand by a brown recluse - made my hand look like a foot for a week and I lost a dime-sized bit of necrotic tissue. I like spiders, all critters really, but especially like our wolf spiders here. They grow quite large and will 'challenge' you - turn on you, rise up, and appear to say, "c'mon, bring it on!"

Here is a Sydney Funnel-web in "bring it on, bitch!" posture. Remember, this thing is about 4 or 5 cm across, those fangs are 6 or 7 mm long, can penetrate fingernails or soft clothing, and are dripping with venom that will kill you in a few hours if you don't get to hospital damn fast.

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xoxoxoBruce · 10-18-2009, 12:50 AM

But it's probably trying to defend it's babies... won't someone please think of the children? :p

View Poll Results: Imagine there's a spider in your house....
You bitch you put the S word in a topic title	3	9.09%
I squish the nasty yucky little cannibals bastards	8	24.24%
Perfectly okay in their own right, perform many useful functions, I escort them outside	16	48.48%
I find them beautiful and fascinating and keep them as pets	3	9.09%
Afraid of those little things? Where I come from they’re so big I ride them to work	3	9.09%
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10-17-2009, 10:08 AM	#1
Henry King Of Oreos Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Possum Holler NC Posts: 33	Plenty of spiders here in the American south. I was bitten on the hand by a brown recluse - made my hand look like a foot for a week and I lost a dime-sized bit of necrotic tissue. I like spiders, all critters really, but especially like our wolf spiders here. They grow quite large and will 'challenge' you - turn on you, rise up, and appear to say, "c'mon, bring it on!" __________________ When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. ~ Mark Twain

10-18-2009, 12:50 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	But it's probably trying to defend it's babies... won't someone please think of the children? :p __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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