So who here likes spiders?

GrandMasterTerwynn · Post by **GrandMasterTerwynn** » 2003-04-07 01:56pm

Shinova wrote:Cause after you see the pics in this thread, you certainly won't anymore.

I have nothing against spiders and tend to leave them where I find them. I tend to have fewer insect problems that way.

GrandMasterTerwynn · Post by **GrandMasterTerwynn** » 2003-04-07 02:01pm

Darth Gojira wrote:
Lagmonster wrote:[crocodile dundee]That ain't a spider, mate.Thisis a spider.[/crocodile dundee]

It's Megarachne servinei (well, an artist's touchup. We only have fossils).

A new family, Megarachnidae Araneida, had to be established when this beautfully detailed giant spider was discovered. Found in rocks of the Upper Carboniferous in St. Louis Province, Argentina, it represents the largest known spider ever to have walked on Earth.

Living some 300 million years ago, it had a 15mm (0.5") circular eye containing three pairs of lenses at the centre of its head. The length of this specimen is 34cm (16"): it would have had a leg span of some 50cm (20")!
First giant dragonflies and huge milipedes, now mammoth spiders and croc-frogs! Was there a radiation spill in the Carboniferous!? Hmmmm, "Walking Before Dinosaurs", ....Discovery Channel is gonna have a ball with this one.......

Much denser atmosphere back in those days. Much higher oxygen content per liter as well. It was a trait that persisted all the way past the end of the Mesozoic era (The one containing the dinosaurs.)

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2003-04-07 02:07pm

GrandMasterTerwynn wrote:Much denser atmosphere back in those days. Much higher oxygen content per liter as well. It was a trait that persisted all the way past the end of the Mesozoic era (The one containing the dinosaurs.)

Related to your comment on the much denser atmosphere, I've heard somewhere that terydactiles (SP) could not have flown in our current atmosphere but instead needed a much denser atmosphere.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2003-04-07 02:26pm

I have no problems with spiders. But some appearances of the spiders such as the that was behind the clock gives me the shivers.

Other than that, the one behind the clock looks like a skulltula

Cyaround,
Jason

Andrew J. · Post by **Andrew J.** » 2003-04-07 03:20pm

Cool!

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-04-07 03:23pm

On behalf of every arachnaphobic here.

PRINT A FUCKING WARNING IF YOUR GONNA POST A PIC OF A SPIDER. NOW WHO DO I SEND MY LAUNDRY BILL TO.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-04-07 03:26pm

jegs2 wrote:I remember as a lieutenant, preparing to don a protective mask while in the field, just in time to see a large, hairy brown spider spanning my breathing apparatus on the inside. My reaction was not good, and the spider did not long enjoy its status among the living.

Was it a deep manly scream? Or a girly one?

DeadM · Post by **DeadM** » 2003-04-07 03:53pm

jegs2 wrote:I remember as a lieutenant, preparing to don a protective mask while in the field, just in time to see a large, hairy brown spider spanning my breathing apparatus on the inside. My reaction was not good, and the spider did not long enjoy its status among the living.

I would freak out if that happened to me

Next of Kin · Post by **Next of Kin** » 2003-04-07 04:34pm

Keep postin' the pics of the large spiders; they've always fascinated me!

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-04-07 04:36pm

Post them if you wish but for the sake of my fragile sanity post a warning before hand for the love of the Great Programer.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2003-04-07 05:16pm

yach! nice that there´s no such oversized, evil critters here.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-04-07 05:24pm

Jesus fuck don't post your goddamn pics of spiders if they aren't in a link. I aboslutely HATE looking at those creepy sons of bitches. I've been scared to fuck of the critters since the day I was born. I can't stand them, everytime I see one, I've gotta get someone esle to get rid of it. Same way with centipedes, too. I'm gonna have the shivers all day now cause of that pic.

Sektor31 · Post by **Sektor31** » 2003-04-07 05:27pm

God I hate spiders, but how the hell can you be afraid of something like that? I'm one of the few that hate the little ones.

Jadeite · Post by **Jadeite** » 2003-04-07 05:34pm

Cool. Spiders are sorta neat. They dont really creep me out. Its flying insects like bees and wasps that I hate.

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2003-04-07 05:52pm

neoolong wrote:Was it a deep manly scream? Or a girly one?

It was a sharp, (uncharacteristic for me) loud explative, followed by me slamming my mask against my upside-down helmet -- which was pretty stupid, because it was then inside my helmet. I then speedily field-stripped my helmet, found the unwelcome critter, jarred it out onto the ground, and then tap-danced upon its body, creating many critter pieces out of it. Others looked on in amusement.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-04-07 05:56pm

jegs2 wrote:It was a sharp, (uncharacteristic for me) loud explative, followed by me slamming my mask against my upside-down helmet -- which was pretty stupid, because it was then inside my helmet. I then speedily field-stripped my helmet, found the unwelcome critter, jarred it out onto the ground, and then tap-danced upon its body, creating many critter pieces out of it. Others looked on in amusement.

Great, now Saddam knows your weakness. Expect to see giant super-mutant spider soldiers within the next week. Way to go jegs, way to go.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-04-07 06:10pm

I was waiting for Darth Pounder's reaction to this thread. Spiders horrify me, but only in real life. Pictures just fill me with a vague sense of "what's that on my foot???"

Sokar, In the potentially deadly spiders list, shouldn't you mention the Brazilian Wandering Spider? I've heard that it can kill adult humans.

Trytostaydead · Post by **Trytostaydead** » 2003-04-07 06:48pm

For anyone who knows the law.. if there was a BIG fucking spider and you used a gun to kill it because you didn't want to try stepping on the motherfucker, would you get in trouble? LOL

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-04-07 06:56pm

Trytostaydead wrote:For anyone who knows the law.. if there was a BIG fucking spider and you used a gun to kill it because you didn't want to try stepping on the motherfucker, would you get in trouble? LOL

If you have swords you could just cut or skewer the bugger.

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-04-07 09:20pm

Fucking hell guys, I looked at the pics, its an Australian Huntsman spider. Its big and scary looking, but they do not attack humans and even then if they did it would only cause irritation, not death.

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-04-07 10:07pm

Soontir C'boath wrote:Other than that, the one behind the clock looks like a skulltula

Cyaround,
Jason

LOL!! It totally does!! Good call, man!

Captain Jack · Post by **Captain Jack** » 2003-04-07 10:18pm

I don't mind spiders but that thing is a monster.

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2003-04-07 10:22pm

FUCK YOU! FUCK SPIDERS! I HATE YOU! DAMNIT! I WON'T BE ABLE TO SLEEP NOW!

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-04-07 10:30pm

anarchistbunny wrote:FUCK YOU! FUCK SPIDERS! I HATE YOU! DAMNIT! I WON'T BE ABLE TO SLEEP NOW!

This seems to be the response of a few people here. To whom are you directing this toward, may I ask?

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2003-04-07 10:54pm

anyone remember the londo mallari vs a spider episode?

I had fun editing the sounds so he's going after micheal flately. it amused me.

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