Oh no! Australian spiders in space!!!

Drewcifer · Post by **Drewcifer** » 2003-01-10 04:52am

Saw this on cnn.com, thought of WMA's spider threads

Australian spiders are heading to space
Thursday, January 9, 2003 Posted: 10:18 AM EST (1518 GMT)

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Eight spiders from Australia will make a trip to outer space to help the U.S. space agency test the effects of zero gravity.

A total of 30 Golden Orb spiders bred at the Melbourne Zoo left for Cape Canaveral in Florida state Thursday packed in a cooler, said zoo keeper Patrick Honan said.

Only eight — deemed the most frisky after the long flight — will board a space shuttle January 16 for a 16-day orbit.

Honan said the tiny spiders — which are not poisonous — are ideal candidates for the experiment because they create perfectly symmetrical webs, making any changes easily identifiable.

It's not the first time arachnids have been sent into space. In 1973, NASA sent Arabella, a common cross spider in the United States, into orbit on the Skylab space station.

from: cnn.com

But tiny?!? The Golden Orb spiders here in the US are about the size of my hand. I would call them big ass spiders, not tiny.

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2003-01-10 08:36am

Hey I was involved in that program!

I have a NASA patch and everything!

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2003-01-10 08:38am

Hmm... maybe this is how we cure all the aracniphobes.
(Spelling is wrong, don't tell me.)

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-01-10 08:57am

Drewcifer wrote:Saw this on cnn.com, thought of WMA's spider threads

Australian spiders are heading to space
Thursday, January 9, 2003 Posted: 10:18 AM EST (1518 GMT)

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Eight spiders from Australia will make a trip to outer space to help the U.S. space agency test the effects of zero gravity.

A total of 30 Golden Orb spiders bred at the Melbourne Zoo left for Cape Canaveral in Florida state Thursday packed in a cooler, said zoo keeper Patrick Honan said.

Only eight — deemed the most frisky after the long flight — will board a space shuttle January 16 for a 16-day orbit.

Honan said the tiny spiders — which are not poisonous — are ideal candidates for the experiment because they create perfectly symmetrical webs, making any changes easily identifiable.

It's not the first time arachnids have been sent into space. In 1973, NASA sent Arabella, a common cross spider in the United States, into orbit on the Skylab space station.
from: cnn.com

But tiny?!? The Golden Orb spiders here in the US are about the size of my hand. I would call them big ass spiders, not tiny.

In Australia they are tiny.

Singular Quartet · Post by **Singular Quartet** » 2003-01-10 08:59am

Admiral Valdemar wrote:
Drewcifer wrote:Saw this on cnn.com, thought of WMA's spider threads

Australian spiders are heading to space
Thursday, January 9, 2003 Posted: 10:18 AM EST (1518 GMT)

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Eight spiders from Australia will make a trip to outer space to help the U.S. space agency test the effects of zero gravity.

A total of 30 Golden Orb spiders bred at the Melbourne Zoo left for Cape Canaveral in Florida state Thursday packed in a cooler, said zoo keeper Patrick Honan said.

Only eight — deemed the most frisky after the long flight — will board a space shuttle January 16 for a 16-day orbit.

Honan said the tiny spiders — which are not poisonous — are ideal candidates for the experiment because they create perfectly symmetrical webs, making any changes easily identifiable.

It's not the first time arachnids have been sent into space. In 1973, NASA sent Arabella, a common cross spider in the United States, into orbit on the Skylab space station.
from: cnn.com

But tiny?!? The Golden Orb spiders here in the US are about the size of my hand. I would call them big ass spiders, not tiny.
In Australia they are tiny.

That sounds more like it. Wen tto the national zoo in DC, THOSE THINGS WERE HUGE!!!

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-01-10 12:51pm

Spiders with a big body, forgot the name of the thing in the back, give me the willies.

Daddy Long Legs dont bug me at all, but something like these Golden Orb guys just bug me. (pun intended)

Typhonis 1 · Post by **Typhonis 1** » 2003-01-10 01:16pm

You may be thinking of Garden Spiders the abdomen is yellow black striped ,with the Cephtlathorax(head) being white

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-01-10 05:27pm

Has anyone seen Eight Legged Freaks... Now those were Aussie spiders...

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-01-10 05:32pm

lol

so are guys going to invade us over the latest be of anatronic native wildlife exploitation to come out of Hollywood, the rest of California is still trying to ceed from that part that houses L.A> and Hollywierd....

Mr Flibble · Post by **Mr Flibble** » 2003-01-20 06:19am

weemadando wrote:Has anyone seen Eight Legged Freaks... Now those were Aussie spiders...

Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but I figured this pic fitted right in here.
This is an Aussie spider:

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-01-20 06:23am

now if we can just get the two legged Aussies into space on a course for the sun....

Sonnenburg · Post by **Sonnenburg** » 2003-01-20 08:45pm

TrailerParkJawa wrote:Spiders with a big body, forgot the name of the thing in the back, give me the willies.

Cephalothorax, from the Latin word for "ass-end"

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-01-20 08:47pm

Shotgun + Spiders = All Is Right With the World

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-01-20 08:57pm

Mr Flibble wrote:
weemadando wrote:Has anyone seen Eight Legged Freaks... Now those were Aussie spiders...
Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but I figured this pic fitted right in here.
This is an Aussie spider:
(snipped pic of abominable arachnid)

Is that a Huntsman Spider? It looks positively cuddly compared to this, though.

Ladies and gentlemen, The Sydney Funnel Web.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-01-20 08:57pm

Sonnenburg wrote:
TrailerParkJawa wrote:Spiders with a big body, forgot the name of the thing in the back, give me the willies.
Cephalothorax, from the Latin word for "ass-end"

Actually, the part at the back is called the abdomen. Cephalothorax describes the head part.

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2003-01-20 09:13pm

the movie arachnophobia in space is being begged for production.

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-01-20 09:22pm

Frank Hipper wrote:
Ladies and gentlemen, The Sydney Funnel Web.

Don't get Sydney Funnel Webs down here in Tassie, though we have Tassie Funnel Webs (that are quite pissy by comparison).

On an unrelated note, it has been confirmed in the past week that Tassie Devils DO indeed climb trees.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a Drop Bear mk2.

Sonnenburg · Post by **Sonnenburg** » 2003-01-20 11:40pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:
Sonnenburg wrote:
TrailerParkJawa wrote:Spiders with a big body, forgot the name of the thing in the back, give me the willies.
Cephalothorax, from the Latin word for "ass-end"
Actually, the part at the back is called the abdomen. Cephalothorax describes the head part.

Aw shit, you're right! Ugh, that's fuckin' embarrassing!

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-01-21 12:00am

weemadando wrote:
Frank Hipper wrote:
Ladies and gentlemen, The Sydney Funnel Web.

Don't get Sydney Funnel Webs down here in Tassie, though we have Tassie Funnel Webs (that are quite pissy by comparison).

snip

As with many things from tassie we can put that down to inbreeding

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-01-21 12:19am

Stuart Mackey wrote:
weemadando wrote:
Frank Hipper wrote:
Ladies and gentlemen, The Sydney Funnel Web.

Don't get Sydney Funnel Webs down here in Tassie, though we have Tassie Funnel Webs (that are quite pissy by comparison).

snip
As with many things from tassie we can put that down to inbreeding

Look, you ANZACs all have a reputation, world wide. Baaah-Baaah!

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-01-21 12:24am

Frank Hipper wrote:
Stuart Mackey wrote:
weemadando wrote:
Don't get Sydney Funnel Webs down here in Tassie, though we have Tassie Funnel Webs (that are quite pissy by comparison).

snip
As with many things from tassie we can put that down to inbreeding
Look, you ANZACs all have a reputation, world wide. Baaah-Baaah!

As with many ignorant forigners you have your history up your ass. Thats the Scots who indulge in that past time.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-01-21 02:34am

Stuart Mackey sez:

As with many ignorant forigners you have your history up your ass. Thats the Scots who indulge in that past time.

As the possesor of a "surname of renown", and a member of one of the most ancient clans of Scotland, I invite you to blow me.

Kidding. Dig the "Hood" avatar, been meaning to say that for awhile.

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-01-21 02:53am

Frank Hipper wrote:Stuart Mackey sez:

As with many ignorant forigners you have your history up your ass. Thats the Scots who indulge in that past time.
As the possesor of a "surname of renown", and a member of one of the most ancient clans of Scotland, I invite you to blow me.

Men as well as sheep eh? not surprising, no woman would have you with dags on yer pubes

Frank Hipper wrote: Kidding. Dig the "Hood" avatar, been meaning to say that for awhile.

Thanks

Mr Flibble · Post by **Mr Flibble** » 2003-01-21 03:32am

Frank Hipper wrote:
Mr Flibble wrote:
weemadando wrote:Has anyone seen Eight Legged Freaks... Now those were Aussie spiders...
Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but I figured this pic fitted right in here.
This is an Aussie spider:
(snipped pic of abominable arachnid)
Is that a Huntsman Spider? It looks positively cuddly compared to this, though.
snip pic

Yeah I think it is a huntsman spider, although it is a little unusual compared to the ones I normally see, might be something different. It wasjust outside my bedroom door, I saw it and just had to get a pic of it. They are harmless. Unlike the Sydney funnel web. Worst I get is the occasional red back in my room.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-01-21 05:28am

Mr Flibble wrote:
Frank Hipper wrote:
Mr Flibble wrote: Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but I figured this pic fitted right in here.
This is an Aussie spider:
(snipped pic of abominable arachnid)
Is that a Huntsman Spider? It looks positively cuddly compared to this, though.
snip pic
Yeah I think it is a huntsman spider, although it is a little unusual compared to the ones I normally see, might be something different. It wasjust outside my bedroom door, I saw it and just had to get a pic of it. They are harmless. Unlike the Sydney funnel web. Worst I get is the occasional red back in my room.

Good Gawd man, if that was anywhere near as big as it looks in the photo....*shudders*
The harmlessness of spiders really has no effect on arachniphobia, guess that's why they call it an irrational fear.

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