Pet spider kills its owner. Other pets then consume owner.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2004-02-29 12:01am

anarchistbunny wrote:I'd make a comment about his idiocy or something, but then I realize my plans to make a super dangerous feral chicken will probably end poorly for me.

Dont worry about it... I have similar plans... not with chickens but stilll...

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2004-02-29 01:36am

His death was kinda funny. Musta sucked to go through, but as an observer I am amused.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2004-02-29 02:02am

Frank Hipper wrote:As I said in the other thread on this, black widow bites are fatal in adults only in exceedingly rare cases, and geckos and tarantulas do not scavenge corpses to my knowledge.
Something strange happened here, and the guy could have had an allergic reaction to the spider bite, but this story's giving off the unmistakeable aroma of Mierdo del Torro as far as I'm concerned.

I would expect them to scavenge the corpse after their food ran out.

Darth Raptor · Post by **Darth Raptor** » 2004-02-29 02:25am

Howedar wrote:I would expect them to scavenge the corpse after their food ran out.

I can't speak for the spiders, but geckos don't scavenge.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2004-02-29 02:43am

So a gecko will starve rather than eat dead flesh?

Although I suppose it doesn't matter because I expect the geckos would be feasting on spiders.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-02-29 02:58am

Good pet idea:

Bad pet idea:

Obviously, this guy had no wife or girlfriend.

Darth Raptor · Post by **Darth Raptor** » 2004-02-29 03:23am

Howedar wrote:So a gecko will starve rather than eat dead flesh?

Although I suppose it doesn't matter because I expect the geckos would be feasting on spiders.

Right, which is why I'm not inclined to believe this story much either. And a gecko can survive for months loose in a house. Into the crawlspaces and vent shafts it goes. Do you have any idea how many wild bugs there are to be had in even the most compulsive neat freak's house? The idea that a gecko would be hungry enough to snack on a giant dead mammal is so stupid it makes me laugh, especially when the entire story revolves around how buggy this guy's house was.

GySgt. Hartman · Post by **GySgt. Hartman** » 2004-02-29 10:08am

Given that the story appeared in the Sun and the only article in German I found was in Krone, an Austrian magazine of equal reputation, I seriously doubt the story. This happened in Germany, but German papers don't mention it? Please.

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2004-02-29 12:29pm

Perinquus wrote:
Alyrium Denryle wrote:That is why you dont keep TINY thngs that can kill you, but rather LARGE things that can kill you. Like monitor lizards, or small caimans. You know when they are pissed off.
Why would you want to keep anything that can kill you?

Dogs and cats make great pets. They are affectionate and loyal (yes even cats), they are smart enough to recognize you as the master and provider, and smart enough to have individual personalities that make them interesting company.

Deadly creatures, on the other hand, that lack much brainpower, and operate mostly on instinct, and which are therefore not smart enough to regard you as anything other than potential prey, or a potential threat, are something I can't unserstand why anyone would want to keep around.

Well, dogs above a certain size can kill you, too

Our Dobermann/Great Dane dog could kill me, if he so desired. Luckily, he's too lazy to actually move....

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2004-02-29 12:47pm

Nice shot of some Labradors, Mike.

I got a Chocolate Lab myself.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2004-02-29 02:22pm

Just to be fair mike, most species of spider cant kill you. Only a few rare species of south american tarantula can kill you... and most people have pet tarantulas, and not black widows...

A few more good pet ideas.
Savannah monitor... can be dog tame if you do it right/get a good individual

Axolotl... They are just cool

Red Eared Slider... Watch them disembowel fish

Spiny soft shell... watch them disembowel fish

Bearded Dragon, non-aggressive great for reptile loving kids.

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2004-03-02 01:08am

I read this in the Sun the other day when I was bored behind the bar.
Apart from the fact that spiders scare the fecking shite out of me, I think it would've been kinda interesting to see how long the lizards and aracnids could have survived before having to turn on each other or something, I mean, they'd already lived off him for 2 weeks.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-03-02 02:21am

Actually, Mike, that species of tarantula isn't all that bad an idea if spiders don't just freak you out to begin with. That thing bites you, you get a rash around the bite. That's it. *Shrug* They hunt their prey through brute strength. Its the little webless ones that you have to worry about. They depend on their poison and as such its usually more deadly.

Myself, I used to keep snakes. Nothing like a nice tame hognose snake draped over your shoulder (again, provided you can stand them).

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-03-02 02:47am

Sorry, but I'm going to stick with puppies. No woman ever stopped a man in the park to comment on how cute his tarantula was.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-03-02 02:48am

Darth Wong wrote:Sorry, but I'm going to stick with puppies. No woman ever stopped a man in the park to comment on how cute his tarantula was.

Point. I just like reptiles, I suppose.

Woohoo! 2500th post!

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2004-03-02 03:31am

Now, I really like spiders. I had a pet tarantula when I was younger. When I volunteer at the local nature center, I am the only person who will actually pick up the Mexican Red Leg that lives there.

So check this out. My wife will NOT let me have a tarantula. I have begged, pleaded and bargained, but she just won't budge. Instead, she let me get an Emperor Scorpion. Has anyone ever seen one of these? It's a huge ass black scorpion from Africa. Ok, so she lets me get it and it later gives birth to 10 babies. I still don't understand why a tarantula is unacceptable, but gigantic black scorpions are okay.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-03-02 03:35am

Superman wrote:Now, I really like spiders. I had a pet tarantula when I was younger. When I volunteer at the local nature center, I am the only person who will actually pick up the Mexican Red Leg that lives there.

So check this out. My wife will NOT let me have a tarantula. I have begged, pleaded and bargained, but she just won't budge. Instead, she let me get an Emperor Scorpion. Has anyone ever seen one of these? It's a huge ass black scorpion from Africa. Ok, so she lets me get it and it later gives birth to 10 babies. I still don't understand why a tarantula is unacceptable, but gigantic black scorpions are okay.

Beats me, given that the scorpion is a hell of a lot more dangerous. But its less hairy. That's probably why.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2004-03-02 03:39am

Here is an Emp scorpion. Mine are named Spot, Fred, Phil and Sparky.

His Divine Shadow · Post by **His Divine Shadow** » 2004-03-02 04:08am

Darth Wong wrote:Good pet idea:
http://academic.evergreen.edu/m/mccjul11/puppies.jpg

Bad pet idea:
http://www.domino32.com/halloween/tarantula.gif

Obviously, this guy had no wife or girlfriend.

Also bad pet idea:

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2004-03-02 04:37am

The only kind of black widow I keep is the kind that sits in a small, airtight jar, floating in isopropyl alcohol. Same would go for something as poisonous as a scorpion.

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2004-03-02 05:22am

His Divine Shadow wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:Good pet idea:
http://academic.evergreen.edu/m/mccjul11/puppies.jpg

Bad pet idea:
http://www.domino32.com/halloween/tarantula.gif

Obviously, this guy had no wife or girlfriend.
Also bad pet idea:
http://www.hisdivineshadow.com/misc/ima ... tten16.jpg

I've seen that elsewhere by the name of CATZILLA

aphexmonster · Post by **aphexmonster** » 2004-03-02 03:30pm

Rye wrote:
Joe wrote:This man would have been much better off with a dog. Love, companionship, loyalty, and no killing and eating you.
Hehe.

damn - you went in the wayback machine to find this one

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2004-03-02 03:39pm

Superman wrote:Here is an Emp scorpion. Mine are named Spot, Fred, Phil and Sparky.

<image snip>

Dude aren't those scorpions really poisonous?

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2004-03-03 01:04am

Rogue 9 wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:Sorry, but I'm going to stick with puppies. No woman ever stopped a man in the park to comment on how cute his tarantula was.
Point. I just like reptiles, I suppose.

Woohoo! 2500th post!

Join the club.

There is little I love more than the screams of their food...