Spiders

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[Bill W]

9 hours ago, sandrewn said:

 

Oh, I appreciate spiders that live outside and keep the insect population under control, if only they'd stay outside and not occasionally bite people, especially the poisonous spiders, then we could live in harmony.  

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Spiders produce different types of silk in different glands. Here, we show six types of silk, the name and location of the gland that produces it, and what the spider uses it for.

 

 

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[Bill W]

3 hours ago, sandrewn said:

 

Bob?  I would have thought spiders would have different names than humans, like Aragog in Harry Potter or Shelob in LOTR.  

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I just looked at my last post and realized (finally) that it is about FLIES and not spiders. I am sooo sorry.

 

 

 

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A bite from this brown recluse can leave you with significant scarring from tissue breakdown, but odds are strongly in favor of your survival. You can identify brown recluses by the violin-shaped marking on their abdomens.

 

 

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35 minutes ago, sandrewn said:

 

 

A bite from this brown recluse can leave you with significant scarring from tissue breakdown, but odds are strongly in favor of your survival. You can identify brown recluses by the violin-shaped marking on their abdomens.

The brown recluse is one of the spiders I worry about that are here in Georgia.  The other is the black widow spider.  

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If you have severe arachnophobia, best avoid watching this movie trailer. 

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[Bill W]

53 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

If you have severe arachnophobia, best avoid watching this movie trailer. 

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Oh, that looks interesting and I can wait to see it.  

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(A bit of background to the first joke)

 

 

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Australian Returns Home From Vacation With Spider in Stomach

Dylan Maxwell was on vacation on the Indonesian island of Bali when the tiny creature burrowed through a small appendix scar and traveled up his torso.

Australian Returns Home From Vacation With Spider in Stomach

 

[Bill W]

3 hours ago, sandrewn said:

 

Australian Returns Home From Vacation With Spider in Stomach

Dylan Maxwell was on vacation on the Indonesian island of Bali when the tiny creature burrowed through a small appendix scar and traveled up his torso.

Australian Returns Home From Vacation With Spider in Stomach

 

I keep telling you those Australian spiders and snakes are terrible, so you should stay away from there!  But this guy had to go on vacation to Indonesia for this to happen.  Damn, I'm sure he could have gotten a spider at home to do the same thing.  

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Female Orb Weaver Snacking On ground Beetle

 

 

[TalonRider]

Looks like a possible case of date rape about to happen. 

[Bill W]

2 hours ago, TalonRider said:

Looks like a possible case of date rape about to happen. 

Hmmm... date rape followed by cannibalism - the Hannibal Lecter special on the menu.  

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Edited March 16 by sandrewn

[Bill W]

1 hour ago, sandrewn said:

 

Do they most closely resemble the groves on a record, the strings of a harp, or the wires inside a concert grand piano?  I wonder what tune they play?