Tocky on 12/4/2003 at 01:29
*Puts on Alice Coopers "Devils Food"*
"Leaving lepadoctora we come to the arachnid... our finest collection."
Not long past I was called on to remove a wolf spider from the office. I believe the phrase "kill it kill it kill it" was repeated quite often by willy nilly scurrying secretaries. I calmly explained that wolf spiders do not bite and proceeded to cup it between my hands to set free outside. The little bugger bit the devil out of me and I dropped it with an embarrassing "Sombitch bit me!" I was going to try again when the laughter turned to squeals as it advanced on the girls so I had to crunch it. Poor guy.
Where I live we have brown recluse, black widow, copperhead, water moccasin, and rattle snake. A wolf spider (harmless pinching bite aside) just doesn't phase me. Somehow though I suspect caveman too had the job of spider crunching when the women folk were about.
Ever been in a swarm of angry hornets? Ever mistakenly grabbed a copperhead by the tail? Ever found out you were swimming with water moccasins? Ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight? Kind of takes the scarey right off a wolf spider. Do understand not wanting them in the house though. Thats my lair.
Tatum on 12/4/2003 at 01:40
So there is truth in The Devil's Dancing Rock..?
Tocky on 12/4/2003 at 01:58
There is no truth in the devil atall darlin. Thats what makes him such a good dance partner. And rock? Ya. But watch those rolls cause he'll lay you down quick.;)
Venroth on 12/4/2003 at 07:18
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Originally posted by D'Juhn Keep Same principle, it's a made up figure. Aren't all statistics made up?
Starrfall on 12/4/2003 at 19:03
Ok I have to harp on this because it needs to be said and its Tocky's fault anyways for bringing it up:
A big huge spider isn't scary because it is big and huge and easy to see. But a little skinny spider that usually doesn't get bigger then a quarter and hides in your sheets or clothes and bites you and you dont realize until you suddenly have (
http://www.acponline.org/graphics/bioterro/canthrax/brown_spider2.jpg) A BIG UGLY HOLE IN YOUR LEG is absolutely evil.
I frown very strongly on things that can inject me with something that will slowly dissolve my flesh, yes I do.
<font size=1>Regardless, I don't agree with smooshing spiders. It gets the walls all gunky. I usually go for the card-and-cup trick and dump it outside somewhere.
Tonamel on 12/4/2003 at 19:18
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Originally posted by Venroth Aren't all statistics made up? No, only about 78% are.
The Brain on 12/4/2003 at 19:32
Jesus Christ! What a freaking big spider!
Lytha on 13/4/2003 at 08:43
Nano King,
I just noticed a big flaw in your line of arguments. You say that spiders in the house keep other insects away.
Coming from a family with a mother who is about as much an arachnophiliac as you roleplay in this thread here (yes, she really likes spiders, and most of the rooms have several spider families spinning their webs or lurking below the closets, ready to jump at their prey - YES, some spiders catch their prey by jumping onto it, <a href="http://www.diaarchiv.com/overview/00214n.jpg">yay</a>), I must say that spiders do <b><i><u>NOT</u></i></b> keep other insects away. Ants, flies, wasps, bees, more flies, even dragon flies, take your pick, they all found their way into the house on one occasion or the other.
And, lets get real, what is a little wolf spider supposed to do against some angry wasp anyway? The wasp would just escape from the web without problems, and keep up the terror.
So, your cute little pets will only spin their webs, crawl over your face at night, do its best to freak the host out with hiding games (one minute, it is up the wall, the next, it has dropped down to the floor, out of view, but not out of thought), will crawl over your hands while you're typing on the keyboard, will stare at you with those horrible eyes, and - in your case - will spawn these funky phantasies of SPIDAR RAPE sex... without actually doing any good. As the other insects will still happily find their way into the house, buzz around and into your face, crawl over your food, lay their eggs onto your old guinea piggie's buttside so that the maggots can feed upon the flesh of the piggie....
So, where now was the positive side of the spiders? :p
Venroth on 13/4/2003 at 08:54
I'm sure spiders could equally ask where the positive side of humans is.;)
Tocky on 13/4/2003 at 18:04
The first spider who asks me anything will be spared.:cheeky:
