Fascist on 10/4/2003 at 22:52
....and look about as cuddly as a tattered rag.
Goblin on 11/4/2003 at 01:04
I don't know how I have survived the number of deadly spider bites I've taken in my life. Redbacks, Funnelwebs, Wolf Spiders, Camel Spiders (well...not really camel spiders, but it sounds cool).
Spiderman gets all those cool powers being bitten by <i>one</i> spider. In theory, I could kick his ass with my spidey powers. Which should manifest themselves any day now. Any day.
Anyway, that huge clock-dwelling beastie (we still remember that one?) was nothing more than your average (
http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_spiders/Sparassidae.htm) shield huntsman - common as dirt around these parts, and half as dangerous.
They rarely bite, just when they're really really angry. I had one inside my shirt once, when I tried to wear his new home, he cracked the shits and bit me about 25 times while I watched (never seen one bite before, it was just interesting) with amusement. My hand swelled up and got itchy for a few hours; that was probably the worst huntsman attack on a human being ever.
PigLick on 11/4/2003 at 04:02
You know, the caveman thing is interesting, cos I have this theory. Back in the day, when cavedudes lived, spiders were these huge prehistorical things, the size of ponies! Of course your average caveman was shit-scared of these monsters. So then the whole racial memory thing happened, and today we have this irrational fear of spiders. See?
Starrfall on 11/4/2003 at 04:10
Pig is genuis \o/
Or at least there is a theory that the little monkeys we grew from might have often died from spider bites, and so tendancy of the brain to say OMG RUN when a spider (or snake) was seen could have been something that ultimately increased your chances of breeding, cause you weren't dead, and spread the little spider fear genes around.
Same type of theory would answer the question of why aren't we afraid of cars yet then by simply pointing out that selecting adaptations takes a lot more time then the 100 or so years cars have been around.
screech on 11/4/2003 at 04:30
Hey my dog used to look both ways before crossing the street.
but that one was a girl dog. the boy dog just dashed along.
NanoKing on 11/4/2003 at 09:17
learn darvin and origin of species girls and boys:)
D'Juhn Keep on 11/4/2003 at 09:43
So, in about 10,000 years, will people be paralysed with fright whenever they see a car?
Tony on 11/4/2003 at 10:38
That won't happen until ten thousand years after cars are only driven by the cold, uncaring elite who run down pedestrians without batting an eye, not ten thousand years from now. As it is, we have a few years to go before cars are driven only by the cold, uncaring elite.
[edit]EEEAARRIIIEEEGGG!! Shortly after posting this, A SPIDER RAN INSIDE THE BACK OF MY SHIRT. Argh! At least, I think it was a spider. I couldn't tell, because I jerked out of my shirt and I dare not approach the damned thing. But what else could it be after I just made a post in this thread?[/edit]
D'Juhn Keep on 11/4/2003 at 13:33
A car?
Muzman on 11/4/2003 at 13:46
Why do people insist on busting in to arachnophobe threads flapping around and yelling "You FOOLS! SPIDERS AREN"T SCARY! They are only Small. THINK!". Doesn't make any goddam sense.
I bet they are secretly afraid of clowns and sock puppets.
