I googled biggest spider in the world

[papie]

and found this. 

:::shudder:::


:::rocks back and forth crying:::


It didn't work.  How do you insert a video?

video.nationalgeographic.com/video/animals/bugs-animals/spiders-and-scorpions/tarantula_goliath/

[cleo29]

I've heard of that spider. I think H mentioned them to me.

I promise we don't generally talk about giant spiders in our house. lol

I did take C to the museum and we watched them feeding a tarantula. Poor, stupid cricket. lol

[partiallysunny]

Well, you know I can't not click on it. Curiosity and all that.

[Saint Monica]

fuck

[partiallysunny]

Poor mouse. I think it was pleading towards me to help it.

[poppyseed]

Oh god. Why is it so hairy??

[papie]

Mar 18, 2013 13:24:30 GMT -5 mofongo said:

This does not bother me, the toad with the eggs did bother me and still does, lol.

Oh God me too.  My back gets itchy every time I think about it.  Thanks for reminding me about i!

[cuddlyevil]

One of our neighbors growing up had a tarantula as a pet, they kept it in their living room right near the front door. It was the first thing you saw in the window and at the door. Their house never got robbed, vandalised or anything LOL.

[blueballoon]

I will never get people's hatred towards spiders, tarantulas are effin cool. T. Blondi's are neat to watch up close, they had a few at the insect and reptile fair that was here awhile ago.

[sangria]

I'm sure I'm going to regret this.

What is a botfly- describe w/o using pictures please lol

[sangria]

And furthermore, I find that insects that can fly are far, far worse than spiders. I mean, I can generally run away from a spider, a flying thing, not so much.

Has anyone ever seen some of those flying horned beetles from S. America? Fuck the jungle, man. Fuck it.

[cc]

I hate spiders. Especially the ones that carry the baby spiders on their backs, so when you smoosh them, the babies go scattering everywhere.

One of these landed on DH's hand the other day at work:

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[cleo29]

Mar 18, 2013 13:29:25 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

I don't mind big hairy spiders, weirdly. I hate the spindly smaller ones more.

The toads don't bug me, but holy hell, botflies do.

I saw an incredibly disturbing "Stories From The ER" about a BABY who had bot flies. The poor dad was beside himself. The mom had skipped out and he did not have the money to put the baby in day care, so he took her with him to his job at a farm/barn. Needless to say, it was not good.

The good that came from this was the mom's parents got involved again and were able to start helping him with watching the baby.

[sangria]

Uh, isn't that a black widow??

[papie]

Mar 18, 2013 13:36:27 GMT -5 cc said:

I hate spiders. Especially the ones that carry the baby spiders on their backs, so when you smoosh them, the babies go scattering everywhere.

One of these landed on DH's hand the other day at work:

I would have died right then and there. 

[fivechickens]

Mar 18, 2013 13:35:55 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

Mar 18, 2013 13:32:44 GMT -5 sangria said:

I'm sure I'm going to regret this.

What is a botfly- describe w/o using pictures please lol

A botfly is a parasite.  It's a little worm thing covered in spikes that nestles in your skin and feeds.  In order to get rid of it, you have to kill it by putting tape over the little hole (it looks sort of like a mosquito bite, apparently), and then after two days or so, you have to extract it.

Did you see that show on Discovery (I think) of a guy who was in Africia (??) and had a dozen botflies parasites in his back?  When you extract them you have to be super careful because if any part of it breaks off before you remove it fully it will put toxins in your body that could/will kill you. The holes left behind from those sick fuckers were the size of erasers.

You might as well shoot me dead if I have a dozen botflies taking up house in my back.  

[papie]

Mar 18, 2013 13:41:51 GMT -5 fivechickens said:

Mar 18, 2013 13:35:55 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

A botfly is a parasite.  It's a little worm thing covered in spikes that nestles in your skin and feeds.  In order to get rid of it, you have to kill it by putting tape over the little hole (it looks sort of like a mosquito bite, apparently), and then after two days or so, you have to extract it.

Did you see that show on Discovery (I think) of a guy who was in Africia (??) and had a dozen botflies in his back?  When you extract them you have to be super careful because if it breaks any part of it breaks off before you remove it fully it will put toxins in your body that could/will kill you. The holes left behind from those sick fuckers were the size of erasers.

You might as well shoot me dead if I have a dozen botflies taking up house in my back.  

i hate all of you

[cleo29]

I think it was bot flies. They were coming out on their own though and at first the people in the ER thought the dad was full of shit until finally a nurse saw it happen with her own eyes.

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[lightyears]

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[cc]

That botfly video was disgusting, but fascinating.

[Saint Monica]

Mar 18, 2013 13:54:29 GMT -5 Aristotle said:

Ugh, I missed the part about Botflies. Those things are a nightmare. A few years ago, I was in Zambia working with a nonprofit group and one of the first things the local guide told us was that after washing our clothing, we needed to iron the shit out of the seams. Otherwise, as the clothing is drying, the botflies lay eggs in the seams and once they hatch, the larvae will burrow into your skin and you have to dig them out or they can die and cause infection. Apparently, there was a girl who forgot to iron her underwear and couldn't figure out what the bumps around her groin were...

NO NO NO


NO!

[Saint Monica]

NO!

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[felixfelicis]

My mom is so arachnophobic that if she sees even the smallest of spiders she immediately starts dry-heaving.

I remember one time in High School hearing her scream for my older brother from the laundry room, by the time we got there she was crying because there was a spider in front of the door and she couldn't bring herself to step over it.  She just kept repeating "it's got me cornered".

I'd like to pretend that I had her back, but I still get a chuckle out of this every time I think about it.

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Oh dear god, I google imaged bot flies.

[montereybride]

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE???!!

I'm blaming you papie 

This ***waving hands all around*** is ALL YOUR FAULT!!!

As for you Lucy Honeychurch, I could have gone my entire life not know what a fucking botfly is.

I fucking hate all of you!


/cries in a corner

[underwaterrhymes]

Mar 18, 2013 13:29:25 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

I don't mind big hairy spiders, weirdly. I hate the spindly smaller ones more.

The toads don't bug me, but holy hell, botflies do.

Me too.

I mean, I don't want a big hairy spider in my house either, but the little spindly ones can hide easier and are often more venomous.

[eb777888]

PAPIE, WHY DO YOU HATE US?!?!?!