Benyon Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Im not to bothered about spiders but the girlfriend is very scared, I hate wasps & bee's. Ive done some crazy things when wasps have been near but the worst was jumping out of my old car around 15-20mph with two of my mates still inside. It flew in and went up my shorts while driving so instant reaction is to get the hell away from it, I didnt even look if any cars was behind me or coming towards me so I could have been killed I suppose but didnt think about it at the time. The look on my mates face (who was sat in the back) was priceless as my car was rolling down the road & my other mate in the passenger seat trying to steer it to safety . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Either that, or he's genetically engineered a cross between a spider and a duckling (with 4 asses...) Lol hes not aiming high enough, they need 5 asses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_Strike Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 L violicepes AF.. 1 of 5 adult females i owned http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6025/singablueaf.jpg Abusive, my biggest T blondi - 1 of 15 raised http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/9756/dscf1339.jpg two molts previous to her untimely death:(, she was over 10inch legspan http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/9918/dsc00136ge0.jpg Heres a pic of a little invader of our shores. Segestria florentina, these are pretty common in south UK these days, nasty bite, nasty disposition but crap venom http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/628/p5290036large.jpg Another Uk species, this time a troglodyte species Meta menardi http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/6967/dscf0269nw9.jpg M balfouri this little girl was the single most expensive species on the market at the time, only a handful where exported from socotra islands. http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5747/mononi8.jpg GBB http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/2392/p4193830largeit2.jpg Mature male pamphobeteus sp. http://img228.imageshack.us/img228</p><p> </p><p> Its not 8legs that worries me, its when there is significantly more... with more potency.. and aggression.. and speed:p</p><p> [img]http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7096/firelegsbodyshotts2.jpg http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/1983/p1014718largexm2.jpg @ 11inch length, these things are more than likely going to be the single most painful experience if you have the misfortune to be bitten:p lol any excuse for pics:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Sorry but I have to go with the following pictorial suggestion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyP Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Is it just me? I'm less bothered by a 5" hairy tarantula than the 2" house spider on the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprab1 Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Is it just me? I'm less bothered by a 5" hairy tarantula than the 2" house spider on the wall. No i'm the same. I think its because you can see what the bigger lads are up to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Loving the Ts, Mr Strike. The T blondi's look mighty, and fine. It makes all the difference when you raise them from slings, doesn't it, as you're more likely to be able to handle them without 'too' many problems. Have you been flicked at by the blondi's at all, as their urticating hairs are renowned to be horrible? The L. violaceopes is gorgeous too. I'm after a P. metallica sling, but also hugely expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 I'm not sold on it being because it looks hairy and weird. Most insects are like that, look at this millipede... http://www.seattlebugsafari.com/Images/African-Millipede-Jason.jpg True, but moths and spiders are my worst...id step on that one as it could get out of my hoover...hate them, remember seeing a huge wide green and yellow one abroad, threw that in the bonfire:D Get to the point, i hate anything that annoys me and most insects do, that goes for people to. Just dont have a hoover that size or id hoover them to!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraHuman Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 I shared a kitchen with a Huntsman spider while living in Australia, needless to say I was bricking it evertime i saw it, had a Kiwi evict it in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_Strike Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Loving the Ts, Mr Strike. The T blondi's look mighty, and fine. It makes all the difference when you raise them from slings, doesn't it, as you're more likely to be able to handle them without 'too' many problems. Well, iv raised around 15, and had many more WC, always a difference, but even those you raised are no friendleir ime:P Iv always been very passionate about Theraphosa sp. I had just as many T apophysis and spent hundreds of hours researching everything i could. Was also on talking terms to most of the Uk biggest arachnologists. Once a tarantula is out of familiar terrtories, they are LOADs less likely to become hostile. I am very cautious of them in their tanks, but once out even the most aggressive can become puppydogs, lol I held a Macrothele to prove this point to a mate, lol Have you been flicked at by the blondi's at all, as their urticating hairs are renowned to be horrible? Trust me you dont need to be flicked by one of theses... jsut wait for it to molt and you could be in a world of itchiness. lol I thought i had meningitis at one point i came up in red blotches all over my body, lol my GP laughed and quelled my worries. You become more sensetive to the hairs the longer you keep them. You can be itching for weeks.. i scarred myself itching my finger so profusly,lol They have the worst types of urticating hair too, lol The L. violaceopes is gorgeous too. I'm after a P. metallica sling, but also hugely expensive! Shouldnt be too bad to buy these days.. when i bought my trio of mets i paid £120 each, most expensive iv bought was the M balfouri some years back.. that was £180 @ 5cm.. sold it at 10cm £240. got/had soo many more it would take me ages to list, show them ,lol blahblahblah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Bullitt Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 L violicepes AF.. 1 of 5 adult females i owned http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6025/singablueaf.jpg Abusive, my biggest T blondi - 1 of 15 raised http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/9756/dscf1339.jpg two molts previous to her untimely death:(, she was over 10inch legspan http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/9918/dsc00136ge0.jpg Heres a pic of a little invader of our shores. Segestria florentina, these are pretty common in south UK these days, nasty bite, nasty disposition but crap venom http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/628/p5290036large.jpg Another Uk species, this time a troglodyte species Meta menardi http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/6967/dscf0269nw9.jpg M balfouri this little girl was the single most expensive species on the market at the time, only a handful where exported from socotra islands. http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5747/mononi8.jpg GBB http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/2392/p4193830largeit2.jpg Mature male pamphobeteus sp. http://img228.imageshack.us/img228 Its not 8legs that worries me, its when there is significantly more... with more potency.. and aggression.. and speed:p http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7096/firelegsbodyshotts2.jpg http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/1983/p1014718largexm2.jpg @ 11inch length, these things are more than likely going to be the single most painful experience if you have the misfortune to be bitten:p lol any excuse for pics:p You have some fantastic species there, aren't some of them listed in the DWA? Have any ever "tagged" you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 I'm not keen on spiders but I had to learn to 'deal' with them when I lived on my own so I've got a grabber type thing that puts them outside. The thing I don't like the most is that they freeze and then run really quickly where you can't see them. I'd prefer a room full of spiders than a room full of flies though. I've got a serious phobia of flies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrenn Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 If those things tried to bite me, it would be the last thing they ever ever did! (BTW just off to check all the windows and doors are shut :-O ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 I believe all animals have a built in race memory, for survival. In experiments, animal that have never encountered dangerous insects or animals show a completely different reaction when compared to exposure harmless creatures. Other creatures have taken advantage of the genetic predisposition to fear, by developing markings to help them survive, by mimicking dangerous creatures. Take the harmless hover fly for example, it mimics the wasp, as a result they are less likely to be eaten, as other species try to avoid wasps. When I was in Africa, snorkelling in the Indian Ocean, I came across two snakes in the water they came out of nowhere, as they go closer to me I froze, I literally could not move and floated slowly to the surface, the snakes swam around me them swan off. When I got back to our beach camp, my brother in law said that the snakes were probably Banded Sea snakes, whose venom is ten times more deadly than a Cobra or African Black Mamba, with only 1.5ml need to cause death. At the time I just saw the Blue/White strips and froze. Apparently they are not aggressive and many bite do not result in venom injection. Not that I wanted to go back and test the theory. My reaction was instinctive, I was totally motionless as they swam around me. Not an experience I wish to repeat. I think the fear of spiders may be part genetic and part learned due to a significant adult displaying extreme fear in the presence of their young child. The combination of a genetic predisposition and behaviour modification being extremely powerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_Strike Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 nothings bitten me as so far... Though, i did get tagged by one of my boa, but she thought i was food so it doesnt count, lol Have held many species of invertebrates including, scorpions that hiss at you and as big as your hand, trapdoor spiders wiht a temper like Hitler on roids and tarantulas so quick, they 'teleport' out of view. Centipedes i will not hold for love nor money, lol very aggressive, potent and unimaginably fast This guy on American forums is mental, though this one seems quite sedate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 he said black mamba (sorry Phil) You're all crazy with the spider keeping thing. I am not OK with this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraP-Z Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 L violicepes AF.. 1 of 5 adult females i owned http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6025/singablueaf.jpg Looks like someone has tried to fibreglass the top of that one! :S I wouldn't say I was terrified of spiders, but out of all the insects they are right at the bottom of the popularity list, and if I see one I feel a strong urge to reach for the nearest glass and pizza menu to scoop him up and chuck him back outside. Most people I know hate them too, but why?! They are harmless, a fly for example is far more discusting and annoying but I dont see anyone running out of a room screaming when one of them appears. You obviously havent met my mrs...dear god, the ruckus she kicks up when ANYTHING with more than two legs enters the room, could make a blind man see again! Moths and spiders are her worst fears. She phoned me from her workplace once (she works at reception at a hotel) and she was cowering behind her desk while the customers were waiting, she told me there was a massive spider on the floor....unlucky for her we'd had an argument the night b4, so i just laughed and left her to it I saw a crazy little spider in my house once...was relatively small but quite fat and juicy...never seen it before so i went to take a closer look, i must have been about 4-5 inches away from him....the little bugger jumped on my face, that gave me a shock lol. I generally avoid hurtin any insects/animals...although the hoover has come in handy somtimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Size Me Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 I probably should have captioned this with "you want some of this ?" My adult male T.Apophysis in a mood..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyP Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Freak!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprab1 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Got this as an email & thought some of you might like it. How would you like to find this on the side of your trash can!!!!!!! (or anywhere!!!!) -- Our friends in Australia sent us a picture of a Coconut Crab. This is pretty interesting..... Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) is the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world. It is known for its ability to crack coconuts with its strong pincers in order to eat the contents. It is sometimes called the robber crab because some coconut crabs are rumored to steal shiny items such as pots and silverware from houses and tents The second photo gives you a good idea of how large these crabs are. COCONUT CRABS The coconut crab is a large edible land crab related to the hermit crab, and are found in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans . They eat coconuts for a living! How would you like to be on an island and come across a crab that is more than 3 feet from head to tail and weighs up to 40 pounds, with a pair of large pincers strong enough to open coconuts! They can climb trees too, but they only eat coconuts that have already fallen to the ground. Coconut crab meat has been considered a local delicacy. And you're afraid of spiders??!!!! [ATTACH]112137[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]112138[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attero Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Most peoples brains cannot cope with the amount of legs and snappiness of these sort of creatures. It's natural to have a fear of them, despite you being the more dangerous being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 A big crab. A big crab. A very big crab, but I'm sure I could out run it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aweegin Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 ..spotted this super-sized beetle in the garden earlier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprab1 Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 ..spotted this super-sized beetle in the garden earlier http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa257/aweegin/Perma%20Linked/BUG1.jpg http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa257/aweegin/Perma%20Linked/BUG.jpg Is that a beetle or cockroach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Looks like a cockchafer (snigger) to me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockchafer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.