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  1. Stepped on this in my driveway and 100 tiny fuckers jumped out!

  2. i thought they laid eggs?
  3. how big a spider is that?
  4. Hope you killed them all or you going to have a problem.
  5. that is fkn creepy
  6.  
    Originally Posted by tommpat2000 View Post

    i thought they laid eggs?

    they do, but several species of spiders carry their young on their back until they are ready to live on their own. if you see it in the US it's typically a wolf or huntsman spider.

    the spider in the OP is a huntsman (also called a wood spider).

    grats on murdering an entire family, MUPP. you jerk
    Edited By: TheWacoKidd Jul 31st, 2012 at 01:12 AM
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  7.  
    Originally Posted by TheWacoKidd View Post

    they do, but several species of spiders carry their young on their back until they are ready to live on their own

    grats on murdering an entire family, MUPP. you jerk

    Ty. I'm quite proud to extinguish those sick bastards
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  8.  
    Originally Posted by TheWacoKidd View Post

    they do, but several species of spiders carry their young on their back until they are ready to live on their own

    grats on murdering an entire family, MUPP. you jerk

    yea gif kinda explained it but wasnt there when I posted and pretty sure ive heard that now. Seems odd a stomp wouldnt get them all - prob just got most.
  9. Get a weed torch and incinerate the little bastards/
  10. blow torch imo

    dammit milo
    Edited By: saxman Jul 31st, 2012 at 01:16 AM
  11. people that kill spiders must enjoy living with actual pests. incredibly odd if you ask me.

    especially a huntsman! they rape cockroaches, beetles, etc... they are sick hunters (thus the name ldo)
    Edited By: TheWacoKidd Jul 31st, 2012 at 01:17 AM
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  12. allowing one spider to live to keep out the mosquitos or whatever is one thing...allowing them to reproduce and take over seems like quite another.
  13.  
    Originally Posted by TheWacoKidd View Post

    people that kill spiders must enjoy living with actual pests. incredibly odd if you ask me.

    especially a huntsman! they rape cockroaches, beetles, etc... they are sick hunters (thus the name ldo)

    whats your obsession with spiders? every 6 months or so a spider thread comes along and you are all in that shit.
     
  14. I have a huntsman living in the drain of our spare shower. We call him Ralphie. Love that guy.
  15.  
    Originally Posted by SyphonSoul View Post

    whats your obsession with spiders? every 6 months or so a spider thread comes along and you are all in that shit.

    With great power.....
  16. We have a no kill policy in our house. I catch flys, spiders, earwigs and all bugs alive and let them go outside. Even in the winter in the middle of the night in my underwear after I wake up from them crawling on me.
  17.  
    Originally Posted by SyphonSoul View Post

    whats your obsession with spiders? every 6 months or so a spider thread comes along and you are all in that shit.

    I understand and respect their crucial role in nature

    I also don't understand people's irrational behavior towards them. the spider in the OP is completely harmless, and so are all those babies. they won't cause an infestation, most of them will die or be eaten by other spiders, lol

    there are 2 spiders to worry about being bitten by in the US - the black widow and the brown recluse.
    Edited By: TheWacoKidd Jul 31st, 2012 at 01:24 AM
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  18. A spider big enough to eat cockroaches seems like just about as big of a problem as the cockroaches. Maybe more of a problem, given that cockroaches aren't venomous and generally have the courtesy to stay in the walls (and cockroaches are by far my biggest irrational fear...I still freak out about a time two years ago when I accidentally touched a dead one).

    edit: actually, I just visualized my apartment with a cockroach infestation, and that would definitely be worse, never mind. fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck cockroaches. ugh. *shiver*
    Edited By: Lord Supremo Jul 31st, 2012 at 01:27 AM
  19. a cockroach is a pest. it offers nothing to humans. a spider is a benefit. facts

    EDIT: just saw this on wiki: "Huntsman spiders are widely considered beneficial because they feed on insect pests such as cockroaches."

    jus sayin
    Edited By: TheWacoKidd Jul 31st, 2012 at 01:46 AM
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  20. I'm pretty sure I got bitten by one of these last year and my hand swelled for two days...because of the actions of one, none shall get a free pass
  21.  
    Originally Posted by TheWacoKidd View Post

    a cockroach is a pest. it offers nothing to humans. a spider is a benefit. facts


    I figured that too but just did a quick google search and found out that cochroaches do have some benefits...none that i give a fuck about but still
  22.  
    Originally Posted by LatestLines2 View Post

    I figured that too but just did a quick google search and found out that cochroaches do have some benefits...none that i give a fuck about but still

    most of the common species are defined as pests. I'm sure there are some out there that have some type of benefit. what did you see on google? curious

    EDIT: this could be cool if true: http://phys.org/news202999735.html
    Edited By: TheWacoKidd Jul 31st, 2012 at 01:44 AM
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  23. Honestly, I don't see the difference between marrying a spider and marrying a person of the same gender as you.
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  24. little miss muffet sat on a tuffet,
    eating her curds and whey.
    along came a spider and sat down beside her,
    so she squished its guts out with a spoon.

    true story
  25.  
    Originally Posted by TheWacoKidd View Post

    I understand and respect their crucial role in nature

    I also don't understand people's irrational behavior towards them. the spider in the OP is completely harmless, and so are all those babies. they won't cause an infestation, most of them will die or be eaten by other spiders, lol

    there are 2 spiders to worry about being bitten by in the US - the black widow and the brown recluse.

    All of this. Only spider I have killed in the last decade was a black widow, and only cause it was a family get-together and I doubt anyone else would have been okay letting it live.
  26. live and let live imo.
  27. spiders are cool with me. roaches suck though.