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Spiders and Other Creepy Things That Crawl

PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 8:28 pm
by recluse
Brown recluse spiders PSA: Can you handle the truth?
What are the chances of someone living in Trona being bitten by a brown recluse?

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 8:34 pm
by recluse
Brown Recluse Spider Facts. The Brown Recluse Spider Bite.
Another creepy spider video just in time for Halloween!

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 7:29 pm
by dilbert
14 World's Largest Spiders
Here's the top five:
1. Goliath Bird Eating Spider
2. Giant Huntsman Spider
3. Brazilian Giant Tawny Red Tarantula
4. Brazilian Salmon Pink Birdeater
5. Egyptian Giant Solpugid (Camel Spiders)

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 7:32 am
by ergot
Tarantulas, black widows, and daddy long legs are the only spiders I recognize and can name. BTW, the story that the daddy long legs produces the most potent venom, but has teeth too small to penetrate human skin is a myth. There is no reason to think that its venom is especially poisonous or even potentially deadly.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 7:51 am
by tronagirl
ergot: I heard that story about daddy long legs too. I always just assumed it was true because why else would anyone even say something like that unless it was based on the word of someone who knew what they were talking about? Now I'm not sure what to believe!

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:26 am
by twister
There have been a lot of movies that involve spiders and the fear of spiders. No names come to mind right away, but it does seem like I recall at least a half dozen movies where spiders played a big part in the plot. Fascination and fear really attract people's attention.

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 07, 2016 7:37 am
by dingbat
I found a list of the ten creepiest spider movies and it includes:Tarantula (1955), Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo (1977), Dr. No, Home Alone, The Beyond (1981), Nothing to Lose, The Return of the King, Arachnophobia, The Night I Will Possess Your Corpse, and Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983).

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 07, 2016 8:26 am
by dingbat
I found a list of the ten creepiest spider movies and it includes:Tarantula (1955), Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo (1977), Dr. No, Home Alone, The Beyond (1981), Nothing to Lose, The Return of the King, Arachnophobia, The Night I Will Possess Your Corpse, and Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983).

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 13, 2016 8:18 pm
by mrgreen
Eight Legged Freaks - Itsy Bitsy Spider
Here's a fun version of an old song from a movie that was pretty funny!

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 9:17 am
by dilbert
mrgreen: I saw the movie, but don't recall the song. Was it just a promotional song or what? Seem like I should have remembered the song if it was in the movie.