Big-Azz Spiders
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I've been here in Texas for over 3 years, and until recently, I hadn't seen anything bigger than maybe the size of a quarter (in terms of body mass) However, this morning my wife calls me from the truck (still sitting in the driveway), and tells me there's a huge spider on the side of the house. I walked outside to check it out and it was the biggest tarantula I've ever seen up close. With it's legs bunched up close to it's body, it was BIGGER AROUND THAN YOUR STANDARD COFFEE CUP! He didn't like it much when I knocked him off the side of the house with a broom, and when he reared up in a defensive position, he was TALLER tahn your average coffee cup. When I backed up a little, he actually LUNGED AT ME! Then he ran after me as I retreated into the garage. Given his aggressive nature, I herded him into a large bucket and walked about 30 feet from the house and dumped him in a tall stand of grass. He was trying to jump out of the bucket during the entire time. This is the SECOND huge tarantula I've seen in the last month (I found the first one on the back patio). ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
Bill? Bill Sergio? Is that you? cheers, Chris Maunder
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I've been here in Texas for over 3 years, and until recently, I hadn't seen anything bigger than maybe the size of a quarter (in terms of body mass) However, this morning my wife calls me from the truck (still sitting in the driveway), and tells me there's a huge spider on the side of the house. I walked outside to check it out and it was the biggest tarantula I've ever seen up close. With it's legs bunched up close to it's body, it was BIGGER AROUND THAN YOUR STANDARD COFFEE CUP! He didn't like it much when I knocked him off the side of the house with a broom, and when he reared up in a defensive position, he was TALLER tahn your average coffee cup. When I backed up a little, he actually LUNGED AT ME! Then he ran after me as I retreated into the garage. Given his aggressive nature, I herded him into a large bucket and walked about 30 feet from the house and dumped him in a tall stand of grass. He was trying to jump out of the bucket during the entire time. This is the SECOND huge tarantula I've seen in the last month (I found the first one on the back patio). ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
That is why the UK is the coolest coutry in the world. You can walk anywhere you like and be quite sure that nothing will jump out at you with the intention to end your life! Nothing posionous or biting, or stinging, or with big teeth, or with flesh eating virus, or anything that will lay it's eggs into your skin etc. [We do have adders in some places, but they're so totally ineffectual as to be not worth worrying about]. That is why everyone should move to England. Joel Holdsworth Wanna give me a job over the summer? View my online CV and Job Application[^]
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That is why the UK is the coolest coutry in the world. You can walk anywhere you like and be quite sure that nothing will jump out at you with the intention to end your life! Nothing posionous or biting, or stinging, or with big teeth, or with flesh eating virus, or anything that will lay it's eggs into your skin etc. [We do have adders in some places, but they're so totally ineffectual as to be not worth worrying about]. That is why everyone should move to England. Joel Holdsworth Wanna give me a job over the summer? View my online CV and Job Application[^]
We do have the most posioness creature on the planet. The daddy-long-legs, lucky it's fangs arn't long enough to pierce the skin. I guess that leaves the garden bee the most dangerous creature we have
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We do have the most posioness creature on the planet. The daddy-long-legs, lucky it's fangs arn't long enough to pierce the skin. I guess that leaves the garden bee the most dangerous creature we have
Paul Charles wrote: daddy-long-legs Oooh. It's going to flutter me to death. Paul Charles wrote: I guess that leaves the garden bee the most dangerous creature we have Either that or a pikey dog. Joel Holdsworth Wanna give me a job over the summer? View my online CV and Job Application[^]
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Paul Charles wrote: daddy-long-legs Oooh. It's going to flutter me to death. Paul Charles wrote: I guess that leaves the garden bee the most dangerous creature we have Either that or a pikey dog. Joel Holdsworth Wanna give me a job over the summer? View my online CV and Job Application[^]
Joel Holdsworth wrote: Oooh. It's going to flutter me to death. I can just see your panicky expression as one comes your way! ;P Admittedly most if not all of our native wildlife is not dangerous, and since the eradication of the bubonic plague, even fleas have not been that dangerous. Roger Allen - Sonork 100.10016 Strong Sad: I am sad I am flying Who is your favorite Strong?
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We do have the most posioness creature on the planet. The daddy-long-legs, lucky it's fangs arn't long enough to pierce the skin. I guess that leaves the garden bee the most dangerous creature we have
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Bill? Bill Sergio? Is that you? cheers, Chris Maunder
Now, now, Chris, you know if it was Bill it would have been: The BIGGEST BIG AZZ SPIDERS available anywhere in the world with FREE WEB ACCESS! They AUTOMATICALLY create your OWN FREE NETWORK with NO TIE INS! THEY ALSO HUNT DOWN BUGS IN YOUR SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE! Roger Allen - Sonork 100.10016 Strong Sad: I am sad I am flying Who is your favorite Strong?
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Paul Charles wrote: daddy-long-legs Oooh. It's going to flutter me to death. Paul Charles wrote: I guess that leaves the garden bee the most dangerous creature we have Either that or a pikey dog. Joel Holdsworth Wanna give me a job over the summer? View my online CV and Job Application[^]
Or just a pikey full stop... (oh jeez I should not have said that, no offense meant to any pikey CPians...) regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Chris Maunder wrote: "I'd rather cover myself in honey and lie on an ant's nest than commit myself to it publicly." Jon Sagara replied: "I think we've all been in that situation before." Crikey! ain't life grand?
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In the UK, a "Daddy long legs" is a flying insect which is out and about this time of year. Its not a spider or spider derivative as mentioned in the article. I will try and find a reference to it. Roger Allen - Sonork 100.10016 Strong Sad: I am sad I am flying Who is your favorite Strong?
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I've been here in Texas for over 3 years, and until recently, I hadn't seen anything bigger than maybe the size of a quarter (in terms of body mass) However, this morning my wife calls me from the truck (still sitting in the driveway), and tells me there's a huge spider on the side of the house. I walked outside to check it out and it was the biggest tarantula I've ever seen up close. With it's legs bunched up close to it's body, it was BIGGER AROUND THAN YOUR STANDARD COFFEE CUP! He didn't like it much when I knocked him off the side of the house with a broom, and when he reared up in a defensive position, he was TALLER tahn your average coffee cup. When I backed up a little, he actually LUNGED AT ME! Then he ran after me as I retreated into the garage. Given his aggressive nature, I herded him into a large bucket and walked about 30 feet from the house and dumped him in a tall stand of grass. He was trying to jump out of the bucket during the entire time. This is the SECOND huge tarantula I've seen in the last month (I found the first one on the back patio). ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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Reference Daddy long legs (Craneflies)[^] Roger Allen - Sonork 100.10016 Strong Sad: I am sad I am flying Who is your favorite Strong?
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Reference Daddy long legs (Craneflies)[^] Roger Allen - Sonork 100.10016 Strong Sad: I am sad I am flying Who is your favorite Strong?
Ah, Crane flies! They're a common porch denizen at night in the US, and aren't the least bit poisonous. Some people think of it as a six-pack; I consider it more of a support group.
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I've been here in Texas for over 3 years, and until recently, I hadn't seen anything bigger than maybe the size of a quarter (in terms of body mass) However, this morning my wife calls me from the truck (still sitting in the driveway), and tells me there's a huge spider on the side of the house. I walked outside to check it out and it was the biggest tarantula I've ever seen up close. With it's legs bunched up close to it's body, it was BIGGER AROUND THAN YOUR STANDARD COFFEE CUP! He didn't like it much when I knocked him off the side of the house with a broom, and when he reared up in a defensive position, he was TALLER tahn your average coffee cup. When I backed up a little, he actually LUNGED AT ME! Then he ran after me as I retreated into the garage. Given his aggressive nature, I herded him into a large bucket and walked about 30 feet from the house and dumped him in a tall stand of grass. He was trying to jump out of the bucket during the entire time. This is the SECOND huge tarantula I've seen in the last month (I found the first one on the back patio). ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
When I lived in the Dominican Republic we had these big as in plate sized spiders. Their fangs looked like pencil points. Late one night when I went to get a glass of water I saw one hunting a cricket in the kitchen. It jumped about 3 feet off the wall and I HEARD IT LAND on the floor. Suddenly I wasn't so thirsty. :)
If you don't kill me you will only make me stronger That and a cup of coffee will get you 2 cups of coffee
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Now, now, Chris, you know if it was Bill it would have been: The BIGGEST BIG AZZ SPIDERS available anywhere in the world with FREE WEB ACCESS! They AUTOMATICALLY create your OWN FREE NETWORK with NO TIE INS! THEY ALSO HUNT DOWN BUGS IN YOUR SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE! Roger Allen - Sonork 100.10016 Strong Sad: I am sad I am flying Who is your favorite Strong?
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When I lived in the Dominican Republic we had these big as in plate sized spiders. Their fangs looked like pencil points. Late one night when I went to get a glass of water I saw one hunting a cricket in the kitchen. It jumped about 3 feet off the wall and I HEARD IT LAND on the floor. Suddenly I wasn't so thirsty. :)
If you don't kill me you will only make me stronger That and a cup of coffee will get you 2 cups of coffee
sweeeeet! I've been in Canada so long now that even mocking the "spiders" they have over here has lost it's fun. Gimme somthing with fangs. Gimme something with 4 sets of glowing red eyes. Gimme a spider that knows exactly when and where you leave your house each morning so it can spin it's steel-like web at face height and sit there waiting for you with a big grin. cheers, Chris Maunder
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Now, now, Chris, you know if it was Bill it would have been: The BIGGEST BIG AZZ SPIDERS available anywhere in the world with FREE WEB ACCESS! They AUTOMATICALLY create your OWN FREE NETWORK with NO TIE INS! THEY ALSO HUNT DOWN BUGS IN YOUR SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE! Roger Allen - Sonork 100.10016 Strong Sad: I am sad I am flying Who is your favorite Strong?
:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: That's Bill SerGio style... BTW, where is he now ? :~ "Courage choose who will follow, Fate choose who will lead" - Lord Gunner, Septerra Core "Press any key to continue, where's the ANY key ?" - Homer Simpsons Drinking gives me amazing powers of insight. I can solve all the worlds problems when drunk, but can never remember the solutions in the morning. - Michael P Butler to Paul Watson on 12/08/03
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sweeeeet! I've been in Canada so long now that even mocking the "spiders" they have over here has lost it's fun. Gimme somthing with fangs. Gimme something with 4 sets of glowing red eyes. Gimme a spider that knows exactly when and where you leave your house each morning so it can spin it's steel-like web at face height and sit there waiting for you with a big grin. cheers, Chris Maunder
It sounds like you're ready for a visit to my town, where even the plants have teeth.:-D If you're really into self-abuse, wait until August/September to visit, like Lauren and PJ. Some people think of it as a six-pack; I consider it more of a support group.
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sweeeeet! I've been in Canada so long now that even mocking the "spiders" they have over here has lost it's fun. Gimme somthing with fangs. Gimme something with 4 sets of glowing red eyes. Gimme a spider that knows exactly when and where you leave your house each morning so it can spin it's steel-like web at face height and sit there waiting for you with a big grin. cheers, Chris Maunder
:eek::eek:,etc.. I'm still shivering from the topic. BTW, have you seen the NB mosquitoes Chris? Probably give your pets a run for the money.:~ "For all of our languages, we cannot communicate" - Christy Moore, Natives
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I've been here in Texas for over 3 years, and until recently, I hadn't seen anything bigger than maybe the size of a quarter (in terms of body mass) However, this morning my wife calls me from the truck (still sitting in the driveway), and tells me there's a huge spider on the side of the house. I walked outside to check it out and it was the biggest tarantula I've ever seen up close. With it's legs bunched up close to it's body, it was BIGGER AROUND THAN YOUR STANDARD COFFEE CUP! He didn't like it much when I knocked him off the side of the house with a broom, and when he reared up in a defensive position, he was TALLER tahn your average coffee cup. When I backed up a little, he actually LUNGED AT ME! Then he ran after me as I retreated into the garage. Given his aggressive nature, I herded him into a large bucket and walked about 30 feet from the house and dumped him in a tall stand of grass. He was trying to jump out of the bucket during the entire time. This is the SECOND huge tarantula I've seen in the last month (I found the first one on the back patio). ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
dude, I so did not need to read that this morning. i'm in Ft. Worth and I hear those things are around here too... If it makes you feel any better, I killed a Black Widow a few weeks ago. (I killed one last year too) I had never even seen one in real-life until I moved out here :omg: ~Nitron.
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Was thiiiiiiiiiiis biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig.... :-D Due to technical difficulties my previous signature, "I see dumb people" will be off until further notice. Too many people were thinking I was talking about them... :sigh:
You don't have to believe me if you don't want to. From what I understand, this is more common than I was aware. My neighbor has been here for about 30 years, and he's seem them as big as half the size of a dinner plate. My wife isn't going to be happy when she hears about that. She absolutely hates spiders. ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
