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Started by Malthus, November 25, 2009, 10:32:52 AM

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Malthus

November 25, 2009, 10:32:52 AM
This is different and worthy of note ...

http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/10/13/bagheera-kiplingi-a-vegetarian-spider-joins-worlds-jungle-book/

... though it isn't a pure vegetarian; it backslides a bit with the occasional ant snack.  :D
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Malthus

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November 25, 2009, 10:39:33 AM
And, in further spider news, obsessive types make very expensive but nice tapestry out of spider silk:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113223398
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Grallon

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November 25, 2009, 10:52:19 AM
What is it with you and creepies Malthus?




G.
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Malthus

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November 25, 2009, 10:55:46 AM
Quote from: Grallon on November 25, 2009, 10:52:19 AM
What is it with you and creepies Malthus?




G.

I like 'em. I think they are fasinating. The fact that there are still new and bizzare species to be found makes me happy; that some people are so obsessed as to actually milk spiders for silk fills me with glee.

In a perfect world, I'd have been very happy as an eccentric 19th century naturalist. An independantly wealthy one, of course. :D
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Richard Hakluyt

#4
November 25, 2009, 11:03:15 AM
Plus you can chat to Carl about these things, nice to have a shared interest.

Caliga

#5
November 25, 2009, 11:08:39 AM
Damn PETAtards have even gotten to the spiders now. :ultra:
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Malthus

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November 25, 2009, 11:08:52 AM
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on November 25, 2009, 11:03:15 AM
Plus you can chat to Carl about these things, nice to have a shared interest.

Yup.

He spotted this one (previously posted) at the cottage, and asked me to take a picture of it:


The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Caliga

#7
November 25, 2009, 11:13:36 AM
Nice, what is that?  The biggest spiders we have at our house are corn spiders, the females of which get very large and colorful.  :)



We had two females living on the outside walls of our house (one on the front, and one on the back) all summer.
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Capetan Mihali

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November 25, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Malthus on November 25, 2009, 11:08:52 AM
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on November 25, 2009, 11:03:15 AM
Plus you can chat to Carl about these things, nice to have a shared interest.

Yup.

He spotted this one (previously posted) at the cottage, and asked me to take a picture of it:

Dear God.  :bleeding:
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Caliga

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November 25, 2009, 11:19:42 AM
 :huh: Spiders are awesome. :cool: Dude, they eat mosquitoes and gnats and shit.
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Brazen

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November 25, 2009, 11:22:26 AM
Quote from: Malthus on November 25, 2009, 10:32:52 AM
... though it isn't a pure vegetarian; it backslides a bit with the occasional ant snack.  :D
Like those "meat is murder, fish is justifiable homicide" types.

Grey Fox

#11
November 25, 2009, 11:23:52 AM
Nice find, malthus.

The article, not the picture, I've seen it before.
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Richard Hakluyt

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November 25, 2009, 11:24:41 AM
Quote from: Brazen on November 25, 2009, 11:22:26 AM
Quote from: Malthus on November 25, 2009, 10:32:52 AM
... though it isn't a pure vegetarian; it backslides a bit with the occasional ant snack.  :D
Like those "meat is murder, fish is justifiable homicide" types.

Probably gets holier-than-thou about carbon emissions and the recycling of old webs too  <_<

Richard Hakluyt

#13
November 25, 2009, 11:25:51 AM
Whilst running an Aga.

PDH

#14
November 25, 2009, 11:26:14 AM
Give up that worthless law career and come to the University of Wyoming, Malthus - they do all sorts of spider silk research here.
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