gncxx said:I was going to say it won't survive the cold weather, but this Autumn has been fairly mild...
gncxx said:You might be able to sleep easy, then. Best check under the covers before you climb into bed, though - I once got up one morning to find I'd been slumbering on a big spider I'd squashed turning over in the night.
A man whose death was reported by his family to be linked to a spider bite in fact died from a ruptured oesophagus, an inquest heard. Following the death of John Francis Kennedy, aged 48, of Avoncore Place, Midleton, Co Cork, his widow had told how he became unwell and died last summer as a result of a venomous spider bite.
However, pathologist Nollaig Parfrey yesterday told Cork City Coroners Court that he died from a ruptured oesophagus, ag-ainst a background of bleeding veins, secondary to alcohol cirrhosis. Asked by coroner Myra Cullinane if the death was related to a spider bite, Prof Parfrey replied: “No”. Mrs Kennedy also asked Prof Parfrey if he had investigated the bite. “I took it into account but could find no evidence,” he said. ...
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/ma ... 99056.html
His corn and bean fields ravaged by drought, Nicaraguan farmer Leonel Sanchez Hernandez grudgingly found a new harvest: tarantulas. He gets a little over a dollar for each of the hairy critters, which breeders sell overseas as pets.
His take may not be much, but in Nicaragua, a dollar buys a kilo of rice or a liter (quart) of milk. And in just two weeks, Sanchez Hernandez, his aunt Sonia and cousin Juan caught more than 400 of the spiders.
The hunt is playing out in northern Nicaragua, which suffered severe drought from May to September. Sanchez Hernandez's fields were a total loss. ...
http://phys.org/news/2014-11-nicaragua- ... op.html#ms
Great! We should all keep poisonous spiders next to the bed, ready and waiting...
...or maybe not...
A four hour erection? Where can I buy these spiders?
Or as a free gift with selected packs of bananas.
http://strangesounds.org/2015/03/gi...marca-argentina-mutant-goliath-tarantula.htmlGiant 40-inch tarantula discovered in Catamarca, Argentina
The gigantic tarantula was found by young activists while helping residents of Bañado de Ovanta, Catamarca Province, Argentina, affected by heavy storms since a week.
The arachnid is similar to so-called Goliath Tarantula, the largest spider in the world and native of the Amazon rainforest. It is a spider migalomorfa type and inhabits the northern parts of Latin America, reaching 30 centimeters in length and no more than 100 grams.
Would this be natural, or the result of our chemical pollutions ? Either way, we could breed them for a new food staple. I bet they lots of protein. Hha.It's huge, but that measurement of 40 inches is a bit off. More like 40 cm.
True! *shivers* In this case, though, my money's on hoax. Shame the Museum of Hoaxes website seems to have ceased to be updated.Two words I really don't like seeing together: Giant and Tarantula
The more I look at this the more I'm convinced that it isn't a spider. For a start it seems to have more than 8 legs. I wonder if it's some sort of plant root that just happens to look spiderish.