Holy Crap! There ARE worse things than running out of toilet paper!

[anomalousirrelivance]

wanna know what would freak me the fuck out if i saw it. camel spiders.

hahahaha you are a master of deception. that "camel spider" is made out of fruit and veggies. and that bite is certainly not from a camel spider. most pop culture websites will they'll you they are venomous but in fact they are anything but. they do have a nasty bite because they have jaws or mandibles but no venom what-so-ever.

i've caught two in the last month in my back yard in arizona. they are actually very timid unless they are starving.

most spiders will not bite unless they feel threatened. and they eat disease carrying bugs. spiders are your friends in more ways than you know. who cares if one leaves you a little red bump on or ass every now and then....its better than catching the west nile flu.

[anomalousirrelivance]

^ omg thats gross hahaha

You've obviously never tasted a good rattler stew or jerky baby, those things are delicious.

[Ganj]

is that a clock spider?

check this fucker out..

Holy hell! You must live in a rainforest. I hardly ever see more than the common wolf spider around these parts. That thing looks treacherous. I wouldn't kill it though. You'd have an army of those spiders following it if you did.

[BizzleLuvin]

okay now i am actually really sorry that i opened this thread.....ive got a bad case of the heebie-jeebies {shudder}

[anomalousirrelivance]

im pretty sure thats not a camel spider bite. they dont do anything except eviscerate your flesh. its like two crab pincers, i haven't let mine bite my yet, and i hope he doesn't get the chance but i've read numerous times that they aren't dangerous at all, they have no venom and will not leave any infection or blister or anything out of the ordinary.

[rebgirl420]

hahah man Im so paranoid now, I keep seeing shit out of the corner of my eye hah

[Ganj]

Those camel spiders are hideous. Look at this picture I found.

[rebgirl420]

^ I think if I found that on my lap id lose my mind. Id probably be too afraid to scream

[GraziLovesMary]

Lol as always I have a couple different things to say after reading all the posts...

First, rattlesnake is excellent, it tastes like the perfect mix between chicken and alligator meat. Which is to say it tastes like chicken with a slightly tougher consistency.

Second, Wiki had some good information, but a bit of misinformation as well, particularly with the distribution of the Brown Recluse. They are all over the U.S. In fact, it is the only poisonous spider that can be found in Alaska. They are semi-common in Maryland, and they are definitely in Pennsylvania, sorry Reb . However treatment is relatively easy for a Recluse bite.. simply soak the bitten area in a solution of water with Epson salt for 30 minutes to an hour every day. I know a man that has been bit by a Brown Recluse 3 times. He can always tell because his veins start turning purple as the poison spreads from the bite(that wont always be the case-the poison doesnt always reach the veins). His doctor told him to soak it in Epson water and it worked. He soaks it immediately every time.. sucks the poison right out.

Also Reb (Im sorry! Im not bein a dick I promise!) you said wiki stated there were no known deaths from a Recluse bite.. well not only do Recluse bites kill people, but the website actually said there were no known cases of a Recluse bite taking years to heal. It refers to a number of cases of death due to Recluse bite. Im sorry again shorty, its just when it comes to possibly lethal spider bites, I wanna make sure people know whats up

Third, to those who were speaking of the relative deadliness of the Recluse and Black Widow.. The Widow is rated the second deadliest and the Recluse is number 4 I believe (I cant find my Top 10 of Everythin book lol, but I think thats right)in the world. There are a number of factors that determine how deadly a spider is. A few reasons include: likeliness to attack, aggressiveness, toxicity of poison, volume of poison injected in a bite, area of habitation, how common they are as far as human interaction, etc.. The Black Widow is deadlier in almost every single one of these categories. The poison injected by a single Black Widow bite into an average sized person with an average immune system could cause cardiac arrest in as little as an hour. A child is almost certainly dead in less time, whereas the bite from a Brown Recluse will have to reach a vein and travel to the heart and lungs before causing death. A process which takes time, and a weak immune system.

Oh and one more thing off the top of my head: there are hundreds of different sub-species of wolf spider all around the globe. They range in size from 1/4" to like 6 or 7" Most of the bigger ones are in more exotic locations.

I caught a black widow in an old test tube I had a few years ago.. it was like 1 1/4" long, huge fucker.. I poured alcohol in there and capped it. It took 20 minutes for it to die.. it was crazy. The poison that came out of its fangs and the silk protein that came from its abdomen coagulated pretty quickly, and after a couple weeks the hourglass turned yellow but other than that it was pretty well preserved. I wish I knew what the hell I did with it lmao.

Ok Im done talking til theres another wrong thats needs to be righted

[Samwhore]

I LOVE spiders.