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Hemingway To Go!
Nov 10, 2008

im stupider then dog shit, i dont give a shit, and i dont give a fuck, and i will never shut the fuck up, and i'll always Respect my enemys.
- ernest hemingway

SpaceGoatFarts posted:

It's a sea spider which is basically some kind of ancestor/related cousin of land spiders. The very big ones live in Antarctic waters.






PS I don't know anything about pycnogonids besides them looking really cool.

I've heard they have all their organs in their legs, that's pretty weird

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Cymbal Monkey
Apr 16, 2009

Lift Your Little Paws Like Antennas to Heaven!

ChickenHeart posted:

Trapdoor spiders are pretty rad:







They have weird dorsal plates on their abdomens, similar to scorpions, which suggests that they may be one of the oldest families of spiders that can be found in present day. They also possess beefy-looking chelicerae that they use to help burrow n' stuff.

Why do they have such weird abdomen?

Kumo
Jul 31, 2004

who wants ice cream?



AEMINAL
May 22, 2015

barf barf i am a dog, barf on your carpet, barf

I think your spider is sick

Cthulu Carl
Apr 16, 2006


Yeah, that spider's making a music video.

Arriviste
Sep 10, 2010

Gather. Grok. Create.




Now pick up what you can
and run.
Hey, spider bro! Whatcha doin'?


Oh, I see. I'd check myself out in the mirror if I looked that swole, too, brah.


NO, I don't want tickets to the gun show. FINE. I'll back off.


Yeah, that other spiderdude is totally up in your poo poo.


Hang in there. He'll get tired eventually...




e: linked images

Arriviste fucked around with this message at 01:07 on Jul 6, 2015

Jimbo Jaggins
Jul 19, 2013

I'm erect

PathAsc
Nov 15, 2011

Hail SS-18 Satan may he cleanse us with nuclear fire

PISS TAPE IS REAL

zimboe posted:

Saltacids (jumping spiders) are cool. They hunt by sight and stealth like tiny little cats.
I've spent hours watching them put the boots to hapless little bugs.

They'll look you right in the eye. they can recognize faces. They know you are looking at them.
...
There's a compact and tiny ferocious little mind in there, I think.

They are so drat cool to watch

PathAsc
Nov 15, 2011

Hail SS-18 Satan may he cleanse us with nuclear fire

PISS TAPE IS REAL


Digits

BigBallChunkyTime
Nov 25, 2011

Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.

Illegal Hen
Kill all spiders with fire.

Some other creature can eat all the bugs. Spiders are evil.

Debunk This!
Apr 12, 2011


spiders are just too awesome to kill.



Jimbo Jaggins
Jul 19, 2013

Rare Collectable posted:

spiders are just too awesome to kill.





lmao loving stupid ant what a idiot oval office

my kinda ape
Sep 15, 2008

Everything's gonna be A-OK
Oven Wrangler

would

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Nessa
Dec 15, 2008

I got bitten by a spider on Friday, or at least, that's the mostly likely suspect, since I was not aware I bitten until I saw a round, red mark on my knee. It has since gotten bigger and swollen. It is only mildly itchy and is easy. to ignore if I don't touch it.

I just wish I knew what species bit me! From the spiders in the area where I was bitten, all I can say is that it wasn't a black widow and was probably very small.

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