Merusk
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That appears to be common with a lot of male insects, the part doesn't need to be attached to continue producing sperm.
Male honeybees, for example, break it off in the queen upon successful mating and it continues to inseminate her for the rest of her life.
So I imagine the +1 agi spiders just shove it in after victory and prior to the female's feast.
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Cyrrex
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Goumindong
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So ok... trying to follow the logic on this. Male spiders compete for female spider in order to pass on his genetics. However, the males with the best chances of competing with other males for that chance with the female spider is to lop off the sac containing the genetic material he is trying to pass on.  Its more like Mate with female, cut off sac: Fight other males who are trying to take the sac out, so they can insert their own. |
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Tale
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Mrbloodworth
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That went right to my Facebook. Incoming girlfriend aggro.
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Selby
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That went right to my Facebook.
As much grief as I get for posting spider pictures to mine, I think I'll save it for a more opportune time... |
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angry.bob
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I don't know why, but I think jumping spiders are cute in almost any context. I almost wish we had these here in Ohio. Since it looks like it belongs on Deathworld, I'll just assume it's from someplace in Australia. |
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01101010
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I don't know why, but I think jumping spiders are cute in almost any context. I almost wish we had these here in Ohio. Since it looks like it belongs on Deathworld, I'll just assume it's from someplace in Australia. Fantastic... and I agree. |
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Tale
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I don't know why, but I think jumping spiders are cute in almost any context. I almost wish we had these here in Ohio. Since it looks like it belongs on Deathworld, I'll just assume it's from someplace in Australia. Fantastic... and I agree. Distribution: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam |
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Lantyssa
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That is an awesome spider. I want one.
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Hahahaha! I'm really good at this!
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Engels
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« Last Edit: July 22, 2012, 08:58:05 AM by Engels »
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I should get back to nature, too. You know, like going to a shop for groceries instead of the computer. Maybe a condo in the woods that doesn't even have a health club or restaurant attached. Buy a car with only two cup holders or something. -Signe
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Lantyssa
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Really cool. Thanks for sharing!
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Draegan
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I'M WARNING YOU, DO NOT LOOK AT THE SPOILER.
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01101010
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Well... at least it was a jumping spider. The cuteness dilutes the fright.
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 This would be the part where I begin my new life, living in a hermetically sealed bubble.
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Lantyssa
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I bet lice were no issue for those five days!
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Der Helm
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I am oddly unaffected, but 2 days ago I handled a (for German standards pretty big) spider with my BARE HANDS. I was so proud of myself. |
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IainC
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I'm failry sure that there's a TUV standard for when a spider can be counted as 'pretty big'.
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Der Helm
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I'm failry sure that there's a TUV standard for when a spider can be counted as 'pretty big'.
Tempted to post a link, but a quick google image search points to an european black and yellow garden spider. |
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Lantyssa
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Looks like our Banana Spiders. I'm so proud of you, Helm!
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01101010
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Hate those god damn things... Not because the spider creeps me out, but they would purposely build their webs right where all the paths I used to play on were around my grandmother's country house. Those webs never seem to come out of your hair or mouth.
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Hawkbit
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I considered hiking the Appalachian trail a few summers ago, but the horror stories of the spiders on the path ultimately drove me off. Apparently by halfway through you are so tired of trying to knock them down that you just walk through them and clean off every few hours.
I can walk for 16 hours a day, but I wouldn't walk for 16 seconds through a bunch of spiders.
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Der Helm
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I can walk for 16 hours a day, but I wouldn't walk for 16 seconds through a bunch of spiders.
Great, another thing I can scratch from my "to do" list. |
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murdoc
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Anything bigger than my thumbnail is too big of a spider, so I guess I can never leave Canada.
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SurfD
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Anything bigger than my thumbnail is too big of a spider, so I guess I can never leave Canada.
Probably shouldnt go too far up north then, either. Some nice big Dock Spiders and the like up in Northern Ontario :P |
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Selby
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I've found the best way to combat my arachnophobia was to research spiders and get somewhat up close and watch them. It helps since we have black widows of the giant variety everywhere. I also let a cellar spider hang out in the corner of a room in my house and then noticed what appeared to be gnats in the web and was proud of myself for letting a spider do its thing and catch the bugs in the house. Except it wasn't gnats, it was about 500 spider babies. Oops. Preggers spider and her brood all over the wall.
Rhyssa would enjoy me posting more black widow and huge critter pictures I bet...
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Sir T
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The same thing actually happened to my mother when she was young, and caused her lifelong Arachnophobia... which she cured by watching the film Arachnophobia :) |
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Venkman
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Babies are not cute. Sorry dude.
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Evildrider
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I thought posting something, not really cute, posing with a teddy bear made them cute?
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calapine
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Rule of thumb: If there is a horror film about it, it's not cute! example: --> Arachnophobia |
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Pennilenko
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Is this more cute?  |
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