Thank God, a spider thread. That tick thread had me down on arachnids today. Go spiders!

It's weird. For example, treatment of PTSD sufferers revolves around virtual simulation of the evens that lead to PTSD, along with your normal therapy, drugs + meditation. I don't know about it's effectiveness, but I suspect they're pulling at least 60% percent.

NO.

/FARK NO.

In before spiderclock.

This has been known for a long time. Nothing new here.

To get over an irrational fear, you need to be put in that situation and experience that nothing bad happens.

I found a spider in our cats' litterbox the other day. It was incapable of climbing the platic walls and was trapped. I decided to leave it be, even though its life is now literally crap.

I must be seeing things...but that initial logo looked like it said SH*TLabsNZ.

YAY SPIDER THREAD

WOOOOOO

They're real, and some of them are crawling under my skin.

I am far more scared of centipedes. I hear they can get in all sorts of places.

BurnShrike: This has been known for a long time. Nothing new here.

To get over an irrational fear, you need to be put in that situation and experience that nothing bad happens.

Irrational? I have irrational hatred, but honestly I don't think its irrational to think that they're creepy as fark

lockers: I am far more scared of centipedes. I hear they can get in all sorts of places.

I'm scared of women. Spiders and centipedes can bite, but women can really get under your skin and inside your head. Also alien brain maggots.

thecpt: BurnShrike: This has been known for a long time. Nothing new here.

To get over an irrational fear, you need to be put in that situation and experience that nothing bad happens.

Irrational? I have irrational hatred, but honestly I don't think its irrational to think that they're creepy as fark

It's irrational because it's not based on any rational or real reasoning. Aside from a few poisonous specimens, they're not only harmless, they actually help us a great deal by killing and eating insects.

Now I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight.

/FARK you subby

I used to be terrified of spiders. As a kid, I helped my dad with some electrical work that required me to roll around underneath an old house. This crawlspace had 100's of spiders. That experience of those spiders all around/on me made me very frightened of them.

That is, until I took a trip to Iquitos, Peru. I spent 3 weeks in the Amazon. Those spiders were so much bigger than anything I grew up around, that I became unafraid of them. So, I think there is truth to the idea that exposure makes you stronger.

Still....

Not this S@#T again....the last spider thread scared the beejesus outta me.

Yeah, I ain't clicking that. Not even out of morbid curiosity.

oh goodie, a spider thread

I_C_Weener: BurnShrike: lockers: I am far more scared of centipedes. I hear they can get in all sorts of places.

I'm scared of women. Spiders and centipedes can bite, but women can really get under your skin and inside your head. Also alien brain maggots.

We can cure you but we'll need to cover you in virtual women.

Deal! Where do I sign up?

lockers: I am far more scared of centipedes. I hear they can get in all sorts of places.

What if it's just not spiders I'm afraid but most bugs in general? Then again it's that time of the year my apartment gets infested with camel crickets.

Abe Vigoda's Ghost: I have a fear of sluts. Hopefully this therapy of having them crawling all over my bed will cure me of this disorder.

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You call that a spider, in Australia they have real spiders.



/be afraid, be very afraid

What if you are afraid of crabs

KrispyKritter: thecpt: BurnShrike: This has been known for a long time. Nothing new here.

To get over an irrational fear, you need to be put in that situation and experience that nothing bad happens.

Irrational? I have irrational hatred, but honestly I don't think its irrational to think that they're creepy as fark

creepy is one thing. running from the room shrieking and in a true panic is another. there are all sorts of irrational fears, often found humorous by those who do not suffer the symptoms.

there is a product called BugStik that allows one to remove creepy-crawlies and redeposit them outside without harming them, all while staying several feet away. i've bought a few online as they are great gifts.

Can I use it to redeposit them directly into fire? Because I don't want them to get inside again.

That's a pretty amazing use of software, but it's still creepy as f*ck.

BurnShrike:
It's irrational because it's not based on any rational or real reasoning. Aside from a few poisonous specimens, they're not only harmless, they actually help us a great deal by killing and eating insects.

but they look ... weeeiiirrrd.
I don't run away shrieking or anything and I've killed ones as big as my hand, its just like "where the hell did evolution turn down THAT road?"

dr/toocreepy

Ain't happening

This sounds like a promising start, but you need to go in a different direction to achieve true therapeutic success in treating acute phobias.

For instance, there's a thriving business in capturing Australian funnel web spiders and using them for treatment purposes. As a behavioral psychologist, this represents an exciting opportunity for people such as myself.

The funnel web spider is an excellent specimen for treating arachnophobia. It's very aggressive and will go out of its way to attack people, which eliminates hours of coaxing and teasing spiders into chasing patients around. It also has the useful trait of latching onto a victim's arm or leg with all its strength so that it can bite repeatedly.

Once you remove the venom glands from these charming fellows, you have an excellent aid in your efforts to rid people of crippling fear of spiders. As the funnel web spider sinks its dripping fangs again and again into a mortified patient's flesh, and they realize that they are in fact still alive, and that death will not provide them the sweet release they beg for (or would beg for, if they could speak through the rigor-mortis like terror state they're in), they learn that traumatic spider attacks are nothing to be afraid of.

So while this Kinect gadget is cute and all, I suggest these guys leave such sensitive work to the true professionals.

I'd like to see that with dozens of big pissed-off wasps flying around.
Oh wait, I have that already in my backyard.

KrispyKritter: running from the room shrieking and in a true panic is another. there are all sorts of irrational fears, often found humorous by those who do not suffer the symptoms.

My uncle is terrified of tree frogs. I think they're adorable but I can see how it's not funny to him just like large dogs can send me into panic attacks,except my neighbors pitbull Bubbles cause she's like a giant puppy.

Abe Vigoda's Ghost: I have a fear of sluts. Hopefully this therapy of having them crawling all over my bed will cure me of this disorder.

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KrispyKritter: thecpt: BurnShrike: This has been known for a long time. Nothing new here.

To get over an irrational fear, you need to be put in that situation and experience that nothing bad happens.

Irrational? I have irrational hatred, but honestly I don't think its irrational to think that they're creepy as fark

creepy is one thing. running from the room shrieking and in a true panic is another. there are all sorts of irrational fears, often found humorous by those who do not suffer the symptoms.

there is a product called BugStik that allows one to remove creepy-crawlies and redeposit them outside without harming them, all while staying several feet away. i've bought a few online as they are great gifts.

This thread actually got me thinking. I've noticed a change in my reaction to spiders over the past couple of years. Before then, it was almost always an initial 'augh!' followed by a berzerker rage that would only cease when the spider was a fine paste. When I got my current job, which has me outside a lot, I came to an uneasy truce with the Arachnid Empire. If I'm on their turf, I'll do my best to leave them undisturbed. If they're on my turf (i.e., in my apartment, in my car or work truck, or DEAR GOD IT'S ON MEEE), then they've committed an act of war. It's mostly worked out well for both sides.

And most recently, actually since I became active on Fark, I think, I've been taking the time to learn about the little demon-beasts. Mostly so I can identify them, so I can better deal with the assassins they send after me. Though something tells me the jumping spiders I've been encountering are their diplomats. They seem more inclined to flee than to engage. Unlike the wolf spiders. Haven't encountered those in a while, though. Not since I left a dead one outside my door as a warning.

I am intrigued by this BugStik you speak of. I'm going to investigate that, perhaps it will further improve my relations with the Arachnids.

Spider thread?

Cagey B: This sounds like a promising start, but you need to go in a different direction to achieve true therapeutic success in treating acute phobias.

For instance, there's a thriving business in capturing Australian funnel web spiders and using them for treatment purposes. As a behavioral psychologist, this represents an exciting opportunity for people such as myself.

The funnel web spider is an excellent specimen for treating arachnophobia. It's very aggressive and will go out of its way to attack people, which eliminates hours of coaxing and teasing spiders into chasing patients around. It also has the useful trait of latching onto a victim's arm or leg with all its strength so that it can bite repeatedly.

Once you remove the venom glands from these charming fellows, you have an excellent aid in your efforts to rid people of crippling fear of spiders. As the funnel web spider sinks its dripping fangs again and again into a mortified patient's flesh, and they realize that they are in fact still alive, and that death will not provide them the sweet release they beg for (or would beg for, if they could speak through the rigor-mortis like terror state they're in), they learn that traumatic spider attacks are nothing to be afraid of.

So while this Kinect gadget is cute and all, I suggest these guys leave such sensitive work to the true professionals.

That's it.
I think this is the point where we all agree that we are going to have to kill you now.

Group therapy

/WHOO PACKERS!

What this therapy may look like:

An alternative cure.

Cagey B: This sounds like a promising start, but you need to go in a different direction to achieve true therapeutic success in treating acute phobias.

For instance, there's a thriving business in capturing Australian funnel web spiders and using them for treatment purposes. As a behavioral psychologist, this represents an exciting opportunity for people such as myself.

The funnel web spider is an excellent specimen for treating arachnophobia. It's very aggressive and will go out of its way to attack people, which eliminates hours of coaxing and teasing spiders into chasing patients around. It also has the useful trait of latching onto a victim's arm or leg with all its strength so that it can bite repeatedly.

Once you remove the venom glands from these charming fellows, you have an excellent aid in your efforts to rid people of crippling fear of spiders. As the funnel web spider sinks its dripping fangs again and again into a mortified patient's flesh, and they realize that they are in fact still alive, and that death will not provide them the sweet release they beg for (or would beg for, if they could speak through the rigor-mortis like terror state they're in), they learn that traumatic spider attacks are nothing to be afraid of.

So while this Kinect gadget is cute and all, I suggest these guys leave such sensitive work to the true professionals.

You must be a blast at parties, what with sounding all evil and whatnot.

I could see this working. I used to be terrified of spiders - like, a run-from-the-room-screaming kind of terrified - and then one morning while I was bent over blow drying my hair, I felt something on my face. The spider proceeded to move rather quickly to the side of my open mouth. Fortunately I was able to knock it away before something truly horrifying happened, but I haven't been afraid of a spider since.

No thanks, I think I'll just continue to suffer from crippling arachnophobia.

Hooray for spider threads!





Imagine running out to your car late at night unaware that you're about to run into this?

As fears go, is there really a big reason NOT to be afraid of spiders?

It's not like anybody who has NOT chosen a spider-based career really needs to interact with them on a regular basis.

If you don't like them, you can vacuum them up or swat them with a shoe. I don't really care.

I need the virtual bosses version

Oznog: It's not like anybody who has NOT chosen a spider-based career really needs to interact with them on a regular basis.

People always get drawn into arachno-accounting for the money, and then find out far too late why it pays so well.

FTA: "Virtual reality spider phobia treatments already exist..."

How many people have virtual reality spider phobia?

/What's the treatment?

Nuke the entire site from orbit, its the only way to be sure

Arachnophobe: KrispyKritter: thecpt: BurnShrike: This has been known for a long time. Nothing new here.

To get over an irrational fear, you need to be put in that situation and experience that nothing bad happens.

Irrational? I have irrational hatred, but honestly I don't think its irrational to think that they're creepy as fark

creepy is one thing. running from the room shrieking and in a true panic is another. there are all sorts of irrational fears, often found humorous by those who do not suffer the symptoms.

there is a product called BugStik that allows one to remove creepy-crawlies and redeposit them outside without harming them, all while staying several feet away. i've bought a few online as they are great gifts.

This thread actually got me thinking. I've noticed a change in my reaction to spiders over the past couple of years. Before then, it was almost always an initial 'augh!' followed by a berzerker rage that would only cease when the spider was a fine paste. When I got my current job, which has me outside a lot, I came to an uneasy truce with the Arachnid Empire. If I'm on their turf, I'll do my best to leave them undisturbed. If they're on my turf (i.e., in my apartment, in my car or work truck, or DEAR GOD IT'S ON MEEE), then they've committed an act of war. It's mostly worked out well for both sides.

And most recently, actually since I became active on Fark, I think, I've been taking the time to learn about the little demon-beasts. Mostly so I can identify them, so I can better deal with the assassins they send after me. Though something tells me the jumping spiders I've been encountering are their diplomats. They seem more inclined to flee than to engage. Unlike the wolf spiders. Haven't encountered those in a while, though. Not since I left a dead one outside my door as a warning.

I am intrigued by this BugStik you speak of. I'm going to investigate that, perhaps it will further improve my relations with the Arachnids.

I had a similar experience. In Michigan, I was OK with spiders. I even found a huge wolf spider 1 foot above my pillow on the wall and calmly took him back outside where he belongs.

I moved to Oregon, and learned of hobo spiders, yellow sac spiders, and that there are indeed black widow spiders around here.

If it is in the house and is not a jumping spider, it dies.

Outside, every spider not identified as a possible hobo spider or black widow can live.

In fact, I need a macro lens to better capture my minions of hobo spider (and other insect) death. I found spraying actually increased my sightings of the large, overly freaky hobo and similar looking spiders in the area. This is apparently because the hobo spider moves around a lot, while other spiders are stationary and will eat the hobo if they can. Spraying kills the stationary ones, but the hobo isn't affected as he isn't in the area all the time.

I love this little guy. I think he is a lynx spider.

SPIDER THREAD!


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WTF is that?!

/it's hysterical, but still...

Savage Chickens - How to Cure Your Arachnophobia (new window).

May I enable CSB mode? Thanks!

Back in high school, a friend and I were walking under a highway in a culvert/tunnel when he bumped his head into what looked like a big grey cloud. It was actually a 2 foot diameter ball of daddy long legs hanging from the roof. They cascaded over his melon while he screamed over and over, paralyzed with fear. They covered his twitching body, all I could do was laugh. I realize they are harmless, but I imagine have several hundred daddy long legs covering you in a cocoon of horror would be less than enjoyable. I suppose they were recently hatched, and that is why they were bundled like that.

Eventually he started running as he screamed...they mostly came off as he ran...mostly.

/disable CSB mode

enjoy seeing this beastie in your dreams

Ever see a spider on drugs? YouTube (new window)


This is why I will not swim in the ocean anymore.

In case anyone was wondering what a Tarantula bite dies to a foot after 3 days:



Didn't hurt at all. Itched like crazy, though.

Ashrams: Ever see a spider on drugs? YouTube (new window)
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This is why I will not swim in the ocean anymore.
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The grin on that man's face is more unnerving than any of the spider pictures shown so far. Except the one where all the spiders took over the cars. And even then, it's still close.

FarkinHostile: In case anyone was wondering what a Tarantula bite dies to a foot after 3 days:

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Didn't hurt at all. Itched like crazy, though.

Dude - was it one of your pets that were crawling over your face that did that to your foot??
Is there a "5150" or some comparable "for your own good" law where you live?
Because I think we should stage an intervention before you drag out the funnel web boys and wind up dead.

/Kidding... have seen you here many times before.
//Only partly kidding...
//Holy Farking shiat.

I cured my arachnophobia by refusing to look at spiders as threats, but instead as helpful little buddies who get rid of the nastier insects around the house. Sort of like my only little pest control team.

Fark a buncha spiders. I'll slay them all!

Spiders are the fishermen of the critter world. They weave their nets, they catch their fish, and they live on what they catch.

They don't want to eat your food. They don't want to get into your cereal boxes or your garbage or your bed (at least not on purpose). All they want is a dark corner where they can ignore you while they catch the other little critters that you don't like.

They are more like smart little animals than bugs. They are the polar opposite of roaches and mosquitos and bedbugs and flies and all the other gross crawling things that want to get into your shiat and attack your body.

So they don't bother me much. Yes, I know they are creepy-looking. But they aren't out to get me. They just want to live parallel lives in the same space while they go after those other gross things.

I go out of my way not to squish them.

TXEric: Dude - was it one of your pets that were crawling over your face that did that to your foot??

Yah, the very same one. Mr. Brown got loose last summer and hid in my boot. I put it on and felt her move. I reached in the boot to see what the hell it was and pulled her out. I confess, I screamed like a little girl, and I normally have no fear of spiders. :) Fortunately I did not injure her, but she did give me a bite as I almost crushed her. Took about 3 weeks to fully heal. No biggie, it looked a lot worse that it really was.

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oh goodie, a spider thread

Yes, spider threads can be good fun, but sometimes the reason for a spider thread can be false or misleading.
After taking this spider based cure only a little too far, we cannot get Jimbo to drive his pickup.
We filled the cab with chicken snakes (some nice big uns!)
Jimbo went out to his truck, hit the key, and ran screaming down the highway.
We thought that bootlegger him and his pothead friends turned in hight have set up a seat bomb or sumpthin.
It was just the dad blasted snakes.
We told him it was just chicken snakes, but hell, you know how Jimbo is.
He won't even go git em out of his OWN DURN PICHUP!
He Thinks me and Emma should get em out.
I say HELL no!
He's 35 and top of his class over to the Junior high.
Sissie ScOOOOl bois!

mekkab: SPIDER THREAD!


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WTF is that?!

/it's hysterical, but still...

Peacock Spider.


It's incredibly small. You should see it's dance, it's so farking hilarious.
(new window, Bonus: Scientist with an awesome aussie aaccent.)



It's a kind of a jumping spider.

Kiwi, I was trying for a zen-like harmony thing there.

Terrifying devil-beasts is what they are.

FarkinHostile: TXEric: Dude - was it one of your pets that were crawling over your face that did that to your foot??

Yah, the very same one. Mr. Brown got loose last summer and hid in my boot. I put it on and felt her move. I reached in the boot to see what the hell it was and pulled her out. I confess, I screamed like a little girl, and I normally have no fear of spiders. :) Fortunately I did not injure her, but she did give me a bite as I almost crushed her. Took about 3 weeks to fully heal. No biggie, it looked a lot worse that it really was.

I think I just pee'd a little reading that.
Good to hear you didn't hurt her - I know they are basically "open hydraulics" and relatively fragile, but Christ on a Cracker, I would have probably blown my foot off!

Well, at least it wasn't a cobalt blue, or one of the more rabidly insane species like a baboon spider. Those blues are beautiful, but I hear they are a bit pissy. Itchy trigger finger.

A buddy brought me a local variety for my son about 15-20 years ago. I think they call them "Texas Tan" or whatever, but I put him in a terrarium that had a black ventilated top, and all was well. Until I came home from work next day, dropped my keys off next to it, and noticed it was nowhere to be seen. I damn near just called the Realtor with a "house for sale - as it, furniture, clothes, and all!" notice until I saw he was hunkered upside down hanging from the top.

/Really have to go pee now... shudder...

OK...



WTF IS THIS???

Spiders aren't my favorite, but I'd much rather see one of those things than a house centipede. House centipedes are also great for pest control, but they are the freakiest, most farking revolting things ever. My skills suck, so no embedded pic or hyperlink.

http://christopherkeelty.com/2007/05/the-demons-within-the-walls/

BurnShrike: This has been known for a long time. Nothing new here.

To get over an irrational fear, you need to be put in that situation and experience that nothing bad happens.

If I'm in a situation where a spider is crawling on me, something bad is already happening.

Fakr this shiat, that ones got a Mana bar

peterthx: OK...

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WTF IS THIS???

It's a big toe in a bandage cast. The person was bitten by a recluse spider, and nearly lost his foot. That photo is about 3 weeks after the bite, when they were checking on the healing progress and rebandaging.

Ashrams: This is why I will not swim in the ocean anymore.

That's exactly why I might. That would make a feast, if you could find something big enough to cook it in.

CrispFlows: mekkab: SPIDER THREAD!


CrispFlows: [i238.photobucket.com image 350x194]

WTF is that?!

/it's hysterical, but still...

Peacock Spider.


It's incredibly small. You should see it's dance, it's so farking hilarious.
(new window, Bonus: Scientist with an awesome aussie aaccent.)

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It's a kind of a jumping spider.

OK, that was pretty damn cool. For some reason, I feel the least fear for jumping spiders. Which makes no sense, since they seem to teleport.

Also, those little guys have better moves than I do. But at least when I get shot down, I don't run the risk of being devoured by the girl.

Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom: peterthx: OK...

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WTF IS THIS???

It's a big toe in a bandage cast. The person was bitten by a recluse spider, and nearly lost his foot. That photo is about 3 weeks after the bite, when they were checking on the healing progress and rebandaging.

Cute.

It's a snake egg. Look carefully, you can see the head with scales.

Why the FARK am I in this thread?

I gotta go sit in a clean room now.

buckler: Ashrams: This is why I will not swim in the ocean anymore.

That's exactly why I might. That would make a feast, if you could find something big enough to cook it in.

Kill it with fire, drawn butter, and garlic!

No problem, because I know the goddam things AREN'T spiders.

Hide they will get you while you are sleeping and lay eggs in your ear.

dantanner: No problem, because I know the goddam things AREN'T spiders.

WTF IS IT then?
I know damned well it isn't a horned Titmouse.

dantanner: No problem, because I know the goddam things AREN'T spiders.

Is it a tailypole

Hah.. No thanks. I'll stick to screaming like a girl and smashing them with a blunt object.

peterthx: OK...

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WTF IS THIS???

Nearly hatched snake egg. I'm guessing he cut it open to get a look inside, it's probably safe if he seals it back seeing as it's almost ready to hatch and snakes have leathery eggs.

One Bad Apple: TXEric:

/Really have to go pee now... shudder...

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I bet you never gave consideration to the roll under vs roll over thing until now. When you roll over you will pull the eight legged face raping nightmare straight towards you.

Roll under FTW

Screw it... I'll just use the corn cob out in the outhouse.

What is the worst phobia?

Spiders or Dick Cheney? Spiders or Dick Cheney? Spiders or Dick Cheney?

OK, send in the spiders. At least they resemble living creatures.

For my money, it just doesn't get any better than the final battle scene in Arachnophobia. Jeff Daniels versus a tiny little spider, for all the marbles....

twfeline: FTA: "Virtual reality spider phobia treatments already exist..."

How many people have virtual reality spider phobia?

/What's the treatment?

Spending less time in virtual reality?

Gyrfalcon: Spending less time in virtual reality?

...he says, while posting on the internet.....

This thread is exactly why I try to always keep a half-starved cellar spider in my apartment, anytime I need to root through old boxes I send John Rambo in first. At best the little guy wipes everyone out (especially huntsmen and funnel webs, sheesh!) and First Blood's anything left in the closet and at worse he dies and I send in the next wave.

I'm in my happy place.
I'm in my happy place.
I'm in my happy place.
I'm in my happy place.
I'm in my happy place.

/hot

Ever seen a spider on a bear?

Real question.

Ever, then?

Me either.

;)

P.S. Bear works.

I want you all to know, even though it was difficult, I did manage to fap to this entire thread...

Indubitably: Ever seen a spider on a bear?

Real question.

Ever, then?

Me either.

;)

P.S. Bear works.

No, but I've seen arrow shooting skeletons riding spiders

Chocolatey Shatner: I want you all to know, even though it was difficult, I did manage to fap to this entire thread...

I hear there's a cream that can cure that.

Ashrams: You call that a spider, in Australia they have real spiders.
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/be afraid, be very afraid


Clock Spider! I wonder where she rates in the all time mostest posted Fark image list?

Saw my first Huntsman Clock Spider when I was 7 while holidaying in Albany, Western Australia. It was a complete mind fark.

But the parents said she wasn't dangerous and I was all "Erm... You sure? Looks kinda big and hairy. But if you say so... OK. Cool." Never had a problem with Clock Spiders since. I saw a baby just the other day - about 1½ inches leg span. Immediately thought of the Fark Clock Spider and wished her luck on growing 10 times larger.

// we pronounce it Albany as in "Al" Bundy
// you crazy New Yorkers go all "All-bany" on my ass

_{// there was a whaling station in Albany right up to 1976}

/hyperbole... and a half

Big Ramifications: Ashrams: You call that a spider, in Australia they have real spiders.
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/be afraid, be very afraid
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Clock Spider! I wonder where she rates in the all time mostest posted Fark image list?

Saw my first Huntsman Clock Spider when I was 7 while holidaying in Albany, Western Australia. It was a complete mind fark.

But the parents said she wasn't dangerous and I was all "Erm... You sure? Looks kinda big and hairy. But if you say so... OK. Cool." Never had a problem with Clock Spiders since. I saw a baby just the other day - about 1½ inches leg span. Immediately thought of the Fark Clock Spider and wished her luck on growing 10 times larger.

// we pronounce it Albany as in "Al" Bundy
// you crazy New Yorkers go all "All-bany" on my ass

// there was a whaling station in Albany right up to 1976


As a British immigrant to Western Australia, the pronunciation of Albany confuses me also.

A friend is over visiting at the moment, and we went to the tropical north. I had a pretty horrific spider experience while sitting on the 'dunny' in our hotel. I saw something in the dark area under the sink and wondered if it was a star shaped crack in one of the bathroom tiles. Then it moved. Then it moved faster, towards me. Thankfully after shouting at it and stamping my feet it retreated to the shadows again. I can tell you I finished my business and got the fark out of the pretty quick. It was only really a baby though, about 4-5 inches across.

One of the real big ones got in the shower with me at a campsite a while ago too. On the ceiling. There's nothing like looking up when you're rinsing your hair and seeing a fat, hairy huntsman up there.

They seem to like to appear when you're at your most vulnerable.

ATRDCI: Indubitably: Ever seen a spider on a bear?

Real question.

Ever, then?

Me either.

;)

P.S. Bear works.

No, but I've seen arrow shooting skeletons riding spiders

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I have played Minecraft for nearly a year now, and I only just saw my first spider jockey today. I was so thrilled! And then they tried to kill me, so I set them on fire.

Gothnet: Big Ramifications: Ashrams: You call that a spider, in Australia they have real spiders.
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/be afraid, be very afraid
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One of the real big ones got in the shower with me at a campsite a while ago too. On the ceiling. There's nothing like looking up when you're rinsing your hair and seeing a fat, hairy huntsman up there.

They seem to like to appear when you're at your most vulnerable.
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What gets me is that ya see maybe one per year on average, so they're obviously pretty shy, or pretty good at getting their food without GETTING ALL UP IN YOUR BIZ. But when ya do see them...

...they're all "hmmm, let me just sit here right out in the middle of nowhere on a white background." And it's not like turning on a light or walking right past them is gonna dent their mojo. They don't move. They're all "ain't no thang." Wonder if it's some kind of reproduction thing where she's looking for a Manclockspider?

A Clock Spider viewing is rare and spectacular. And even though I like Clock Spiders Huntsmen, they still give me a hell fright for a brief moment. Heh, makes me like them even more.

_{"You win this round, hairy spider!"}

One Bad Apple: TXEric:

/Really have to go pee now... shudder...

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I bet you never gave consideration to the roll under vs roll over thing until now. When you roll over you will pull the eight legged face raping nightmare straight towards you.

Roll under FTW

And if you roll under, and pull the toilet paper towards you, then the spider is on the underside where you can't see it. And you're still pulling it towards you, but you can't see it as it runs towards your leg and sinks it's fangs into your junk. That's why I keep my toilet paper elevated on a rotating post. And yes, I put a safety pin in it after I'm done so it doesn't unwind by itself. And just for safety I put a glass jar over it. You can never be too safe.

I got over my spider fear years ago by perusing Fark spider threads, so, yeah, it works.

That'll work well until some smartass programmer has the spider randomly jump at your face...

FarkinHostile: TXEric: Dude - was it one of your pets that were crawling over your face that did that to your foot??

Yah, the very same one. Mr. Brown got loose last summer and hid in my boot. I put it on and felt her move. I reached in the boot to see what the hell it was and pulled her out. I confess, I screamed like a little girl, and I normally have no fear of spiders. :) Fortunately I did not injure her, but she did give me a bite as I almost crushed her. Took about 3 weeks to fully heal. No biggie, it looked a lot worse that it really was.

I had a similar experience with a boa constrictor I had in college. I lost her, then unexpectedly found her, and ... *shudder*

Cyno01: MadAzza: FarkinHostile: TXEric: Dude - was it one of your pets that were crawling over your face that did that to your foot??

Yah, the very same one. Mr. Brown got loose last summer and hid in my boot. I put it on and felt her move. I reached in the boot to see what the hell it was and pulled her out. I confess, I screamed like a little girl, and I normally have no fear of spiders. :) Fortunately I did not injure her, but she did give me a bite as I almost crushed her. Took about 3 weeks to fully heal. No biggie, it looked a lot worse that it really was.

I had a similar experience with a boa constrictor I had in college. I lost her, then unexpectedly found her, and ... *shudder*

In your butt?

WHAT WHAT?

CrispFlows: mekkab: SPIDER THREAD!


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WTF is that?!

/it's hysterical, but still...

Peacock Spider.


It's incredibly small. You should see it's dance, it's so farking hilarious.
(new window, Bonus: Scientist with an awesome aussie aaccent.)

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It's a kind of a jumping spider.

SO AWESOME.

Virtual spiders running around your desktop?



Just the first step in my relaxation therapy!

peterthx: Virtual spiders running around your desktop?

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Just the first step in my relaxation therapy!

Take yer bots,

yer nanos

and

shove them

for your world

is about to change...

i seen 'em already

ready to pay.

When you gonna cash?