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Post by dvg on Sept 23, 2010 1:51:57 GMT -5
Move over Spiderman. You're not the only spidey that spins giant webs. Darwin's Bark Spider, a newly discovered spider in Madagascar, makes the world's largest orb web and places it over rivers and other bodies of water. In order to do so these spiders weave anchoring lines up to 82 feet long.(25m) Their webs are also made out of the strongest biomaterial known to date. news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9001000/9001866.stmNow that's some webslinger! dvg
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Post by H2O on Sept 23, 2010 11:36:27 GMT -5
Haha that's amazing, I love it when you post these awesome links. Thanks ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by Syble on Sept 23, 2010 21:47:56 GMT -5
creepy but impressive hehe. we have some funky spiders in the bush here that do simular thing on a smaller scale, but still larger then average. their abdomens look like thorns
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Post by dvg on Sept 23, 2010 23:05:53 GMT -5
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Post by mabudon on Sept 23, 2010 23:50:22 GMT -5
Or even walk backwards, slowly and without blinking, yet not showing fear, eh DVG??
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Post by doug on Sept 24, 2010 7:04:34 GMT -5
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Post by dvg on Sept 24, 2010 18:20:12 GMT -5
Doug that's an amazing spider photo. I couldn't resist using it as the background pic. Any idea what species of spider it is? When my wife jumps out of her skirt when the computer starts up, I could at least let her know too. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) Or even walk backwards, slowly and without blinking, yet not showing fear, eh DVG?? Yeah, just back away from the crazy web of entangled flies, lest you too become caught up in that sticky mess. Haha, that's probably what a normal, sane person would do, but I've always been fascinated with all things creepy-crawly, so I'd no doubt be looking for the spider that made that monstrosity of a web. ;D dvg
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Post by doug on Sept 24, 2010 18:37:21 GMT -5
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Post by dvg on Sept 24, 2010 19:39:36 GMT -5
Just tell her it was BIG and HAIRY and FAST ;D:D Haha, She was none too impressed. Her response: "NO! NO! Take it off. Take it off NOW! A spider that SIZE doesn't do anything for me". It was good for the entertainment value though. haha ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) dvg
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Post by Syble on Sept 24, 2010 20:33:03 GMT -5
good god! just when you didnt think it could get worse hehe
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