Things I Hate

[Devil_666]

An average human being consumes 6 spiders in there sleep during a lifetime.... Just let that sink in for a bit.

And then let this sink in: That's complete BS. It's an urban myth bro.

 

[devilof76]

I f#$%ing hate statue threads. Most innane conversation on the internet.

 

[thenammagazine]

cant see the pic

That better?

 

[Phil Sierra]

If I had brown recluse, I'd have a hard time not burning the whole house down. No way I would take the chance of getting bit by one of those monsters.



Black widow sex, right under your nose.

I remember seeing something on brown recluse bites and the after effects last week. Those things are no joke.

WARNING!!! Do not click if you have a weak stomach.

https://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&...&ndsp=22&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:8,i:97&tx=115&ty=60

 

[devilof76]

https://news.yahoo.com/body-nathan-...-portland-183411508--abc-news-topstories.html

It's weird reporting news before Yahoo gets it.

 

[pixletwin]

What a seriously dumb way to die... and with a pregnant soon-to-be-wife. What an irresponsible prick.

 

[thenammagazine]

I remember seeing something on brown recluse bites and the after effects last week. Those things are no joke.

WARNING!!! Do not click if you have a weak stomach.

https://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&...&ndsp=22&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:8,i:97&tx=115&ty=60

That's after neglect though (procrastinating in getting the bites checked out) and then, it all depends on how bad a reaction you have to the bite. While those pics are real, those people are the extremes. Thousands of people get bit by recluses every year and suffer just your basic bug-bite symptoms.

 

[ZaCHw117]

Daddy long legs are notorious for it.

I don't mind Daddy Longlegs around the outside of my house (any bug on the inside get's the death penalty) I heard they were the most poisonous though.

And then let this sink in: That's complete BS. It's an urban myth bro.

Yeah, kinda got that from Toylion.

https://www.burkemuseum.org/spidermyth/myths/whileyousleep.html

"This very widespread urban legend has no basis in fact. It exists in various forms; another common version is that you swallow an average of 20 in your lifetime. (At 4 per year, that would make a very short lifetime of 5 years...) A correspondent in Pennsylvania had heard a version that involved swallowing a pound of spiders (while sleeping) in one's lifetime. (That would be over 20,000 average spiders, for a lifetime of 5,000 years at the 4 per year rate)."

Yup, I had a large Ziplock bag full and after finding #12, told my wife to go in and call Terminix. They come out quarterly to spray now.

A ziplock bag full of Black Widows?

pics, or it didn't happen. Where do you live?

 

[thenammagazine]

A ziplock bag full of Black Widows?

pics, or it didn't happen. Where do you live?

South Monterey County.

The house we bought had been vacant for over a year so they just moved in and made themselves at home. The Terminix dispatcher thought we made up the story, so I sent the bag back with the exterminator who came out to toss on the desk of the dispatcher.

 

[Darth Cruel]

That's after neglect though (procrastinating in getting the bites checked out) and then, it all depends on how bad a reaction you have to the bite. While those pics are real, those people are the extremes. Thousands of people get bit by recluses every year and suffer just your basic bug-bite symptoms.

I was going to post about this. After learning about bug bites/stings over a three-year period while I was raising scorpions and tarantulas, I learned that most extreme reactions to bug bites are allergic reactions to the venom. This goes for most, (not all) venomous bugs including spiders like black widows, brown recluses, and funnel webs, and scorpions. My 1st wife was bitten twice by black widows and had very mild reactions both times. The first time she went to the ER and they told her it was from a mild allergy to the venom. The second time she didn't even bother going.

 

[Phil Sierra]

What a seriously dumb way to die... and with a pregnant soon-to-be-wife. What an irresponsible prick.

Agreed. It pisses me off. What a F'N waste.

 

[The Ween]

Gotta go to Barnes & Noble. That's the wi-fi hot spot.

I live in the boonies. B & N are 50 miles away.

 

[The Ween]

actually, you are kinda scaring me, I thought it was called a wolf spider, but the recluse spider sounds closer, and judging from the pics of woulds Ive seen, looks like a bite from them would be really horrible, really really horrible,

If that pic is what you actually have, then it's not a brown recluse.

 

[The Ween]

An average human being consumes 6 spiders in there sleep during a lifetime.... Just let that sink in for a bit.

Daddy long legs are notorious for it.

I've probably ate that many AWAKE!

I love Daddy Long Legs! They're _____ willows with legs! Won't hurt you at all.

 

[The Ween]

I don't mind Daddy Longlegs around the outside of my house (any bug on the inside get's the death penalty) I heard they were the most poisonous though.

If Daddy Long Legs were poisonous, I'd be long dead by now. I used to play with them as a kid.

I won't kill any spider in the house. I will move it.

 

[Chapter 2099]

If Daddy Long Legs were poisonous, I'd be long dead by now. I used to play with them as a kid.

I won't kill any spider in the house. I will move it.

Same here. They're more beneficial to the ecosystem than not.

 

[thenammagazine]

If Daddy Long Legs were poisonous, I'd be long dead by now. I used to play with them as a kid.

They are, and if they could bite you, you'd be dead (BTW, they're not spiders ).

 

[Boba Ben]

They're called opiliones or harvestmen and nam is right, they're not spiders. However, none of the known species of harvestmen have venom glands. It's an urban legend.

 

[Boba Ben]

If Daddy Long Legs were poisonous, I'd be long dead by now. I used to play with them as a kid.

I won't kill any spider in the house. I will move it.

I don't kill them either. I put them in a dixie cup with a piece of paper over it and let them outside.

 

[thenammagazine]

However, none of the known species of harvestmen have venom glands. It's an urban legend.

I was trying to scare the Weeniehead.