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Thread: Giant Spider catches Bird
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10-22-2008, 01:35 PM #1
Giant Spider catches Bird
"You can judge the character of a man by the way he treats those who can do nothing for him"
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10-22-2008 01:35 PM # ADS
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10-22-2008, 03:10 PM #2
Amazing pictures. And a story;
While exploring the ancient ruins of Ur in southern Iraq I looked into a notch where a brick was missing and found a birds nest, with the body of the a dead bird and a giant spider still in the nest. The birds chest was all torn out like an Alien had burst out through it. It was just above eye level and I had leaned in and stepped up on my toes to look in so I was too close for comfort. I'm pretty sure I screamed like a little school girl and stumbled away quickly.
I wanted to shoot the spider but the Army always wants to know what happened to the bullets you were issued.
Ur ruins pic near where my story took place.
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10-22-2008, 05:53 PM #3
Re: Giant Spider catches Bird
Originally Posted by FROGGER
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10-22-2008, 07:09 PM #4
Geez, I'd be afraid to get close enough to step on it. If you could catch it, and try to flush it, the darn thing would plug the john.
Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, as vital to our lives and water and good bread
- Edward Abbey
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10-22-2008, 07:14 PM #5Originally Posted by Mtnman1830Life is Good
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10-22-2008, 07:28 PM #6Dear Lord, thank you for not having those spiders you created (and only you know why you created them in the first place) decide to choose my surroundings as a place to live. I'm grateful for that. They freak me out bad.
On another note, can you explain Richard Simmons to me? Thanks.
Amen
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10-22-2008, 08:36 PM #7Originally Posted by shlingdawgLife is Good
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10-22-2008, 09:19 PM #8
That's WAY TOO Crazy that a spider can catch a bird??? I marvel at the entertainment that mother nature provides us.
Did someone say Richard Simmons? This is funny so watch it till the end. Don't mean to de-rail but I couldn't resist.
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10-22-2008, 09:34 PM #9
Much better than those damn spiders! Doesn't get much better than Letterman and Simmons on the same stage!"The ACA is a non-profit organization..."
- Rich Carlson, the ACA's founder/president/director/self-appointed king
"A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval."
- Mark Twain
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10-22-2008, 10:42 PM #10
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10-22-2008, 11:12 PM #11
Thanks JP. Now I can't say that I'm 100% straight anymore. After having watched that, I'm now 1% gay. And so is anyone else who watched that same video.
Oh, and please convince me that there is no connection between our beloved Fro Bro and Richard Simmons. They're sporting the same do.
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10-22-2008, 11:13 PM #12
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10-22-2008, 11:17 PM #13
Oooh, yeah. I have to take the blame on this one.
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10-22-2008, 11:20 PM #14Originally Posted by shlingdawg
That's okay Don, nothing wrong with a little humor after thinking how it would feel walking into that spider's web on some trail
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10-23-2008, 06:50 AM #15
I'm glad they're blocking picture hosting sites and youtube at my work, at least I don't have to watch Richard Simmons.
As far as spiders, I like them, they kill bugs, flies and other buzzing crap. In some cultures spiders and spider webs near homes mean good luck. Although a big spider like that catching an innocent bird is not cool."Always look at the bright side of life"
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10-23-2008, 11:01 AM #16
That's insanity. Am I the only one wondering if that's even real? I see the pictures and read the story. It sure looks legit but my mind is having an awful hard time accepting that a freakin spider could get so big. Maybe it's just the denial phase I'm entering into.
-- Austin
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10-23-2008, 12:14 PM #17
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10-23-2008, 05:53 PM #18
Everything grows big and just about everything outside is deadly in Australia.
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10-23-2008, 06:24 PM #19
We saw some really big spiders in Australia, perhaps the same as the ones in the article. Whatever kind they were, they were big.
Everything grows big and just about everything outside is deadly in Australia.
It sure looks legit but my mind is having an awful hard time accepting that a freakin spider could get so big.
It is no wonder the spiders were big in some places. In SE Venezuela we were eating in an open air restaraunt (most non-home buildings don't have walls because of the heat) and right at sunset all these birds came in the restaraunt and started flying around. They were making really weird noises and flew in a really strange way. After a minute or two one landed on the table. They were actually beetles. I had just mistaken them for birds because they were as big as my hand. I guess the spiders have to be big if the bugs are. Of course some of the spiders there really do eat birds as well as the video above points out.
Here is one of the bird eating spiders on a mount so you can see how big they are.
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10-24-2008, 09:18 AM #20
This thread has been most troubling to me. I suddenly realized that I have been more creeped out by the spiders than Richard Simmons. That scared me. But then I realized that I could just punch Richard Simmons and he would go away crying. Now I am not so troubled any more, just creeped out. (Deep thoughts by Scott Card)
Life is Good
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