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Baja California is Florida West.

 

[Calderc]

The 'burn it down'-esque posts should be a bannable offense.

 

[AlucardGV]

"It probably shows that there aren't enough entomologists and arachnologists looking for this stuff," Berrian mused.

Berrian, who has been working with spiders for over 20 years, admits that the cave spider is the first arachnid to ever bite him. He recovered quickly – "It felt like getting poked by a cactus spine."

Gee i wonder why. not every spider is nice as a cactus spine

 

[Herr Schwarz]

Man, the idea of such gargantuan spiders seemingly hanging.out in ones home is crazy to me.

Itty bitty spiders is fine. But giant bastard ones like that just hanging out in your bedroom? How would you even sleep?

The size of a a baseball just leisurely wandering your ceiling would be so distracting

 

[AlexBasch]

Yeah! It has a ":3" kind of face.

 

[Brenal]

So California is trying to take over Florida's title as the Australia of the USA?

The face looks like a classic spider bro but the legs say "come give me a death hug"

Baja California the half of California that Mexico kept after the war.

But anyway it sometimes the fact that so many poisonous species live in my country scare me but living in the city you almost never come across them.

 

[Graphics Horse]

I wonder if it uses its abdomen to attract kiwi fruit eating prey.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

I always get confused when something like a spider has it's size compared to something perfectly spherical like a baseball or basketball. Is the spider's thorax and head the size of a baseball? Cuz that is HUGE. Or with legs? When the legs are stretched all the way out? Or folded a little? That's smaller, but how much smaller? Like, the shapes are too dissimilar it doesn't work.

This article says it's actually bigger than a baseball:

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/science/sd-me-cave-spider-20170403-story.html

For the two San Diego Natural History Museum researchers, it was an exciting windfall — an unknown arachnid as wide across as a softball.

”This is the type of spider that a lot of people would shriek and run from — it's big enough to fall in that category," said Wall, curator of entomology for the museum.

They located about two dozen of them, Berrian said, and brought back about eight specimens. Convinced that the spider was unlike others in the area, but unsure what it was, they consulted Mexican entomologist Maria Jimenez to nail down its taxonomy. She concluded that the new species belongs to the family of wandering spiders, which includes the Brazilian wandering spider, known for its potent and sometimes lethal venom. Cacachilensis looks like it could wield an impressive bite as well.

”They're pretty meaty," Wall said. ”They do have clearly visible fangs. You don't have to look very hard to find them."

Under rows of black eyes, the spider has thick, hairy pincers that can deliver a venomous sting. That's how the wandering spiders, named for their habit of roaming for prey, hunt for food and defend themselves against other animals.

”It's intimidating, and that can be enough for a lot of things to leave you alone, except loony-tune arachnologists," Berrian said, acknowledging that it wasn't enough to deter him from handling the spiders.

Unlike its Brazilian cousin, he discovered, cacachilensis doesn't seem to kill you.

”I was bitten by one of these spiders down in Baja," he said, describing it as milder than a bee or wasp sting. ”It was like being poked by a cactus spine and a little mild pain, but it went away in a few hours."

 

[Rentahamster]

She's a cutie.

 

[BodiesWithoutOrgans]

hm. neat.

Hi Sonic

 

[ultrazilla]

Why did it have to be a basketball size spider? WHY????

 

[.JayZii]

Yeah! It has a ":3" kind of face.

You sound like that biologist from Prometheus.

Why did it have to be a basketball size spider? WHY????

Baseball, thankfully.

 

[Wilsongt]

Kill it with a softball.

 

[Vital Tundra]

What a harry softball boy.

 

[L Thammy]

That isn't cute. That's hot. Legs for days. Giant spider booty.

 

[Rentahamster]

“I was bitten by one of these spiders down in Baja,” he said, describing it as milder than a bee or wasp sting. “It was like being poked by a cactus spine and a little mild pain, but it went away in a few hours.”

You gotta admire how these motherfuckers describe spider bites like they're at a frickin' wine tasting :lol

 

[wesleyshark]

Lmao. So good.

 

[TatteredHat]

Interesting that it's part of the wandering spider family yet has seemingly very mild venom, I guess whatever it preys on doesn't put up much of a fight.

 

[louiedog]

As someone with no real fondness for spiders, but no dislike either, I find this one to be pretty cute.

Interesting that it's part of the wandering spider family yet has seemingly very mild venom, I guess whatever it preys on doesn't put up much of a fight.

West Coast chill.

 

[Sub_Level]

5/5 Breddy gud

 

[XenodudeX]

Berrian, who has been working with spiders for over 20 years, admits that the cave spider is the first arachnid to ever bite him. He recovered quickly – "It felt like getting poked by a cactus spine."

And now it has a taste for human blood. Great.

 

[TatteredHat]

As someone with no real fondness for spiders, but no dislike either, I find this one to be pretty cute.



West Coast chill.

Bay life?

 

[Apathy]

Baja California the half of California that Mexico kept after the war.

But anyway it sometimes the fact that so many poisonous species live in my country scare me but living in the city you almost never come across them.

Edited, my bad, for some reason my brain just skipped Baja and went straight to California.

 

[Darth Pinche]

I know spiders are very useful, eating other things, but...

 

[SoldnerKei]

I remember that Zelda boss

and actually... it looks kind of cool, I mean, I can't stand spiders, but this one looks pretty badass.

 

[MrPressStart]

Cave spiders....for fuck sake these damn things are everywhere.

 

[Captain Zyrain]

Somehow I read the title as "basketball" at first. Sounds like a mean little guy.

I read the title 3 or 4 times and saw Basketball every time until I saw this post.

What is wrong with me.

 

[Zap Rowsdower]

Interesting that it's part of the wandering spider family yet has seemingly very mild venom, I guess whatever it preys on doesn't put up much of a fight.

It's probably because its so big so it doesn't need strong venom to kill its prey. The deadliest spiders tend to be small like a black widow and the big ones like tarantulas tend to have weak venom.

 

[pelicansurf]

Is it weird that I'm less afraid when they're this obnoxiously big? I can dodge that. I get freaked out when they're smaller and could be anywhere.

This is my opinion as well.

 

[polyh3dron]

The 'burn it down'-esque posts should be a bannable offense.

Because you don't like them?

 

[wisdom0wl]

Maybe that wall wasn't a bad idea tbh

 

[madstarr12]

Looks great!

Spoiler

inb4 rise of flamethrower sales

 

[BudokaiMR2]

I always get confused when something like a spider has it's size compared to something perfectly spherical like a baseball or basketball. Is the spider's thorax and head the size of a baseball? Cuz that is HUGE. Or with legs? When the legs are stretched all the way out? Or folded a little? That's smaller, but how much smaller? Like, the shapes are too dissimilar it doesn't work.

I'm fairly certain the clock spider incident established the precedent that it would be the entire legspan spread out.

 

[HawksWinStanley]

I thought we weren't supposed to post shit just to shock or horrify people?

 

[ThatStupidLion]

some of thsoe pics are cute

 

[Servbot24]

I wonder how a baseball-sized spider goes unnoticed do long.

 

[FinKL]

LOL gaf Airplane memes always the best

 

[Irishonion]

Can I pet it?

 

[Shmuppers]

That thing looks cool as fuck. Would take more pictures from a distance/10

 

[Randy Monk]

Big as a baseball?

 

[TsunamiOfSwagger]

Aww, lil cutie pie.

 

[| Praxis |]

That's a beautiful arachnid.

 

[Head of Vengarl]

Ugh, Baja California is way too close for comfort. That's like a 3 hour drive from where I live. Gigantic spiders are supposed to be across the world in Australia and shit.

 

[Snowybreak]

Oh my god, I love spiders and that thing is adorable.

 

[Princess Viola]

Aww it's kind of cute.

 

[Megawarrior]

No thank you.

 

[Razorback]

I also read basketball all through the article until someone mentioned it's actually baseball.

 

[evilromero]

Fuck that thing.

 

[Van Bur3n]

Wondrous discovery. I want it on my face so it can whisper to me all of its secrets.

 

[Calderc]

Because you don't like them?

Because it's exhausting and tedious to scroll through tens of them every insect thread and they add absolutely nothing to the discussion.