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JAYTRON · 04-10-2011, 02:16 PM

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/...n-tree-spiders

Amazingly this curbs the mosquito population, also curbing the spread of malaria.

Think this is part of "our" plan?

theicecreamdan · 04-10-2011, 02:19 PM

I guess HARP does have some benevolent intentions after all.

hessianben · 04-10-2011, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by theicecreamdan

I guess HARP does have some benevolent intentions after all.

riiiiiight.

BOROSUN · 04-10-2011, 04:01 PM

damn i hate spiders

WERDdabuilder · 04-10-2011, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BOROSUN

damn i hate spiders

towlie · 04-10-2011, 04:05 PM

^same, but not as much as I hate malaria carrying Mosquitos

JAYTRON · 04-10-2011, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by towlie

^same, but not as much as I hate malaria carrying Mosquitos

lol qft.

but seriously though, doesn't anybody feel like this is a +1 to all the evolutionists out there?

gearhead55 · 04-10-2011, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JAYTRON

lol qft.

but seriously though, doesn't anybody feel like this is a +1 to all the evolutionists out there?

"evolutionists" lol. But yea i know what you mean. The world is a beautiful place sometimes.

s14tan · 04-10-2011, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by gearhead55

"evolutionists" lol. But yea i know what you mean. The world is a beautiful place sometimes.

A sunset is beautiful, a tree covered in silk and thousands of spiders that scares the sh!t outta me is not.

Gnnr · 04-10-2011, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JAYTRON

lol qft.

but seriously though, doesn't anybody feel like this is a +1 to all the evolutionists out there?

Acclimatization is not equal to Adaptation.

Anyways, the pics are awesome!

silviaguy240 · 04-10-2011, 04:06 PM

trees around me get like that every once in a while with all the caterpillars.

soreballz · 04-10-2011, 11:19 PM

I wonder if the webs being so thick affects the health of the trees at all...

DS562 · 04-10-2011, 11:30 PM

imagine how loud the hissing would be if you did set fire to it?

*exitspeed* · 04-11-2011, 08:24 AM

That tree scares the crab out of me.

ZilviaKid · 04-11-2011, 09:40 AM

theres another place i can add to my "DO NOT VISIT" list.

next thing you know theres gonna be a centipede tree..

Mikey213 · 04-11-2011, 11:07 AM

HOLY SHIT!!!!!! Scary!! but unbelievable! Millions of fucken' spiders building a Communal web! WTF! ZERGS!

silviaguy240 · 04-11-2011, 11:10 AM

you guys never seen a tree with a ton of caterpillars cocooning? it looks the same

MikeisNissan · 04-11-2011, 01:10 PM

But, those are fucking spiders, man.

axiomatik · 04-11-2011, 02:10 PM

Same thing happened down in Texas a few years ago. Straight outta arachnophobia. But it beats tons of mosquitoes. With all that water sitting around, mosquitoes would normally be laying eggs like crazy. But mosquitoes also like to hang out on bushes during the day when they aren't active. This way, the only bushes they have to hang out on are covered in voracious predators.

edit: found pics

BoostSlideWayz · 04-11-2011, 02:32 PM

Dam i bet when a bug flies into one of those things like a ton of spiders are like MINE !

HalveBlue · 04-11-2011, 06:10 PM

Spiders are sweet as!

They're amazing hunters and engineers.

It's a pity so many people fear them as they tend to be beneficial "pests".

Spiders deserve more respect than what humans give them!

SmogSUX · 04-11-2011, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by HalveBlue

Spiders are sweet as!

They're amazing hunters and engineers.

It's a pity so many people fear them as they tend to be beneficial "pests".

Spiders deserve more respect than what humans give them!

QFT! Spiders don't bother me and they eat all the damn flies/mosquitoes/crane flies and other shit that's buzzing around buggin the hell outta me. I had a spider with web next to my toilet and I let it chill there and kept feeding it flies and shit that was in my room haha it was fun.

BoostSlideWayz · 04-11-2011, 06:30 PM

The ones that dont completely send me through hell n back of pain i dont mind.

iROYAL · 04-11-2011, 09:20 PM

That's wild! That's even crazier than the picture I saw earlier today.

"Would you be a gentleman and open the door for her?" lol

gearhead55 · 04-14-2011, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by iROYAL

"Would you be a gentleman and open the door for her?" lol

FUCK. THAT.

seriously as much as i agree with halveblue about spiders being beneficial to us and good engineers and shit, i still have a biological negative reaction to them. I mean logically i understand that its just a tiny little spider and can't do anything to me, but they still creep me the fuck out.

Similarly i have a buddy that i scared shitless of snakes, but snakes don't bother me in the least, i think they are awesome. I guess genetically passed down fears of poisonous things are a good thing for human survival in the long run, thats why so many people are arachnophobic...

BoostSlideWayz · 04-11-2011, 11:33 PM

^ or what about closing that gas tank door ha.. i would wanna see a person from jackass attempt it.

MikeisNissan · 04-11-2011, 11:43 PM

Anyone ever been bit by a brown recluse? I have, it hurt. bicep swoled up into a baseball in about 3 days. It was a baby one too..

WanganRunner · 04-12-2011, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeisNissan

Anyone ever been bit by a brown recluse?

Thankfully no.

Generally I like spiders, just like most common snakes. Both are good pest controllers.

Obviously, anything poisonous notwithstanding.

anton1o · 04-12-2011, 09:08 AM

Kill it... Kill it all.. just imagine that came up in a dare!

Felipe · 04-14-2011, 12:43 AM

strait out Halloween!

04-10-2011, 02:16 PM	#1
JAYTRON Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SAN FRANCISCO, CA Age: 36 Posts: 295 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Spider Trees. http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/...n-tree-spiders Amazingly this curbs the mosquito population, also curbing the spread of malaria. Think this is part of "our" plan?

04-10-2011, 04:06 PM	#11
silviaguy240 Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Delaware Age: 36 Posts: 3,719 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	trees around me get like that every once in a while with all the caterpillars. __________________

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DS562 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Norwalk 90650 Posts: 1,151 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	imagine how loud the hissing would be if you did set fire to it? __________________ Zeeeeeeeee32

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exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 45 Posts: 20,900 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	That tree scares the crab out of me. __________________ What I do for a living...www.mhrussell.com

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ZilviaKid Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto Age: 35 Posts: 1,442 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	theres another place i can add to my "DO NOT VISIT" list. next thing you know theres gonna be a centipede tree.. __________________ 2004 Nissan 350z 2002 Nissan Silvia

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BOROSUN Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: two legit to quit Age: 44 Posts: 5,236 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	damn i hate spiders

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towlie Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pacific NorthWest Posts: 2,500 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	^same, but not as much as I hate malaria carrying Mosquitos

04-11-2011, 11:07 AM	#16
Mikey213 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Los Angeles Age: 39 Posts: 503 Trader Rating: (-1) Feedback Score: -1 reviews	HOLY SHIT!!!!!! Scary!! but unbelievable! Millions of fucken' spiders building a Communal web! WTF! ZERGS!

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silviaguy240 Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Delaware Age: 36 Posts: 3,719 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	you guys never seen a tree with a ton of caterpillars cocooning? it looks the same __________________

04-11-2011, 01:10 PM	#18
MikeisNissan Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Earth, Section 301 Posts: 3,732 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	But, those are fucking spiders, man. __________________ 因果関係の流れ

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axiomatik Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: ATL Posts: 4,702 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Same thing happened down in Texas a few years ago. Straight outta arachnophobia. But it beats tons of mosquitoes. With all that water sitting around, mosquitoes would normally be laying eggs like crazy. But mosquitoes also like to hang out on bushes during the day when they aren't active. This way, the only bushes they have to hang out on are covered in voracious predators. edit: found pics __________________

04-11-2011, 02:32 PM	#20
BoostSlideWayz Nissanaholic! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Lebec Age: 35 Posts: 1,686 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Dam i bet when a bug flies into one of those things like a ton of spiders are like MINE ! __________________ 1994 toyota supra...... n-a D= 1992 nissan 240sx KA24E-T fully Built =D

04-11-2011, 06:10 PM	#21
HalveBlue Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: I'm somewhere where I don't know where I am! Posts: 1,549 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Spiders are sweet as! They're amazing hunters and engineers. It's a pity so many people fear them as they tend to be beneficial "pests". Spiders deserve more respect than what humans give them! Last edited by HalveBlue; 04-11-2011 at 06:12 PM.. Reason: had to add a bad ass picture.

04-11-2011, 06:30 PM	#23
BoostSlideWayz Nissanaholic! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Lebec Age: 35 Posts: 1,686 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	The ones that dont completely send me through hell n back of pain i dont mind. __________________ 1994 toyota supra...... n-a D= 1992 nissan 240sx KA24E-T fully Built =D

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iROYAL Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: 310 Posts: 763 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	That's wild! That's even crazier than the picture I saw earlier today. "Would you be a gentleman and open the door for her?" lol

04-11-2011, 11:33 PM	#26
BoostSlideWayz Nissanaholic! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Lebec Age: 35 Posts: 1,686 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	^ or what about closing that gas tank door ha.. i would wanna see a person from jackass attempt it. __________________ 1994 toyota supra...... n-a D= 1992 nissan 240sx KA24E-T fully Built =D

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MikeisNissan Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Earth, Section 301 Posts: 3,732 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Anyone ever been bit by a brown recluse? I have, it hurt. bicep swoled up into a baseball in about 3 days. It was a baby one too.. __________________ 因果関係の流れ

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