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Frazod · 04-04-2013, 10:14 AM

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Fish · 04-04-2013, 10:19 AM

Chief Pote · 04-04-2013, 10:24 AM

Spiders....gotta lovem. I like it when I walk outside on the deck and the little ****ers have built a web from post to post and you walk through the shit.

Spiders.... kill all of them.

C3HIEF3S · 10-31-2013, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChiefButthurt

Spiders....gotta lovem. I like it when I walk outside on the deck and the little ****ers have built a web from post to post and you walk through the shit.

Spiders.... kill all of them.

This.
There are very few things I completely despise than spiders. They just simply creep the **** out of me. A few months ago I was sitting on my couch watching tv and I felt a very light bump on my head. Yep, ****ing spider, guessing it fell off the ceiling. I jumped straight off the couch, and it wasn't even that big of a spider.
Every time I see a spider in my house now I go into full assassin mode.

listopencil · 10-31-2013, 05:28 PM

Lynx spider (family Oxyopidae), any of several groups of active spiders (order Araneida) that do not build a nest or web but capture their prey by pouncing upon them. Lynx spiders are distributed worldwide and in North America are most common in southern regions. The eyes are arranged in a hexagon, and the abdomen usually tapers to a point. Lynx spiders are usually found on vegetation, seeking insect prey.

Happy Halloween!

**chefsos** · 10-31-2013, 06:16 PM

I just found a black widow (shut up; the spider) walking across the lobby at Walmart last week. She did not kill me, and I did not kill her. Picked her up with a piece of paper and she hung off it on a web (that's how I saw the hourglass) and I let her outside. Hopefully to munch on a Trick-or-Treater later...

**CrazyPhuD** · 10-31-2013, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by chefsos

I just found a black widow (shut up; the spider) walking across the lobby at Walmart last week. She did not kill me, and I did not kill her. Picked her up with a piece of paper and she hung off it on a web (that's how I saw the hourglass) and I let her outside. Hopefully to munch on a Trick-or-Treater later...

Spiders be smart....seeking their prey where it's the fattest and the slowest. Once they get their taste of human flesh god help save the rest of walmart from the zombie spiders!!!

Fish · 10-31-2013, 07:48 PM

Fish · 10-31-2013, 07:53 PM

listopencil · 02-26-2014, 12:15 PM

Abstract

The current study tested the association between fear and perception in spider phobic individuals (n = 57) within the context of a treatment outcome study. Participants completed 5 post-treatment Behavioral Approach Tasks (BATs) in which they encountered a live spider and were asked to provide spider size estimates. Consistent with predictions, results indicated that high levels of fear were associated with magnified perception of phobic stimuli. Specifically, we found a significant positive correlation between size estimates and self-reported fear while encountering spiders. Together with previous findings, these results further support the notion that fear is involved in the encoding and processing of perceptual information.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...87618511001447

Arachnophobes Think Spiders Are Bigger Than They Really Are

The more afraid of spiders you are, the bigger they seem to be

By Colin Schultz
smithsonianmag.com
February 25, 2014

Many of us are not so fond of spiders, with their multiple eyes and creepy-crawly legs. But some of us get it worse. For arachnophobes, spiders aren't just unsettling or gross; they're petrifying. Seeing a spider, or even a picture of a spider, sends arachnophobes' hearts racing and paralyzes their bodies with fear. In 2012, a team of psychologists discovered an unfortunate aspect of arachnophobia: the more scared you are of spiders, the bigger the spider looks to you.

In a study, people who self-described as afraid of spiders were made to repeatedly come in close proximity to a series of tarantulas. They then had to draw down on a sheet how big the spider was, tip to tip, says Marc Abrahams in the Guardian. Using a separate assessment of arachnophobia, the researchers found the relationship between fear and perceived size.

Psychologist Jeremy Dean, writing for his site PsyBlog, says that people who are afraid of spiders also misjudge their distance: “people who are afraid of spiders perceive them as closer, if they come towards them.”

It is possible to train away arachnophobia, though you probably wouldn't enjoy it. The preferred method is to just hang around with a bunch of spiders until you get used to it. If that's too much, you can look at virtual reality representations of spiders. If that is too much, you can look at vaguely spider-y things and work your way from there.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-...are-180949882/

listopencil · 03-12-2014, 08:31 PM

What. The. ****?

Spiders, thank goodness, haven’t evolved assassin drones. But the specialized hunters of the family Archaeidae can kill at a distance.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/...ssassins#video

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listopencil · 06-06-2014, 02:35 PM

Spiders Get Information From the Vibrations of Their Webs

Depending on the frequency, a vibrating thread of silk can tell a spider if it needs to repair its home or go collect a snared snack

By Rachel Nuwer
smithsonian.com
June 6, 2014 10:29AM

Spider webs are already impressive architectural feats, but new research reveals that these structures have another amazing property that's invisible to the human eye. Like a violin string, each silk thread, when plucked or moved, is capable of producing a unique acoustic signature. Those varying vibrations, researchers told National Georgraphic, alert the spider to the activities of its silken home, from a trapped insect to damage that needs to be repaired.

These acoustic properties likely evolved because of spiders' poor eyesight, NatGeo writes. They can't see an insect trapped in their web, but they can feel and hear its vibrations as it struggles to escape. Spiders also pluck at their web strings themselves, sending out probing acoustic feelers to different corners of their web, and registering that information through not one but eight legs, NatGeo describes. The spiders, the researchers report, can register movements that occur on a scale as small as 1/1000th the width of a human hair.

The silk, it seems, is specially designed for this purpose. In trials, researchers found that it has a much broader acoustic range than other fibers they tested (both ones found in nature and ones produced in the lab). As NatGeo points out, materials scientists are also excited about this finding since it might lead to improved supersensory devices.

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GloryDayz · 06-06-2014, 06:00 PM

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listopencil Immanentize The Eschaton Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In Partibus Infidelium Casino cash: $2015880	Abstract The current study tested the association between fear and perception in spider phobic individuals (n = 57) within the context of a treatment outcome study. Participants completed 5 post-treatment Behavioral Approach Tasks (BATs) in which they encountered a live spider and were asked to provide spider size estimates. Consistent with predictions, results indicated that high levels of fear were associated with magnified perception of phobic stimuli. Specifically, we found a significant positive correlation between size estimates and self-reported fear while encountering spiders. Together with previous findings, these results further support the notion that fear is involved in the encoding and processing of perceptual information. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...87618511001447 Arachnophobes Think Spiders Are Bigger Than They Really Are The more afraid of spiders you are, the bigger they seem to be By Colin Schultz smithsonianmag.com February 25, 2014 Many of us are not so fond of spiders, with their multiple eyes and creepy-crawly legs. But some of us get it worse. For arachnophobes, spiders aren't just unsettling or gross; they're petrifying. Seeing a spider, or even a picture of a spider, sends arachnophobes' hearts racing and paralyzes their bodies with fear. In 2012, a team of psychologists discovered an unfortunate aspect of arachnophobia: the more scared you are of spiders, the bigger the spider looks to you. In a study, people who self-described as afraid of spiders were made to repeatedly come in close proximity to a series of tarantulas. They then had to draw down on a sheet how big the spider was, tip to tip, says Marc Abrahams in the Guardian. Using a separate assessment of arachnophobia, the researchers found the relationship between fear and perceived size. Psychologist Jeremy Dean, writing for his site PsyBlog, says that people who are afraid of spiders also misjudge their distance: “people who are afraid of spiders perceive them as closer, if they come towards them.” It is possible to train away arachnophobia, though you probably wouldn't enjoy it. The preferred method is to just hang around with a bunch of spiders until you get used to it. If that's too much, you can look at virtual reality representations of spiders. If that is too much, you can look at vaguely spider-y things and work your way from there. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-...are-180949882/ __________________ Good friends we have had, oh, good friends we've lost...along the way. In this great future, you can't forget your past. So dry your tears, I say.
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listopencil Immanentize The Eschaton Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In Partibus Infidelium Casino cash: $2015880	Spiders Get Information From the Vibrations of Their Webs Depending on the frequency, a vibrating thread of silk can tell a spider if it needs to repair its home or go collect a snared snack By Rachel Nuwer smithsonian.com June 6, 2014 10:29AM Spider webs are already impressive architectural feats, but new research reveals that these structures have another amazing property that's invisible to the human eye. Like a violin string, each silk thread, when plucked or moved, is capable of producing a unique acoustic signature. Those varying vibrations, researchers told National Georgraphic, alert the spider to the activities of its silken home, from a trapped insect to damage that needs to be repaired. These acoustic properties likely evolved because of spiders' poor eyesight, NatGeo writes. They can't see an insect trapped in their web, but they can feel and hear its vibrations as it struggles to escape. Spiders also pluck at their web strings themselves, sending out probing acoustic feelers to different corners of their web, and registering that information through not one but eight legs, NatGeo describes. The spiders, the researchers report, can register movements that occur on a scale as small as 1/1000th the width of a human hair. The silk, it seems, is specially designed for this purpose. In trials, researchers found that it has a much broader acoustic range than other fibers they tested (both ones found in nature and ones produced in the lab). As NatGeo points out, materials scientists are also excited about this finding since it might lead to improved supersensory devices. Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-...Dk2dJT5YqFx.99 Give the gift of Smithsonian magazine for only $12! http://bit.ly/1cGUiGv Follow us: @SmithsonianMag on Twitter __________________ Good friends we have had, oh, good friends we've lost...along the way. In this great future, you can't forget your past. So dry your tears, I say.
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