Hotspace Containment Thread

[Hot Space]

All the way home!

Did you reach up to where it says 'Armitage Shanks', or could you only make it to 'vitrified china'?

Last time I did that, my wife caught me.................oh, 'Armitage Shanks' Should look better

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[cheddar cheese]

 

[Nonskimmer]

EEEEEK!!! A spider!!

 

[lesofprimus]

Spider?? U want a spider???? How about a Brown Recluse and one of his victims.....

Bad ass spider bite if untreated.....

 

[Nonskimmer]

Jesus Christ!
Why the fuck would he have let it get that bad?

 

[lesofprimus]

It seems that the pics were taken in a doctors office, so I have no clue what happened, only that in the end, the guy had to have his thumb amputated....

 

[Medvedya]

Am I so glad I had my tea before reading the forums!

 

[cheddar cheese]

Those bottom 2 look doctored to me

 

[Maestro]

Holy sh*t ! Was this guy allergic to spyders bites ?

I know that there is 1 race of spyders and 2 races of tarentullas that are deadly for humans. But I never saw nor heard of a thing like that before.

The deadly spyder race is the "Veuve Noire" (most seen in Europe) and one of the deadly tarentullas races is the "Brazilian Tarentulla". I forgot the name of the other one.

Fortunately, we don't have ANY of them within Canada.

 

[lesofprimus]

I do believe that the Funnel Web Spider of Austrialia is the most venomous and most dangerous spider to humans....

 

[cheddar cheese]

Or Britain. The Funnel Web Spider is pretty deadly too.

Daddy Long Legs actually have the strongest poison known to man but they have no means to use it...if it geting into your bloodstream though you WILL die...

 

[Nonskimmer]

Good thing they can't! I used to play with those as a kid!

 

[cheddar cheese]

Who didnt? Pulling the legs off was a sort of primitive entertainment, before Bill Gates ruined us all and stole our cash

 

[lesofprimus]

The Funnel Web Spider is in Britian??? I had no idea.....

 

[Nonskimmer]

Fortunately, we don't have ANY of them within Canada.

No decent spider would live here. It's too friggin' cold!

 

[cheddar cheese]

The Funnel Web Spider is in Britian??? I had no idea.....

Hell no and im glad they dont, spiders are one of my 2 biggest fears

 

[lesofprimus]

Daddy-longlegs spiders (Pholcidae) - Here, the myth is incorrect at least in making claims that have no basis in known facts. There is no reference to any pholcid spider biting a human and causing any detrimental reaction. If these spiders were indeed deadly poisonous but couldn't bite humans, then the only way we would know that they are poisonous is by milking them and injecting the venom into humans. For a variety of reasons including Amnesty International and a humanitarian code of ethics, this research has never been done. Furthermore, there are no toxicological studies testing the lethality of pholcid venom on any mammalian system (this is usually done with mice). Therefore, no information is available on the likely toxic effects of their venom in humans, so the part of the myth about their being especially poisonous is just that: a myth. There is no scientific basis for the supposition that they are deadly poisonous and there is no reason to assume that it is true.

Funnel-web spiders are found in eastern Australia, including Tasmania, in coastal and highland forest regions - as far west as the Gulf Ranges area of South Australia. Thirty-six species, including three tree dwelling species, have been identified.

The Sydney funnel spider (Atrax robustus) of Australia is often quoted as being the spider with the most dangerous venom. Bites are dangerous and can cause serious illness or death. The venom appears to particularly affect primates (ie humans), whereas other mammals - such as cats and dogs - are relatively resistant.

On the other hand; according to the Guinness Book of Records the worlds most venomous spiders is the Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria nigriventer). The Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria nigriventer) is regarded by some as the most dangerous spider in the world. It is highly venomous and not reluctant to attack people who appear threatening to it. However, recent studies indicate that it only injects venom in about one-third of its bites and may only inject a small amount in another third. Thus the effects of the bites from this spider can range from only a couple of pin pricks to a full blown envenomation. The Sydney funnel-web spider apparently injects venom in every bite and may thus in effect be more dangerous --

This spider is believed to have the most active neurotoxic venom of any living spider. Its venom is so potent that only 0.006mg (0.00000021oz) is sufficient to kill a mouse.

 

[Nonskimmer]

And Funnel Webs will actually chase after people!
Nothing against Aussies, but I don't think I'd wanna live there. At least 8 of the most deadly snakes in the world, huge salt water crocs, every large man-eating shark swims off shore, psychotic venomous spiders...

Nah! I'll stay here, where it's cold and boring!

 

[lesofprimus]

Yea this is all true, but dont forget one thing about ur beloved, or lack thereof, Canada....

Youre the birthplace of Hockey, AND u have some of the best Weed in the World....

 

[Nonskimmer]

They're thinking of legalizing the weed, eventually.
Doubt I'll see it.

Don't get me wrong, I don't hate Canada. Nothing like it! But suffice it to say, we need to start pulling our collective asses out of the muck (or heads out of asses) and start facing some cold hard facts about alot of things!