Creepy spider!

I'm going to go out on a limb (broomstick?) here and say that I've seen a couple of huntsmen that would be close to or as big as that one in my time. I remember one I almost grabbed on a woodpile when I was about 12 that was noticeably larger than my hand, and another of similar size that jumped out of a wood-fired BBQ on to me while I was stoking the flames and ended up straight back in there when I did the 'my hindbrain has gone into paroxysms of panic' dance.

And now there are about 30 golden orbs strung about my yard thanks to the change of season - all generally above flailing height, thank goodness.

i really need to stop visiting this thread before bed...

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Make it pay rent!

Sky Spiders!

Time to nuke Brazil from orbit.

This remains the most accurate thread title on the whole site.

Remember kids, tinsel is spiderwebs.

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American Whip Spider video , those kinda look like hands and opposable thumbs, I presume tool use is next and I, for one, welcome our spider overlords.

EDIT: oops, farleyhausered a bit back

Hands? Don't you mean eyeball pluckers?

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From Onion video (on Facebook): Spider Allowed To Stay

@ 'cute' spider picture

Dear roommate spider,
If you would just drink milk out of that jug in the fridge like a normal person then it wouldn't have come to this. But no, the whole wrapping folks up in webs and sucking out their jucified innards was just a step too far. Sh*t man, we have guests over sometimes. Totally not sorry for crushing in your head.
-RV

ps. Now wipe that smile off the gooey remains of your face. I'm gunning for your little spider children next.

NSFW language ; link

Ok, so not a spider but something happened to my neighbor last weekend.

She reached into a tissue box to blow her nose, brought it to her face and it felt... off. And wriggly.

It was a stink bug. A very freaked out stink bug who did what freaked out stinkbugs do, next to my neighbor's nose.

So, maybe take a second glance before you reach for that tissue.

I've never observed a stink bug to stink, even when others are turning away in disgust. So to me, they are pretty innocuous.

That's why so many spiders are swallowed while people are sleeping. The spiders are picking bits of food from between your teeth. Spiders are hungry.

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Peacock spiders have no place in this thread!

They're spiders. They creep. Why wouldn't they belong?

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Tanglebones wrote:

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I am proud of myself for not knowing which thread this was, but figuring it out almost immediately upon seeing these.

This is awesome. I wonder if there is a higher res image available.

Sharper but not bigger. Could potentially vectorize it and make it as big as I want...
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Via Twitter:

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Katy wrote:

Via Twitter:

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Thanks for the nightmare fuel ;).

Sleipnir?