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Amnesia10

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New Giant Tarantula Discovered in Sri Lanka


	Quote: A new type of tarantula about the size of your face has been found in northern Sri Lanka. Scientists found the spiders — with a leg span up to 8 inches across — living in trees and the old doctor’s quarters of a hospital in Mankulam.

How did this stay hidden for so long?

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Tue Apr 02, 2013 6:58 pm

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Re: New Giant Tarantula Discovered in Sri Lanka

A facehugger, eh? In Sri Lanka, no-one can hear you scream!

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Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:01 pm

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	pcernie wrote: A facehugger, eh? In Sri Lanka, no-one can hear you scream!

Certainly not after this bugger has bitten you.

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Tue Apr 02, 2013 8:51 pm

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Re: New Giant Tarantula Discovered in Sri Lanka

Amnesia10 wrote:


	Quote: ...about the size of your face...

That is absolutely, categorically the worst way to describe any spider. Although most tarantulas aren't in fact in any way dangerous to humans.

Tue Apr 02, 2013 10:11 pm

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Re: New Giant Tarantula Discovered in Sri Lanka

jonbwfc wrote:

Amnesia10 wrote:


	Quote: ...about the size of your face...

That is absolutely, categorically the worst way to describe any spider. Although most tarantulas aren't in fact in any way dangerous to humans.

It is as bad a plate sized. There are no standard size plates either. Tarantulas are actually reasonably docile and if you are gentile they will not bite. You are far too big to digest so unless you appear to be a threat they are unlikely to bite. Spider venom is very valuable to the spider so they do not want to waste it. In fact most venomous creatures are the same except possibly jelly fish.

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