Fun Facts We Didn't Need To Know

[Colin_T]

No they can't bite people but they COULD kill one if they were able to bite... That's what I've always known at least

They did a thing on Myth Busters about them and Adam actually got bitten a number of times. He's still alive and didn't need medical care

 

[jaylach]

I'm OK with most spiders but there is one that turns my stomach. I can't deal with banana spiders which I also met in Florida. These things can get a foot or more across. Just NOT my cup of tea! They also make massive webs. Had one between my house in Florida and my neighbor. We decided that we would just leave it alone and not even mow that area. We rationalized by saying that it killed a LOT of bugs which it did but truth be told I think we were both a afraid of the danged thing and didn't want to mess. It was about 10 inches leg to leg.

 

[Colin_T]

pretty colour

 

[Rocky998]

They did a thing on Myth Busters about them and Adam actually got bitten a number of times. He's still alive and didn't need medical care

Reeeeeally... Interesting... I will check that out. Thanks!

 

[WhistlingBadger]

When I lived in Florida some people would just about bop you upside the head if you killed a wolf spider and I was one of those people. Actually really cool critters that don't even make webs. But MAN are they hunters! Will hunt down and kill just about any other bug you could think of. They are totally cool and stay out of your way. Some people actually believe that having one in a house is a sign of good fortune.

Lots of wolf spiders here in Wyoming too, Jay. Did you know they females are great mothers? We frequently see them carrying a bunch of young around on their back. I love watching them hunt. I learned a lot about stalking from watching them and jumping spiders. Really cool critters.

 

[Rocky998]

Lots of wolf spiders here in Wyoming too, Jay. Did you know they females are great mothers? We frequently see them carrying a bunch of young around on their back. I love watching them hunt. I learned a lot about stalking from watching them and jumping spiders. Really cool critters.

One time my dad killed one that was in the house and a TON of babies went everywhere . Payback I guess

 

[SomethingsFishy24]

I had a garden bed that was neglected during the time I was caring for my second kiddo. When I finally got in it to weed and trim, I came face to face with a Garden spider. I almost died. Not because the spider attacked, but because I reared back and fell out of the raised part of the bed.

Fun fact: They have two claws on each leg and are very shy. They like sunny, undisturbed places to build their webs.

 

[jaylach]

Lots of wolf spiders here in Wyoming too, Jay. Did you know they females are great mothers? We frequently see them carrying a bunch of young around on their back. I love watching them hunt. I learned a lot about stalking from watching them and jumping spiders. Really cool critters.

Ya, they are pretty good parents but that is not uncommon with a lot of spiders. If one can get past the eewwyy aspect they are, in general fascinating critters.

 

[jaylach]

One time my dad killed one that was in the house and a TON of babies went everywhere . Payback I guess

With you being in North Carolina I'd say the 'explosion' of wolf siders was a blessing. I'd bet dollars to donuts that you didn't see many roaches.

 

[Rocky998]

With you being in North Carolina I'd say the 'explosion' of wolf siders was a blessing. I'd bet dollars to donuts that you didn't see many roaches.

Not MANY but we did have a few... Yah

 

[Deleted member 149562]

I have a rule in my home.

If a spider stays out of sight....it can live

However if it comes out into the open and I see it.......it gets Dyson'ed

Can't stand the damned things. Same goes for wasps & hornets too.

 

[jaylach]

Can't stand the damned things. Same goes for wasps & hornets too.

You just HAD to bring up hornets... Grrrr! Last summer some hornets decided my outside driver side mirror on my car would be a good place to build a nest. If they had decideded on the passanger side mirror and been willing to pay rent something could have been worked out. They were not up fror that so I got a can of RAID wasp and hornet stuff and doused the mirror.

 

[AmyKieran]

The only muscle in the human body that works without any skeletal support is the tongue.

I know this is family friendly but I’m pretty sure a certain male reproductive organ doesn’t use skeletal support either

 

[Deleted member 149562]

WOW.....this is just WOW

Explorers find the world's deepest shipwreck four miles under the Pacific | CNN

The USS Destroyer Escort Samuel B. Roberts, known as the Sammy B., is the world's deepest shipwreck. It has been located at a depth of 6,895 meters (22,621 feet) in the Philippine Sea -- more than four miles deep -- by explorer Victor Vescovo.

edition.cnn.com

The wreck is in remarkably identifyable condition too....quite eerily so

 

[AmyKieran]

WOW.....this is just WOW

Explorers find the world's deepest shipwreck four miles under the Pacific | CNN

The USS Destroyer Escort Samuel B. Roberts, known as the Sammy B., is the world's deepest shipwreck. It has been located at a depth of 6,895 meters (22,621 feet) in the Philippine Sea -- more than four miles deep -- by explorer Victor Vescovo.

edition.cnn.com

The wreck is in remarkably identifyable condition too....quite eerily so

Of the back of this, you could put a Mount Everest in the deepest part of the ocean, and still have a Mile of sea on top