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Jamastiene

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30. Wow, imagine getting to see one "in person."

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Mon Oct 20, 2014, 09:11 AM

Oct 2014

That would be amazing. I used to be afraid of spiders, but I have now learned to love my spider overlords. There are so many in my yard that I have now gotten used to them being just about everywhere. They eat the blood sucking things I don't like. So, to me, they are good "neighbors."

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Goliath Birdeater Spider The Size Of Small Puppy. Fist Sized Body W/1 Foot Leg Span. Picnic Anyone? [View all] TheMastersNemesis Oct 2014 OP

Oh Hell no! Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #1

awww hell no! irisblue Oct 2014 #23

Nature wants to weed some of us out -- have us die from massive cases of The Willies. Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #24

Some people will take any excuse to talk about their massive willies. Orrex Oct 2014 #29

Hmm, that comment gave me the Heebie Jeebies. Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #33

They're kind of cute. Scootaloo Oct 2014 #2

Cool! Solly Mack Oct 2014 #10

My wife told me about this tonight. NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #3

Time to go to war with Guyana. Marr Oct 2014 #4

I'm with you irisblue Oct 2014 #45

Awesome beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #5

I tend to coexist peacefully with spiders Warpy Oct 2014 #6

argh, beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #7

Peacock spiders are smaller than the tip of your pinkie finger Warpy Oct 2014 #8

I would love to see some of your photos. Solly Mack Oct 2014 #9

I have a few spider pictures Fumesucker Oct 2014 #14

I love those! Thank you, Fumesucker! Solly Mack Oct 2014 #16

Great pics! Mine came out a little blurry... pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #18

LMAO! beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #21

Yup. Jamastiene Oct 2014 #38

Those are beautiful pictures. Jamastiene Oct 2014 #32

SOLLY! beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #15

BMUS! I'm good. Much better than I was. How are you? Solly Mack Oct 2014 #17

Glad to hear it. beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #19

lol! Sounds like Mr. Solly - just used to it. lol Solly Mack Oct 2014 #20

If you ever find a macro lens and camera for fairly cheap that works for that, Jamastiene Oct 2014 #31

There are good superzoom cameras with macro capability like the Panasonic Lumix FZ models. beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #46

Snakes? No problem. Are_grits_groceries Oct 2014 #11

video of the related Theraposa Caninus Bosonic Oct 2014 #12

not really as bad as hfojvt Oct 2014 #13

I'll have nightmares for the rest of my life madokie Oct 2014 #22

I for one, welcome our new arachnid overlords. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2014 #25

I don't think I'd plan a camping trip in a rainforest anyway. LWolf Oct 2014 #26

While I realize spiders are useful, the only kind I want in my house is this one: DFW Oct 2014 #27

I worked with a guy in the 80's that had served for most of two years on New Guinea. brewens Oct 2014 #28

Wow, imagine getting to see one "in person." Jamastiene Oct 2014 #30

That will freak me out for a while hifiguy Oct 2014 #34

THIS IS THE WORST THREAD IN THE HISTORY OF DU!! eissa Oct 2014 #35

Do you know what else likes to hide under blankets? pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #36

You're evil! eissa Oct 2014 #37

Are we related? Marrah_G Oct 2014 #41

HA! And I don't care that people mock my total eissa Oct 2014 #42

I can't even look at pictures without panicking Marrah_G Oct 2014 #43

I'm an antique/collectibles dealer and I bought a specimen of one of these a few years ago. Vinca Oct 2014 #39

people keep posting picts of it on FB Marrah_G Oct 2014 #40

Live Science has a good report malaise Oct 2014 #44