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Originally posted by nightwing
Arachnids are 8 legged. It can lift itself with the forward
two "feelers" so they count as legs, making it a member
of the scorpion family, along with venigarones.
In Calif, Az, Nv, and Colorado they are referred to as
sun-spiders. In NM they are called child-of-the-earth.
In the deep south they are called BIG, about the size
of a Tarantula and ten times faster. Like the Tarantula
they have a hard time biting a flat surface but let them
get between your fingers and toes, picture a miniature
pair of wirecutters. Their chompers are awesome to
watch when they feed. They dont just work up and
down, but also side to side like a pair of wire cutters
that work 4 ways. Never heard 'em make a sound
except for the pecan shell crackling when they catch
something crunchy. In a bug fight, the big 'ens are
pit bulls.
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Originally posted by nightwing
Get your facts straight my good man! ==EmbryonicEssence
I usually do, plus I consider the audience. I paraphrased information from the
Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders,
pages 636, 936, adding in my own observational spin for entertainment.
( The Audubon Society makes a distinction between spiders and scorpions.)
I geared it to the average (estimated) ATS viewer, who is not an Etomologist. So sure, I can be slammed
for using popular rather than pure scientific references. Thus your problem with facts
appears to be with the Audubon Society. In their defense, they sell books to the
public, whereas the college etomology texts tend to be limited to students.
/\/ight\/\/ing
Originally posted by fortean
Here's an article I found that pretty much covers
the same thing that's already been discussed on
this photo, but check out the video!!
Shows one of the spiders in action, eating a
scorpion.
Creepy!
www.gophergas.com...