Makko
Iä!
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2,430
Brick In The Wall
2M Or Not 2B.
- Oct 30, 2019
- 25,158
The tune we dance to isn't quite as eloquent. But I'd be down to try out a short life as a web-slinger. Cue the radioactive spider bite.
Lmd
Elementalist
- Jul 12, 2020
- 812
9BBN
Heaven, send Hell away
- Mar 29, 2021
- 377
I'd like dance before I die, and the sex is a plus!
Makko
Iä!
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2,430
Nephila Clavata babies. Wouldn't mind giving birth to a few billions of these after snacking on a cute boy
Makko
Iä!
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2,430
ClairyFairy
Wizard
- Jan 22, 2021
- 623
Seiba
Arcanist
- Jun 13, 2021
- 490
WaaaghEnjoyer
destroy the status quo
- Aug 15, 2021
- 69
I expected spider pictures in this thread so I survived their sight. A terrible, terrible creature, of the lowest aesthetics.
Makko
Iä!
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2,430
TriggerHappy
In the kingdom of th blind; the one-eyed are kings
- Jan 24, 2021
- 1,298
My beautiful beautiful delicious monster :: Coco.
Goliath Birdeater.
Makko
Iä!
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2,430
WhatDoesTheFoxSay?
Hold your head high, and your middle finger higher
- Dec 25, 2020
- 1,115
Tarantella, the 'dance of the spider'
www.eataly.com
(From the link above)
"Also known as 'the dance of the spider', the Tarantella is derived from the Italian word tarantola, meaning 'tarantula'. The tarantola gets its name from the town of Taranto in Puglia, where the bite of the local wolf spider (the tarantula) was widely believed to be highly poisonous and led to a condition known as 'tarantism'.
Tarantism was an epidemic that swept through Taranto and other parts of Italy between the 15th and 17th centuries. According to legend, once bitten by a tarantula, the victim, referred to as the tarantata—who was almost always a woman of lower status—would fall into a fit in which she was plagued by heightened excitability and restlessness. Eventually, she would succumb to the condition and die.
The only cure, it seemed, was to engage in the frenzied dancing ritual of the Tarantella. Townspeople would surround the tarantata while musicians would play instruments such as mandolins, guitars, and tambourines in different tempos in search of the correct healing rhythm. Each varied beat would affect the tarantata, leading her to move in erratic ways in line with the tempo. Once the correct rhythm was found, the victim—dancing the Tarantella alone until exhausted—was thought to be cured, having 'sweated out" the venom'!"
Culture & Tradition: the stories of Eataly Magazine
Discover many stories and tales about the world of high quality food, traditions, insights and news about the secrets of Italian food and wine.
www.eataly.com
(From the link above)
"Also known as 'the dance of the spider', the Tarantella is derived from the Italian word tarantola, meaning 'tarantula'. The tarantola gets its name from the town of Taranto in Puglia, where the bite of the local wolf spider (the tarantula) was widely believed to be highly poisonous and led to a condition known as 'tarantism'.
Tarantism was an epidemic that swept through Taranto and other parts of Italy between the 15th and 17th centuries. According to legend, once bitten by a tarantula, the victim, referred to as the tarantata—who was almost always a woman of lower status—would fall into a fit in which she was plagued by heightened excitability and restlessness. Eventually, she would succumb to the condition and die.
The only cure, it seemed, was to engage in the frenzied dancing ritual of the Tarantella. Townspeople would surround the tarantata while musicians would play instruments such as mandolins, guitars, and tambourines in different tempos in search of the correct healing rhythm. Each varied beat would affect the tarantata, leading her to move in erratic ways in line with the tempo. Once the correct rhythm was found, the victim—dancing the Tarantella alone until exhausted—was thought to be cured, having 'sweated out" the venom'!"
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TriggerHappy
In the kingdom of th blind; the one-eyed are kings
- Jan 24, 2021
- 1,298
Ha! Ha! Love that. Do you have a web in your basement to catch & trap casual passers by?!!
Will share some useless info about birdeaters: they were named such because when they were discovered by the English, they were often seen catching & eating tiny jungle hummingbirds & finches (pple assume they eat pigeons etc - sadly not the case). It was opposite of what they had in England (birds eating tiny spiders) & the Victorians loved to shock: (evident in the chimera taxidermy of the time - rabbits with goat horns, baby chicks with two heads etc etc) and off course memento mori.
She eats giant crickets (im sposed to feed her baby mice,but she doesn't like em). She's massive ( about the size of a dinnerplate) I let her wander round (she loves the warmth behind the flat-screen tv, &she's the only thing that scares the pitbulls! Shes so impressive when she's in attack mode :: most women are!
Also have a Mexican red knee, would photograph but she's moulting. XM
Makko
Iä!
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2,430
This will be in my venom. Those I bite shall dance or die.
Straight outta the comfy thread
TriggerHappy
In the kingdom of th blind; the one-eyed are kings
- Jan 24, 2021
- 1,298
Makko
Iä!
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2,430
So disguising yourself as a spider is a suicide method. Spiders really are good for everything.
CFLoser
I fcking hate myself
- Dec 5, 2018
- 611
Fire&Ash
Experienced
- Apr 15, 2020
- 225
Makko
Iä!
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2,430
haahaa this reminds me of the anime "So im a spider, so what?"
UseItOrLoseIt
1O'8
- Dec 4, 2020
- 2,217
https://www.sciencealert.com/we-cou...-with-spiders-with-music-made-from-their-webs
Sounds like the backdrop of a Yoko Ono album.
Sounds like the backdrop of a Yoko Ono album.
Makko
Iä!
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2,430
This is too cool to be real. At this rate we can talk to spiders and they can finally share the wisdoms and memes they've been sitting on for so long.
Makko
Iä!
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2,430
Rogue Proxy
Enlightened
- Sep 12, 2021
- 1,316
That's awesome that you have the world's largest spider species (in mass, the giant huntsman spider is the largest in leg span)!
Spiders would be excellent for human control. Too bad they, along with other modern terrestrial arthropods, can't get any larger due to the limited oxygen content in the earth's atmosphere.
The tarantula's defensive posture looks so dramatic, and reminds me of a horse rearing up. Oftentimes, whenever I see footage of a tarantula rearing up, my mind replays the sound of a horse whinnying. Also, their toes resemble velvety, cloven hooves.
I hope you have someone who will look after Coco and the Mexican red-knee tarantula, along with your other animal companions. In some species, female tarantulas can live up to 30 - 40 years, and not many people are willing to adopt and properly care for an arachnid.
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Makko
Iä!
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2,430
Am I the only one who likes the naked ones more than the hairy ones? I know they're unfit as pets but I find them more attractive.
Seiba
Arcanist
- Jun 13, 2021
- 490
aesthetically, i'd say they're better.Am I the only one who likes the naked ones more than the hairy ones? I know they're unfit as pets but I find them more attractive.
TriggerHappy
In the kingdom of th blind; the one-eyed are kings
- Jan 24, 2021
- 1,298
Toxic Tales Article, Poison Information, Toxicology Facts -- National Geographic
Read a <i>National Geographic</i> magazine article about toxins and get information, facts, and more about poisons.
No matter how hard i try my goliath just won't bite me!
Dr Iron Arc
Into the Unknown
- Feb 10, 2020
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Seiba
Arcanist
- Jun 13, 2021
- 490
the virgin spiderman vs actual chad spider
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Makko
Iä!
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2,430
Fair distribution of responsibilities in a relationship: I get to carry the sword of heroes, and you get to carry me.
