Latrodectus Mactans

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[quote]BigRagoo wrote:
MODOK wrote:
Did you know that the silk from a black widow is one of the strongest of all spiders? It was even used years ago to make crosshairs on high powered rifle scopes. I have no idea why I felt the need to share that…

While it is strong, the silk from the Nephila genus is the absolute strongest of the spiders. They are adapting the structure of this substance to make bullet proof vests.[/quote]

Which spider’s gene’s were used to make goats that produce “silk milk”. What is that silk used for?

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[quote]dollarbill44 wrote:
BigRagoo wrote:
Wayland wrote:
a picture of the infamous clock spider is needed i feel

Hahaha, that’s a huge bastard behind that clock. Probably a huntsman.

Who’s wife wouldn’t let out a blood curddling scream if she found that?

Are you kidding me? My wife??? I would scream like a little girl if I came across that mother in my house. I think I would take my 10 lb sledgehammer from the garage and just pound the hell out of the clock and spider underneath it.

DB[/quote]

Worry about the Goddamned wall later. I hear ya!

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[quote]4est wrote:
BigRagoo wrote:
MODOK wrote:
Did you know that the silk from a black widow is one of the strongest of all spiders? It was even used years ago to make crosshairs on high powered rifle scopes. I have no idea why I felt the need to share that…

While it is strong, the silk from the Nephila genus is the absolute strongest of the spiders. They are adapting the structure of this substance to make bullet proof vests.

Which spider’s gene’s were used to make goats that produce “silk milk”. What is that silk used for?[/quote]

Seriously? I have never heard that.

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[quote]dollarbill44 wrote:
BigRagoo wrote:
Wayland wrote:
a picture of the infamous clock spider is needed i feel

Hahaha, that’s a huge bastard behind that clock. Probably a huntsman.

Who’s wife wouldn’t let out a blood curddling scream if she found that?

Are you kidding me? My wife??? I would scream like a little girl if I came across that mother in my house. I think I would take my 10 lb sledgehammer from the garage and just pound the hell out of the clock and spider underneath it.

DB[/quote]

Hahaha, I’d capture it in a jar and leave on the kitchen table just to get a reaction out of my wife. She HATES spiders. They don’t bother me.

I wanted to get red-knee tarantula like in the pic, but I think I’d be served with divorce papers if I brought it home. Not to mention it would fall victim to a shoe heel shortly after.

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[quote]BigRagoo wrote:
4est wrote:
BigRagoo wrote:
MODOK wrote:
Did you know that the silk from a black widow is one of the strongest of all spiders? It was even used years ago to make crosshairs on high powered rifle scopes. I have no idea why I felt the need to share that…

While it is strong, the silk from the Nephila genus is the absolute strongest of the spiders. They are adapting the structure of this substance to make bullet proof vests.

Which spider’s gene’s were used to make goats that produce “silk milk”. What is that silk used for?

Seriously? I have never heard that.[/quote]

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[quote]4est wrote:
BigRagoo wrote:
4est wrote:
BigRagoo wrote:
MODOK wrote:
Did you know that the silk from a black widow is one of the strongest of all spiders? It was even used years ago to make crosshairs on high powered rifle scopes. I have no idea why I felt the need to share that…

While it is strong, the silk from the Nephila genus is the absolute strongest of the spiders. They are adapting the structure of this substance to make bullet proof vests.

Which spider’s gene’s were used to make goats that produce “silk milk”. What is that silk used for?

Seriously? I have never heard that.

[/quote]

Damn, that’s crazy. If it pans out, some people will be very rich.

However, I still am not sure which specie they used.

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I heard a blood curdling scream come from the our garage and ran down to see my mom and sister huddled up against the way looking at a huge wolf spider, at least a 6 inch leg span, they yelled at me to kill it as they backed away. Honestly spiders freak me out to I was really scared. So I went over and grabbed a hollow metal pipe and slammed it right down over the beast, is thorax was intact but severed 3/4 of all its legs. Then after knowing it couldn’t spring up and get me I stamped on it for a good 30 seconds. I thought it was a starfish when I first sw it, scary as hell.

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[quote]Wrestler14 wrote:
I heard a blood curdling scream come from the our garage and ran down to see my mom and sister huddled up against the way looking at a huge wolf spider, at least a 6 inch leg span, they yelled at me to kill it as they backed away. Honestly spiders freak me out to I was really scared. So I went over and grabbed a hollow metal pipe and slammed it right down over the beast, is thorax was intact but severed 3/4 of all its legs. Then after knowing it couldn’t spring up and get me I stamped on it for a good 30 seconds. I thought it was a starfish when I first sw it, scary as hell.[/quote]

Hahahahaah. Yes, some can get VERY large.

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Wait till you see a brown recluse. I read about how Charles Poliquin got bit in the ass by one, and he almost lost his ass cheek (bad visual). He got pumped with 18,000 mg of Vitamin C in a hyperbaric chamber to save his ass (literallY). Had to share

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[quote]MaximusB wrote:
Wait till you see a brown recluse. I read about how Charles Poliquin got bit in the ass by one, and he almost lost his ass cheek (bad visual). He got pumped with 18,000 mg of Vitamin C in a hyperbaric chamber to save his ass (literallY). Had to share[/quote]

That’s why I always wear gloves and look carefully as I move things in my shed.

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http://images.t-nation.com/forum_images/8/8/88015-lat_milk.jpg

[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
How much protein is in them?[/quote]

The most intelligent question in this entire thread…
A news article just came out about the Latrodectus Mactans and its long history with farmers in South America.
As it turns out, the protein in the venom had been said to give these bitten farmers amplified masculinity and virility. So researchers have now proven this and are trying to market a modified version for a male sexual aide and also for its spermicidal properties.

Am just curious as to how this same protein would affect intense training. I dont quite understand how the protein works physically but it most certainly is affecting the nervous system and blood pressure to some degree.
If anyone is a chemist and can step in please let me know.

I googled for the venom of this particular spider and found the venom for sale in a couple of different locations. One sells an expensive pure extract from this spider, shipped in dry ice and another e-store sells it in a more stable, though likely a much weaker form, as a homeopathic remedy.

Not to infer that the whole Hulk thing is possible, but could this be a potential supplement? I would try some small doses but would wonder how, if taken orally, it would affect the liver.

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Camel Spiders :o(

I know not technically a spider even though called one, but an arachnid nonetheless. I don’t have a phobia of spiders per say…but these are the things of nightmares, and sudden urination.

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are there wolf spiders in PA? A couple years ago I walked down the hall to find a HUGE spider face level on the wall. It was not as thick as a tarantula (sp) but seriously twice as long. Ever since than I get crepped out when I run in to a spider. In fact I just got the chills from the pics on here haha

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I’ve had huntsmans in my house that were bigger than the span of my open hand. These bastards like to jump at you if you get too close and stir them up. Then theres the wolf spiders that rear up and display thier fangs. Funnel webs are the worst of the lot. I remember when we were kids me and my cousin found one in his backyard under a rock. We flipped the rock over and it charged at us. My cousin stepped on it, get this, it actually fucking squealed! I’ll never forget that noise as long as I live.

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Coolest. Thread. Ever.

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[quote]sikunt wrote:
we flipped the rock over and it charged at us. My cousin stepped on it, get this, it actually fucking squealed! I’ll never forget that noise as long as I live.[/quote]

I believe you…the same happens when you step on a potato bug, the most hideous bug known to man.

Some good and informative Q and A on Potato Bugs:

Q: What other names are Potato Bugs known by?
A: The common Potato Bug is also known as the Jerusalem cricket. Our Native American friends call him ?Woh-tzi-Neh? (Old Bald-Headed Man). In Latin America, he?s ?ni?a de la tierra? (child of the earth). Other names include: Satan’s fetus, the Devil’s spawn, the Devil’s child, the Devil’s baby, the Devil’s fetus, evil fetus, bald devil fetus, bald fetus of Satan, and earth fetus.

Q: Do potato bugs bite?
A: They gnaw.

Q: Why are potato bugs so ugly and frightening? Why do they look part human? Where did they come from?
A: The most widely held belief is that God didn?t create potato bugs. It was Satan?s work. And amongst evolutionists and non-religious types, the consensus is that potato bugs came from outer space.

Q: I have potato bugs in my vegetable garden. How can I rid myself of these pesky critters?
A: Drench your entire yard with gasoline and set it ablaze. Once the fire has burned itself out and the ground has cooled, cultivate the soil to a depth of seven feet, saturate the area with battery acid and top the surface with gasoline. After a few minutes, most of the surviving potato bugs, now irritated, will burrow up for air. Set the yard on fire again, and let it burn itself out. The remaining bugs should be crisped. Add water. Only then, and only maybe, will you rid yourself of potato bugs.

Q: When I sleep, I have recurring dreams about potato bugs. Nightmares, really. Should I be concerned?
A: No. We all have nightmares about potato bugs. Try not to drink alcohol right before bed.

Q: Does alcohol consumption increase the chances of potato bug nightmares?
A: No. Potato bugs are drawn to the smell of alcohol, so when you drink late at night they?re more likely to infest your bed. They may gnaw your cheeks while you sleep, trying to get at the smell of the alcohol on your breath.

Q: I have never even seen a potato bug. Where would I be likely to find one?
A: Consider yourself very lucky, click away from this website, and forget you ever asked that question.

Q: Do potato bugs eat potatoes?
A: Potato bugs eat your cheeks.

Q: I caught a potato bug in a field behind my house, and now its my pet. How do I sex it?
A: Just e-mail us your name and address, and we?ll notify the proper authorities about you. You should be locked up.

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Huntsman

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huntsman with its dinner, a yummy cockroach

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Huntsman again

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Nephila (nephila pilipes)