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Spider moms spotted nursing their offspring with milk
ScienceMag.org ^
| Nov 29, 2018
| Elizabeth Pennisi
Posted on 11/29/2018 3:55:33 PM PST by ETL
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11/29/2018 3:55:33 PM PST
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ETL
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11/29/2018 3:57:53 PM PST
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ETL
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11/29/2018 3:59:48 PM PST
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ETL
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To: ETL
My house is invaded by large black spiders when the weather turns cold down here in South Georgia.
They are rather brilliant.
They run and hide when they see me...hiding behind table legs and in dark corners.
I have even seen a spider of this genre pretend to be a dust ball to escape detection.
Can't say they aren't smart.
Certainly smarter than most humans I know.
To: ETL
When the team members analyzed the liquid, they discovered it contained four times the protein of cow’s milk, as well as fat and sugar. Ben & Jerry will soon release a spider milk ice cream.
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11/29/2018 4:30:40 PM PST
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KarlInOhio
(Leave the job, leave the clearance. It should be the same rule for the Swamp as for everyone else.)
To: ETL
Spider mom, spider mom,
friendly neighborhood spider mom,
Can she produce milk for her young?
Take a look at their milky gums...
Oh yeah, there goes the spider mom!
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11/29/2018 4:32:27 PM PST
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Alas Babylon!
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To: RoosterRedux
Spiders are excellent at adapting to environmental conditions. It’s hard to call an arachnid “smart,” but they are very reactive and make changes in their habits quickly if it’s too their advantage.
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11/29/2018 4:33:41 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
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To: ETL
Australian Peacock Spider
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11/29/2018 4:55:07 PM PST
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gaijin
To: ETL
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11/29/2018 4:57:54 PM PST
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gaijin
To: ETL
I recall hearing about a species of spider where the mother liquified her internal organs to feed her young. Even while the young were consuming her body, she would remain alive until much of her body was gone.
I do not remember what kind of spider that was.
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11/29/2018 6:58:28 PM PST
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exDemMom
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To: ETL
I never thought this site would become a porn stop. Nice jugs! lol
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posted on
11/29/2018 7:29:53 PM PST
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alstewartfan
("An original thought would be such a rush. Why do they feed you a diet of man-made mush?" Al Stewart)
To: ETL
Spider milk? I wonder if that’s what ninjas drank to make themselves so creepy sneaky?
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11/29/2018 7:31:38 PM PST
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Grimmy
(equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
To: KarlInOhio
...And I’m old enough to remember the urban legend that went around in the seventies that the secret to Bubble-Yum being so soft and chewy was that it contained spider eggs. :P
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11/29/2018 8:13:35 PM PST
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Kriggerel
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11/30/2018 3:05:10 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: Kriggerel
I never heard that one.
Although we did have a gal down the street that had a big hair-do, and the spider’s built a big nest in her hair!
I was just reading about the common “daddy long legs” - in the magazine it was called a cellar spider. They can live up to two years! I let them be in our basement - they catch the insects that come in through the garage door.
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11/30/2018 4:21:57 AM PST
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21twelve
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To: RoosterRedux
They are rather brilliant. They run and hide when they see me...hiding behind table legs and in dark corners. I have even seen a spider of this genre pretend to be a dust ball to escape detection.Same with roaches. They actually seem to pretend to be dead at times. They leap and zigzag.
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11/30/2018 7:23:47 AM PST
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ETL
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11/30/2018 7:25:17 AM PST
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ETL
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To: ETL
How did I survive all this time without knowing this! How fascinating! Mesmerizing.
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11/30/2018 7:27:25 AM PST
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central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
To: ETL
Amazing isn't it.
I think humans have overestimated their own intelligence and greatly underestimated that of other species. We seem to judge the intelligence of others based on our standards of measurement (i.e. can we teach them tricks or can they invent or use a tool) instead of some objective means.
I have some family members who are lefties and I have serious doubts about their intellect. I call their condition "willful idiocy." It appears to be a choice they make to swim with the cultural current.
I don't think they would last but a few days in a challenging environment like that faced by, say, the squirrels around my house. Those squirrels (and my cats) manipulate the hell our of me. I fall for their tricks 9 times out of 10.
To: gaijin; All
"Peacock Spider Dances to YMCA"
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11/30/2018 7:52:59 AM PST
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ETL
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