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Rare spider found in Texas shuts down $15M million construction project
FoxNews.com ^ | September 13, 2012

Posted on 09/13/2012 5:38:04 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa

A rare spider discovered at a construction site in San Antonio has shut down a $15 million project as federal and state officials consider ways to continue without disrupting the arachnid’s natural habitat.

The spider, identified as a Braken Bat Cave Meshweaver, is an endangered, non-venomous species that lives in caves, has no eyes and is virtually translucent. Josh Donat, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Transportation, said the recent discovery is only the second time the species has been spotted in more than 30 years.

"This is the second individual spider that's ever been found,” Donat told FOX 29. “It's not like we found 1 of 5,000 individuals in a species. This is the second time this species has ever been seen by human eyes. The last time it was seen was 32 years ago in 1980 in a little piece of property not far from here."

Donat said the construction project near Highway 151 and Wiseman Road, which began in April, will be put on hold indefinitely as U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials and the Federal Highway Administration consider ways to proceed. The project became subject to the Endangered Species Act once the rare spider was discovered, he said.

The find could halt the project altogether, officials said, as residents who live in the North San Antonio Hills section say they’re frustrated with the situation.

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Sheesh! They found one spider in 1980 - a second exemplar now - and it's an endangered species?



And this is halting a $15 Million construction project? I thought the Snail Darter episode was ludicrous - this is far worse in my opinion.

Put a fork in us - we're done!



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

1 posted on 09/13/2012 5:38:07 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa
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To: ConorMacNessa

It lives in a cave right?

And our roads are above ground, I think. Yes, they are.

Have a nice day.


2 posted on 09/13/2012 5:40:03 PM PDT by TheZMan (Obama is without a doubt the worst President ever elected to these United States)
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To: ConorMacNessa

Stomp on it, and get back to work!


3 posted on 09/13/2012 5:40:34 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: ConorMacNessa

The whole problem could be solved by a good workboot on someone’s foot.


4 posted on 09/13/2012 5:41:05 PM PDT by mkmensinger
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To: ConorMacNessa

Rare spider trumps rare jobs.


5 posted on 09/13/2012 5:41:15 PM PDT by AHerald ("Do not fear, only believe." - Mark 5:36)
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To: ConorMacNessa

I’m so tired of this shit. 99% of the species that ever lived on Earth are now extinct. This f’ing spider isn’t going to change world events.


6 posted on 09/13/2012 5:42:08 PM PDT by Michael Barnes (Obamaa+ Downgrade)
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To: ConorMacNessa

We need to sprinkle a bunch of these spiders around D.C.


7 posted on 09/13/2012 5:43:16 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: ConorMacNessa

For a consulting fee, I’ve got a couple of 9 1/2 s that can solve their problem.


8 posted on 09/13/2012 5:44:51 PM PDT by The Sons of Liberty ("Get that evil, foreign, muslim, usurping bastard out of MY White House!" FUBO GTFO!)
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To: ConorMacNessa

Insanity.

There is no other explanation.

This is absolutely undeniably utterly insane.


9 posted on 09/13/2012 5:45:54 PM PDT by Nik Naym (It's not my fault... I have compulsive smartass disorder.)
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10 posted on 09/13/2012 5:46:43 PM PDT by Brandonmark (2012: Our Hope IS Change!)
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1 - It is NOT “rare”!
2 - It was not “discovered”!

For decades college university students have been tasked with conducting field trips and compiling lists of species within a given grid.

Then, whenever somebody wants to develop that area, the enviro-whackos pull out there list and declare, “you can’t build there, the endangered “widget” lives there.
Nobody else has a list to prove otherwise and they win.
This has gone on across the country for decades.


11 posted on 09/13/2012 5:46:57 PM PDT by G Larry (Progressives are Regressive because their objectives devolve to the lowest common denominator.)
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To: ConorMacNessa
Shoot Stomp

Shovel

Shut-up

12 posted on 09/13/2012 5:49:57 PM PDT by DTogo (High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: ConorMacNessa

The Bracken Bat Cave is 30 miles or more from this intersection - did this spider hitch a ride?


13 posted on 09/13/2012 5:51:28 PM PDT by decal (I'm not rude, I don't suffer fools is all.)
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To: Nik Naym
This is absolutely undeniably utterly insane.

It's an I.Q. test to see how long the politically correct elites running our country can get away with fooling the voters and taxpayers. Quite a while it appears. There are only two ways to end this: the voting booth (ID card please!) or civil war.

14 posted on 09/13/2012 5:53:09 PM PDT by Bernard Marx
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To: ConorMacNessa

I am not related to the Braken Spiders.


15 posted on 09/13/2012 5:59:35 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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What kind of a $15 Million project is being built in a cave?
Inquiring minds and all that.
16 posted on 09/13/2012 5:59:52 PM PDT by publius911 (Formerly Publius 6961, formerly jennsdad)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

Odd, translucent spiders often hide in my house. Dang things are hard to spot on the carpet.


17 posted on 09/13/2012 6:02:51 PM PDT by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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To: ConorMacNessa

Remind me to squish every spider I see at my job site.


18 posted on 09/13/2012 6:03:13 PM PDT by arderkrag (An Unreconstructed Georgian, Forever in Rebellion.)
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who's the genius what found it? why isn't their name in the paper?? where is he and why isn't he taking credit for the discovery???

hiding, that's where...

19 posted on 09/13/2012 6:04:13 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: ConorMacNessa

20 posted on 09/13/2012 6:05:46 PM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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