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One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important
As much as my tolerance toward the eight legged folk is increasing due to this thread, I would probably freak out on a massive level if that happened to me.
My coffee is sacred. Defiling the first cup of the day with a spider is beyond cruel.
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One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important
(Such an awful boring chore)
If you have to wash the dishes
('Stead of going to the store)
If you have to wash the dishes
And you drop one on the floor
Maybe they won't let you
Wash the dishes anymore
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Losing their light in the glorious sun,
Thus would we pass from this earth and its toiling,
Only remembered for what we have done."
WHY
Now we get to the world's deadliest spider, the Brazilian wandering spider, or Armadeira as it's known down here (I'll explain the name soon).
There's eight species, all of which can be found in various parts of Brazil. Though two of them in particular are responsible for most accidents.
Above is one of the rarer species, I chose this picture because it was one of the few that showed the spider 'at rest'. We'll get to that.
The wandering spider, as the name says, doesn't build webs, it wanders the jungle floor at night. But it will often enter yards or houses in search of shelter or prey; keeping a clean, debris-free backyard is the first line of defense against these critters. Any sort of debris provides a haven for insects and mice, which in turn attract the wandering spider.
This creature's signature, however, is its fighting stance. Whenever it feels threatened it'll rear up into a characteristic pose, sometimes swaying slightly from side to side:
This is where its name comes from, when it's like this we say it's armada (ie, in its fighting stance, as would also be a snake about to strike, for example).
When you see this, kill it. I'm serious. Backing down is usually not an option. These spiders are insanely aggressive. Poke a tarantula with a stick and it'll run from you. Poke a wandering spider and it may jump onto the stick and try to bite your hand. Oh, and they bite repeatedly. There are reports of wandering spiders chasing after humans, but these may be exaggerated. Or not.
They seem to have poor control over how much venom they deliver - you could end up with a dry bite, or a minimal amount of venom injected. Which is a good thing, because their venom is a highly effective neurotoxin, and reported to have the most painful effect of all spider venoms. Outright deaths to this spider are rare, but out of all the people who die worldwide to spider bites, most are killed by wandering spiders.
Interesting colour variations, especially between the top photo and the bottom ones. The last one is quite pretty.