Spiders could eat us all

[Gord]

http://globalnews.ca/news/3341294/spide ... ion-study/

Spiders could eat every human on earth in just 1 year

A recent study by European scientists concluded that spiders eat between 440 million and 880 million tons of prey per year. (Or the total weight of every human on the planet.)...

...The study, which was written by professors Martin Nyffeler and Klaus Birkhofer, noted there are 45,000 individual species of spider that have been identified thus far with a combined weight of around 25 million metric tons....

Sleep tight, everyone!

[Poodle]

I knew it! Down with spiders!

[TJrandom]

I knew it – ever since I saw that arachnophobia film some years ago – with one of those lost souls all wrapped up for delivery. Why just yesterday I squished one of them – it was `aplotting as near as I could figure out, to go forth and reproduce in preparation for the big uprising.

[bobbo_the_Pragmatist]

Not a vegetarian in the whole group.

[ElectricMonk]

Spiders "will" eat us all.

FTFY

[TJrandom]

Actually, I don`t mind - as long as they wait until I have been processed by maggots....

[scrmbldggs]

I have made a pact and keep close by and protect those who eat their brethren. And I will not take care of your pets once the uprising and devouring has begun. MWAHAHAHAHA

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I have made a pact and keep close by and protect those who eat their brethren. And I will not take care of your pets once the uprising and devouring has begun. MWAHAHAHAHA

Meh, I'll just get the guys who mow all the lawns on "The Walking Dead".

[KevinLevites]

I like spiders and have kept tarantulas as pets.

One point I'd like to make: If there is an endangered animal (like the Hawa'iian monk seal) that is cute, money will roll in from donors who want to see it protected. If the animal in question is and endangered spider or snake...you would be lucky to see a dime...yet snake and spider venoms have been yielding valuable medicines to treat cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.

They are just as deserving of protection as a beautiful bird or cute seal.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I think the Brits would agree that a beautiful bird is a lovely thing.

And I know a few guys who think SEALs are very cute.

I also think that drinking this early in the day makes the Internet less boring.

[ElectricMonk]

Well known fact:
Each year, a spider eats eight humans in its sleep.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Well known fact:
Each year, a spider eats eight humans in its sleep.

Well! We have to find that spider and stop it!

[Poodle]

I think the Brits would agree that a beautiful bird is a lovely thing ...

They do.

[Gord]

Well known fact:
Each year, a spider eats eight humans in its sleep.

Well! We have to find that spider and stop it!

Or give it a dime.






...I'm...I'm not sure I really got the gist of KevinLevites' post.

[karen_bubblegum]

Remember that "If frogs go extinct, you'll notice" ad?
http://osocio.org/wp-content/uploads/20 ... hen_72.jpg

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Remember that "If frogs go extinct, you'll notice" ad?
http://osocio.org/wp-content/uploads/20 ... hen_72.jpg

I'd just shake my lizard at them.

[TJrandom]

Remember that "If frogs go extinct, you'll notice" ad?
http://osocio.org/wp-content/uploads/20 ... hen_72.jpg

Karen - welcome to the forum. I do hope that wasn`t a selfie....

[karen_bubblegum]

Remember that "If frogs go extinct, you'll notice" ad?
http://osocio.org/wp-content/uploads/20 ... hen_72.jpg

I'd just shake my lizard at them.

Work your Frogs on them!
By the time frogs are getting extinct, pet shops should really run a marketing campaign for arachnophobic people

[kennyc]

Tastes Like Chicken

[OlegTheBatty]

Tastes Like Chicken

So do frogs.

[TJrandom]

So does chicken...