Topic: Pets (Read 16527 times)

fancyfont · « **Reply #25 on:** February 23, 2009, 11:24:31 PM »

I had a science teacher that had a pet tarantula. He said that it didn't bite. I was comfortable enough to have it walk up my arm. I was sure a lot braver a long time ago. Now, if an itty bitty spider is on me, I freak out. I guess I'll have to think of the next spider on me as a pet.

gucci_boi7782 · « **Reply #26 on:** February 27, 2009, 10:38:12 AM »

Yuck-y! I hate all bugs, they are rather frightening aren't they? Here in Florida, we get all sorts of bugs! The worse part is, even if you keep your house sprayed, it is inevitable to have spiders and -shudders- roaches always in your house.

fancyfont · « **Reply #27 on:** March 01, 2009, 01:12:58 AM »

My dad came over to our house tonight and was very sad. He told me Spike his pet spider that has been in his bathroom for over two weeks got whacked by the lady cleaning his apartment. The other lady knew about it but forgot to tell her partner. RIP Spike

Guess I'll try to find him a new spider tomorrow. Rain is coming. Should be easy.

49er · « **Reply #28 on:** March 01, 2009, 02:14:21 AM »

I would pick up and play with tarantulas all the time back home. It was hard to describe the feeling of the eight soft little feet and that they weighed almost nothing at all. I remember one time on I had a tarantula on my bare arm and something startled and it ran to the underside of my arm without falling off! Amazing! I was always laissez-faire with the critters that found their way into my house. I especially let the Alligator Lizard he was OK to slink about, but it was his responsibility to keep from under my feet. Now that I live in San Francisco, all I have to deal with are mice and cockroaches.

But I won't talk about icky things like politics in this forum.

fancyfont · « **Reply #29 on:** March 01, 2009, 01:57:02 PM »

A tarantula costume for a pleo would be cute for Halloween. Pleo would be soft, but I don't think too cuddly.

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #30 on:** March 01, 2009, 02:53:34 PM »

Poor Spike

Henry got eaten

I found his shell of a body yesterday. Apparently his date with Henrietta didn't go too well, so now I have a female huntsman on my wall but she's going to have to go, don't want a whole bunch of baby spiders in the house

49er · « **Reply #31 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:28:18 PM »

My brother would throw bugs into the webs of Black Widow spiders that were on the side of the house. Once he put one in a jar and it spun a little orbed nursery and when the time came lots of teeny-weeny light brown spiders came out. BTW, have any of you walked into a Black Widow's web? They are loose single strands for the most part, and I remember walking into one and bouncing off.

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #32 on:** March 01, 2009, 04:10:30 PM »

Spiders webs have a tensile strength greater than any other substance known including (if it were the same size of course) steel.

allosaurus · « **Reply #33 on:** March 01, 2009, 05:58:12 PM »

Quote from: InmemoryofRomeo on March 01, 2009, 02:53:34 PM

Poor Spike

Henry got eaten I found his shell of a body yesterday. Apparently his date with Henrietta didn't go too well, so now I have a female huntsman on my wall but she's going to have to go, don't want a whole bunch of baby spiders in the house

Poor henry!

Yah, females often eat males. Happens with humans, too.

mweed · « **Reply #34 on:** March 02, 2009, 09:43:53 PM »

Quote from: InmemoryofRomeo on March 01, 2009, 02:53:34 PM

Poor Spike

Henry got eaten I found his shell of a body yesterday. Apparently his date with Henrietta didn't go too well

No. If he got eaten, the date went well. The female eats the male as part of or after mating. In some species, it is the female biting the head off of the male that causes him to release the sperm.

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #35 on:** March 02, 2009, 10:02:46 PM »

I'm sure Henry would be quite consoled by that thought :

fancyfont · « **Reply #36 on:** March 02, 2009, 11:05:53 PM »

They say laughter is the best medicine. I've just had mine tonight. Too funny!!!

49er · « **Reply #37 on:** March 02, 2009, 11:40:24 PM »

That mating practice is what gave the Black Widow the name of "Widow." The Preying Mantis is famous for its post mating snacks also. :

fancyfont · « **Reply #38 on:** March 02, 2009, 11:50:17 PM »

Mother Nature, there had to be a better way!!

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #39 on:** March 02, 2009, 11:56:16 PM »

Lolz yes praying mantises have a dark side that not many people know about lol.

I did a little research today, Huntsman are not one of those that NEED to kill their partners nevertheless it is very common. Male Huntsman also spin a little chastity belt for their females while they are mating so no other male can mate with her

49er · « **Reply #40 on:** March 03, 2009, 12:45:14 AM »

Quote from: InmemoryofRomeo on March 02, 2009, 11:56:16 PM

I did a little research today, Huntsman are not one of those that NEED to kill their partners nevertheless it is very common. Male Huntsman also spin a little chastity belt for their females while they are mating so no other male can mate with her

So I guess they must have evolved in the European middle ages and then migrated with the European explorers just like the English Sparrow did.

allosaurus · « **Reply #41 on:** March 03, 2009, 05:38:17 AM »

Quote from: InmemoryofRomeo on March 02, 2009, 11:56:16 PM

Male Huntsman also spin a little chastity belt for their females while they are mating so no other male can mate with her

Haha, for some wierd reason that's hilarious! XD

mweed · « **Reply #42 on:** March 03, 2009, 09:26:24 AM »

I know praying mantis babies when they hatch will eat each other if they do not get dispersed quickly enough.

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #43 on:** March 03, 2009, 03:43:36 PM »

The animal kingdom is full of strange things

Look at sharks for example, they are the only known animals that practice inter-uterine cannibalism. Baby sharks of some species will actually eat each other BEFORE they are born

allosaurus · « **Reply #44 on:** March 03, 2009, 04:24:47 PM »

Quote from: InmemoryofRomeo on March 03, 2009, 03:43:36 PM

Baby sharks of some species will actually eat each other BEFORE they are born

Awesome! You just gave me a great idea for a Musah, a creature in a story I'm writing.......

allosaurus · « **Reply #45 on:** March 22, 2009, 04:06:09 PM »

LOL! Yesterday when I came downstairs to prepare for the recital, I asked my mom how I looked, and the posed for her. And then Patrick made a sound that sounded like, "Ooooh!"

It was so funny!

justbede · « **Reply #46 on:** March 23, 2009, 03:38:46 AM »

I have three cats Smeagul, Suki and Kenzo

49er · « **Reply #47 on:** March 23, 2009, 07:55:35 AM »

SMEAGUL!?!

I hope your careful about what rings you wear!

Icewolf · « **Reply #48 on:** March 24, 2009, 07:05:00 PM »

Got one dog

Names's Viggo!

justbede · « **Reply #49 on:** March 25, 2009, 04:01:17 AM »

Heh yeah i had been wondering why there was a load of hooded characters hanging around outside asking about some Baggins fellow alot.

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