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Scientists discover new assassin spiders |
2006-02-13 |
Researchers scouring the remote forests of the African island nation of Madagascar have found that tiny assassin spiders, grotesque-looking bugs that prey on other spiders, are more diverse than previously thought. The bizarre-looking assassin spiders were once widely found around the world, but now are found in Madagascar, Australia and South Africa. About a dozen species of assassin spiders were previously discovered. Assassin spiders, which grow to less than an eighth of an inch long, are notorious for stabbing helpless spiders with their sharp, venom-filled fangs attached to their super-sized jaws. Assassin spiders also possess very long necks so they can attack their prey from a distance. They do not spin webs to entrap their prey and they pose no threat to humans, said Charles Griswold, a curator at the academy. |
Posted by:Seafarious |
#9 Time to get the CIA "dirty tricks" department working on this. We can get the famous Amazon monkey-spiders to carry assassins to where we want them to be. We need to "enhance" the venom until it's about the lethality of curare. Of course, if one of them is turned... |
Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-02-13 23:09 |
#8 After her unpleasant encounter with a brown recluse, I think I won't show this story to my wife. |
Posted by: Xbalanke 2006-02-13 16:14 |
#7 Of course....Tiny lil' assassin spiders, why do they hate us? |
Posted by: BA 2006-02-13 15:20 |
#6 with 6 foot pegs? |
Posted by: Frank G 2006-02-13 14:26 |
#5 The time to worry is when they start riding tiny motorcycles... |
Posted by: Seafarious 2006-02-13 14:13 |
#4 ...I, for one, welcome our new spider overlords. Mike |
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2006-02-13 13:05 |
#3 Great just what the world needs, more spiders. Ewwwwwww! |
Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-02-13 09:04 |
#2 Unbroken wild ones are no threat, but after Mossad's intensive training program... |
Posted by: Jake-the-Peg 2006-02-13 06:31 |
#1 No threat to humans, eh? That's just what they want us to think! |
Posted by: PBMcL 2006-02-13 00:43 |