Psst...Hey, Martok!

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JasonPratt

Global warming = more spider food = more spiders.

The GW activists should use that for promotional punch.
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Martok

I think you just made the most compelling case for reducing carbon emissions that I could ever support.  :D 
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JasonPratt

Carbon makes more carbon dioxide.

More carbon dioxide makes more plants.

More plants makes more bugs.

More bugs makes more spiders.

More spiders...
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JasonPratt

#903
Also, global warming makes plants grow very large, and so you need to, like, train yourself now for that eventuality.

Not that that's the plot of this game. It's really a homage to Honey I Shrunk The Kids.



"...except in reality, it's a nightmare."  :D >:D


Edited to add: don't worry, the thumbnail for the video doesn't appear in the game.
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Martok

Quote from: JasonPratt on June 28, 2020, 08:58:41 PM

Edited to add: don't worry, the thumbnail for the video doesn't appear in the game.
No, but the spider that shows up at the end is still big enough.  :buck2: 

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steve58

Quote from: Martok on June 27, 2020, 07:11:11 PM
Yeah, I read that.  Just what this world needs -- even more spiders.  :hide:

Jokes >:D on you Martok...here's yet another friend for you.



https://www.foxnews.com/science/scientists-discover-joker-spider
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Martok

At least they're little guys...plus they're almost pretty.  Most importantly of all, however, they live far, far away from me.  :P 
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JasonPratt



Not mostly about its title topic, in case you're wondering.
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airboy

Ebay managers sent live spiders (among other things) to ebay critics.

Does Martok have an online blog criticising Ebay?

https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/ex-ebay-workers-plead-guilty-spiders-massachusetts-bloggers

steve58

#909
 :)
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JasonPratt

For a change of topic... an island with an average of 1 to 5 fatally poisonous snakes every square meter!



Sadly, they don't eat spiders, but eat birds instead. Because no mammals survive on the island, so they have to go into the trees. Whence they sometimes fall upon visitors. Thus explaining the population density per surface square foot.

The birds probably eat some spiders. For whatever that's worth.
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Tripoli

#911
https://www.theblaze.com/news/good-news-a-species-of-giant-invasive-parachuting-spiders-is-expected-to-blanket-the-east-coast

According to experts, the Joro — a 3-inch invasive spider species from Japan — will likely soon blanket the entire east coast of the United States.

Joros were originally spotted in the United States in Georgia, and it is unknown how the species first made its way here; however, most experts guess that it likely arrived stowed away inside a shipping container. The spider is much larger than the average spider, commonly reaching up to 3 inches in diameter, and can float around in the air using a parachute made from its webbing material.

The species has largely been contained to the southeastern portion of the United States since its arrival; however, researchers now believe that the spider is much more resistant to cold temperatures than previously believed, and thus find it likely that the spider will soon proliferate at least throughout the eastern seaboard, given the lack of natural predators here in the states and the ease with which the spider travels.


However, while the size and parachuting behavior may be alarming to arachnophobes, scientists say that, like most spiders, the Joro is almost completely harmless to humans and will help to control the population of biting insects.

"Its fangs are so small relative to most human skin that it probably won't be able to get its fangs into you even if it wanted to," said Benjamin Frick, one of the co-authors of a recent study on Joros. Additionally, Joros generally seek to evade contact with humans and do not exhibit aggressive behavior towards them. Although Frick noted that the spiders are technically venomous, their venom is extremely mild and a bite would likely hurt "less than a wasp sting" in the unlikely event that you end up being bitten by one.

Despite their alarming appearance, Joros appear to not have any harmful effects on the foliage or wildlife here in the United States, and researchers advise people to get used to the sight of them. "People should try to learn to live with them," said Andy Davis, one of the study's other co-authors. "If they're literally in your way, I can see taking a web down and moving them to the side, but they're just going to be back next year."

As noted in this video from the University of Georgia, the Joro spider is likely here to stay:
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Gusington

Maybe they can be trained to hunt and kill stinkbugs!


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steve58

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The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.   Thomas Jefferson
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.   George Orwell  The truth is quiet...It's the lies that are loud.   Jesus Revolution
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JasonPratt

Of course there are, sigh....  :hide:

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