BurtWorm
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Wed Mar-25-09 01:39 PM
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Poll question: New spider species found in Papua New Guinea: Love it or leave it? |
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Orthrus, a jumping spider species potentially new to science. New Guinea, an island north of Australia that is split between Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, has proven a rich hunting ground for biologists Photograph: Wayne Maddison/CI/Reuters http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2009/mar/25/papua-new-guinea-new-species?picture=345036504
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Wed Mar-25-09 02:02 PM
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1. Looks like a Gummi Spider. |
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Wed Mar-25-09 02:05 PM
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2. Looks delicious, right? |
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Wed Mar-25-09 02:11 PM
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4. It would stick to your teeth. But I will be extra careful eating green gummi bears now! |
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Wed Mar-25-09 02:24 PM
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8. First thought to me too |
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Wed Mar-25-09 02:06 PM
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3. It is a pretty spider. |
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Wed Mar-25-09 02:17 PM
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5. Pretty. Looks like a gag rubber spider... |
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Wed Mar-25-09 02:18 PM
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6. It looks like a little jewel. |
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Wed Mar-25-09 02:22 PM
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7. that's a damn cool spider |
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wouldn't want in on me, but it's pretty to look at
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Wed Mar-25-09 02:59 PM
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9. Other: Name it after Colbert |
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oh, wait a minute: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/07/17/entertainment/e121129D13.DTLThe Daily Reflector of Greenville reported Thursday that East Carolina University associate professor Jason Bond has agreed to name a species after Colbert, host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report."...
Colbert developed spider envy after learning Bond had given the name of Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi — for rocker Neil Young — to a trapdoor spider. The 44-year-old comedian demanded that a spider be named after him.
"Where's my spider?" he said. "I have lots of animals named after me: turtles, eagles, Ontario Junior League hockey mascots. The world demands an eight-legged tribute to Stephen Colbert and I do not mean another barbershop quartet."...
Now that Colbert is back from a two-week vacation, he must choose a species to carry the name "Aptostichus stephencolberti." Because Colbert doesn't pronounce the "t" in his last name, it will be silent in the spider's name as well.
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Wed Mar-25-09 03:00 PM
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10. two things that scare me shitless |
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jumping spiders and flying cockroaches
leave it
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Wed Mar-25-09 03:03 PM
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11. Strolling spiders will be tolerated. |
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Jumping spiders will be smushed.
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Wed Mar-25-09 06:15 PM
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Is it poisonous? That would make a difference in my decision. Definitely.
Well, in all honesty, I've never actually loved a spider, anyway. Merely tolerated the ones that were out my reach. :scared:
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