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Posted by Express Rider on Sat Oct 18 18:20:55 2014 Thought people might be interested in this. Yahoo article with links, scientist has discovered a giant (puppy-sized) spider in the rrainforest in Guyana. If it's slow loading, it can be googled.http://news.yahoo.com/goliath-encounter-puppy-sized-spider-surprises-scientist-rainforest-125720953.html giant spiders in the tropics, palmetto bugs, and other big flying things in Florida, water moccasins in the Carolinas? Several more reasons not to venture south of Tottenville. |
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Posted by 3-9 on Sun Oct 19 00:39:50 2014, in response to Doin' the eight-legged boogie woogie, posted by Express Rider on Sat Oct 18 18:20:55 2014. I hate to break this to you, but palmetto bugs, otherwise known as the American cockroach, it very common in NYC. Strangely, it's apparently not native to North America. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Oct 19 00:58:00 2014, in response to Re: Doin' the eight-legged boogie woogie, posted by 3-9 on Sun Oct 19 00:39:50 2014. Although they ARE related, the Palmetto bug is, like most red state insects, much larger than what crawls around the city.
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Posted by Express Rider on Sun Oct 19 02:52:08 2014, in response to Re: Doin' the eight-legged boogie woogie, posted by 3-9 on Sun Oct 19 00:39:50 2014. The guys down in Florida have wings and can fly... something thecucarachas can't do here. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Oct 19 03:11:50 2014, in response to Re: Doin' the eight-legged boogie woogie, posted by Express Rider on Sun Oct 19 02:52:08 2014. Actually, they can. Ours just aren't very good at it. :) |
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Posted by 3-9 on Sun Oct 19 03:32:03 2014, in response to Re: Doin' the eight-legged boogie woogie, posted by Express Rider on Sun Oct 19 02:52:08 2014. American cockroaches, a.k.a. waterbugs? Dunno about you, but every adult I've seen not only has wings, they can fly, and they're pretty damn good at it! |
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Posted by Express Rider on Sun Oct 19 03:47:31 2014, in response to Re: Doin' the eight-legged boogie woogie, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Oct 19 03:11:50 2014. Didn't know that. I'm glad they're not very good at it. |
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Posted by Express Rider on Sun Oct 19 03:54:45 2014, in response to Re: Doin' the eight-legged boogie woogie, posted by 3-9 on Sun Oct 19 03:32:03 2014. Well, maybe I'm not observant enough to have ever seen the wings. When I've seen one of those large guys, in basements mostly, I'm already running in the othe direction.I saw one once, in Boston, siddling up the steps into the stucco foundation under the record store where I worked (it was over a restaurant which was not the cleanest place.) and it was so big it was scarey.... almost as big as one of those goldfish you see in those koi (?) ponds.... could've been in a Japanese low budget monster film.... am I a bug wuss? You bet! |
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Posted by Nilet on Sun Oct 19 05:52:48 2014, in response to Re: Doin' the eight-legged boogie woogie, posted by 3-9 on Sun Oct 19 03:32:03 2014. How come they never fly when I chuck them out the window then? |
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Posted by Nilet on Sun Oct 19 05:53:11 2014, in response to Doin' the eight-legged boogie woogie, posted by Express Rider on Sat Oct 18 18:20:55 2014. Aw, cute spider! I want one! |
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Posted by Express Rider on Sun Oct 19 10:41:40 2014, in response to Re: Doin' the eight-legged boogie woogie, posted by Nilet on Sun Oct 19 05:53:11 2014. Just take a trip down to the guyana rainforest, They're there and waitin'. Much better than a kitten! |
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Posted by bingbong on Sun Oct 19 12:02:20 2014, in response to Re: Doin' the eight-legged boogie woogie, posted by Express Rider on Sun Oct 19 10:41:40 2014. 
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Posted by Express Rider on Sun Oct 19 13:45:43 2014, in response to Re: Doin' the eight-legged boogie woogie, posted by bingbong on Sun Oct 19 12:02:20 2014. LOL :) |
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Posted by 3-9 on Mon Oct 20 02:10:07 2014, in response to Re: Doin' the eight-legged boogie woogie, posted by Nilet on Sun Oct 19 05:52:48 2014. Good question. Maybe they start flying after they've fallen some so you don't notice it, or they focus on just breaking their fall? They aren't as willing to take flight as your typical housefly or a male brown-banded cockroach, but when I've seen them fly, they're only slightly weaker than a moth. In fact, they kind of resemble big brown moths when they fly. |
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Posted by 3-9 on Mon Oct 20 02:12:28 2014, in response to Re: Doin' the eight-legged boogie woogie, posted by Express Rider on Sun Oct 19 03:54:45 2014. I also find them icky but also kind of fascinating (Madagascar cockroaches are really fascinating!). I hate squashing the adults because big insects leave big messes. Ugh. |
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