Drawing A Spider: A Tutorial

Cyanide and Happiness: Spider

ARACHNOTOWN

I sure hope whoever lives in this small town of 8,000 people doesn't have Arachnophobia, because it looks pretty darn scary.  Did you get that?  If you have a fear of spiders do not view these photos.

A town in the southeastern part of Australia had to evacuate because of rising flood waters, but they're in for a big surprise when they all return.   After everything is said and done, they're coming back to their yards covered in webs and SPIDERS!  And lots of them.  Read the full story here, and check out the photos below. 

Isn't This The Truth? Spiders

It's Purely Animal - Issue No. 39 - Cat vs. Spider

It's down to the wire.  Who will take the first, second and third round?  Hell, who will take the final round? It's CAT vs. SPIDER!  The ultimate showdown.  Well... I think the video title gives it away. Check it out, it's purely animal!

*No animals were hurt in the making of this video.

Spider-Man: Reality or Fiction?

OMG, I'm LMFAO over here! Well, maybe I shouldn't be laughing so hard.  I do have friends who have gotten bit by spiders, and it wasn't a pretty sight..  What would really happen if a spider bit you?  You've got to watch this, it is absolutely hilarious.

America's Most Feared Spider

The Recluse Spider.  

OMG, forget Lions, Tigers and Bears - this little bitch will kill you.  I'm not lying, it will.  This little brown spider has been know to paralyze and cause the skin to die.  I have a couple of friends who have been bitten by one of these, and they went through horrendous weeks of pain and torture.  They eventually recovered with treatment and surgery, but the adverse events are what sound problematic.  Along with their physical pain, they developed arachnophobia.

According to recent research, the  recluse spider may be making a migration to the United States in large numbers, because climate change is threatening their existence.  But little do people know these spiders already occupy most of the country.

"They tend to live under bark or logs in dry areas or underneath hanging rocks. But humans also create a good habitat for them in cellars, attics and garages," according to Rick Vetter, a research associate at the University of California, Riverside. Their venom contains a toxin that causes skin to die, resulting in what are known as necrotic lesions. In about 90 percent of cases, the bite of a brown recluse has virtually no effect. The other 10 percent cause severe symptoms with potentially life-threatening complications. There are no solid statistics available, but Vetter estimates that one or two bite-induced deaths occur each year, typically in small children.