Tombstone Mountain Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I thought the Wise and Beautiful Ladies of the Rush Forum would enjoy a bit of fun. Imagine waking up to that in the morning—TM Tarantula The Size Of A Human Face Discovered 1:51pm UK, Thursday 04 April 2013 Scientists have found an enormous, previously unknown, species of venomous spider in a remote Sri Lankan village. http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/4/4/230327/default/v3/dsc-0033-1-762x428.jpg The newly-found spider (Pics: British Tarantula Society/ Ranil Nanayakkara)The giant tarantula is as big as a human face.Its legs, which have unique daffodil-yellow markings, span a massive 20cm (eight inches). The arachnid also has a distinctive pink band around its body.The new species was found in the war-torn north of the South Asian country by scientists from Sri Lanka's Biodiversity Education and Research (BER) organisation.It has been named Poecilotheria rajaei, in recognition of a senior police officer called Michael Rajakumar Purajah, who guided the research team through a hazardous jungle overrun by civil unrest in order to seek out the spider. http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/4/4/230328/default/v3/dsc-0037-1-762x428.jpg The spider is said to prefer living on old treesThe arachnid had originally been presented to BER three years ago by villagers in Mankulam, who had killed a male specimen.Scientists immediately realised the dead spider was not like anything they already knew and a group was charged with finding any living relatives.The living Poecilotheria rajaei were eventually discovered in the former doctor's quarters of the village's hospital.According to wired.com, Ranil Nanayakkara, the co-founder of BER, said: "They are quite rare. http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/4/4/230329/default/v3/img2090at8-1-762x428.jpg The tarantula is characterised by its yellow legs and pink band"They prefer well-established old trees, but due to deforestation the number have dwindled and due to lack of suitable habitat they enter old buildings."The website described the tarantula as "colourful, fast and venomous".The species is said to be related to a class of South American tarantula that includes the Goliath bird-eater, one of the world's largest spiders.In other reports Mr Nanayakkara is quoted as saying none of the tarantulas found in Sri Lanka have bites that are deadly to humans. However, the Poecilotheria rajaei would be able to kill animals as large as mice, lizards and small birds and snakes. http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/4/4/230330/default/v3/p-rajaei-male-1-762x428.jpg A male member of the Poecilotheria rajaei speciesPeter Kirk, who covered the discovery for the British Tarantula Society's journal, told Sky News: "Ranil has been working on these spiders since 2009 out in Sri Lanka and this is the first of what is thought to be a number of new species he has discovered in what was previously the inaccessible northern region of the island."It demonstrates that wildlife continues to survive whilst we are in the throes of conflict and that they can adapt to its changing environment - but also highlights that we risk destroying the habitats of species new to science and condemning them to extinction before they are even discovered." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangsterfurious Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I'll take the spider, he's about the same size and just as furry as my pup. I'll just pretend I have another chihuahua in the house. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangsterfurious Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 P.S. You should know the real answer to what all of the ladies in the forum really want in their bed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 I'll take the spider, he's about the same size and just as furry as my pup. I'll just pretend I have another chihuahua in the house.I have to cringe when i see people handle tarantula's as if their nothing to worry about...going with the spider—good for you girl!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 P.S. You should know the real answer to what all of the ladies in the forum really want in their bed.Does this have to do with anything battery operated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangsterfurious Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 P.S. You should know the real answer to what all of the ladies in the forum really want in their bed.Does this have to do with anything battery operated? No it has to do with... :Neil: OR :Alex: OR :geddy: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 P.S. You should know the real answer to what all of the ladies in the forum really want in their bed.Does this have to do with anything battery operated? No, I think it has to do with a certain bassist. Well, that's speaking for myself, anyway.... ;) Oh, and also, I'd probably take the spider, too; I like spiders. Just yesterday I found a spider scuttling along the bathroom floor, and had to warn my boyfriend to not step on it, and I scooped it up, took pictures of it (it was cute) and put it in a safer spot. I haven't had any personal experience with gigantic spiders, but if I don't have to worry too much about dying from venomous bites, it's all good. And I think it's cool that they're furry! Centipede-y type insects, though, those kind creep me out. And those large flying daddy long-legs, that sometimes dance around my kitchen ceiling in summer. Give me spiders over those any day! :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 P.S. You should know the real answer to what all of the ladies in the forum really want in their bed.Does this have to do with anything battery operated? No it has to do with... :Neil: OR :Alex: OR :geddy: Ha! Great minds think alike! :) ;) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya_Big_Tree Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 hmm... they both prolly would startle me to wake up to them but I don't mind either of them. I imagine the snake would like to cuddle at night which I don't mind and the spider is kinda fuzzy and prolly wouldn't move much at night either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 http://img814.imageshack.us/img814/8161/stevencolbert.gif 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus 2112 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I thought this thread was going to be about me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Bay Rush Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I thought this thread was going to be about me.Hey man, you stole my line!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus 2112 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I thought this thread was going to be about me.Hey man, you stole my line!!As was said earlier, Great minds think alike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 What every women wants in her bed...... .....an 85 year old billionaire husband with a heart condition. Bad joke, I know :outtahere: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 What every women wants in her bed...... .....an 85 year old billionaire husband with a heart condition. Bad joke, I know :outtahere:No females are THAT shallow are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangsterfurious Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 What every women wants in her bed...... .....an 85 year old billionaire husband with a heart condition. Bad joke, I know :outtahere:No females are THAT shallow are they? http://static1.purefans.com/items/7/11/61/87/@/116187-anna-nicole-smith-et-j-howard-marshall-flashplayer-1.jpg Nah... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 What every women wants in her bed...... .....an 85 year old billionaire husband with a heart condition. Bad joke, I know :outtahere:No females are THAT shallow are they? http://static1.purefans.com/items/7/11/61/87/@/116187-anna-nicole-smith-et-j-howard-marshall-flashplayer-1.jpg Nah... You beat me to it. I was just looking for that same pic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya_Big_Tree Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 What every women wants in her bed...... .....an 85 year old billionaire husband with a heart condition. Bad joke, I know :outtahere:No females are THAT shallow are they? http://static1.purefans.com/items/7/11/61/87/@/116187-anna-nicole-smith-et-j-howard-marshall-flashplayer-1.jpg Nah... You beat me to it. I was just looking for that same pic. Pfft... Say what you want about her, he knew what she was all about and age made his last few years fun which is what he wanted. It's sad they are both dead now. :( 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 What every women wants in her bed...... .....an 85 year old billionaire husband with a heart condition. Bad joke, I know :outtahere:No females are THAT shallow are they? http://static1.purefans.com/items/7/11/61/87/@/116187-anna-nicole-smith-et-j-howard-marshall-flashplayer-1.jpg Nah... You beat me to it. I was just looking for that same pic. Pfft... Say what you want about her, he knew what she was all about and age made his last few years fun which is what he wanted.It's sad they are both dead now. :( Joking aside, it's sad that Smith was surrounded by hangers-on and enablers who made no attempt to get her the help she needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I thought the Wise and Beautiful Ladies of the Rush Forum would enjoy a bit of fun. Imagine waking up to that in the morning—TM Tarantula The Size Of A Human Face Discovered 1:51pm UK, Thursday 04 April 2013 Scientists have found an enormous, previously unknown, species of venomous spider in a remote Sri Lankan village. http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/4/4/230327/default/v3/dsc-0033-1-762x428.jpg The newly-found spider (Pics: British Tarantula Society/ Ranil Nanayakkara)The giant tarantula is as big as a human face.Its legs, which have unique daffodil-yellow markings, span a massive 20cm (eight inches). The arachnid also has a distinctive pink band around its body.The new species was found in the war-torn north of the South Asian country by scientists from Sri Lanka's Biodiversity Education and Research (BER) organisation.It has been named Poecilotheria rajaei, in recognition of a senior police officer called Michael Rajakumar Purajah, who guided the research team through a hazardous jungle overrun by civil unrest in order to seek out the spider. http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/4/4/230328/default/v3/dsc-0037-1-762x428.jpg The spider is said to prefer living on old treesThe arachnid had originally been presented to BER three years ago by villagers in Mankulam, who had killed a male specimen.Scientists immediately realised the dead spider was not like anything they already knew and a group was charged with finding any living relatives.The living Poecilotheria rajaei were eventually discovered in the former doctor's quarters of the village's hospital.According to wired.com, Ranil Nanayakkara, the co-founder of BER, said: "They are quite rare. http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/4/4/230329/default/v3/img2090at8-1-762x428.jpg The tarantula is characterised by its yellow legs and pink band"They prefer well-established old trees, but due to deforestation the number have dwindled and due to lack of suitable habitat they enter old buildings."The website described the tarantula as "colourful, fast and venomous".The species is said to be related to a class of South American tarantula that includes the Goliath bird-eater, one of the world's largest spiders.In other reports Mr Nanayakkara is quoted as saying none of the tarantulas found in Sri Lanka have bites that are deadly to humans. However, the Poecilotheria rajaei would be able to kill animals as large as mice, lizards and small birds and snakes. http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/4/4/230330/default/v3/p-rajaei-male-1-762x428.jpg A male member of the Poecilotheria rajaei speciesPeter Kirk, who covered the discovery for the British Tarantula Society's journal, told Sky News: "Ranil has been working on these spiders since 2009 out in Sri Lanka and this is the first of what is thought to be a number of new species he has discovered in what was previously the inaccessible northern region of the island."It demonstrates that wildlife continues to survive whilst we are in the throes of conflict and that they can adapt to its changing environment - but also highlights that we risk destroying the habitats of species new to science and condemning them to extinction before they are even discovered." H o l y s * * * !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushfanforever! Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I thought the Wise and Beautiful Ladies of the Rush Forum would enjoy a bit of fun. Imagine waking up to that in the morning—TM Tarantula The Size Of A Human Face Discovered 1:51pm UK, Thursday 04 April 2013 Scientists have found an enormous, previously unknown, species of venomous spider in a remote Sri Lankan village. http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/4/4/230327/default/v3/dsc-0033-1-762x428.jpg The newly-found spider (Pics: British Tarantula Society/ Ranil Nanayakkara)The giant tarantula is as big as a human face.Its legs, which have unique daffodil-yellow markings, span a massive 20cm (eight inches). The arachnid also has a distinctive pink band around its body.The new species was found in the war-torn north of the South Asian country by scientists from Sri Lanka's Biodiversity Education and Research (BER) organisation.It has been named Poecilotheria rajaei, in recognition of a senior police officer called Michael Rajakumar Purajah, who guided the research team through a hazardous jungle overrun by civil unrest in order to seek out the spider. http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/4/4/230328/default/v3/dsc-0037-1-762x428.jpg The spider is said to prefer living on old treesThe arachnid had originally been presented to BER three years ago by villagers in Mankulam, who had killed a male specimen.Scientists immediately realised the dead spider was not like anything they already knew and a group was charged with finding any living relatives.The living Poecilotheria rajaei were eventually discovered in the former doctor's quarters of the village's hospital.According to wired.com, Ranil Nanayakkara, the co-founder of BER, said: "They are quite rare. http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/4/4/230329/default/v3/img2090at8-1-762x428.jpg The tarantula is characterised by its yellow legs and pink band"They prefer well-established old trees, but due to deforestation the number have dwindled and due to lack of suitable habitat they enter old buildings."The website described the tarantula as "colourful, fast and venomous".The species is said to be related to a class of South American tarantula that includes the Goliath bird-eater, one of the world's largest spiders.In other reports Mr Nanayakkara is quoted as saying none of the tarantulas found in Sri Lanka have bites that are deadly to humans. However, the Poecilotheria rajaei would be able to kill animals as large as mice, lizards and small birds and snakes. http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/4/4/230330/default/v3/p-rajaei-male-1-762x428.jpg A male member of the Poecilotheria rajaei speciesPeter Kirk, who covered the discovery for the British Tarantula Society's journal, told Sky News: "Ranil has been working on these spiders since 2009 out in Sri Lanka and this is the first of what is thought to be a number of new species he has discovered in what was previously the inaccessible northern region of the island."It demonstrates that wildlife continues to survive whilst we are in the throes of conflict and that they can adapt to its changing environment - but also highlights that we risk destroying the habitats of species new to science and condemning them to extinction before they are even discovered." H o l y s * * * !! :LMAO: :LMAO: !!! I have just one word for this huge scary spider....YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get me outta here!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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