Man Removes Huge Wasp's Nest

[Captain O]

Stinging and biting from all directions?

Reminds me of the first time I met the in-laws.

When is the last time you were in downtown Portland?

 

[Tarawa86]

You fellers up in Washington got it worse, you got an infestation of African Fruit spiders, those suckers make a web 20 feet across and catch little birds! Look like your normal garden spiders, but 3 times bigger and bright safety orange in color! No Chit Nasty buggers!

When googling 'African fruit spiders', the following BBC article appeared in the search list. Just, what in the heck...?

 

[Mikej]

When googling 'African fruit spiders', the following BBC article appeared in the search list. Just, what in the heck...?

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[Medic!]

Painful just to have?
Or painful if it's used on you?

 

[Tarawa86]

Painful just to have?
Or painful if it's used on you?

I was just thinking 'what a crappy superpower to get from a spider bite'

 

[Medic!]

The ''Blue Stinger''!

 

[Tarawa86]

The ''Blue Stinger''!

I also see potential for these spiders in natural medicine. Instead of Viagra, a guy could tell his wife 'Hey babe, why don't you pick up a bottle of wine for tonight, and I'll grab the spider..."

 

[Captain O]

I also see potential for these spiders in natural medicine. Instead of Viagra, a guy could tell his wife 'Hey babe, why don't you pick up a bottle of wine for tonight, and I'll grab the spider..."

Thanks for the image! (As if I needed that).