Goliath Bird-Eating Spiders


	Goliath Bird-Eating Spiders

Fracture

4-22-2007 9:32 PM

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Fracture says:

No joke folks. That's a dinner plate.
"Hit it with a shoe!"
"I did. It took it and hit me back."

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4-22-2007 11:31 PM

Sorgalim

Well done for both.......Fracture....

4-23-2007 12:02 AM

k9riley99

OMG: Can you imagine what that spider would sound like (the crunch) if you actually were able to step on it.

Yuck! Wonderfully, yucking clip. Things I need to know.

I'm getting itchy now.

4-23-2007 12:23 AM

Fracture

Can you imagine waking up and seeing one on your chest?

4-23-2007 1:13 AM

Deepti

eww, eww, eww....now I'll never look at a dinner plate the same way again.....

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