The Goliath Bird-eating Tarantula!


	The Goliath Bird-eating Tarantula!

EddieIsSteady

9-29-2009 6:35 PM

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9-29-2009 7:55 PM

lollipop10

i really didn't need the roasted tarantula visual....

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                         Fangs and an Attitude? </SPAN> 
                        <P class="PTitle">A: The Goliath Bird-eating Tarantula!</P></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Support/AdoptSpecies/images/covers/cover_Tarantula.jpg" href="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Support/AdoptSpecies/images/covers/cover_Tarantula.jpg" style="font-size: 11px;">nationalzoo.si.edu</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Support/AdoptSpecies/images/covers/cover_Tarantula.jpg"><IMG src="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Support/AdoptSpecies/images/covers/cover_Tarantula.jpg" alt="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Support/AdoptSpecies/images/covers/cover_Tarantula.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/invertebrates/facts/factsheets/goliathbirdeatingtarantula.cfm" href="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/invertebrates/facts/factsheets/goliathbirdeatingtarantula.cfm" style="font-size: 11px;">nationalzoo.si.edu</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/invertebrates/facts/factsheets/goliathbirdeatingtarantula.cfm"><SPAN class="PSubTitle">Some cool facts about this creepy 
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                        <UL class="standard">
                          <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> A tarantula’s venom, including that of the 
                            Goliath, is usually not lethal to humans, although 
                            the Goliath’s bite with its one-inch-long fangs 
                            can cause severe pain, nausea, and profuse sweating.</LI></UL></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/invertebrates/facts/factsheets/goliathbirdeatingtarantula.cfm">Another serious weapon in a tarantula’s arsenal 
                            is its ability to release hairs (actually hairlike setae) from its body at any 
                            creature—including a human—it perceives 
                            as a threat. The tiny, almost invisible hairs that 
                            it voluntarily releases into the air are extremely 
                            irritating to skin, and can cause real problems if 
                            they get into delicate mucous membranes around eyes 
                            or mouth.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/invertebrates/facts/factsheets/goliathbirdeatingtarantula.cfm">Although fuzzy, tarantulas are not exactly warm, and 
                          because of their hair-flinging weaponry, huge fangs, 
                          and venom, many people fear them. Others, however, find them good pets. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/invertebrates/facts/factsheets/goliathbirdeatingtarantula.cfm">Some people in South America eat tarantulas—roasted!</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/F0D6E601-3025-43A7-AD51-BB7900643E04/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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