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I went trail running in Georgia several years ago and came within a few inches of running into one on its web that blocked the whole trail. I know now from the

I went trail running in Georgia several years ago and came within a few inches of running into one on its web that blocked the whole trail. I know now from the article that they're harmless, but as a mild arachnophobe the experience was highly unpleasant.

na85 5y ago
Time to start carrying a badminton racquet while jogging.
laurent92 5y ago
I pruned trees in Kununurra, Northern Australia, and there was a spider in each tree we’d cut (500/day). Harmless or not, they tend to climb once they’re on you, so those of us who are afraid of spiders would just let them climb and shook our hats while proceeding to the next tree. Yes, climb across the face. The leader didn’t bother, so spiders would fight on his hat. Awesome experience, but a few people harmed during the summer, mostly because of the tools (and one by bees, one by green caterpillars, one by dehydration after going to work by 40°C after a night drinking - so basically all their faults as long as you value yourself). Said boss had prison experience. I tend to believe Gen Y misses the year of military service and tend to replace it with similar experiences, and the gap year in Australia is toughening for the office monkey and the nerds we were. 100% would do it again.
- deebosong 5y ago
  I would watch this as an anime. Both from the POV of the humans, but first and foremost from SPIDERVISION.
  - throwanem 5y ago
    You'd be disappointed. Orb weavers see quite poorly, and rely on their webs as their primary sensory modality for perceiving their surroundings. This is why they spend so little time off the web, and also why male spiders pursue such slow and painstaking courtships, plucking the web with enormous care to ensure their prospective partner recognizes their approach rather than mistaking them for prey.
  - laurent92 5y ago
    On 16:9 screens? 16 screens wide, 9 screens high…
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na85 5y ago

Time to start carrying a badminton racquet while jogging.

laurent92 5y ago

I pruned trees in Kununurra, Northern Australia, and there was a spider in each tree we’d cut (500/day). Harmless or not, they tend to climb once they’re on you, so those of us who are afraid of spiders would just let them climb and shook our hats while proceeding to the next tree. Yes, climb across the face. The leader didn’t bother, so spiders would fight on his hat. Awesome experience, but a few people harmed during the summer, mostly because of the tools (and one by bees, one by green caterpillars, one by dehydration after going to work by 40°C after a night drinking - so basically all their faults as long as you value yourself). Said boss had prison experience. I tend to believe Gen Y misses the year of military service and tend to replace it with similar experiences, and the gap year in Australia is toughening for the office monkey and the nerds we were. 100% would do it again.

deebosong 5y ago
I would watch this as an anime. Both from the POV of the humans, but first and foremost from SPIDERVISION.
- throwanem 5y ago
  You'd be disappointed. Orb weavers see quite poorly, and rely on their webs as their primary sensory modality for perceiving their surroundings. This is why they spend so little time off the web, and also why male spiders pursue such slow and painstaking courtships, plucking the web with enormous care to ensure their prospective partner recognizes their approach rather than mistaking them for prey.
- laurent92 5y ago
  On 16:9 screens? 16 screens wide, 9 screens high…
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