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[onken]

Australian people eat the spiders and throw away the banana.

lolz

 

[bomma_man]

Oh fuck Vince was right all along, the black bits are spider eggs!

Lol

Ha I don't eat fruits or vegetables. Your move spiders.

With a diet like that the spiders will probably have the last laugh.

 

[Replicant]

Not that you want dozens of deadly baby spiders around your house, but I'm pretty sure the Brazilian wandering spiders aren't going to wander very far in the UK climate.

Unless.....they find a new home in your tummy.

 

[Zushin]

Spoiler

... and I live in Australia too...

 

[teruterubozu]

Ba-na-na-naaaah. Ba-na-na-naaaah.

 

[Drakeon]

So glad this was found in the U.K. and not anywhere near where I live.

 

[Shahadan]

Well.... I never really wanted to visit the UK anyway.

What is that from?

Edit: Nevermind, Gi Joe. I thought it was from an entertaining movie.

 

[ponpo]

Cutie spider.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyG7U9PIlyM

 

[Infinite_Daremo]

lets just say there is a reason youre supposed to wash your fruits and veggies before eating them

And also set fire to them in this case.

 

[Nikodemos]

Cutie spider.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyG7U9PIlyM

Spiders and cats related confirmed.

 

[Lehow]

Basically, the only proper way to kill spiders.

I love how they covered the floor in spray as well like "we'll just turn this whole corner into hell and let him just TRY to crawl his scary ass out of it. Fuck the house."

Hahaha, I remember the video that originated this gif. It's funny if you're able to understand portuguese, specially the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvTXVNwPX9I

 

[industrian]

The worst I ever got was a caterpillar in my lettuce.

 

[Toxi]

There are multiple species in the genus Phoneutria, as well as many spiders with similar features (red pedipalps) found in banana shipments. The "most dangerous spider" everyone likes to talk about (P. nigrevenator) tends to live more inland, with much less venomous species appearing near coastal banana plantations. Even then, the vast majority of spiders found in banana shipments tend to be harmless.

Both pest control companies and the media fucking love to exaggerate the danger of spiders. It's why so many people are convinced a brown recluse killed Jeff Hanneman. Take everything they say with a grain of salt.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

The worst I ever got was a caterpillar in my lettuce.

Did you eat it?

 

[SeriousApes]

Good thing I swore off bananananas last week when I realized they give me wicked heart burn.

 

[matt360]

How fitting. I was just reading this story to my students for Halloween.

 

[Subitai]

Why is everyone anxious to destroy the UK when the spiders are from Brazil?

 

[Toxi]

Why are people afraid of spiders? I mean venomous ones obviously, but what is it that's particularly terrifying about spiders more so than other insects? No one would say it's an irrational fear but I don't know what the rational reason is. Is it's "look" inherent scary to people's brains or something?

E: Never mind. History and natural selection for people avoiding them or something.

Culture. There is no selective advantage to being afraid of spiders. They are everywhere and the vast majority are harmless, so 99.9% of the time, it's irrational and a disadvantage. You do not want to be distracted by spiders when hunting down a mammoth.

 

[industrian]

Did you eat it?

Yup. Green, crunchy and a great source of protein.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

Well, fuck.

 

[Twilight Gap]

I'm about to enjoy a delicious banana and then I remembered this thread

 

[Arksy]

You guys are fucking weird when it comes to Spiders.

 

[velociraptor]

I hate spiders so much.

I have a basement (in an outbuilding) and we have to keep the window open for ventilation but we see tons of bugs crawling in.

I better buy a hoover so I can suck those cunts up.

 

[jimi_dini]

I love how in the wiki it says they shouldn't be handled and yet there's a picture of one on a person.

That person died shortly after.

 

[ComputerMKII]

I hate spiders so much.

I have a basement (in an outbuilding) and we have to keep the window open for ventilation but we see tons of bugs crawling in.

I better buy a hoover so I can suck those cunts up.

Your hoover bag will soon explode, revealing thousands of baby spiders ready to invade the whole neighbourhood.

 

[javac]

I slept in my little Brothers bed last Saturday because of a spider

Hoovered it up the next day after mustering up the courage.

 

[Lakitu]

I killed a few baby spiders last night. Felt bad. :-(

 

[I Stalk Alone]

Australian people eat the spiders and throw away the banana.

no we eat both, you need balance in your diet. the banana skin is also good fried into chips.

 

[ShoGunGod]

I seriously am never eating any banana ever again

 

[SephCast]

I keep thinking about this whenever I eat a banana. It sucks. Thanks GAF.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Oh shit, I thought this was something that won't happen again due to it happening before.

Also tarantulas are cool but man when they molt... it's seriously creepy

 

[daffy]

Omgawwwwwd this is too much :lol

 

[ComputerMKII]

Oh shit, I thought this was something that won't happen again due to it happening before.

Also tarantulas are cool but man when they molt... it's seriously creepy

Like I'm ever gonna click this

 

[Kitschkraft]

 

[Diggeh]

Well, I'm going to stop eating anything forever now. Thanks GAF!

 

[Barkley's Justice]

"mould" of the white "colour"

 

[Boss Doggie]

I sometimes wonder if internet reaction about spiders is exaggerated or intentional. Like that tarantula eggs thing - they're like one of the least aggressive spiders. Or that torching a (possibly fake) spider which seems to be more dangerous than having a spider itself.

Like I'm ever gonna click this

It's pretty... fascinating.