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What does a giant bird eating spider really look like?

Mar 11, 2009 by Tess | Posted in Zoology

My cousin is in the army and they are based in Afghanistan and one of the guys who stays in the tent with him was bitten by a giant bird eating spider and is now in Intensive Care, but I'm not sure what it really looks like or why its so harmful.

There are lots and lots of legends about spiders. This one sounds like a combination of the legends about Goliath Birdeating Tarantulas, and the Camel Spiders that our boys overseas run into in Iraq.

Many times these legends go as far as saying "A friend of a friend was bitten and died". However, when a name is asked for to check the facts and verify, they usually back down.

Goliath birdeater tarantulas (Theraphosa blondi) do not live in afghanistan. They live in South American tropics. Their bites are not dangerous, but they are known to be temperamental and have hairs they can kick off that can cause intense itching for days. They are reported to prey on birds (hence the name), but they really don't. They might eat one if they manage to get their fangs on one, but being a terrestrial spider that isn't very likely.
Wiki's page on this critter:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath_bir d_eater


Camel spiders are not even spiders. They are arachnids along with the spiders, ticks, and scorpions called Solifugates. While they have very powerful jaws for their size, they have no venom. Bites from these guys have been known to happen, and usually results in decent scars that can get infected, but don't require "intensive care". There are many, many ridiculous stories and myths about this arachnid that seems to have gotten started with a famous and deceptive photo. Here is snope's discussion about the photo:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/camels pider.asp
Wiki's page on this critter:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solifugae
Discussion on the myths of solifugates from an actual arachnologist:
http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/sp idermyth/myths/camelspider2.html

Todd | Mar 11, 2009


Floating World: A Tent City Campground For Displaced Human and Bird Song

Video documentation of a out of the closet art piece titled "Floating World: A Tent Diocese Campground For Displaced Human and Bird Song" by artists ...

One Days Bird Watching--Patience required

This is one days observations of my provincial woodlands birds, i had to cut a lot out due to my poor camera work but this was the defeat of what i got ...

Holy crap there are a lot of birds singing.

4:45 am @ Friends with Tents weekend.

Roughing it with the French chefs

04.10.11

Some restaurant employees eulogize once a year with a special dinner. Recently, the staff at Bistro Bordeaux in Evanston certainly got theirs. However, the actuality was a much more unusual morale-boost than most.

Owner Pascal Berthoumieux and 17 employees jammed up a bunch of tents and headed to Lake Mills, Wis. for a late summer camping voyage at Sandhill Station State Campground.

“We had talked about prosperous out to dinner somewhere,” Berthoumieux said. “But I’m not your ordinary restaurant owner.”

S’more luxury

And his fireside menu, which included glammed up versions of in keeping all-American camp food, was completely different from anything that is ever on the menu at Bistro Bordeaux. Sleek chocolate spread and rich, buttery sable cookies trumped graham crackers and draw off chocolate bars in the s’mores they made for dessert. Slivered almonds added surface. Berthoumieux even gave his s’mores a special smooch: He spiked the toasted marshmallows with inexperienced raspberries.

Source: Lake Forester

Youda Legend: The Golden Bird of Paradise Walkthrough | Gamezebo

by erin

Welcome to Gamezebo's walkthrough of Youda Legend: The Golden Bird of Paradise .

General Game Information

Hidden Object game, the sequel to Youda Legend: Curse of the Amsterdam Diamond. You are on vacation on a tropical island when suddenly, you find yourself on a quest for a valuable relic: the Golden Bird of Paradise. There is no timer for this game. You can take as much time as you wish. Videos and cutscenes cannot be skipped. If you exit the game during a hidden object scene, it will return you to the same place you left off. If you exit during a minigame, when you return you revert back to the start of the minigame. The list of hidden objects varies each time you play the game. However, there are some constant elements such as gems, inventory items, and multiples of the same object (e.g. 25 beetles).

 

Game Elements

A minigame can be skipped after a certain period of time, when the Skip meter is full. To restart a puzzle, simply exit the game, and when you return the puzzle will be reset Most minigames have a fixed solution, but there are a few that vary each time you play the game. For puzzles that are randomly generated, example solutions are provided in this walkthrough.

 

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1.      Rotate MEDIUM ring to align colored lines with those on the board.

2.      Rotate SMALL ring so the bird's wings are aligned with Medium ring.

3.      Rotate LARGE ring to align colored lines with those on the board.

4.      Rotate MEDIUM ring again to finish the puzzle.

 

Chapter 3 - Tribe

A.     Airport Get the filling knife. From inventory, use the filling knife to scrape the moss off the wall. Pick up the strange symbol that appears.

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Bird Tents - News


Occupy DC overnight camping ban begins (Live updates)
Washington Post (blog) - Jan 01, 1970
By Melissa Bell and Katie Rogers 9:00 pm: Dozens are buzzing casing of the tents filling up in McPherson Square as the remainders of vegetable ratatouille and rice are distributed in red pliable bowls. One man climbs atop the statue of James B.and more »

Columbia buzzes for what could be KU's last visit
Kansas City Star - Jan 01, 1970
Columbia buzzes for what could be KU's last visit Columbia buzzes for what could be KU's last visitCOLUMBIA -- The day before the big distraction, Chris Seiffert lies on his back inside a tent, watching a tube show on his buddy's laptop. A steady drizzle falls, and the spiral whips his shelter on the grass in front of Mizzou Arena.and more »

Occupy Boise Faces Eviction
Boise State Public Radio - Jan 01, 1970
Keynoter of the House Lawerence Denney has a bird's eye view of this mini tent bishopric from the state Capitol: Rep. Lawerence Denney: “It is Nautical starboard properly outside my window and I can look out there and I don't think I've ever looked out the window when I've seen and more »

Tent City: One Palo Alto Volunteer's Experience in Haiti
Patch.com - Jan 01, 1970
Tent New Zealand urban area: One Palo Alto Volunteer's Experience in HaitiKelly Kobza's account of her time living in a tent city in Haiti, where she has been for 20 months. By Kelly Kobza I have been living and working in Haiti, on the isle of La Gonave, in the town of Anse A Galtes for some 20 months.and more »

The bird man with a tail to tell
Scotsman (blog) - Jan 01, 1970
The bird man with a tail to tell The grouping had to take everything they needed for their stay, from tents, DVDs and books, to bottled adulterate for drinking, cooking and washing, and tins of corned beef and tomatoes. They also took materials to bod aviaries for the rails they hoped to

City acted properly
Buffalo News - Jan 01, 1970
The tents were inventoried and prearranged back later in the day. Protesters were allowed to take down the geodesic dome and teepee so those structures wouldn't be damaged. Now it's span for demonstrators to move on and focus their efforts on community and more »

Anti-nuclear movement growing in Asia
Christian Science Monitor - Jan 01, 1970
Anti-nuclear movement growing in Asia By Winifred Bird, Pressman / January 27, 2012 Protesters holding anti-atomic banners listen to another group of protesters shouting slogans verge on an area a citizens' group has set up tents to protest against the use of atomic power on the and more »