Favorite Arachnid?

[everythingsxen]

Poll question: Favorite Arachnid?

Sorry I had to bunch Palpigradi and Amblypygi together, 11 orders and only 10 poll options.

If you aren't sure what's what..

try this site here: http://www.arachnology.org/

Click on the "Arachnology pages" option on your left and it should give you a list of various pages. It also explains what each order covers.

Though I imagine Aranea or Scorpiones will win by a mile...

[everythingsxen]

1. Sheesh..

Arachnids ain't none too popular I guess...

[phaseolus]

2. Didn't we have a Solifugae discussion here a couple months ago?

Thanks for the link... it's interesting...

[Whitacre D_WI]

3. Scorpiones rock!

Here I am
Rock you like a Hurricane!

[Kolesar]

4. Flat. Scooshed. No more. "Ceased to exist"

Actually, I have shooed spiders to the door.

[DinahMoeHum]

5. Actually I kinda prefer Latrodectus (black widows). . .

Gotta love their sex life:
He f**ks her.
She kills him.


:evilgrin:

[TXlib]

6. Shelob, from LotR:RotK

[everythingsxen]

9. Ah-ha!

You sensed my reason for the thread. :D

[Lisa]

7. I've always been partial to Salticids ...

(jumping spiders)

Pretty nervy, to leap up and bite something which, in proportion to you, is the size of a football stadium!

Daddy-longlegs are a close second, though (opiliones).

[Loonman]

8. These dudes are the coolest

[peekaloo]

10. banana spiders

but i fear the dreaded Barking Spider! }(

[geniph]

11. Teganaria gigantea!

because they prey on the damn hobo spiders that are so prevalent here, and who are much more likely to deliver a painful bite. We have quite a number of them living under our house, and believe me, they got the "gigantea" for a reason - these suckers outweigh some Chihuahuas!

[Bucky]

12. I have no idea what a Schizomida is, but I love the name

I'm going to go register a fake account and vote for Ricinulei too.