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http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/S ... 056149.php

Baseball-sized spider discovered in California mine

Unbeknownst to them, by retrieving the spider from its habitat, they doomed this new species to extinction... For they knew not that this was a species where only two specimen existed at a time, a male and a female. When they lay their eggs, only the strongest male and female survived, eating all others, then eating their progenitors.

They then helped each other for feeding: the male corralled their prey, while the female lay in ambush. By the time they returned this spider to its habitat, the male had starved to death. The female soon died as well.

Clearly, those researchers had neglected to study horticulture, and the scientific ethics of "no kill I" studies.

I agree with the general sentiments, esp in these modern days where you are more likely to Safari w/ a Camera rather than a Rifle...

TazManiac wrote:I agree with the general sentiments, esp in these modern days where you are more likely to Safari w/ a Camera rather than a Rifle...

Of course, now you can simply have the camera hooked up to a rifle and the whole thing remote-controlled, so you can go on "safari" and shoot critters while never leaving your bedroom. Yay.

That reminds me of a line from Megadeth's "Countdown to Extinction". Right before the chorus, he says/sings "the hunt is canned."

"Dress em, Cook em, & Eat em, else Don't Shoot em..."

TazManiac wrote:"Dress em, Cook em, & Eat em, else Don't Shoot em..."

Unless they're people, in which case most societies tend to get really twitchy about the third part of that.

Catawampus wrote:

TazManiac wrote:"Dress em, Cook em, & Eat em, else Don't Shoot em..."

Unless they're people, in which case most societies tend to get really twitchy about the third part of that.

But not the second part?

lake_wrangler wrote:

Catawampus wrote:

TazManiac wrote:"Dress em, Cook em, & Eat em, else Don't Shoot em..."

Unless they're people, in which case most societies tend to get really twitchy about the third part of that.

But not the second part?

That part's actually rather common. They just cook 'em extra-extra-extra-well-done.

Catawampus wrote:That part's actually rather common. They just cook 'em extra-extra-extra-well-done.

Fred! I think we've got a burner.