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Aug 05, 2013, 07:00 AM
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Poecilotheria rajaei
 Creepy looking (male) spider found in north Sri Lanka; apparently its full span is greater than that of an average human adult skull. >.< It's part of the tarantula family, apparently. Moral of the story? Stay the heck away from Sri Lanka! 
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Aug 05, 2013, 08:24 AM
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That is one heck of a scary spider.
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Aug 05, 2013, 08:38 AM
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I have seen spiders that span the size of a hand but head, WOW
 ..... this does creep me out.
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Aug 05, 2013, 12:19 PM
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Eek!
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Aug 05, 2013, 12:33 PM
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That would scare me but the pattern is beautiful. I like learning about new species. Reminds how important it is to preserve wild life.
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Aug 05, 2013, 01:02 PM
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ooooh, I have a Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica they look a lot a like. They are an arboreal tarantula. They have the worst venom that can put you in the hospital. Although No tarantula is poisonous and CAN NOT kill a human unless they are severely allergic to the protein in the bite...like a bee sting. the poecilotheria family is awesome!!! they are fast too.
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Aug 05, 2013, 01:22 PM
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Very pretty markings.
I saw a beautiful orb weaver while walking in the botanical gardens yesterday. I doubt I'd be this calm talking about it had I walked into the web and started doing the "OMG! Where The Hell Is It?" Spider Dance though!
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Aug 06, 2013, 02:32 AM
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I think it's beautiful, too, but not if it were coming towards me. The weird thing was, when I first looked at the pic, it had a slight effect as if it were moving, or the cameraperson was moving back, then forward, just a little bit. Weird.
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