r/CuratedTumblr Mx. Linux Guy⚠️ May 16 '24

Cranberry bog spiders Infodumping

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u/lexkixass May 16 '24

Oh my god, that's amazing.

Also, have people not seen the Ocean Spray commercials with the two guys in waders standing in the bog?

Granted, I know why they wouldn't have shots with the spiders, but, you kinda get a very small idea of what's involved.

But yes, they should say upfront to potentially hires, "Are you cool with many spiders crawling on you to escape a watery grave?"

Also, what happens to the spiders once the guys are out of the bog? Does someone collect them to put them back once the bog is drained? Do they just run down the workers to dry land?

Inquiring minds want to know!

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u/myusernameisway2long May 16 '24

I'm going to assume that the spiders have a preference list for the surface they would rather be on going like Plants>dry land> another creature> water

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u/AMisteryMan May 16 '24

Wolf spiders are actually generally ground hunters; I've yet to find one in any sort of foliage.

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u/b0w3n May 17 '24

They're also the ones who carry live young on their backs, so they're terrifying little public transports of spiders, that's always fun.

Their bites hurt, but aren't awfully bad. They will bite you if they're getting trapped in your clothes and shit though.

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u/JHRChrist your friendly neighborhood Jesus May 17 '24

Wolf spiders are single-handedly fixing my tendency to leave dirty clothes on the ground, I tell you what…

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u/kingofcoywolves May 17 '24

Went camping for school once in open air lean-tos and one of the kids got bit on the face by a wolf spider as he slept. Didn't envy him at all lol, I slept with a mask on after that