Tarantulas in an MRI: How long would you last?

[GreyWolf]

those large smallish feet in the front

que?

anyway, they are not feet, they are fangs/mandibles. sleep well.

[wizardofid]

those large smallish feet in the front

que?

anyway, they are not feet, they are fangs/mandibles. sleep well.

Actually I was playing on count the feet thing....

[Shawn911]

You see the topic just made me s#@t may pants.But this is what happened when the pics started.
This is me====> (with a Girlie Scream)

Even though i work for the Fire dept i handled much worst things but Bring a spider near me i would out run a hawker selling pirated dvds from the police.

[RuadRauFlessa]

911 we have long ago established that hawkers selling pirated dvd's does not run from the police... They simply pay a bribe and is thereafter left well and alone.

Tribble go check Kronos' FB updates... He loaded some new pics of his baby.. Thing moulted yesterday. Got some awesome colour schemes going.

[hamin_aus]

Cronos' baby is a giant moulting spider... why doesn't that surprise me?

[KillerByte]

I would probably rip my foot out of the box as soon as I saw one hair on that things legs. But to be honest - you would not get me in there in the first place. My brain lights up doing a normal MRI - claustrophobia - that thing is cramped in there.

It is interesting when you think about it. We are the #1 species on this planet. We have the ability to over come our irrational fears which makes it surprising that so many of us suffer from claustrophobia and arachnophobia. I have a mild fear of heights but if I put my mind to it I can overcome it when I need to.

[hamin_aus]

My mother and sister are claustrophobic.
I find irrational fears like this hilarious and taunt them mercilessly.

Arachnophobia is not as irrational as claustrophobia, agoraphobia or those other silly ones - but it is still very worthy of derision

[wizardofid]

My mother and sister are claustrophobic.
I find irrational fears like this hilarious and taunt them mercilessly.

Arachnophobia is not as irrational as claustrophobia, agoraphobia or those other silly ones - but it is still very worthy of derision

silly ones hell then you have not checked out the list
http://phobialist.com/

Oh noes I am doomed...

Anglophobia- Fear of England or English culture, etc.

...noes this one too

Galeophobia or Gatophobia- Fear of cats.

[Tribble]

I saw them. First I thought it was a dead spider - but then realised it was the skin Didn't know they did the moulting thing <still in shock>

[Shawn911]

911 we have long ago established that hawkers selling pirated dvd's does not run from the police... They simply pay a bribe and is thereafter left well and alone.

Tribble go check Kronos' FB updates... He loaded some new pics of his baby.. Thing moulted yesterday. Got some awesome colour schemes going.

that is also true.

[Tribble]

Great - after looking at his "pet" - I dreamt about a tarantula last night. I had him sitting on my wrist and he was holding on so tightly. I was trying to find somewhere to put him in that he couldn't escape from. All that because I asked if the poor guy lived all his life in that glass box.

[RuadRauFlessa]

Waahahaha... Tribble you should not ask questions to which you don't want the answers.

[Tribble]

I should also not look at photographs of spiders. I have this undeniable fascination with them - and an even greater fear. A very morbid curiosity. If I am behind my camera - I am fine. If there is no camera - I am petrified.