IChangedMyUsernameSoMyEmployerCantFindMe
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banana
Xbalanque vs Herc
When I see the enemy jungler coming, and kill him before he knows what hit him
dodging those reptilian politic idiots
Quick reflexes
Dog falls out of canoe
Where does this car come from?
OriginUnknown
Comipa47
Where did the car come from?
iHaveToPoop
http://imgur.com/kKkV3wd the other dude drops to his knees in awe lol
txGrizzly
missed one http://media0.giphy.com/media/3wy0l65SNQFXy/200.gif
Twiliclipse
Third-to-last one. WHERE THE FUCK DID THAT CAR COME FROM
RunsOnPizza
Tarantula owners like http://replygif.net/i/1100.gif
Thistles
Yes. I hate Jack, but I'm crying Jack tears for that spider.
RunsOnPizza
Me too!
dopestdyl
I love how all the birds are just chillin on the deer
patotheduck
Clearly an Alpha Deer to have that many birds around him.
AvadaKedavraBitches
I was thinking how the birds make it look like they picked up the deer haha
ms2ar15
I think they pick off the bugs on the deer thing.
TraeF
DaveYanakov
Endangered children turn people into superheroes by turning off all the switches that keep you from hurting yourself
crazysoufflegirl
no but why? why is that little girl just standing ther? that was so supercreepy she's like: i am going to kill you if you run me over..
Tiggerlen
We found The Flash.
astrocouldyounaut
That one astonishes me every time I see it
sprayfartmaster
That dude clearly activated some sort of parental speed super power, for running down hill his stride is amazing
BlitzerRhames
Actually stealing the kid
inspiringandfunnyusernamecoolheh
Super Dad powers
jmcbooth
I can't stop watching this one, makes my ovaries quiver.
IndianaIsWeird
Every time I watch that I expect him to take out the kiddie car in order to save his kid...cause thats what I'd do....priorities man...
epicor
Just grab the car and steer/slow it
Escolerro
Shaboingo
That guy stole his donuts
EightYearOldsDude
Seeing adults save children is always just awesome. I imagine us as animals. Remember the elephants saving their baby? God I'm high
TraeF
That made me laugh heartily. Thank you.
mycrazylife5891
I wish I was you
stripsofbacon
I am
Ratekk
i like how the kid was just gonna take it. kids are fuckin dumb
usernumber84
Yesterday, playground. My 10 year old and others on swings. Family with 2 year old hangs out...behind swings. Dumbasses.
usernumber84
The adults kept getting into talking and ignoring the kid. I saved it once, and told them to watch it. They didn't. It cried. Dumbasses.
G11marksman
Any mobile site users not liking the new play button? I liked knowing how much data the gif would use... @sarah
jedibabe315
Yeah, I dislike that it plays in a new window, like a video. Makes posts like these a nightmare. I've started skipping .gif posts. @sarah
OrigamiEater
Yeah, when I watch them, the play icon doesn't go away and blocks part whatever I'm looking at.
dopestdyl
MillerLitesaber
I thought that looked familiar
spaghettilegs
So graceful doesn't even look like he hit the ground hard
Imgazorpazorpfuckingfieldbitch
Even better: NFL player into endzonehttp://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Jerome-Simpson-Front-Flip-Over-Defender-for-Touchdown.gif
IdkManButItKeepsMeUpAtNight
I think it's more impressive that he lands it and runs it in.
TheDenominator
the dog on the sheep is my hero
DeadGirlSuperstar
Agreed.
StreetfighterXD
Aussie sheepdogs. The best of the best
prattleassassin
aw yeah, dog-on-sheep action
jingledjango
lejra
Its the spawn point!
BoBoTheSlave
DaveYanakov
From behind that bus
JaredHawley
seems fake to me, the car going through the intersection stops instantly, and if also just the fact that it appears from nowhere.
tomhiddlestonsthirdtesticlewhyyesyoucantouchmeallyouwant
THANK YOU
LordZant
wtf
Hackmet
UkrainianBukkake
Worm holes maaaaannnnn!!!.......
gengumby
russian ghost-car, no one knows..
shotgunninja
Behind the car you see in front of the one that almost gets hit.
coltonisawesome
THANK YOU i spent a good 10 minutes trying to see where this car could possibly be coming from
SSGBilko
jingledjango
im ok with this answer
321Guesswho
it was explained the first time it went basically it was covered perfectly by the first car in front until it got close enough to the second
dopestdyl
I was literally trying to figure that out for like 8 minutes.
Vanamonde
What is making that mattress turn over?
SpecialAgentAssbutt
its leaning against a wall. :)
gulldun
It's up against a wall. You're welcome.
Ilovehowstephenfrysaysroom
I don't think it's turning over. I think it's standing upright by a wall and falls down to the floor due to kitties weight
onceinalifetime
Magic
AaaaaghMyEyesMYEYES
It's sideways. The mattress is standing up against the wall and the cat makes it fall down.
legitimateimgurian
Gravity.
Kraven35
its leaning against the wall
bananaoil
dream space
OverAndOutConnecticut
I was looking at that waaay to long wondering the same thing.
NotACockroach
it's initially against a wall and the camera is on its side, the cat pulls it to the floor as the camera is rotated
LindaLitta
Your mother
WolfBoy0612
Gravity, the mattress starts out against the wall, then falls over. tricky camera work...
Derbst
gravity
facefuckmewithatrumpet
Gravity, it's up against a wall and just has a weird camera angle
KaizerKilborn
It's standing up on the wall then falls over.
nothing024
It didn't turn over, it was up against a wall, the cat pulled it down to the floor.
PlesiosaurWithElementsOfAnIdeaOfTheLochNessMonsterBoy
It's this little thing, I think it's new, it's called gravity.
kubi
Tilt your head to the left.
flippyflop
Cat is climbing it, weight of cat makes it fall down on the ground. That's what I think atleast.
BoromirOfTheWhiteTower
It's up against the wall :p
Xortberg
Gravity. It's stood up against a wall, it falls flat when the cat gets to the top
CudCud
The weight of the cat.
kickingpuppiez
It's actually falling just weird angle
icbpenguin
Yeah, I don't get that one either
joeyhendrix
gravity
NumNumKitty
The Cat
AlmightyBlah
It's propped up against the wall, filmed sideways. Cat climbs up, it falls over onto the ground. It confused me for a bit, too. =P
unvalidusername
and over... and over... and over... and over... and over... and over... and over... and over... and over... and over... and over...?????????
zedicarvalho
gravity
ThatsNotMyDadThatsACellPhone
it's leaning against the wall then it falls. the camera is turned sideways for the beginning of the gif
rushmoran1337
it's leaning against a wall
Hoptimum
cat is climbing it up the wall. shot at an angle
TheFirstDreadPirateRoberts
It was leaning against a wall, perception!
brillante28
I think it was leaned up against the wall and cat be all like, "Spider-cat, Spiderca...OHSHITOHSHITOHSHIT."
acegambit
Gravity. The camera is sideways to start. This took me longer than I'd like to admit to realize.
castawayisland
It looks like it is propped up against the wall, so when the cat jump up it pulled it down.
CitizenCrane
I reckon its up against the wall at the start, and the cat makes it fall onto the floor.
Aaaargh
The room is possessed
GeeUknit
I think it's upright against a wall, just filmed at a weird camera angle. So the cat jumps/climbs up and its weight makes it come down
Endver
gravity. the gif starts out sideways
DaveYanakov
The fact that it's vertical. Doesn't take much pull to upset the balance especially for something flexible
hossu
It's up against a wall in the beginning.
WoofKeeper
camera angle - mattress is leaning against a wall to start. Cat ran up it; mattress falls down.
tinskie
It's leaned up against a wall
EyListen
gravity, it's originally against the wall then falls to the floor.
ShwetankShukla
its kept against the wall vertically, the cat climbs on it which pushes the mattress to fall down.
Jigglebot
It starts off up against a wall, the cat climbs UP it, and it tips to the ground. The perspective's funky, but there's a radiator at the end
ApologeticCat
The angle is weird. It's originally on the wall (I think), then gravity + cat makes it fall.
MajesticMoonMoon
The mattress is up against the wall and when the cat climbs up it then it falls over. The video is taken from an odd angle :)
ifyoucantbegoodbecareful
Its stood against a wall, when the cat climbs up it topples.
criggie
Gravity (and camera angle)
disruptard
It took me too long to understand too, but if you look closely you see it's put up against a wall. Cat climbs it, and it falls to the floor.
Casse
Gravity. Took me a while, but it's up against the wall
SacremofuckingBleu
The mattress is originaly leaning against the wall :)
Andrew87
I'm thinking it is reversed..?
Vanamonde
Nope. As many helpful people have explained to me, the vid is rotated 90 degrees. :)
VCassa
Maybe it's because it says "#" replies...but the arrow to expand replies isn
VeryEnthusiasticWalksThroughtheWoods
Better known as some of the best moments on this earth
sweaterpuppies
I laughed, I cried, I cherished it all.
fatbottomgirlsmaketheworldgoround
i love the puppy in the white water
sesy
Suicidal puppy <3
ThisURLisaSecret
that tail!
fatbottomgirlsmaketheworldgoround
he's so freaking excited to be doused.. i need one of those!
boevis
took me forever to realize that mattress is leaning against a wall.
gallyria
WOW! Thank you I couldn't understand what was going on ^^
maxalert
Thank you for this. I honestly couldn't figure that one out.
trippyvisuals
Where the fuck did that car come from?
ColonelDragonWang
Mattress cat gif had me mindfucked for so long
machton
for others confused: Mattress is sitting upright against a wall. Cat jumps up, mattress tips and ends up flat on the floor
NovaAteBatman
#8 needs to be turned into an upvote downvote gif. The first throw being a downvote and the second throw being an upvote.
andraste
I believe it was, but I'm too lazy to look for it lol
MAD100
YES YES YES YES YES SOMEONE DO IT
Backiechan
Cats are not from this planet
iDrawStuff
Naw. They're from here. They just matrix the physics.
Sarcee
I've watched the car one at least 10 times. No freaking clue where that car appeared from
criggie
Easy - its hidden by the photoshop.
SweetZombiJesus
Zaranthan
There's what looks like a left-turn lane between the stopped traffic and the train. He must've entered "view" as the car blocks our sight.
jitterpuss
explained here!
guenwyver
Now it's bugging me for why that car would go when the intersection is clearly not clear
PrinceOfTheDiscoSlice
Same here. It seems to spawn out of thin air.
screamatamonkey
Same here.
TobyHinloopen
Somewhere on the interwebz, there is a gif explaining the image. It is legit
theadamabrams
Explanation: http://imgur.com/Q0SqvwL
Topcat123
Me either and it's kinda bugging me.
thejokerslastlaugh
thank you!! I'm not the only one then
mavaddat
Here's the full explanation: https://www.metabunk.org/threads/debunked-ghost-car-seems-to-appear-out-of-nowhere-illusion.3473/
KaizerKilborn
I can't figure that one out either. Let me know if you see when it happens the next 100 times you watch it.
sheshazelnuts
#2 banana for scare
IChangedMyUsernameSoMyEmployerCantFindMe
This deserves soooo many more upvotes!
mariammariam
check on mi
mkeedlinger
Been lurking for days, but i had to show you guys the best reaction gif yet: https://imgur.com/jvlaHtT
MindyYeh
More people need to see this!!!
PacmanPro
He is a god!
LicensedAdHominem
Baddad1376
In the last car 1, where did that car come from? I watched it 9 times! No clue?
DaveYanakov
From behind the bus. Braking car covered it
Imgazorpazorpfuckingfieldbitch
The dodgeball player on the right falls to his knees in amazement. I'm not saying I wouldn't, cuz I totally would. That's unbelievable
chickenfriedriceisdabomb
LOL the gloriousness of it literally floors him.
Totaljester
I want someone to make a gif of it that makes him a firebender.
Dualsaga184
but the way he moves looks closer to airbending, more like Ba Gua Zhang
FlatPlutoSociety
I was going to post exactly the same thing.
MadamPuddifoot
No one else reacts though... "oh, Jeff is at it again" "big deal... Let's go get beer "
Dualsaga184
It really reminded me of Ba Gua Zhang
OnaraKaminari
right in the face, too.
Erilis
the asian team (with one black guy) vs the whites.
ComptrollerGeneral
Epic. Right in the face too. I can imagine whispering to myself if I was on his team "never forget..."
HappyDame
Anyone have the source?
BuckLuckMitch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69X7tP6p7E0 It's at about 0:40
HappyDame
Thank you! :)
Fawin
that last one....
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chansuke
Herpes?
BlackPengu
kid came for a walk; left with trust issues
SteamPoweredMonkey
Gotta have priorities
chloramphenicolderivative
My priority is the second to last one.
JaredHinojosa117
Priorities nonnie! @dline95
Dline95
Jesus Christ man, I forgot about that
AdamF2992
That reflex. I'll break his fall with my foot!
timlovesraffi
That's how I treat cups when they fall.
0721
Dammit, now I have to view the entire album
boevis
careful, you can get trolled.
karmakameleonnn
He..he bounced
Justinicus
Yeah. People do that... look at skydiving accidents.
AttackEyebrows
Congratulations you have a bouncing baby boy. Literally
hoggoughough
Oh Australia...
PhilFrox
That happened happened to me when I was young
Legacy91
That explains the stutter.
mycrazylife5891
Father of the year
80percentlegs
Future rugby star
TheUnknownX
BAH GAWD KING!
Kiriana86
that last one is more of a fail.. a win/fail? I don't know
Skycheque
I got it ... oh shit
thethicknessofthelad
As a mobile user, I never plan on pressing "load 10 more" until I see a comment like this
narushii
I'm guessing it was just to troll
BESTtaylorINAUSTRALIA
SPECKY practice for that kid
whatthefigurativefuck
I can't stop watching this.
FullMetalBitch
I still haven't stopped laughing
DeadGirlSuperstar
I cant stop laughing... I'm going to hell....
Islander255
Like yes, but also the guy n the foreground is really hot.
Bouncehouser
"Now what do we say if mummy asks why you have a bruise on your head?" "...Apples..." "...good enough..."
andstabitdead
"Apples, Jeff all he says is Apples!"
Bouncehouser
"There's no way you can prove this is my fault, The Northern footy show isn't even shown until 6pm...Er, Forget I said Northern footy show."
pjkix
almost clicked next then i saw the top comment lol
Shadam
As a father, oh shit ! oh shit ! oh shit ! Everything alright kid ?
Beve84
father of the year....
MisterGod
I was looking through these thinking "some good dad's sixth sense there" then the last one destroyed it
faithfulsoul
Priorities shift more times in this gif than in Fast & Furious.
toastercharles
at least he watched it
jackbos
What's the problem? He caught the ball.
MadamPuddifoot
As an athletic trainer, number 7 would get cussed the fuck out for making a dangerous jump like that. Fuck.
beaniebuddy
I' have to go after the one in back who stopped and watched it unfold.
newsfromnowhere
only figuratively did he drop the ball
ThreeHandOBoobie
I laughed, I'm a terrible human.
PurpleTigon
Seriously? That is gonna be top comment? Just saying "the last one...." . Jesus
MadamPuddifoot
Don't be salty cuz you're bad at commenting.
familytriptopoundtown
Oh, don't be a twat.
steikewaffel
kid's reflex was to bounce
tracereading
Grass is softer than a soccer ball to the head.
VEpsilon
It fucking bounced
InboxMeYourOods
THE FIRST ONE. NOPE
dopestdyl
chickenfriedriceisdabomb
figuratively dying, not literally. Just to be clear...No ragrets
HeistheZissou
BWWWAAAAMMM!!!!!!
usernumber84
http://inception.davepedu.com/
Efreeti
Incepted means ingested or taken in. Fucking learn words.
downvotemeimakemyselflaugh
Yes which is the same root as the word Inception, which is the title of the film they were referencing
spiritussancto
more proof that physics do not apply to cats
SSGBilko
That one really confuses me
Valladin
It took me longer than I'd like to admit to figure that one out. LOL
criggie
Took me a couple of times to realise it runs up the mattress leaning against a wall, which then falls down. Not a mattress flipping somehow
AmandaGrace2770
OHHHHH!!! Okay. That makes more sense. Thank you, I was so confused.
ronswansonisthereasonihaveadadfetish
THANK YOU! I couldn't figure it out.
triflersNeedNot
I don't understand what is going on! Why is the mattress flipping'
chickenfriedriceisdabomb
I'm fucking dying over here, so high....
ThisIsTheBestUsernameEver
I've watched it at least 50 times and still don't get it... which side is the floor? what is going on?
Boncurry
But what makes the matress go around?
jackasaurus32
It took me a while but the mattress is up against the wall at first and then falls to the ground. The camera angle really threw me off!
TheSierra
THANK YOU.
MisterSokkaWatertribe
that one with the brick was a holy shit moment
tomhiddlestonsthirdtesticlewhyyesyoucantouchmeallyouwant
Why do none of the comments have replies?!
pkotton
He cheated death, now death will come after him in unexplainable, gruesome scenarios.
nikosuave
Whoa.
ImaPutABulletInYa
That shit made my butt pucker!!
returnofgannon
looks CG
ionizdgrunt
If you look closely it rubs on the red shirt guys' armpit
MisterSokkaWatertribe
are you on random mode because this comment was 2 months ago haha
CoalCuts
The dude just save his own life...
checkyourse1f
bricks were shat.
molestmymonkey
I still can't figure out where the fuck that car came from though.
DaveYanakov
That was a CG chunk of concrete
ieatgrenadesforbreakfast
It's from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwMe_ZgYgwI Demolition of a factory in Czech Republic. The brick actually hit someone
johnvictor
Minimum safe distance does not mean stand near it.
dynamaux
Not so much reflexes as pure luck for sure.
Aelinsaar
If he didn't move, it would have nailed him... so no, that's reflexes, not luck. Luck = Not having the deadly brick come at your head.
dynamaux
If he was an inch to the right, it would have hit him. Luck was being an inch to the left.
Aelinsaar
I don't think we watched the same gif.
dynamaux
I'm talking about the camera man, not the bald guy with the reflexes...oh wait. I see why this gif was included now...
TheRealRhodry
Definitely, but I don't think reflexes had much to do with it, it looks like he moved right after it flew by his head lol. Lucky dude.
Dihanio
Constantly makes me flinch!
DrSaladFingers
looks more like a chunk of concrete.
jweenypwee
I am 99.9% sure that's CG.
Starstepper
Then you are wrong
unresponsivenipples
Same, it like phased through red shirt guys arm after bouncing off the ground and red guy didn't react at all.
Griffy11
1)http://im.ezgif.com/tmp/8437811920-gif/frame">20.gif">http://im.ezgif.com/tmp/8437811920-gif/frame_020.gif 2)http://im.ezgif.com/tmp/8437811920-gif/frame_021.gif
arcticstroke
Idk I was thinking the same thing but that guy was looking through his phone or something so he might not have seen it until it passed
arcticstroke
In front of his lens, you know like if yourtaking a picture someone could be right under you but if there out of the lens view you don't
arcticstroke
. It seems like he had a delayed reaction at the end of the gif. But i could be wrong I'm just a random guy after all lol
Griffy11
3)http://im.ezgif.com/tmp/8437811920-gif/frame">22.gif">http://im.ezgif.com/tmp/8437811920-gif/frame_022.gif 4)http://im.ezgif.com/tmp/8437811920-gif/frame_023.gif
unresponsivenipples
So it JUST missed? Or JUST snuck through?
Griffy11
It looks fake.
Griffy11
There's no way something going that fast would have gone that close to red shirt without him or his shirt reacting.
jesse3195
And on that day Adriana stopped complaining about being short.
judgefreak
My pants would have a hole from the shit that went through O.O
TobyHinloopen
Yep. Additionally, car gif explained:
MisterSokkaWatertribe
thank you sir
BanesOnAPlane
hell i'd shit a brick
DanNeedsLoveToo
Ya, I actually fucking said it out loud too.. did not expect that kind of shit happening at all..
MissMandaMay
It went right underneath the armpit of the guy on the left!!!
FedericoAstica
Totally. That could have kill them.
roxierush
his girlfriend has never been so happy to be so short
couldntresisregisteringanymore
I'm a bit suspicious. Did you see it jumping back up from the ground? :o
WillyWankah
The things i'd do for half these points http://imgur.com/Rp6aSb1
Renkyu
This happened to me once except in high school and with a basketball and I was engrossed in reading a book. Didn't even see the ball coming.
megashadowbeast
Unfortunately, someone on the other side of that exploding building died because they weren't able to dodge the rock like that guy did...
ronswansonisthereasonihaveadadfetish
Source?
TheThingNoNotThatOne
That brick went over the wife's head and slightly to the left of his head. They're both so so so lucky.
sangheraj
I don't get why people say your lucky for surviving a near death experience, if you were lucky you would never be in that situation
bartman2014
Back and to the left... Back, and to the left
misswaytooproudoftexas
I never noticed how it also grazed the guy in the red jacket too. Crazy!
Djhenrik
that one is fake tho, the brick goes through the guy in the red shirt if you watch closely!
hiyesthisissatan
There had to have been people behind them...
madrush
But how does the guy have the Tarantula on his shirt to begin with without him seeing it happen?
BritaThePurifier
It was a prank on him. His coworkers put it on him while he was on the phone and then got him to stand up and notice it. 1/2
BritaThePurifier
2/2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pox4HIqfu-s
suomynonA
His coworkers put it on him and he was on the phone. Sauce: http://youtu.be/pox4HIqfu-s
failfranky
asdf
Exentenzed
Australia.
WoahShocksMyBrain
Seriously/
staudt69
He shoulda been in Taylor Swift's video for Shake It Off
Therealotto
I would shit myself so hard if that happened to me
jahavasaud
Australia?
muffinisnotmymiddlename
I think his friend comes up from behind him and puts it on his shoulder? I'm pretty I saw it on AFV
OnionDude
prank.
EnchantedDildo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pox4HIqfu-s He killed it too. :( I hate spiders but thats mean
homadek
they are super light, so maybe he was just so caught up in his conversation he didnt feel it make its way up his shirt
sistersirius
Does no one know?!
ohmegatron
That's a sneaky tarantula.
raspymorten
You really dont wanna know
TheOnlyTaterTot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZftmIvSQUI
danzigsam
I suspect a "friend."
d0llface
everyone is upvoting but I NEED AN EXPLANATION
JM1911A1
I'd had a spider the size of my thumb suddenly appear on me. Absolutely no one knows how. Then again, I am Australian...
ohnonotagain42
I so badly want to visit Australia, but the internet has ruined me and I'm pretty sure I'd need a steady stream of Xanax to handle it.
JM1911A1
It's not too scary. You just need to have good reflexes is all!
JWPI
It's a video actually, coworkers carefully put the tarantula on his shoulder and it crawled down his shirt.
RottenJoe
Australia.
StarrryNight
I want to believe it's a spider on a string because it seems to swing back to him but I think I can see it crawl and I just want to cry
LordThing
It happens more often than you realise, you just don't see it before it leaves again
crazynorwegian
Here we go, this is the full vid on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pox4HIqfu-s
Roski
Does everyone here know that tarantulas, when dropped (or in this case thrown), will crack like an egg and slowly bleed out? I am so angry.
sirbart
Well shit, I learned something +1
CyndaquilAndInk
Wait what. Really?
Roski
Because of their large surface to volume ratio, they fall much harder than smaller spiders.
5babiesforme
I'm sad now
Zephronias
Seriously? Shit, that's horrible. D: I thought they'd be more durable than that.
Roski
If you want to go into detail, this looked like a terrestrial tarantula, which is not built to absorb much impact. Arboreals are (1/2)
Roski
Because of their large surface to volume ratio, they fall much harder than smaller spiders. The larger the spider, the more delicate it is.
Roski
"springier," but the risk is always there. That's partially why tarantulas don't actually jump six feet into the air, a la Hollywood. (2/2)
Chocolatesporks
I'm terrified of spiders but held a tarantula when drunk. Was still freaked out til the guy told me if I dropped her, she'd die. Then 1/2
Chocolatesporks
I just felt sorry for it so I was okay rather than scared. Still panicked a little when she started going up my arm though. 2/2
Roski
I find the more I teach people about spiders, the more their fears go away. When I explain WHY they walk the way they do, how they 1/
Roski
hunt the way they do, and how delicate they are in relation to other things their size, and how vulnerable they are to humans, people's /2
Roski
fear go away. There is no deadly tarantula anywhere in the world, and you cannot even be allergic to their venom. Bees are deadly. 3/3
howlatmymoon
Teach me about spiders pls
shaxgolgotha
I don't believe you because I've seen Raiders of the Lost Ark and those dudes were just chillin on Indy and fell off and were like "k peace"
Roski
Those were B. smithi and the movie was made in 1981, the animals were wild caught and dirt cheap (try buying a captive bred smithi /1
Roski
now), and they never showed the landing. That scene bothers me too. /2
shaxgolgotha
yes they did show them falling!
Roski
Yes, but in a separate shot. To me it's like watching a kid drop a turtle. Some times the turtle falls in a way that doesn't kill them, /1
Roski
very common cause of death, which people often aren't aware of. I'll take back the "definitely" and replace w/ "probably," in that light.3/3
Roski
other times they're not so lucky. My point is that large tarantulas are not built to absorb impact, and rupturing from falling IS a /2
Arkine6
I've mentioned I'm terrified of them but I also admire your passion for the little guys. I wish I could get over it, I love the outdoors.
Roski
Thanks :) and yeah, spiders are not a very convenient thing to be phobic of. They're pretty much unavoidable, anywhere you live.
Arkine6
So are Ts/spiders the only bugs you're interested in? Like, do you have any crawly things that you're afraid of.
Roski
I am a closet Entomology geek who works with vertebrate animals. 8-) Nah, I have loved all living things since I was a small child. Bugs
Roski
group of creatures. Plus, they're tiny! 3/3
Roski
have never bothered me and in fact I would amass huge collections of them every summer. They're the most diverse, fascinating, beautiful /2
laurasaurolophus
See the way it flew back towards him? Do you think it was a fake? Plus it almost danced like it was on a string. I hope it was fake...
Roski
I really hope it's fake too, the legs seem to move individually. But on such a grainy and short clip it's hard to tell.
mmc08
Do tarantulas do the web thing? I don't know too much about them.
laurasaurolophus
They can create web, however it cannot support their weight if they were to dangle from it. They just spittle web to deck out the crib
laurasaurolophus
Also, neat thing, when they are slipping on a vertical surface they can create web from their feet for a suction-cup effect thing :D
mmc08
Well that's neat, I never knew that. thanks for replying!
ThomasMontgomeryHaverford
Fun office prank.
OttoParts
Still though...
Thistles
So they sacrificed that spider for giggles. Fuck that.
aquaticMisanthrope
It's a fake spider on a string, I think.
Thistles
I hope so. The quality is poor, but it looked pretty real to me.
Roski
I really hope so, but the legs seem to move individually. It's one thing to blindly fear them, but killing them for fun while traumatizing/1
Roski
someone else is not okay. /2
itslegonotlegos
it's lies lies lies
warriorprincess
Why do people suddenly care about a spider dying just because it's a tarantula?
AnExtremelyNiceGuy
Australia?
AchaNyaa
His friends put it there as a "prank". The drop/ throw killed the poor thing tho. I hate spiders real hard but still, it's sad. Youtube it.
karmakameleonnn
WHY IS NO ONE ANSWERING THIS
System3rror
Id light myself on fire
Kenmeth
fuck spiders im not even scared of them but after my room being in a basement i've witnessed them stare at me
System3rror
Plotting your demise
HalfwayToRelevance
I'd light everything on fire.
ColoradoCattleCo
Sadly, I think he probably killed that spider. Not blaming the reaction but the dick who put it there.
Chocolatesporks
Used to be tarantulas in a lab at my college, but they're so difficult to keep alive. They'd stop eating, or just fall off things and die.
69IsBestNumber6969696696969699
Umm who cares?
Magpiebones
Same as killing anything else on impulse? Unless you are a hypocrite.
Jardok
Bigger animals get more sympathy from people. It's a more complex lifeform so it's only natural. It's not JUST a thing reacting to stimuli.
toomanycatsoknotenoughcats
Spiders terrify me... Yet I still don't want to see them die painfully and unnecessarily. Especially due to a stupid prank
69IsBestNumber6969696696969699
But why do you care?
Thistles
Definitely.
mmc08
Why do you think it died? Not being a dick just asking. It got flung, but that's it, right? Did I miss something?
Magpiebones
Large insects and arachnids "shatter" is they fall and hit hard surface. Kinda like us breaking bones, but they also spill their guts. :/
DoingMyKanyeBest
They dont have the hardest shells, and its not like when you fling a smaller spider. Theyre more vaunrelble because theyre bigger
Roski
I am actually really upset that that was considered a prank. The tarantula definitely died.
Sneckz
Mhm, a fall that high must have crushed the poor thing's abdomen.
Vamdemon
It'd make me sad that it'd died and it was someone's pet... Fucking douche who put it there... Poor thing :(
XequR
yeah me too
dan144
Serious question: how would you know that the tarantula died just from that clip?
Roski
Sort of like dropping a turtle. It could come out unscathed depending on how it fell, or it could crack like an egg. When a tarantula /2
nachtgeist
I had one fall from the top of a garage door and he went splat like an egg. :(
Roski
I guess I shouldn't speak in absolutes, but it's something that can and has killed tarantulas. Falling from a great height cracks them.
Luminousfox
not the tap but the fall would have killed it
Roski
loses haemolymph, it loses the hydraulic pressure needed to extend their legs for walking, and bleed out. They eventually curl up and die.
Roski
When dropped (or thrown), the tarantula's delicate exoskeleton can crack like an egg and the tarantula bleeds out. Without haemolymph /1
dan144
Thanks! That really sucks though, was hoping it was just a hunch of yours.
Sneckz
Tarantulas' abdomens can be very sensitive especially if it's just eaten, and a fall that high probably crushed it.
RapCatTheRappingestCat
Having cared for them before, think of them like big scary water balloons
Warranty
I am learning so much today.
Roski
they lose the hydraulic pressure needed to extend their legs for walking. They eventually curl up and die. Source: 7 years working with them
IsuckAsthis
How are they to care for I have been thinking about getting one, also any advice? thanks!
Arkine6
So that's why spiders are always curled up when dead. That's unpleasant but I'm still phobic so... Fear blocks my empathy about it.