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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 10:26 AM Original message |
Venomous Spiders Found In Hawaii Shipment (From China) |
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woodsprite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
1. You can't tell me some (or all) of this sh1t isn't intentional. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
35. The poisoned toothpaste SHOULD NOT be used to brush the spiders' teeth. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
2. Hawaii needs to import rocks? |
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Exultant Democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 12:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
22. I doubt that they have much granite. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 12:23 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Volcanic basalt just as hard as granite |
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emcguffie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #23 |
44. I think maybe volcanic rock won't sink. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #44 |
55. That's pumice |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 05:41 PM Response to Reply #44 |
56. Buoyant. n/t |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 02:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
36. far more mind-boggling than the unwanted spiders |
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emcguffie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 04:23 PM Response to Reply #36 |
45. Once again, I feel compelled to point out -- |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 05:04 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. Lava rocks |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 05:57 PM Response to Reply #53 |
59. but is she a witch? |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 05:05 PM Response to Reply #45 |
54. pumice is not the only igneous rock. Most of them sink like a rock, |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 05:43 PM Response to Reply #45 |
58. BOUYANT!!! n/t |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 07:59 PM Response to Reply #45 |
64. floaters and sinkers |
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jojo54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
3. Unfrickinbelievable!!! |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 11:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. our rocks are not cheap enough |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
4. In similar incidents we've had Asian Tiger Mosquitoes and Asian Longhorned Beetle introduced |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
5. Nearly all spiders are venomous. |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 10:54 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I thought all known spiders used venom? |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 11:03 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. One family does not have venom: Uloboridae |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 11:27 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. I did not know that |
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Scairp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 12:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. Yes |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 01:06 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Ugly beast that funnel cake spider |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 01:16 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. The funnel-cake spider is dangerous only to deep-fat fried bread covered with powdered sugar. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 01:58 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Their normal habitat is street fairs and carnies. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 03:02 PM Response to Reply #24 |
40. Australia is the home to so many deadly animals |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #24 |
41. Disfiguration and amputation |
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halobeam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 10:59 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. wow. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 11:01 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I hate spiders. I tolerate some in my house for pest control. |
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halobeam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. I thought the only ones I needed to look out for in long island, ny |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 11:18 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Spiders are venomous, but humans don't always react to their venom. |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
48. That eat the spider story is false |
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halobeam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 12:18 PM Response to Reply #48 |
75. A day late for my response to you |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 01:20 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. No problem |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 11:19 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I visited Kauai once, had a HUGE room spider |
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zelda7743 (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 10:34 PM Response to Reply #14 |
67. That would be a cane spider |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 11:19 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. I scoop them up in a jar and deposit them outside |
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Scairp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 12:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. You should come to my house |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
11. Wouldn't it have been easier to break/ move lava rock? |
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emcguffie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
46. Come on! Lava rock is not the same as granite! |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 05:42 PM Response to Reply #46 |
57. NOT pumice but the solid stuff. |
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emcguffie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 04:37 PM Response to Reply #11 |
49. Lava rock is very different from granite. |
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GregW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
17. Why don't they train the cane toads to eat the new spiders? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
18. They need to get LynneSin to come out. She's a spider removal expert. |
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Hulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
19. Keep buying that "made in Chine" crap...and this is only the beginning.... |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 12:04 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. It is hard to find non-chinese made goods these days |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 12:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. So look harder! If it's made in China, you don't fucking need it. |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 06:15 AM Response to Reply #21 |
70. Ummm...OK |
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Seedersandleechers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 01:21 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. several places to buy us products |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 12:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Japan sold us nothing but "CHEAP JUNK" after WWII. "Made in Japan" meant cheap. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #26 |
51. Except the Japanese didn't play the stupid games and blame shoving China has. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 06:13 PM Response to Reply #26 |
60. I'm old enough when "Made in Japan" was synonymous with "cheap crap." |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 08:11 AM Response to Reply #19 |
72. I suppose China is sharing their monopoly on shitty goods with us... |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
27. Classic outsourcing |
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NBachers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
28. Made in America |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 02:48 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. It's a novelty, and if they go back to China, it's something prestigious |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
32. Nothing in either of our dailies. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #32 |
42. How About From "The Hawaii Channel?" |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
34. But there's good news here: |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
38. Gotta Love Free Trade! |
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pinniped (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
39. The horror! There are also spiders that arrive in banana shipments.... |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #39 |
52. That's an excellent point. Thank you for the perspective. |
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smiley_glad_hands (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
43. My house is surrounded by daddy long legs. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 04:27 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Yes, they eat the mosquitos that sometimes breed in my turtle tank |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 11:12 PM Response to Reply #43 |
69. That's wise. Phlocids are harmless to humans and actually eat other bad spiders. |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 09:18 AM Response to Reply #43 |
73. Do they look like this? |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
50. Spiders on a Plane!!! |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 07:19 PM Response to Reply #50 |
62. No, it's Spiders on a Ship! |
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demo dutch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
61. Where else CHINA!! It got to stop with the imports! |
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smalll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
63. I guess they didn't put ENOUGH formaldehyde in that shipment! /nt |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
65. Oh, shit. another creature that will wreak havoc on the native wildlife. |
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gate of the sun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
66. I've wondered myself it this isn't a new kind of war |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-17-07 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
68. Update: The spiders have been recalled because of lead contamination. n/t |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
71. Snakes on planes? Spiders on boats? What next?? |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
74. That's how brown tree snakes got to Hawaii |
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