New spider species found in Papua New Guinea: Love it or leave it?

[BurtWorm]

Poll question: New spider species found in Papua New Guinea: Love it or leave it?

Orthrus, a jumping spider species potentially new to science. New Guinea, an island north of Australia that is split between Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, has proven a rich hunting ground for biologists
Photograph: Wayne Maddison/CI/Reuters


http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2009/mar/25/papua-new-guinea-new-species?picture=345036504

[jobycom]

1. Looks like a Gummi Spider.

[BurtWorm]

2. Looks delicious, right?

So succulent...

[jobycom]

4. It would stick to your teeth. But I will be extra careful eating green gummi bears now!

[Inchworm]

8. First thought to me too

:rofl:

:thumbsup:

[Shell Beau]

3. It is a pretty spider.

[TZ]

5. Pretty. Looks like a gag rubber spider...

:)

[arcadian]

6. It looks like a little jewel.

[fizzgig]

7. that's a damn cool spider

wouldn't want in on me, but it's pretty to look at

[KamaAina]

9. Other: Name it after Colbert

oh, wait a minute:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/07/17/entertainment/e121129D13.DTL

The Daily Reflector of Greenville reported Thursday that East Carolina University associate professor Jason Bond has agreed to name a species after Colbert, host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report."...

Colbert developed spider envy after learning Bond had given the name of Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi — for rocker Neil Young — to a trapdoor spider. The 44-year-old comedian demanded that a spider be named after him.

"Where's my spider?" he said. "I have lots of animals named after me: turtles, eagles, Ontario Junior League hockey mascots. The world demands an eight-legged tribute to Stephen Colbert and I do not mean another barbershop quartet."...

Now that Colbert is back from a two-week vacation, he must choose a species to carry the name "Aptostichus stephencolberti." Because Colbert doesn't pronounce the "t" in his last name, it will be silent in the spider's name as well.

[Bertha Venation]

10. two things that scare me shitless

jumping spiders and flying cockroaches

leave it

[MilesColtrane]

11. Strolling spiders will be tolerated.

Jumping spiders will be smushed.

[hippywife]

12. I dunno.

Is it poisonous? That would make a difference in my decision. Definitely.

Well, in all honesty, I've never actually loved a spider, anyway. Merely tolerated the ones that were out my reach. :scared: