- Shai Hulud
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- Exalted Mythic Member
With B.B. gone, the passion of Bungie.net has lessened.
I love 'em... Wouldn't want one as a pet, but still.... And yes, I am a freak... damn proud of it, too.
Spiders are damn cool, in my opinion. 8 eyes, and spin the strongest natural substance found on Earth.... and bite the heads off of lesser bugs. Mmmmmm, tasty.
The only "spiders" (not really spiders) that I don't like are Spiderman, and "vinegroons" (they're arachnids (but not really spiders), and not really vinegroons, but many people call them that (real vinegroons are actually whip-tail scorpions...)... I can't remember thier real name).... Vinegroons are creepy as hell. They're not poisonous, but I think they should be... Massive jaws, legs that look like they're armored... long and thick.
Here's my story of a bad incident with a Vinegroon:
I was reading a book (can't remember what it was) in New Mexico on a bed, and a vinegroon crawled across the page. I through the book across the room, but the vinegroon jumped off it onto the bed just as I did. Luckily, it didn't go anywhere... it just sat there. So I got another book, hands shaking (the thing came up so suddenly it scared the crap out of me (not litterally)), and smushed the bugger. I scooped up its corpse, and carried over to the garbage bag. Then, I threw it away. BYE BYE, VINNY!!!
BUT THEN!!!!
RIGHT after throwing Vinny in the garbage, I stepped on a scorpion... BAREFOOT! I heard the damn thing crunch, too. Luckily, my foot was spared from a painful sting (I don't want to know how painful that can be... I have a hard enough time with bees), since they don't really sting on reflex (unlike stingrays, which nail you if you step on them). But it was a close call. All because of my dear friend Vinny. After that I threw the scorp corpse down the sink... don't ask me why I didn't put him in the garbage... I think it was because the sink was closer... Can't remember.
Vinnies are bad luck, see?
But, although they sting, Scorps are cool, just like normal spiders.
[Edited on 7/10/2004 1:08:02 PM]