YOU GO AHEAD. WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER BEER.
To study vampire spiders, build Frankenstein mosquitoes
(Thanks to Jeffrey Brown)
Related: Can jumping spiders kill in space?
(Thanks to The Perts)
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A new challenge for Buffy...
Posted by: Allen at Division | June 08, 2012 at 11:34 AM
And when they jump, will the girls scream ? (Trick question...in space NOONE can hear you scream...)
Posted by: LeDud | June 08, 2012 at 12:04 PM
Count Dracula, the jumping spider who lived in our kitchen window, would jump horizontally on a fly. But if the fly were on the window glass, he would climb the frame until he was at least 45 degrees above the fly, range by tilting his body, then leap into space.
Then, he'd have lunch. I never saw him miss.
My guess is that zero G will mess them up.
Dracula was very friendly-once he got over his natural fear of humans.
Posted by: Steve | June 08, 2012 at 04:23 PM
Oooh, a new science lesson from Dave. Vampire spiders are cool.
Posted by: Theresa | June 08, 2012 at 06:09 PM
Reglued Mosquito Heads WBAGNFARB.
Posted by: Ralph | June 08, 2012 at 10:48 PM
Almost related, I saw a wasp killing a spider on Monday evening. Then the wasp flew away and I finished the spider off.
Posted by: oneblankspace | June 09, 2012 at 10:24 AM