Comments on: Sand spider builds a burrow http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/sand-spider-builds-a-burrow.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 11:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Jerril http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/sand-spider-builds-a-burrow.html#comment-1617709 Jerril Mon, 31 Dec 2012 02:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203099#comment-1617709  Most of my cats behaviour is cute because I'm over 20 times her weight. Mouse or rat sized, most of the kitty play I find so adorable wouldn't be nearly as cute...  Most of my cats behaviour is cute because I’m over 20 times her weight. Mouse or rat sized, most of the kitty play I find so adorable wouldn’t be nearly as cute…

]]> By: OgilvyTheAstronomer http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/sand-spider-builds-a-burrow.html#comment-1617291 OgilvyTheAstronomer Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203099#comment-1617291 "Sand Spider Builds a Burrow" totally sounds like the title of a children's book. “Sand Spider Builds a Burrow” totally sounds like the title of a children’s book.

]]> By: CLamb http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/sand-spider-builds-a-burrow.html#comment-1617233 CLamb Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203099#comment-1617233  Does God pay more attention to prayers offered from atop children?  Does God pay more attention to prayers offered from atop children?

]]> By: Velocirapt42 http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/sand-spider-builds-a-burrow.html#comment-1617204 Velocirapt42 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203099#comment-1617204 My dog does something similar if the quilts are bunched up on our bed. This is proof of evolutionism. My dog does something similar if the quilts are bunched up on our bed. This is proof of evolutionism.

]]> By: SedanChair http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/sand-spider-builds-a-burrow.html#comment-1616945 SedanChair Sat, 29 Dec 2012 02:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203099#comment-1616945 If you're an ant, and you see a couple of legs sticking out of the sand, and you hear Bad Company playing in the background, beware. If you’re an ant, and you see a couple of legs sticking out of the sand, and you hear Bad Company playing in the background, beware.

]]> By: mappo http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/sand-spider-builds-a-burrow.html#comment-1616925 mappo Sat, 29 Dec 2012 02:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203099#comment-1616925 So that's settled then - I'm never taking my shoes off again. So that’s settled then – I’m never taking my shoes off again.

]]> By: anansi133 http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/sand-spider-builds-a-burrow.html#comment-1616799 anansi133 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203099#comment-1616799 The cute factor is greatly enhanced when you outmass the spider by several orders of magnitude. If I were the same size as that spider, it wouldn't be cute at all. (I wonder what other behaviors would appear cute if I were much bigger than I am now?) The cute factor is greatly enhanced when you outmass the spider by several orders of magnitude. If I were the same size as that spider, it wouldn’t be cute at all.

(I wonder what other behaviors would appear cute if I were much bigger than I am now?)

]]> By: Jan Henning Berg http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/sand-spider-builds-a-burrow.html#comment-1616782 Jan Henning Berg Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203099#comment-1616782 It is sometimes hilarious to see to what other videos youtube refers at the end. This time, it's the perverted dog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=NH1dh_ZCYpc&NR=1 It is sometimes hilarious to see to what other videos youtube refers at the end.

This time, it’s the perverted dog:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=NH1dh_ZCYpc&NR=1

]]> By: eldritch http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/sand-spider-builds-a-burrow.html#comment-1616739 eldritch Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203099#comment-1616739 Religious arachnids using juveniles of apex mammalian predator as altars? Science is going to have a field day with that! Religious arachnids using juveniles of apex mammalian predator as altars? Science is going to have a field day with that!

]]> By: mhsenkow http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/sand-spider-builds-a-burrow.html#comment-1616718 mhsenkow Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203099#comment-1616718 Jesse: You should see the three foot wide ones that pray on children.  Jesse: You should see the three foot wide ones that pray on children. 

]]> By: Jesse Chapman http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/sand-spider-builds-a-burrow.html#comment-1616635 Jesse Chapman Fri, 28 Dec 2012 20:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203099#comment-1616635 This is terrifying. This is terrifying.

]]> By: DocPop http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/sand-spider-builds-a-burrow.html#comment-1616607 DocPop Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203099#comment-1616607 This is how I feel at the beginning of any new game of Minecraft. This is how I feel at the beginning of any new game of Minecraft.

]]> By: Cowicide http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/sand-spider-builds-a-burrow.html#comment-1616595 Cowicide Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203099#comment-1616595 I think a dachshund hiding in the sand awaiting a stray cheeseburger is cuter. I think a dachshund hiding in the sand awaiting a stray cheeseburger is cuter.

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