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Centipede/spider/mantis/scorpion
Topic Started: Aug 18 2012, 08:59 AM (44,196 Views)
genao87
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i notice though that this doesnt apply to all anthropods or archanids. been finding out that there are more than one species of spiders that males grow bigger.

would be interesting to know when having fights since one species might have the larger sex against a smaller sex of its opponent.
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Sep 21 2012, 02:16 AM
i notice though that this doesnt apply to all anthropods or archanids. been finding out that there are more than one species of spiders that males grow bigger.

would be interesting to know when having fights since one species might have the larger sex against a smaller sex of its opponent.
very true in a lot of cases on the larger females can take the impressive prey we're discussing.
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In some spider species exp. Funnel web spider, the females larger, but the males venom is more potent. Same for some centipedes, i guess to make up for the lost size. So male pedes could kill bats too.
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Sep 23 2012, 10:57 AM
In some spider species exp. Funnel web spider, the females larger, but the males venom is more potent. Same for some centipedes, i guess to make up for the lost size. So male pedes could kill bats too.
true the size difference doesn't have to be that great, I still wanna kno why you rate funnel webs over golaith's
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Simple, the venom and aggression.
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is there a huge size difference between the sexes for the many giant centepedes? i always wonder if it is the same for spiders.
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No its not huge imo but its kinda equal to the size diffy in birds of prey.
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Black Ice
Sep 24 2012, 04:40 AM
Simple, the venom and aggression.
well despite that I haven't seen them take more impressive prey
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You know all the bugs in australia are basically midgets right? But they kill kids.
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I think Centipede, Black Ice will back me up!
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Lazyness.
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Sep 26 2012, 07:33 PM
You know all the bugs in australia are basically midgets right? But they kill kids.
sure they're a danger to humans that's basically it and that's not impressive, a brow recluse is a big danger to people but it would be crushed by larger arthropods
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Now you calling them uninpressive because the prey they live with arent impressive? Wow.....
Edited by Black Ice, Sep 26 2012, 07:39 PM.
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Sep 26 2012, 07:35 PM
Lazyness.
I trusted you!
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Sep 26 2012, 08:17 PM
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Sep 26 2012, 07:35 PM
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lol :D
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