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[–] PeteZ@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Good. I hope they have nightmares about people.

[–] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm very happy whenever a spiderbro decides to set up on my balcony. They munch on mosquitos, I get to keep my blood on the inside. Everyone wins! Except the mosquitos. Screw them.

I don't know what my bathroom spider is eating because I never see bugs in there, but I guess that means he's doing his job.

[–] hyorvenn@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Breaking news: It appears that mosquitos have dreams ... dreams about conquering spiders and humans alike.

[–] Nutteman@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jokes on you, pal, the spider dreams of nature. You, on the other hand, dream about the commute to work or that party that went poorly 4 years ago.

[–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 3 points 1 year ago

What does it mean if I dream about spiders commuting to that guy's poorly thrown parties?

[–] holycrap@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Some probably do

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 1 points 1 year ago

And taxes. Lot and lot of taxes.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago

I'm ok with most spiders I encounter, and sometimes find photos cute too

But that thumbnail is scary

[–] eskimofry@lemmy.one 9 points 1 year ago
[–] w00t@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago
[–] Stonewyvvern@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

So imprinted are the memories of The Flammenwerfer Times, their descendants still have nightmares about it.

[–] exponential_wizard@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's not a jumping spider

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

If their hypothesis is accurate, its a sleeping spider.

[–] Blastasaurus@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well now I feel guilty for killing that large spider in my bedroom a couple days ago :(

The Big Sleep

Awww adorable.

Now burn it Jesus Christ kill them with fire.

[–] _number8_@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

all animals are obviously way more intelligent than science gives them credit for. humans were just so callous and careless for centuries that we didn't bother to pay them any respect. like obviously crabs feel pain when you boil them, why the fuck wouldn't they? that's a pretty basic evolutionary mechanism