Black Widow Vs. Mouse

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Leroy
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#1 Posted on 8.8.08 2307.44 | Instant Rating: 7.12

So I took my regular trip to my employer's broadcast facility, which is in a very remote part of our local mountain range. Two of the things I see frequently are rodent remains and black widow spiders.

In 8 years of going to the site, I had never seen anything like this:

Very cool, but read the spoiler if you're squeemish

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It's the skeletal remains of a mouse suspended in the remnants of a black widow's web.

I think this is pretty amazing.

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#2 Posted on 9.8.08 1151.56 | Instant Rating: 9.00

Wow. That's pretty cool. I suppose that particular spider didn't have to worry about what was for dinner for a while. I wonder if he ever thought "I am soooooooo tired of mouse..."

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General Zod
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#3 Posted on 9.8.08 1802.44 | Instant Rating: 4.03

How much more dead could that be?
The answer is none. None more dead.

Hell, I can get you a toe by three o'clock this afternoon...with nail polish.

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#4 Posted on 9.8.08 2316.23 | Instant Rating: 7.12

Originally posted by General Zod
How much more dead could that be?
The answer is none. None more dead.

Quit stealing the lines I steal from Spinal Tap.

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DJ FrostyFreeze
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#5 Posted on 13.8.08 1228.47 | Instant Rating: 8.02

Originally posted by Leroy
Very cool, but read the spoiler if you're squeemish
That was a lot grosser than I thought it would be. Cool, but gross.

WTF is that SMELL???

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