Borris the spider

[TwistedSystem]

Ya it must be cool to get out and do stuff like bat counts. Especially the whole bats flying all around you thing.

[twistedblister]

there are supposed to be some huge populations down by the TExas Mexico borrder but i have never ventured thhere. I saw it on tv though looked really cool. i htink there is a balcony people gather on above the cave and wathc the mass of bats fly out at dusk.

[fishki]

those would be Mexican Freetail Bats, when the flights start at dusk it will look like smoke pouring out of the cave entrance. Doppler Radar even picks up the bat flights. The populations in some caves are in the millions.
You cannot go into freetail caves without dressin up like a scuba diver, the ammonia smell is powerful and the guano is waist deep. Not all caves house large numbers of bats. Some house none. The caves we mainly survey house hibernating bats, they are generally safe from noxious fumes. I will scan some of my cave pics and post them. (I never take my digital camera in a cave)

[twistedblister]

that would make sense considering the location. very very cool site. that is one of those things i would like to see before dying.

[twistedblister]

last nights NOVA was about dang my feble brain. a guy studying ants who invented sociobiogly. cool episode.

[stickcult]

NOVA is awesome. I remember watching it when I was 8...

[fishki]

yeah it is worth it imo..if anyone ever finds a bat like in their house, garage, school, etc. just keep in mind that it is LOST. Get a fishing net or bird net and gently catch it, wear gloves and you can safely take it outside and turn it loose. Dont mind it screaching and screaming at you cause it is just scared.

[twistedblister]

yeah it is worth it imo..if anyone ever finds a bat like in their house, garage, school, etc. just keep in mind that it is LOST. Get a fishing net or bird net and gently catch it, wear gloves and you can safely take it outside and turn it loose. Dont mind it screaching and screaming at you cause it is just scared.

that would be easy buecase varmits are my job. serriously i do appreciate the info. I have never run across one inside. but that is excellent info to share. I have had close encounters but nothing as cool as you. the screcahing screaming thing just man i would be making an evil 0 face the whole time / chalk board nails face.

[twistedblister]

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Borris gets a buddy

it reminds me of the spider in the last n64 Zelda that would hang down and attack

[TwistedSystem]

Do you still have boris?

[fishki]

got an idea here, im gonna get gem to fedex you some RAID <-(they sell that at walmart ya know) so you can get rid of your spider friends

the only good spider is a VERY VERY F***** DEAD spider





THis one should be dead

[TwistedSystem]

They also might sell raid at your local rexall store.

[cloud945076]

lol TS has been promoted to salesperson

[TwistedSystem]

We donèt have sales people, too small.

[cloud945076]

u could be the 1st

[twistedblister]

that is a damn fuzzy beast.

[twistedblister]

spiders i can deal with its the sorpians who scare me becase i know they are there but i cant see them.

[cloud945076]

sorpians? new species, i take it.

[fishki]

I dont mind scorpians, a black lite makes them show up. We had to work under a house that was infested with scorpians. creepy

[twistedblister]

I dont mind scorpians, a black lite makes them show up. We had to work under a house that was infested with scorpians. creepy

I dont have a black lite and i know they are all around * shiver*


Yeah cloud i dont always double check my spelling.

[fishki]

maybe you should buy a handheld blacklite then go outside with it at nite so you can freak yourself out

[twistedblister]

maybe you should buy a handheld blacklite then go outside with it at nite so you can freak yourself out

nooo noo noo noo noo its ok noo not gonna be doing anything like that. I am used to they spiders as i know where they like to put thier webs at night. i have gotten good at avoiding them. I dont want to wrestle with a scorpion any time soon or any sanke that rattles gets the right of way.

[TwistedSystem]

Maybe just set a black lite down somewhere and like drive there a day later to see how many scorpians ya got.

[cloud945076]

Yeah cloud i dont always double check my spelling.

i do it for you. ;]

[twistedblister]

thanks cloud. it does not make me cry so have at me.

Ahh TS dont mess with venomous creatures if you can help it. I have lived a long time and have probably picked up with my hands probably fewer then 4 snakes and no Scorpians. My freinds little sister had one as a pet. that always made me laugh. Girl dies feading pet. hell of an obituarry