Nature questions

1 Feb 2008

I know PMs are just that "Private" messages, but I've just received one that has really got me thinking - as well as totally wetting myself laughing.
I'll set the scenario. I got a PM :happy: A PM with a question in it!! A question for meeee :smile2: I can do questions, I've done the modding thing for a while now and have muddled through, easy peasy cool

Until I read it....
How many hips does a spider have? biggrin

WTF sort of question is that?? :confused:
So, does anyone know - and are there any more nature questions that you've always wanted to know, but don't know where to ask?
And how many hips does a spider have??? :confused: dunno

Now the git's asked me something that's never entered my mind - I really need to know the answer as well!! lol

1 Feb 2008

:roflmao: I havent got a clue? I do know however that a spider (male) has its willy located on one of its 8 legs! bit of a lottery in getting his leg over lol

1 Feb 2008

Why would a spider be selling a house?
Is it a house spider dunno

1 Feb 2008

yes that's cheered me up no end!
Don't know on the hip front but I hope they aren't likening them to swingers cos some spiders die after having a shag :uhoh:

1 Feb 2008

Im no expert on creepy crawlies.
Given that spiders have a skeleton on the outside rather than the inside I dont think you can describe the joints betweeen their bodies and legs as hips, that term being reserved for us internal skeletoned beings.
Therefore I conclude that spiders have no hips.

1 Feb 2008

but spiders have "knees" so why not hips?????
dunno

1 Feb 2008

ok this taken from wikipedia
The arthropod leg is a form of jointed appendage of arthropods, usually used for walking. Many of the terms used for arthropod leg segments are of Latin origin, and may be confused with terms for bones: coxa (meaning hip), trochanter (compare greater trochanter and lesser trochanter), femur, tibia, tarsus, ischium, metatarsus, carpus, dactylus (meaning finger), patella.
hope this helps

1 Feb 2008

well spider man has two hips lol

are you sure it's not like this type of question
How much does a polar bear weight?

1 Feb 2008

I'm with benrumsOn. Since spiders (:scared smile

have an exoskeleton they don't really have 'hips' at all in the sense that animals with endoskeletons do.
I think the answer to the question is none.
Mind you the term arthropoda (the class of animals that spiders, insects and all other creepy crawlies belong to) actually means 'jointed legs'!
Will

1 Feb 2008

Absolutely Martin, not sure the no hip theory works ben! Take a look at my demonstration cool

bear in mind the pictures haven't been 'photoshopped' or airbrushed or anything confused

here's a spider with hips...

It can't get it's legs on the floor :shock:
So I'm not convinced :undecided:
I'm half inclined to go along with what Sara has come up with ........ except for I can't understand a word and a bit worried I might be signing my life over if I agree too much confused

1 Feb 2008

Quote by Missy
Absolutely Martin, not sure the no hip theory works ben! Take a look at my demonstration bear in mind the pictures haven't been 'photoshopped' or airbrushed or anything here's a spider with hips...

As you can see, the spider is happily walking along
But you take away it's hips and ....

It can't get it's legs on the floor :shock:
So I'm not convinced :undecided:
I'm half inclined to go along with what Sara has come up with ........ except for I can't understand a word and a bit worried I might be signing my life over if I agree too much

errr what pics lol

1 Feb 2008

Blast

The spider must've run off lol

Or the one with hips did, and fireman lifted the no hip one off the page! confused

Image shack doesn't seem to want to play at the mo - and that one's playing silly buggers too evil

1 Feb 2008

oh my gosh missy..........
I can't believe this, do you have a fan club? Can I join?
can I be in your head for just an hour or something?
worship

you are totally priceless.
Because of your pictures I would say they have hips. Religions have been founded on less evidence wink

1 Feb 2008

Quote by splendid_
can I be in your head for just an hour or something?

You wanna get in LPs head, he's the daft sod who asked the question in the first place :lol2:

1 Feb 2008

Quote by Missy

can I be in your head for just an hour or something?

You wanna get in LPs head, he's the daft sod who asked the question in the first place :lol2:
Yup I think it's great as is her artwork!.. lol

so Missy Van Gogh are you available for lessons? wink

1 Feb 2008

Quote by Garfield1
How much does a polar bear weight?

find a daft sod keen enough to go near one and get it to stand on scales then you may have your answer
never understood how something so cute is also so dangerous
dek have been about 300 metres away from a wild one (in the safety of a truck) confused

1 Feb 2008

Quote by jaymar

can I be in your head for just an hour or something?

You wanna get in LPs head, he's the daft sod who asked the question in the first place :lol2:
Yup I think it's great as is her artwork!.. lol

so Missy Van Gogh are you available for lessons? wink

Took me ages to draw them spiders, you have to be everso careful when pouring that little tin of paint icon tho confused

Cos if you've got a gap in your spider body, the whoe page goes black :shock: just two little eyes sticking out lol

1 Feb 2008

Quote by X_fanny_x

How much does a polar bear weight?

find a daft sod keen enough to go near one and get it to stand on scales then you may have your answer
never understood how something so cute is also so dangerous
dek have been about 300 metres away from a wild one (in the safety of a truck) confused

Oooh I didn't see that question!! Sorry Garfield kiss

xfannyx has pretty much answered it :lol2:
Also, the polar bear has to weigh less than about 19 stone, cos the scales only go up that far - unless you got 4 sets of scales, one for each leg, then would it work?? dunno

You would have to be careful that you didn't weigh the Bear on a hill while wearing 4 sets of scales, or it's likely to end up sledging off, leaving you with not only no reading and no scales, but a very peed off bear as well confused

Another thing to take into consideration, is a wet or dry Polar Bear, cos that'll make a difference, as would a Polar Bear carrying a bunch of helium balloons dunno

1 Feb 2008

I can see a missy weekend coming on!! lol

1 Feb 2008

:laughabove: :laughabove: :laughabove: :laughabove:
That made me giggle, now having visions of Polar bears skiing down mountains lol

Okay I heard this one on the radio a while ago and it always makes me laugh.
In sods law if a cat always lands on it's feet.
And toast always lands buttered side down.
What happens if you tie a piece of toast to a cats back and drop it dunno

1 Feb 2008

If u like drawing on yer pc check out inkscape it aint half good and its free. I use it for designing my stained glass windows.

1 Feb 2008

Quote by Missy
Also, the polar bear has to weigh less than about 19 stone, cos the scales only go up that far - unless you got 4 sets of scales, one for each leg, then would it work??
You would have to be careful that you didn't weigh the Bear on a hill while wearing 4 sets of scales, or it's likely to end up sledging off, leaving you with not only no reading and no scales, but a very peed off bear as well
Another thing to take into consideration, is a wet or dry Polar Bear, cos that'll make a difference, as would a Polar Bear carrying a bunch of helium balloons

#
Having really funny images of polar bears doing a balancing act on one set of scales now with all 4 feet/paws (what ever they are called} :silly: :silly:
and dont they hibenate? or is that some other bear? do you weight before hibernation or after or half way between dunno

, i only know that they blend into snow rather well :sad:
in edit been googleing lol

Do polar bears hibernate?
Pregnant females den up for winter but do not hibernate. All polar bears may den temporarily to avoid bad weather.

1 Feb 2008

Quote by Garfield1
How much does a polar bear weight?

Height:
Average adult male 8.5 ft. (2.6 m)
Average adult female 6.5 ft. (2 m)
Weight;
Average adult male 900 lbs.
Average adult female 500 lbs.
i have the answers Woohooo o

1 Feb 2008

Quote by X_fanny_x

How much does a polar bear weight?

Height:
Average adult male 8.5 ft. (2.6 m)
Average adult female 6.5 ft. (2 m)
Weight;
Average adult male 900 lbs.
Average adult female 500 lbs.
i have the answers Woohooo o
Well i was going to say i have no idea how much a polar bear weight but it breaks the ice lol

getit
ok ok i'll get my coat bolt

1 Feb 2008

Quote by Garfield1

How much does a polar bear weight?

Height:
Average adult male 8.5 ft. (2.6 m)
Average adult female 6.5 ft. (2 m)
Weight;
Average adult male 900 lbs.
Average adult female 500 lbs.
i have the answers Woohooo o
Well i was going to say i have no idea how much a polar bear weight but it breaks the ice lol

getit
ok ok i'll get my coat bolt

get ya hat aswell lol

1 Feb 2008

so the average male polar bear wears a massive 57 stone approx

1 Feb 2008

Quote by Missy

How much does a polar bear weight?

find a daft sod keen enough to go near one and get it to stand on scales then you may have your answer
never understood how something so cute is also so dangerous
dek have been about 300 metres away from a wild one (in the safety of a truck) confused

Oooh I didn't see that question!! Sorry Garfield kiss

xfannyx has pretty much answered it :lol2:
Also, the polar bear has to weigh less than about 19 stone, cos the scales only go up that far - unless you got 4 sets of scales, one for each leg, then would it work?? dunno

You would have to be careful that you didn't weigh the Bear on a hill while wearing 4 sets of scales, or it's likely to end up sledging off, leaving you with not only no reading and no scales, but a very peed off bear as well confused

Another thing to take into consideration, is a wet or dry Polar Bear, cos that'll make a difference, as would a Polar Bear carrying a bunch of helium balloons dunno

Missy! What are you on? (and where can I get some!)
Also - I rather like the idea of spiders that can't walk. Much less scary!
Will

1 Feb 2008

Listen, don't go questioning my sanity, it was a legitmate question ok?
Let me set the scene, recently I had lost my keys, whilst still in my gaff...
Missy and I got to chatting... the loss of keys came up, and comparisons were made between my search in scary spaces for the keys, and her scary loft experience.
as the converstaion went on... the question arose.
See below:

Quote by in PM with Missy, what do you expect?
I was very brave in my undersink gas cupboard... I routed around with my hand... but I was prepared... the hand was in a sock... and I had checked the immediate surroundings behind me, just in case something leggy leapt at me... the eyes... the eyyyes with murder in mind!
I didn't want to spring backwards, banging head on the top of the cupboard door... and roll across the floor into the clothes horse, becoming inextricably entangled in steel tubes and underwear... only to have the multi-eyed, hairy-legged beasty casually amble across to me, wild-west style, metaphorical web-six-shooters on its hips (how many hips does a spider have?) and then terrify me as it webs me up... oh no, not me, not having that... the escape route was clear...

see?
perfectly legit!
so... what happened to Missy's drawings?
I see nothing (probably for the best
lp

2 Feb 2008

Quote by LondonPlaything
Listen, don't go questioning my sanity, it was a legitmate question ok?
Let me set the scene, recently I had lost my keys, whilst still in my gaff...
Missy and I got to chatting... the loss of keys came up, and comparisons were made between my search in scary spaces for the keys, and her scary loft experience.
as the converstaion went on... the question arose.
See below:I was very brave in my undersink gas cupboard... I routed around with my hand... but I was prepared... the hand was in a sock... and I had checked the immediate surroundings behind me, just in case something leggy leapt at me... the eyes... the eyyyes with murder in mind!
I didn't want to spring backwards, banging head on the top of the cupboard door... and roll across the floor into the clothes horse, becoming inextricably entangled in steel tubes and underwear... only to have the multi-eyed, hairy-legged beasty casually amble across to me, wild-west style, metaphorical web-six-shooters on its hips (how many hips does a spider have?) and then terrify me as it webs me up... oh no, not me, not having that... the escape route was clear...

see?
perfectly legit!
so... what happened to Missy's drawings?
I see nothing (probably for the best
lp
LP!!! rotflmao

You missed the bit out that I still can't figure out is the work of a genius, or a daft sod who grabbed the first thing to hand...
Set the scene, before you put your hand into scary spider cupboard, hand needs protecting from said creatures, so what do you grab? Repellant maybe (if you're wearing your batbelt), suit of armour, or a mechanical grabby thing or something??? Nope.
LP grabs a sock!!! rotflmao

The only reason I can think of putting a sock on your hand is to try to trick the cupboard spiders that your hand is in fact a foot, spiders then avoid it so they don't get trodden on :lol2:
Or maybe you used the sock hand to talk to the spiders á la sock puppet style, while the other one grabbed the keys, while spiders are distracted? rotflmao

I've been laughing all day about that PM, it's priceless rotflmao

2 Feb 2008