1/29/07 - Shown in Supermarionation!

[Aisha deCabre]

Considering that the largest spider I've ever seen is a boss in Twilight Princess, I would just love to see the little guys that make THAT goop.   

Gotta love Fa'Lina with her puppets.  At least her way with dealing with whiny children doesn't involve giving them an Incy-bear.  That of course could easily be mistaken for being possessed.   

[Janus Whitefurr]

(semi-back, btw. whee~)

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[Aleolus]

Once again,  I feel sorry for Abel.  Fa'Lina didn't give him all the information he needed, his hemophobia has been acting up a lot today, and now he has spider-goo in his hair, and marionettes to contend with!  I wouldn't be surprised if he completely cracks within the next ep or two!

[Sunblink]

Ah, return of the puppets. XD Fa'Lina, why must you make me giggle so with your Abel-depreciating antics? Though gah. I've never, ever seen a spider make THAT much goo before in my entire life. Lost Lake must be a haven for mega-freakin'-enormous spideys or something.

This is a wee bit irrelevant, but did Amber make a slight adjustment to Abel's wardrobe? The puppet apparently has gloves, too, that match the boots. Then again, I'm analyzing the puppet too much when it's just around for comedic purposes.

~Keaton the Black Jackal

[gothtk14]

I got over my fear of spiders when I was 10.

[RJ]

REPOST! 

[Feather Dancer]

I can't help but feel that was Garfield inspired, reminds me so much of his spider incidents

[Roureem Egas]

You can be so evil RJ.

The amount of goo that would have resulted from that is likley 100% vomit-inducing.

[ShiningShadow]

I think RJ drawing is funny in a sick and very evil way  .

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

You can be so evil RJ.

The amount of goo that would have resulted from that is likley 100% vomit-inducing.

... besides, wasn't it Fa'Lina who was holding the rolled up newspaper (that she brought with her in order to bap the spider that she predicted would be in Abel's hair) ?

[RJ]

(They're old pictures I drew... though I can't remember what for...)

In any case, I'm still amused if only because the spider looks like Domo-kun.

[Manawolf]

Domo-kun kills kittens, and we all know why.

[ShiningShadow]

Why is that again? Anywho as I see it Falina is getting hotter by each time she appears. I have a question was Falina ever was married I have this suspicion that she was and divorced. *Bah* I'm going on like a Fanboy.

[Angel]

HUZZAH! The puppets have returned! If one thing can take my mind off midterms, it's that adorable li'l grouchy Abel puppet. I want one soooo bad....   

[Zedd]

Aww well its always nice to see RJ is the poster child of humor

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

I prefer the spider puppet. You know how many people I could scare with a cute l'il spider like that? :-)

[Tycoon]

Does Abel's hemophobia extend to spider blood? Is there really a difference between a spider's blood and some creature/being's blood?

(I am going to assume that the spider goop is blood)

[Boog]

Heh, a battle of two skilled jerks. As usual, the older jerk always wins. Matter of experience and all that.
MUAHAHA! The puppets return!

[ShiningShadow]

I love the puppets so rich in details and fun to watch while initating Abel's voice to boot. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm I wonder what other puppets she has in her possesion.

[Taerkar]

Once again,  I feel sorry for Abel.  Fa'Lina didn't give him all the information he needed, his hemophobia has been acting up a lot today, and now he has spider-goo in his hair, and marionettes to contend with!  I wouldn't be surprised if he completely cracks within the next ep or two!

But I don't think the hemophobia is triggered by the spider goo. Maybe because it's green? Or perhaps the 'icky spider goo' response is more powerful than the 'b-b-b-blood' response of his hemophobia.

Plus I doubt that this time the puppets will break him, who knows how long he dealt with them at SAIA.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Does Abel's hemophobia extend to spider blood? Is there really a difference between a spider's blood and some creature/being's blood?

(I am going to assume that the spider goop is blood)

Spider goop isn't blood, though. It's also internal organs, and the "blood" component isn't exactly haemoglobin related.

Spiders (and other like animals - centipedes, ants, etc) don't have a "circulatory" system, per se, but instead basically keep their organs in a "soup" of sorts. The soup mixture moves oxygen to the organs, and "breathes" through spiracules, or small holes in the skin. Now, this works fine on the micro scale, but not on the macro scale - this is why mammals use blood and shuffle it around using a pump, moving it from "spiracules" (ie, the lungs) to the organs (eg, brain, liver, etc) and muscles.

This is why spiders and ants have an upper limit on their body size - it's the amount of oxygen in the air that limits things. If you go back a few million years, in, IIRC, the early jurassic, the oxygen content was a bit higher, and you had, for example, a 2-foot wingspan dragonfly. (that's Meganeura, if you ask wikipedia)

Interestingly, that article mentions the same size-limiting feature, and also mentions the breathing system...

[GabrielsThoughts]

does anyone besides me see the irony in the fact that Fa'lina isn't using Abel at all so much as manipulating him.

[Dard]

snip

Or, to make it short: Insect "blood" isn't red because it doesn't transport oxygen.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Human blood isn't red because it transports oxygen, either.

Human blood is red because it uses -iron- to transport oxygen, and iron + oxygen makes rust. :-)

[Kenji]

Human blood isn't red because it transports oxygen, either.

Human blood is red because it uses -iron- to transport oxygen, and iron + oxygen makes rust. :-)

So in reality we are all rustbuckets. Man... I feel all country now. o:

[Aridas]

So that's what happened to the tin man...

[superluser]

Considering that the largest spider I've ever seen is a boss in Twilight Princess, I would just love to see the little guys that make THAT goop.

If there were ever a time to link to the camel spider on this forum, it would be now.   Except that I think that pictures of six inch creepy crawlies might be a little too much gross out.  Google is your friend.

As for the hemophobia, it seems to be caused by the brain reacting to an injury.  Since Abel isn't a spider, and he can't see the injury, it shouldn't cause a reaction.

[Alondro]

*Charles looks at the spider goo*  OMG!  They killed Akoshida!  You bastards!

*Charline hah hah hah!*  I'm free!      And as Fa'lina is playing with toys again, I believe it's time for this:

*Fa'lina, playing with puppets, causing the Dan puppet to feel up the Fa'lina puppet!*  Oh Fa'lina!  Your bosom is so big!

*Abel bursts in*  Fa'lina! 

*Fa'lina*  Ack!  Didn't I tell you to knock before you came in!

*Abel*  Sorry!  We've just located Dan!

*Fa'lina*  Oh!  Ok!  Prepare to kidnap him!  Wait...  Did you see anything?

*Abel*  No Ma'am!  I didn't see you playing with your puppets again!  *rushes out and slams door*

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

*rotfl*

Oh, and the camel spider? http://www.buckstix.com/images/spidy.jpg :-)

Not img'd, because I care.


A bit.

A very little bit. :-)

[Tycoon]

Does Abel's hemophobia extend to spider blood? Is there really a difference between a spider's blood and some creature/being's blood?

(I am going to assume that the spider goop is blood)

Spider goop isn't blood, though. It's also internal organs, and the "blood" component isn't exactly haemoglobin related.

Spiders (and other like animals - centipedes, ants, etc) don't have a "circulatory" system, per se, but instead basically keep their organs in a "soup" of sorts. The soup mixture moves oxygen to the organs, and "breathes" through spiracules, or small holes in the skin. Now, this works fine on the micro scale, but not on the macro scale - this is why mammals use blood and shuffle it around using a pump, moving it from "spiracules" (ie, the lungs) to the organs (eg, brain, liver, etc) and muscles.

This is why spiders and ants have an upper limit on their body size - it's the amount of oxygen in the air that limits things. If you go back a few million years, in, IIRC, the early jurassic, the oxygen content was a bit higher, and you had, for example, a 2-foot wingspan dragonfly. (that's Meganeura, if you ask wikipedia)

Interestingly, that article mentions the same size-limiting feature, and also mentions the breathing system...

Thanks for the info.

I just wonder if the Insectis race has a similar internal system to the one that you described. They are insects, after all.