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[RockRaven]

1. Jesus Christ, I don't count inducing a heart attack as harmless...

My definition of harm is not limited to envenomation and/or predation... Scaring the life out of someone is included.

[mbusby]

2. Apparently good for generating silk....

From wikipedia...

"Researchers led by Masao Nakagaki at Shinshu University, Japan, have succeeded in creating a silk thread that is stronger, softer, and more durable than conventional silk by injecting silkworm eggs with genes of the spider. The silkworms that hatch weave cocoons containing 10% spider protein. The dragline silk is said to have many uses, such as bulletproof vests, sutures after an operation, tennis rackets, fishing line, and nets. A Japanese manufacturer, Okamoto, had begun developing commercial applications for the spider silk, and planned to release extra-thin, durable spider socks by 2010."

[jpak]

3. I remember seeing massive spiders and spider webs in GA in the 70s

You just didn't go out in the woods.

Yikes

[Ka-Dinh Oy]

4. Pretty

[OldBaldy1701E]

6. She is beautiful. (n/t)

[eppur_se_muova]

5. Crap. I'll bet they're pushing out garden orb weavers.

And I'm sorry, but that web looks like shit. Nothing like the lovely, intricately symmetrical orb webs I see around here.

[SCantiGOP]

7. I have about 5 of their webs in my yard in SC

As far as being harmless to humans, that does not really convey the feeling if you walk into a web and see a spider the size of your face looking at you.