Chaucer's link is the US Daddy Longlegs. An arachnid but not a spider and doesn't build a web.

Wow, the signal to noise ratio on this debate is terrible. There's a couple statements here I was interested in replying to; some serious and some not so.

therealblankman...this is worse, barely passes the "no snuff videos" rule...hmmmmm...
http://www.videosift.com/video/Tiger-hunting-in-India-Sometimes-the-Tiger-Wins

You can't be serious. Not only does that video not show loss of human life, but there wasn't even any loss of life off-camera. That encounter wasn't planned for amusement, it was an event that unfolded naturally and just happened to be caught on film. The participants also had an important option that our arachnids here did not: run the fuck away.

Next fight should be Scorpion vs Brown Recluse

Brown recluse spiders are not aggressive and generally attempt to escape or hide from threats. That's why they call them recluse. No doubt you've seen photos of a necrotic brown recluse bite and somehow got the idea that they are vicious fighters. Bites rarely turn necrotic and when they do, it takes several days. Your proposed fight would be roughly equivalent to a Staffordshire bull terrier vs a mallard duck with avian flu. The dog might get sick and die later, but it's going to rip that duck to pieces.

Sorry for causing controversy

Controversy is nothing to be sorry about. All the best moments here start with some controversy. It's the quality, or lack thereof, of many of the posts that people should be sorry about.

It's called NATURE. If you can't handle it, then stay the fuck out of this channel. What next, are you going to bitch and cry about a video showing a lion taking down a zebra in Africa? "Oh, that's cruel!"

It's been called nature, yes, but I fail to see the natural aspect of a cage deathmatch. As I implied above, most animals will try to escape when faced with death. That's what you might call a natural reaction. The spider attempts to put distance between it and the scorpion a couple times, but it can't because it's trapped.

If anyone could understand humanity, it's a "military man." I guarantee I've seen and experienced WAY more shit than you ever will. I've seen shit that would make normal people gag, seen stuff that would give people nightmares for months, and experienced things that would warm the coldest of hearts all in one week.

MG, let me preface my actual statement. I do this because what I'm about to say may well offend you and that's not my intention, though it's probably unavoidable. I think I speak for the majority here, that I respect your sacrifices and service to our country. I also respect your opinions and acknowledge that if it weren't for people like you, we may not have the right to have opinions.

However, none of this places you above us. I realize that you've been brainwashed to believe that you are the ultimate form of human, but the only people who believe that are the other people who were brainwashed with you. In the past 10 years or so, I've known several people who've been in the corp. They've all come out with the same superiority mentality. We all know you've had unique experiences and have unique insights, but so has everyone. Stop trying to be everyone's drill sergeant and just have a discussion. You're not impressing anyone.

The sift will sift what it feels is appropriate or not. Since this video doesn't break any of those rules. It shall be...

I'm downvoting this, myself. I don't believe it breaks any of our rules, and it doesn't even particularly offend me, I just find it has no value. If I wanted to watch lower life forms crawl all over each other, I'd go download the Paris Hilton sex tape. This isn't an insightful look at nature, except maybe the nature of immature boys. It's not entertaining, funny, creative, educational or anything else I believe the sift seeks to represent.

How is having 2 arachnids fighting horrible ?
They have less brain matter than fish, and you can 'torture' fish without a problem, cause they arn't cognitivly aware enough to feel / care about what you are doing to them. These guys are orders of magnitude smaller...so meh.

I, for one, welcome our new arachnid overlords. Maybe they'll finally take care of those pesky fire ants at Cape Canaveral.

they'd be 'arachnid' not 'insect' overlords, either way i'd offer my services as a loyal drone...

This spider is not an insect. It is an arachnid that would make you wet your pants (or worse) if you were to ever see it hanging out over your bed.

Do I really want to go to Australia?

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From http://www.mondospider.com/ :

mon·do spi·der (mŏn'dō' spī'dər) -noun
1. arachnid of enormous proportions
2. a 1200 lb, 8-legged monster of steel and destruction
3. a Burning Man 2006 funded art installation

It is an arachnid, but technically it's not really a spider. More accurately it is called a Solifugae, which is an order of the class Arachnida. True spiders are in the order Araneae.

These are also more commonly known as Wind Scorpion, Camel Spider or Sun Scorpion.

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I don't think we should feed fellow mammals to arachnids. There should be a mammal bill of rights or something. That said, not a very smart mouse.