How smart are spiders?

[ThePresence]

I just killed one in my place and left it there on the floor as a warning to all other spiders who would dare invade my domain. Think they'll get it?

 

[animalia]

nope

 

[keeleysam]

No, an that's gross that you left it.

 

[dug777]

doubt it.

just wait for a black widow to go to town on your nutsack one cold dark winters night tho...

 

[Xylitol]

I can see a fest of this

 

[Shawn]

Insects don't think. They just respond to their environment with preset responses.

 

[judasmachine]

What if this incites them to gang up on you in your sleep as revenge?

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: judasmachine
What if this incites them to gang up on you in your sleep as revenge?

:Q

 

[Zolty]

I got a spider on the ceiling to follow a laser pointer once, it was funny.

 

[HexiumVII]

*er than you /thread

 

[gabemcg]

SPIDER!

 

[Kelvrick]

I would think it would invite more as they would want to feast on the remains of spider to absorb its power and become super stpider.

Then you'll have a highlander/spider movie acted out in your home where they start jumping back and forth with swords and chopping each other's heads off.

 

[neutralizer]

You show the spiders and can get bitten by one so you can become spiderman and kill off the rest of the spiders.

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: Shawn
Insects don't think. They just respond to their environment with preset responses.

This is true, unless they are in a horror movie.

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: Ronstang

Originally posted by: Shawn
Insects don't think. They just respond to their environment with preset responses.

This is true, unless they are in a horror movie.

I'd disagree, if you've ever seen videos of spiders stalking and ambushing prey. They show an ability to concieve a plan of attack, then adapt it as the circumstances require...sure, i suppose it could all be preset, but when you string a set of preset reponses together, that's what i'd call thinking if you did it, so why not a spider?

 

[chrisms]

Went to my Dad's the other day. There is still a dead spider smashed on the ceiling from a couple years ago.

Haven't seen on since.

 

[darkswordsman17]

I'm not too sure about spiders, but if most snakes see/sense a dead snake they leave the area (this includes snakes that eat other snakes). I think spiders would be more likely to ignore it and take over its domain.

 

[SSP]

You've probably invited other, more dangerous insects by offering a feast.

LIKE THIS ONE!

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: SSP
You've probably invited other, more dangerous insects by offering a feast.

LIKE THIS ONE!

:Q
Well, at least I made it through the night in one piece.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
I just killed one in my place and left it there on the floor as a warning to all other spiders who would dare invade my domain. Think they'll get it?

sounds like the makings of a good Stephen King novel.

 

[leftyman]

my dog eats spiders..

 

[Scarpozzi]

I wouldn't be surprised if Tobey Maguire shows up at your house and bitchslaps you.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: ThePresence
I just killed one in my place and left it there on the floor as a warning to all other spiders who would dare invade my domain. Think they'll get it?

sounds like the makings of a good Stephen King novel.

Ahh, just wait until part 2!

 

[trOver]

ive tried the same thing- leaving it there and seeing what happens. Only in my case, it was this 2" long milipeed thing w/ long legs and very creepy. (when they die the legs keep moving for a couple seconds). I left one dead on my floor, and havent seen one for about a month.

ps- i usually saw one about once evey 1.5 weeks.

 

[glenn beck]

I once shot a spider with a BB gun about less than an inch away hanging from the top of my sliding glass door, didn't hurt him at all.
I bow down to spiders now, plus they are good for killing every other insect.