Comment on Giant spiders the size of rats making a comeback in UK

• tal@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The only spider you will mostly find in a lake are diving bell spiders.

  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_bell_spider

  The diving bell spider or water spider (Argyroneta aquatica) is the only species of spider known to live almost entirely under water.

  That sounds neat.

  Their bite is often described as being very painful to humans and as causing localised inflammation, vomiting, and slight feverishness that disappears after 5-10 days.

  That sounds less agreeable than the giant raft spider.

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  • tobogganablaze@lemmus.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Their bite is often described as being very painful to humans and as causing localised inflammation, vomiting, and slight feverishness that disappears after 5-10 days.

    That sounds less agreeable than the giant raft spider.

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    However, solid evidence is lacking

    It’s really hard to get bitten by any spider. I can’t imagine how hard it must be to get bitten by spider that lives underwater. I have to check those wiki sources …

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• j4yt33@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ah I misunderstood that a fen is actually a thing (non-native speaker here). So I correct my original post to “if you don’t live in a fen”

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  • janNatan@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    As a native speaker, I’ve never heard the word “fen” in my life. So, that’s probably why they didn’t say that.

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    • j4yt33@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Who didn’t say that?

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      • janNatan@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Oh, I guess it was you who didn’t say fen. But it’s probably more correct to leave “fen” out, at least if you want to be understood. It is not s common word, I had to look it up.

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