# Why are insects getting bigger? **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307 **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic **Created:** [May 14, 2007, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307 "2007-05-14T22:26:53Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn) #### Post date: [May 14, 2007, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/1 "2007-05-14T22:26:53Z")
I’m pretty sure I encountered one of these at work today: [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Wolf_spider_white_bg.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Wolf_spider_white_bg.jpg) Thing scared the fuck out of me. It was so huge. I had a panic attack and hyperventilated. Spiders scare the shit out of me. And just now I encountered this: [![](https://bugguide.net/images/cache/YHP/HHR/YHPHHR2HCHXLEZRL4ZRLGZSLOH8HAH4HVHHLUZEHUZ6HJHMH2Z8HDH8H5ZZL6Z8H6ZRLGZSLEZQLEZZLTH5H5ZHL.jpg) ](https://bugguide.net/images/cache/YHP/HHR/YHPHHR2HCHXLEZRL4ZRLGZSLOH8HAH4HVHHLUZEHUZ6HJHMH2Z8HDH8H5ZZL6Z8H6ZRLGZSLEZQLEZZLTH5H5ZHL.jpg) WHY ARE THEY SO HUGE?!!?! ---
### Author: ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian) #### Post date: [May 14, 2007, 10:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/2 "2007-05-14T22:28:29Z")
They are attracted to other abnormally huge creatures ---
### Author: ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon) #### Post date: [May 14, 2007, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/3 "2007-05-14T22:34:02Z")
Icky. ---
### Author: ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer) #### Post date: [May 14, 2007, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/4 "2007-05-14T22:44:51Z")
i highly doubt you saw said spyder, i have been in some pretty back wood situation and never seen anything that large ---
### Author: ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn) #### Post date: [May 14, 2007, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/5 "2007-05-14T22:46:02Z")
Well that picture is zoomed in, but the body was about the side of a halfdollar I’d say. It was ridiculous. ---
### Author: ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer) #### Post date: [May 14, 2007, 10:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/6 "2007-05-14T22:48:09Z")
omg…there is one probably crawling in to your vag right now ---
### Author: ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn) #### Post date: [May 14, 2007, 10:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/7 "2007-05-14T22:49:41Z")
ok i’m done. cya. ---
### Author: ![SoloIIscoob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@SoloIIscoob](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoloIIscoob) #### Post date: [May 15, 2007, 1:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/8 "2007-05-15T01:46:46Z")
hahahah sucks dawn. maybe you should carry a 9and blast some foos ---
### Author: ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry) #### Post date: [May 15, 2007, 3:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/9 "2007-05-15T03:40:20Z")
OMG you must be shrinking! :ohnoes: ---
### Author: ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg) #### Post date: [May 15, 2007, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/10 "2007-05-15T05:03:34Z")
![http://homepage.mac.com/sonicboy/photos-au/DSC03145.jpg](http://homepage.mac.com/sonicboy/photos-au/DSC03145.jpg) ![http://files.myopera.com/Ravo/blog/giantspider.jpg](http://files.myopera.com/Ravo/blog/giantspider.jpg) ![http://www.diacritic.org/blog/archives/images/spider_hand.jpg](http://www.diacritic.org/blog/archives/images/spider_hand.jpg) ![http://media.urbandictionary.com/image/page/clockspider-1746.jpg](http://media.urbandictionary.com/image/page/clockspider-1746.jpg) ![http://media.urbandictionary.com/image/page/clockspider-1747.jpg](http://media.urbandictionary.com/image/page/clockspider-1747.jpg) ---
### Author: ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue) #### Post date: [May 15, 2007, 6:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/11 "2007-05-15T06:22:39Z")
It’s the secret of the Ooze. ![http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0001K2LLU.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0001K2LLU.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg) ---
### Author: ![Mrs\_Karus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mrs_karus/32/7426_2.png) [@Mrs\_Karus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mrs_Karus) #### Post date: [May 15, 2007, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/12 "2007-05-15T06:25:42Z")
o m g i should have never clicked this thread. spiders scare the shit out of me. i can even look at a picture of one. ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ---
### Author: ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself) #### Post date: [May 15, 2007, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/13 "2007-05-15T06:27:03Z")
The biggest spider by far that i have seen locally and not at a zoo or pet shop is a golden orb. those fuckers are big. ---
### Author: ![Afrank45](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afrank45/32/5021_2.png) [@Afrank45](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Afrank45) #### Post date: [May 15, 2007, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/14 "2007-05-15T06:28:37Z")
evolution?? ---
### Author: ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian) #### Post date: [May 15, 2007, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/15 "2007-05-15T08:34:11Z")
those camel spiders are no joke ---
### Author: ![Schema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@Schema](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Schema) #### Post date: [May 15, 2007, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/16 "2007-05-15T09:23:33Z")
[quote=“The\_Russian,post:15,topic:29307"”] those camel spiders are no joke [/quote] I was just about to say. Saw a Dateline/2020 thing on them a while back, about soldiers in Iraq getting f’d by these things, crawling in to tents and in to soldiers beds. ACk! ---
### Author: ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil) #### Post date: [May 15, 2007, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/17 "2007-05-15T09:32:05Z")
Better question - Why do insects have eight legs now?:jawdrop: 😉 ---
### Author: ![psphinx81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@psphinx81](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psphinx81) #### Post date: [May 15, 2007, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/18 "2007-05-15T09:34:34Z")
[quote=“The\_Russian,post:2,topic:29307"”] They are attracted to other abnormally huge creatures [/quote] roflmao ---
### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system) #### Post date: [May 15, 2007, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/19 "2007-05-15T09:42:11Z")
I hate spiders! ---
### Author: ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong) #### Post date: [May 15, 2007, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307/20 "2007-05-15T09:51:02Z")
Man, I saw a big ass ant at eclipseblur’s house. Like, abnormally big. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-insects-getting-bigger/29307.md?page=2)