Comments on: Saharan Rolling Spider http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:32:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Neil C http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1639552 Neil C Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:11:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/#comment-1639552 Is this critter rolling like a wheel or a ball? I don't mean to discount the neatness of this, which is secure, but the german narrator comments that the spider stands as disproof of the statement that the wheel does not instantiate in nature, and if it's rolling like a ball, other instances come to mind: spherical seedpods 'designed' to roll away from parent trees, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if another reader can think of a true wheel in nature as well. The biochemical mechanism of the flagella 'hub' comes to mind as an iffy candidate. Is this critter rolling like a wheel or a ball?

I don’t mean to discount the neatness of this, which is secure, but the german narrator comments that the spider stands as disproof of the statement that the wheel does not instantiate in nature, and if it’s rolling like a ball, other instances come to mind: spherical seedpods ‘designed’ to roll away from parent trees, etc. I wouldn’t be surprised if another reader can think of a true wheel in nature as well. The biochemical mechanism of the flagella ‘hub’ comes to mind as an iffy candidate.

]]> By: Viola http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1639396 Viola Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:38:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/#comment-1639396 Weee! Weee!

]]> By: Padraig http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1636631 Padraig Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:26:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/#comment-1636631 @Joe Smith: my intial thought as well... :D @Joe Smith: my intial thought as well… :D

]]> By: Morgan http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1636447 Morgan Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:21:21 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/#comment-1636447 yuk yuk

]]> By: Joe Smith http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1636347 Joe Smith Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:44:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/#comment-1636347 When I see that I keep thinking it looks like the sand is so hot it doesn't want it's feet touching it more than it has to. When I see that I keep thinking it looks like the sand is so hot it doesn’t want it’s feet touching it more than it has to.

]]> By: Foreigner1 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1636293 Foreigner1 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:44:19 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/#comment-1636293 Nice to see how big (or small) this spider is- My main problem with these nature documentaries is that they more than often show us the most wonderful animals without scale or size-reference. And so you see ants and spiders in close-up with as endresult that I wake up middle of the night screaming because I dream of car-size ants and spiders... :shock: ...Nice little spider with wonderful abilty! ;-) Nice to see how big (or small) this spider is- My main problem with these nature documentaries is that they more than often show us the most wonderful animals without scale or size-reference. And so you see ants and spiders in close-up with as endresult that I wake up middle of the night screaming because I dream of car-size ants and spiders… :shock:

…Nice little spider with wonderful abilty! ;-)

]]> By: Thomas http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1636143 Thomas Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:53:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/#comment-1636143 Gah, spiders wig me out. Don't touch it, man! Kill it with fire! Gah, spiders wig me out. Don’t touch it, man! Kill it with fire!

]]> By: Christophe http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1636140 Christophe Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:45:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/#comment-1636140 Did that once in the stairs. Yes I was much quicker...... Did that once in the stairs. Yes I was much quicker……

]]> By: SenorMysterioso http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1636119 SenorMysterioso Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:57:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/#comment-1636119 weeeee reminds me of a wacky wall crawler weeeee

reminds me of a wacky wall crawler

]]> By: Johnny Cat http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1636098 Johnny Cat Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:43:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/#comment-1636098 I'm unable to resist quoting Griffin Dunne from Johnny Dangerously: OOHH MYGOD! OHHHH MYGOD! I’m unable to resist quoting Griffin Dunne from Johnny Dangerously: OOHH MYGOD! OHHHH MYGOD!

]]> By: Byrd Brain http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1635993 Byrd Brain Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:10:10 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/#comment-1635993 The cameraman sucked. Pan with the spider, would you? The cameraman sucked. Pan with the spider, would you?

]]> By: endgame47 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1635966 endgame47 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:15:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/#comment-1635966 It looks like it tripped and was just falling down the dune. lol It looks like it tripped and was just falling down the dune. lol

]]> By: LisaL http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1635944 LisaL Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:34:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/#comment-1635944 Lol that was pretty awesome. Kinda freaky how it went in to the guys hand though o_O Lol that was pretty awesome. Kinda freaky how it went in to the guys hand though o_O

]]> By: lannaxe96 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1635936 lannaxe96 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:24:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/09/saharan-rolling-spider/#comment-1635936 That is to cool! That is to cool!

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