Started by DoomRulz, Nov 30, 2012, 03:53:46 AM
QuotePolice in north-west Indiana said on Monday that a man already linked to the deaths of seven women may be responsible for even more killings, some dating as far back as 20 years ago.Darren D Vann, 43, of Gary, Indiana, is in custody on suspicion of the murder of Afrikka Hardy, a 19-year-old found strangled to death at a motel in nearby Hammond, which borders the southeast side of Chicago. Prosecutors were expected to file charges late Monday afternoon.Speaking to reporters on Monday, Hammond police chief John Doughty said Vann has been cooperating since he was taken into custody on Friday during the investigation into Hardy's death. Doughty said Vann confessed to killing six more women and over the weekend showed police locations in Gary where their bodies were discarded.Doughty said it was possible that the investigation will lead to more victims and that "it could go back as far as 20 years." "He's claimed that crimes he committed may go back that far in the state of Indiana," Doughty said.Police say Vann is a registered sex offender in Austin, Texas. According to the Texas department of public safety's sex offender registry, he was convicted of sexually assaulting a 25-year-old woman in 2009 and was sentenced to five years in prison. It is not yet known why Vann relocated to Indiana.
QuotePrickly hairs and 3/4-inch fangsWhen Naskrecki approached the imposing creature in the rainforest, it would rub its hind legs against its abdomen. At first, the scientist thought the behavior was "cute," he said, but then he realized the spider was sending out a cloud of hairs with microscopic barbs on them. When these hairs get in the eyes or other mucous membranes, they are "extremely painful and itchy," and can stay there for days, he said. [Creepy-Crawly Gallery: See Spooky Photos of Spiders]But its prickly hairs aren't the birdeater's only line of defense; it also sports a pair of 0.79-inch-long (2 centimeters) fangs. Although the spider's bite is venomous, it's not deadly to humans. But it would still be extremely painful, "like driving a nail through your hand," Naskrecki said.And the eight-legged beast has a third defense mechanism up its hairy sleeve. The hairs on the front of the spider's body have tiny hooks and barbs that make a hissing sound when they rub against each other, "sort of like pulling Velcro apart," Naskrecki said.Yet despite all that, the spider doesn't pose a threat to humans. Even if it bites you, "a chicken can probably do more damage," Naskrecki said.
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 21, 2014, 02:06:25 AMhttp://www.livescience.com/48340-goliath-birdeater-surprises-scientist.htmlQuotePrickly hairs and 3/4-inch fangsWhen Naskrecki approached the imposing creature in the rainforest, it would rub its hind legs against its abdomen. At first, the scientist thought the behavior was "cute," he said, but then he realized the spider was sending out a cloud of hairs with microscopic barbs on them. When these hairs get in the eyes or other mucous membranes, they are "extremely painful and itchy," and can stay there for days, he said. [Creepy-Crawly Gallery: See Spooky Photos of Spiders]But its prickly hairs aren't the birdeater's only line of defense; it also sports a pair of 0.79-inch-long (2 centimeters) fangs. Although the spider's bite is venomous, it's not deadly to humans. But it would still be extremely painful, "like driving a nail through your hand," Naskrecki said.And the eight-legged beast has a third defense mechanism up its hairy sleeve. The hairs on the front of the spider's body have tiny hooks and barbs that make a hissing sound when they rub against each other, "sort of like pulling Velcro apart," Naskrecki said.Yet despite all that, the spider doesn't pose a threat to humans. Even if it bites you, "a chicken can probably do more damage," Naskrecki said.I'm not saying we should nuke all of the rainforests on earth...but I'm not not saying we we should nuke all of the rainforests on earth
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 21, 2014, 02:20:03 AMIndividuals of that tarantula species are irritating but harmless.Much like Aspie.
Quote from: SM on Oct 21, 2014, 02:20:35 AMThat's not a spidah
