Lio by Mark Tatulli for April 15, 2010

Well trained spider…

Such a good tarantula! Hope he gets more than one whole Cheezo Chip of his own as a reward!

You better share the prize with the spider, Lio.

Now if only army ants could switch loyalties.

Hmmm… a trained spider.

Vendnot the God of snack machines will not be amused !

Nor will the next person who tries to buy some Cheezo Chips…

what do you call them wind up things that snarl your snacks and don’t drop them and get tanled up so you have to shake the machine anyway.

I believe the official name for them is vending coil , or drop coil

DNA will lead to apprehend them indeed. And spider droppings with web on them.

Workman’s Comp ruled that breaking your hand hitting a vending machine was a legitimate claim.

I remember when they started using those machines and you could get your arm under the flap at the bottom and reach stuff, then of course there was the “bodycheck” method of loosening the first item on the coil, so it would fall.

Lio, I’m shocked! Blood and mayhem, sure, but theft?

Man-Spider. He was bitten by a radioactive person.

Let’s give Lio the benefit of the doubt and say that the vending machine stole his money. If that’s the case, his spider move is justifiable.

If, on the other hand, he’s stealing – Bad Lio!

cdward: Lio’s looking around furtively in the first panel. I think he’s being a bad boy here.

But let’s face it: If you can get a bug to do your bidding on command, you’re good. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. You are GOOD.

Heaven help us when Lio grows up…

And the spider going along with it. I’m shocked - shocked, I say…

I believe the judge would throw the book at the spider and Lio would be able cop a plea for conspiring only…like driving the getaway chip bag

Don’t stingy with that one, Lio!

leuzer, I could tell you what I call those things, but then my comments would be flagged as inappropriate

@lobkiller - Most people would throw a book at the spider…

Lio, was it because your dollar wasn’t crisp enough to be accepted in the slot?

I’ve body-checked afew machines myself. These days, they properly hand over the product ! I tell you, these machines communicate with each other. They know who they can mess with !!

I bet the Spider turns states evidence and rats him out .

Does poor Will Shatner impersonation

I’v never trusted the spiders, not after what they did to my boy.

Lio, It’s good to have friends like that isn’t it?

Now, what does the spider get in return?

It always helps to have friends on the inside.

ckham: I believe Lio take him out to dinner later, and treats him to a cheesebugger with a side of flies. (No typos here.)

Oh, Lio, you sneaky boy.

@dyankee23 – spiders aren’t bugs. Bugs are insects of the order Hemiptera; spiders are arachnids, not insects at all.

Oh, no! I thought Lio was an honest little kid!

Naughty, naughty Lio! For shame! Contributing to the delinquency of an arachnid!

Hey Lio! Can you help me train one of those?

I can hear The Mission Impossible soundtrack.

In one episode of “Get Smart”, the killer used a trained black widow spider to kill the victim.

Call the police!!! Lio stole.

Lio is the Artful Dodger of Arachnids.

Theft by arachnid. A felony in 49 out of 50 states.

(It’s true! It’s on the Internet!)

tedcoo, you need to look up the word “bug” in the dictionary.