Ugh! Spider spit! (–Thinking of Lucy van Pelt and “dog germs!”) Is that “spitter” instead of “spinner”?
Spider, spinner. Spitter, spatter.
Ah, bi-polar panda, you just don’t get it. In order to insult someone, you first have to make sure that your victim actually has feelings!
Here’s silk in your eye!
Spitto, spittere, achtui, splattus!
What do you call a spider who catches bugs in her web but never a mate?
A spinster.
Attercop would be appropriate by both definitions: spider and ill-natured person.
Considering where the spinnerets are located, I think we have a clear case of altering the more anatomically accurate expression in exchange for PG sensibilities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinneret_(spider)
Sisyphos about 15 years ago
Ugh! Spider spit! (–Thinking of Lucy van Pelt and “dog germs!”) Is that “spitter” instead of “spinner”?
Joe_Minotaur about 15 years ago
Spider, spinner. Spitter, spatter.
legaleagle48 about 15 years ago
Ah, bi-polar panda, you just don’t get it. In order to insult someone, you first have to make sure that your victim actually has feelings!
mrsullenbeauty about 15 years ago
Here’s silk in your eye!
bmonk about 15 years ago
Spitto, spittere, achtui, splattus!
Lyons Group, Inc. about 15 years ago
What do you call a spider who catches bugs in her web but never a mate?
A spinster.
stonehenge1951 about 15 years ago
Attercop would be appropriate by both definitions: spider and ill-natured person.
BlueRaven about 15 years ago
Considering where the spinnerets are located, I think we have a clear case of altering the more anatomically accurate expression in exchange for PG sensibilities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinneret_(spider)