I have bats in my neighborhood, and they do a great job keeping the mosquito population under control. I don’t even mind finding most spiders in my house, either, as they are eating other insects that may have found a way in. Once in a while, I will be startled when seeing a spider, but then I just wet some tissue paper, cover it, pick it up as gently as I can, and let it go outside.
Spider webs: the bane of walkers and joggers who exercise in the morning before sunrise. I am glad Fall is upon us. That means fewer webs I take in the face each morning.
Little known fact: The Nobel Prize for the fastest 100-yard dash from a laboratory actually exists. For unknown reasons, however, the Nobel Committee has decided to keep its existence secret.
Last year, the prize was won by mad scientist Gulliver G. Gullible. Gullible’s exploits are so controversial that all publishers of reference books, without exception, have agreed to keep his name out of their dictionaries.
It’s a work in progress, figuring out how to join the flying chromosomes with the creepy-crawly base pairs. Efforts so far have only resulted in Vincent Price
It would depend on which features were spliced from which critter. Most combinations couldn’t even survive. Exoskeleton versus endoskeleton. Brain in the cranium versus brain around the other location. Eye systems. And there are many different bats: vampire, of course, and fruit bats for example. Many different kinds of spiders.
Not a bad concept for monsters but monsters are not the only possible outcomes.
David_the_CAD about 1 year ago
Show me a scientist who realizes that just because something can be done, doesn’t mean that it should be done.
PLEASE
oldthang about 1 year ago
Still out of colored ink, huh!
danketaz Premium Member about 1 year ago
Previously held by the guy who came up with jalapeno-infused laxatives.
Imagine about 1 year ago
Those are probably a lot of fun.
Doug K about 1 year ago
A step towards Spider-Batman.
Enter.Name.Here about 1 year ago
“Show me the scientists who discovered how to splice a bat with a spider…”
….and I’ll show you a real super-hero who managed to bring together and merge the MCU and DC movie franchises.
Scorpio Premium Member about 1 year ago
Such an abomination would actually cause me to purchase a weapon.
Botulism Bob about 1 year ago
It better be farther than 100 yards.
John M about 1 year ago
There was a Slider’s episode where someone had created a spider wasp hybrid – it didn’t go well
nosirrom about 1 year ago
Some laboratories are hell.
hariseldon59 about 1 year ago
Spider Bat, Spider Bat, does whatever a spider can’t.
phritzg Premium Member about 1 year ago
I have bats in my neighborhood, and they do a great job keeping the mosquito population under control. I don’t even mind finding most spiders in my house, either, as they are eating other insects that may have found a way in. Once in a while, I will be startled when seeing a spider, but then I just wet some tissue paper, cover it, pick it up as gently as I can, and let it go outside.
kenshively about 1 year ago
Is this how COVID started.
The Orange Mailman about 1 year ago
I found one on Reddit.
Just-me about 1 year ago
Crossing a bat with a spider? Sounds like a spin off of The Metamorphosis by Kafka.
jagedlo about 1 year ago
You may watch the world in color
In the corner burning bright
You may watch the world in color
But you dream in black and white
dflak about 1 year ago
Spider webs: the bane of walkers and joggers who exercise in the morning before sunrise. I am glad Fall is upon us. That means fewer webs I take in the face each morning.
DavidSharp Premium Member about 1 year ago
Little known fact: The Nobel Prize for the fastest 100-yard dash from a laboratory actually exists. For unknown reasons, however, the Nobel Committee has decided to keep its existence secret.
Last year, the prize was won by mad scientist Gulliver G. Gullible. Gullible’s exploits are so controversial that all publishers of reference books, without exception, have agreed to keep his name out of their dictionaries.
boydjb47 about 1 year ago
Must be what the Oakland Athletics did this year to have such a poor record.
joegeethree about 1 year ago
My guess is you gotta go to Wuhan to see that.
mrsmusic Premium Member about 1 year ago
My mind immediately went to baseball bat. I was trying to figure out what that would look like.
sandpiper about 1 year ago
A bat that builds nests for bugs or a spider that catches bugs on the fly? Interesting.
MailbuEd about 1 year ago
You don’t splice ‘with’. You splice ‘to’.
ChessPirate about 1 year ago
If Spider-Bat dressed up as a man to fight crime, would he be Spider-Batman? ☺
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member about 1 year ago
Pretty sure the Nobel folks don’t have such a category in their awards list.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 1 year ago
I wonder how it would work if Batman got Spidey senses?
assrdood about 1 year ago
Black & white doesn’t bother me. My childhood happened before Kodak invented color. I became adjusted to it. Thanks Kodak!
rockyridge1977 about 1 year ago
Who has the fastest 100 yard dash men?MenRankTimeAthlete19.07 +Asafa Powell29.10 +Justin Gatlin39.14 +Usain Bolt
mourdac Premium Member about 1 year ago
SpiderBat, SpiderBat, sung to the tune of Spiderman
zeexenon about 1 year ago
A sticky situation for Who on first … the ball stuck to the bat.
Packer Backer about 1 year ago
Is that going to be a Spat or a Bider?
mindjob about 1 year ago
It’s a work in progress, figuring out how to join the flying chromosomes with the creepy-crawly base pairs. Efforts so far have only resulted in Vincent Price
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace about 1 year ago
It would depend on which features were spliced from which critter. Most combinations couldn’t even survive. Exoskeleton versus endoskeleton. Brain in the cranium versus brain around the other location. Eye systems. And there are many different bats: vampire, of course, and fruit bats for example. Many different kinds of spiders.
Not a bad concept for monsters but monsters are not the only possible outcomes.
jdsven about 1 year ago
..Spider-Bat-Man? or Bat-Spider-Man? Either way expect a call from the lawyers for both DC and Marvel.
bwswolf about 1 year ago
I don’t mind either one individually …… but crossed ……. that would be pushing the envelope a little too much …… :)
eddi-TBH about 1 year ago
That particular Internet meme/Photoshop job disturbed my sleep. https://i.imgflip.Com/