what are "spiders"

[raymondh]

In our forum, we have members, guests and "spiders". What are "spiders"?

[Icehuck]

They are search engines indexing the forum.

Web Crawlers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_crawler)

[MikeTheC]

And they look like this...

http://www.solarnavigator.net/films_movies_actors/actors_films_images/spiderman_aunt_may_mary_jane_watson_Marvel_comic_c over.jpg

Kind of heroic-looking, no?

[Corelogik]

Little 8 legged insects that crawl around everywhere and spy on what your doing. ; )

What the first reply said.

[Vostrocity]

http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/spider-1.jpg
:x I'm arachnophobic.

[Vostrocity]

Little 8 legged insects that crawl around everywhere and spy on what your doing. ; )

What the first reply said.

Spiders != Insects

Figure it out jeez! :o

[thisllub]

That's not a spider!
This is a spider.
http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/venoms/images/00_final/sydney_funnel_web_spider.jpg

[Invincible23]

Spider - Creature that eats bugs

[lovinglinux]

Little 8 legged insects that crawl around everywhere and spy on what your doing. ; )

What the first reply said.

Biologically speaking, spiders are not insects, they are arachnids.

[Corelogik]

Biologically speaking, spiders are not insects, they are arachnids.

Yes I am aware of that, my reply was supposed to be a joke, if taken in it's entirety,... oh well <sigh> :roll:

[The_Eggert]

That's not a spider!
This is a spider.
http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/venoms/images/00_final/sydney_funnel_web_spider.jpg

Argh great!
Now I'll never get to sleep ;)