<p>No viruses from me…</p>
<p>just GIANT FREAKIN’ SPIDERS!</p>
<p>and I will take a chicken anytime over one of these.</p>
<p>Gee, I wonder if there is any nutritional value in the spiders? If so, perhaps gourmets can decide they want to use them in cooking and have folks hunt them for a bounty. Just kidding–sort of. </p>
<p>I just hope they never leave wherever they currently are and come to our island state–we are having enough trouble with other invasive pests.</p>
<p>Arachni-Caeser salad? Filet of Goliath Birdeater? Spider purée? </p>
<p>No, fried Goliath Birdeater dipped in spicy sauce.</p>
<p>LOL - except I’m not sure I could tell the difference between soft shelled crabs and spiders. That’s one reason I have never ordered soft shelled crabs: no one can convence me those things haven’t crawled on some wall to catch flies. </p>
<p>There is serious talk of raising insects as a protein source for hums. Consumption and someone won a prize with that premise that was on the news not long ago, so not that far-fetched. </p>
<p>If anyone does opt to breed these critters, they have to have good security to prevent them from escaping into the wild and killing native wildlife–flora and fauna. </p>
<p>The Aztecs and other Native Mexicans used insects, often grasshoppers, as a if not the main protein source. They didn’t have much “game” to raised or hunt. They also ate a lot of rodents, which is still true today, notably in Ecuador where guinea pig has always been a main protein source.</p>
<p>It is more ecological to eat rodents and insects, as they have a lighter “footprint” and are much more efficient in converting vegetation into flesh. Somehow, it hasn’t caught on in the “developed world,” and we have the resulting high cholesterol and obesity issues, as well as others.</p>