The heating elements on two tanks containing spiders and their termite snacks had exploded and dislodged the metal tops allowing them to escape.
I'm finding this very hard to believe. I think if the elements had EXPLODED the animals would have been cooked well before they exploded, and would have been killed by the explosion afterward.
Honestly, this whole thing sounds like a practical joke, an urban myth, or the Sun's usual *cough* quality reporting.
And who the hell feeds termites to their spiders anyway? A big spider eats about one small cricket a week. Why would you feed them an insect that reproduces in huge numbers and, if it escapes, eats your house?
Eh, the truth might be out there, but it's been eaten by killer mutant carnivorous termites so we'll never know for sure.
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Re: rant
Date: 2007-08-04 12:34 am (UTC)I'm finding this very hard to believe. I think if the elements had EXPLODED the animals would have been cooked well before they exploded, and would have been killed by the explosion afterward.
Honestly, this whole thing sounds like a practical joke, an urban myth, or the Sun's usual *cough* quality reporting.
Re: rant
Date: 2007-08-04 12:35 am (UTC)Which is awesome. Shush.
Re: rant
Date: 2007-08-04 02:20 am (UTC)Eh, the truth might be out there, but it's been eaten by killer mutant carnivorous termites so we'll never know for sure.