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The Giant Guyana Spider Reminded Me Of Cameroonian Spider Divination by kikuyu1(m): 1:00pm On Nov 07, 2014 |
2 weeks ago an idle oyibo in the Guyana jungle almost stumbled over a puppy sized spider. Instead of acting like a Normal Human Person and setting a new landspeed record. [img]https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSrRZPaMFZ6an3W6srOZnBAopgDxcCr2x0_u_tmGj1rH7J8e9pYf_o3LoJKtw[/img] He got CLOSER and as expected he took a now famous photo: Piotr Naskrecki was taking a nighttime walk in a rainforest in Guyana, when he heard rustling as if something were creeping underfoot. When he turned on his flashlight, he expected to see a small mammal, such as a possum or a rat. http://www.livescience.com/48340-goliath-birdeater-surprises-scientist.html Anyway in N Cameroon they used to use a similar size spider but for religious reasons. [img]http://1.bp..com/_Vys3T1YooYE/SNbHks0uH4I/AAAAAAAAADI/J0SEOlfnljg/s320/spider_divination.jpg[/img] The diviner,duly licensed by the government,first finds a likely burrow of the Red Baboon Spider ,Hysterocrates gigas or a tarantula. These nightmare creatures can inflict a painful bite and symbolize truth and the spirit world.http://karanjazplace..com/2013/04/cameroons-tikar-people-show-need-for.html Yes,I know you're 2 separate countries but has any of you ever heard of this unique custom? |
Re: The Giant Guyana Spider Reminded Me Of Cameroonian Spider Divination by decode55(m): 1:31pm On Nov 07, 2014 |
Puppy-Sized spider? Jesu! If na me I'll just disappear |
Re: The Giant Guyana Spider Reminded Me Of Cameroonian Spider Divination by kikuyu1(m): 4:37pm On Nov 07, 2014 |
decode55:Only an oyibo would d what he did! |
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