What drives a jumping spider wild? A certain fragrance among members of the opposite sex, apparently, that is acquired by eating blood.
— From The Alluring Power of Blood in Spiders at The New York Times.
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Eeeuw. I wonder if the producers of “Twilight” can somehow run with this.
Yeah. Pretty yucko.
Makes you think of new potencies for that little vial of blood Angelina Jolie used to wear around her neck…
Did she really?? Why? (I’ve heard that but didn’t know it was true)
As I recall, she and spouse at the time Billy Bob each wore a vial of each other’s blood. The why part is sketchy….
Hmph.
yeah, I just don’t understand why people might think she’s weird….
I think she was like 18 at the time – you’re allowed to be weird then.
Just in time for Halloween! 🙂
Exactly!
The only spider-related fragrance *I* want to know about is one that keeps them far, FAR AWAY!!! (One fell on me the other day when I was poking around in the ceiling and I wasn’t happy… still need to change that lightbulb and I’m askeered to go back for more.)
LOL…it’s so true. Just the words “jumping” and “spider” in the same sentence is enough to make my skin crawl.
Amen. The only spider related fragrance will be on the bottom of my shoe!
Works for me!
Lol! 🙂
Funny.