You know what really grinds my gears?

[Stylopidae]

When my spider's dinner gives birth in the middle of a meal:

 

[Taceas]

Heh, I've had lobsters do that a time or two as well.

 

[Pulk]

good lord.

 

[TTstinger]

neat never see that

 

[markface]

lol , i had a mouse do the same thing while being constricted by a boa years ago . completely confused the boa , he didnt know what to eat .

 

[Aurelia]

haha the spider sorta looks like it's going

 

[Snipes]

You haven't gone to roaches yet?!
and its not us, America?

 

[Sparky]

Abandon ship!

 

[zimbu]

That's all sorts of disturbing, right there...

 

[Talkenlate04]

That is so awesome. I have seen this a few times, I really think the mother roach knows its the end of her days and spits out the brood before its really ready to be out, but they still seem to do ok. Awesome picture!

 

[zimbu]

It does make sense from a survival of the species perspective... but imagine giving birth WHILE BEING EATEN. No wonder roaches have been around for so long, they're dedicated to continuing their bloodlines!

 

[By-Tor]

"C" section with Tarantula Fangs

 

[Snipes]

is that a cricket or a roach? Or some horrible in between (scary music)!

 

[james41777]

wow,,
it's even more disgusting when i fed my house spider a fly...ew lol
the spider actually grabbed some of "grubs?" with its fangs..

 

[Rochelle]

Eeeeewwwwwwww! I've had this happen once before. I was caught between being awesomely grossed out and P.O.'d that the nymphs didn't get birthed into the right tank! lol It was an adventure getting them all back out...
Still disgusting, though. :razz:

 

[Snakefox]

LOL Awesome.... Now you have more food LOL

 

[Syngyne]

oh the athropodanity

 

[Drachenjager]

is that a cricket or a roach? Or some horrible in between (scary music)!

since it popped out some roach nymphs i hope its a roach

 

[dtknow]

Syngne:

That is just great! LOL My thoughts exactly upon seeing that picture.

Oftentimes fish when in death throes will release eggs, but this here seems to be something that actually works!

 

[Taceas]

The brief glimpse of wing case that I can see, it looks like a lobster roach to me. The head of the roach itself is all roach, as are the babies.