The many questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XIX

[PlutonianEmpire]

I mentioned daddy long legs spiders in the Rants thread, but are there any spiders similar in appearance to them, with the freakishly long legs, but with a much more circular body? I think I recall seeing such spiders once in a while.

 

[Arwon]

Question about Excel:
I have a spreadsheet listing data for a bunch of different organizations and I want to find which organizations have a budget or greater than $1,000,000. I can't seem to figure out how to get the Filter command to do that. How can I do that, or what terms should I use in a google search?

Couldn't you just sort by budget size?

 

[MagisterCultuum]

I mentioned daddy long legs spiders in the Rants thread, but are there any spiders similar in appearance to them, with the freakishly long legs, but with a much more circular body? I think I recall seeing such spiders once in a while.

The term daddy long legs can actually refer to any of three distantly related groups of arthropods.
1 various members of the family Pholcidae, also known as cellar spiders, particularly the species Pholcus phalangioides also known as the Skull Spider
2 various members of the family Tipulidae, commonly called crane flies. These winged insects bear no resemblance to spiders
3 various members of the order Opiliones, also known as Harvestmen. These are arachnids and are commonly mistaken for spiders, but they are not closely related to true spiders. They are probably closer to mites or scorpions. Unlike spiders, they do not possess ether silk or venom glands, and their two main body segments are joined together so that they appear as one oval structure. More than 6,500 species of harvestmen have been identified, and more than 10,000 are estimated to exist. Although some exotic shorter legged species look more like beetles or crabs, most are known for their very long thin legs.


What you recall seeing were probably a variety of harvestmen.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

The term daddy long legs can actually refer to any of three distantly related groups of arthropods.
1 various members of the family Pholcidae, also known as cellar spiders, particularly the species Pholcus phalangioides also known as the Skull Spider
2 various members of the family Tipulidae, commonly called crane flies. These winged insects bear no resemblance to spiders
3 various members of the order Opiliones, also known as Harvestmen. These are arachnids and are commonly mistaken for spiders, but they are not closely related to true spiders. They are probably closer to mites or scorpions. Unlike spiders, they do not possess ether silk or venom glands, and their two main body segments are joined together so that they appear as one oval structure. More than 6,500 species of harvestmen have been identified, and more than 10,000 are estimated to exist. Although some exotic shorter legged species look more like beetles or crabs, most are known for their very long thin legs.


What you recall seeing were probably a variety of harvestmen.

Are there any known varieties of harvestmen that give the appearance of being furry? I think I recall someone calling them mosquito eaters, but I know that mainly refers to the crane flies, the order from number 2, and I don't know of any crane fly species that have very round-ish, furry-looking-ish bodies.

 

[Traitorfish]

The term daddy long legs can actually refer to any of three distantly related groups of arthropods.
1 various members of the family Pholcidae, also known as cellar spiders, particularly the species Pholcus phalangioides also known as the Skull Spider
2 various members of the family Tipulidae, commonly called crane flies. These winged insects bear no resemblance to spiders
3 various members of the order Opiliones, also known as Harvestmen. These are arachnids and are commonly mistaken for spiders, but they are not closely related to true spiders. They are probably closer to mites or scorpions. Unlike spiders, they do not possess ether silk or venom glands, and their two main body segments are joined together so that they appear as one oval structure. More than 6,500 species of harvestmen have been identified, and more than 10,000 are estimated to exist. Although some exotic shorter legged species look more like beetles or crabs, most are known for their very long thin legs.


What you recall seeing were probably a variety of harvestmen.

Better known as a DEVIL SPHERE, a HATEFUL ORB of SATANIC MALEVOLENCE powered by the SCREAMS OF THE DAMNED and driven forward by the INSATIABLE URGE TO DESTROY.


I hate those things.

 

[cardgame]

I'm about 93% certain there's a furry or fuzzy harvestman.

 

[Farm Boy]

But they're kinda cute? At least they don't seem to make a habit of biting or swarming(at least the varieties around here).

 

[Flying Pig]

Couldn't you just sort by budget size?

Select all, go to 'conditional formatting' (under Format) and tell it to colour everything above 100,000 in red, and then do that - you'll have them all in order and easy to recognise.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

I'm about 93% certain there's a furry or fuzzy harvestman.

Whoa whoa whoa. I jumped to this page and read this out of context.

Everything turned out much better than expected!!!!

 

[Ajidica]

Select all, go to 'conditional formatting' (under Format) and tell it to colour everything above 100,000 in red, and then do that - you'll have them all in order and easy to recognise.

Thanks!
Everything is working great.

 

[Traitorfish]

But they're kinda cute? At least they don't seem to make a habit of biting or swarming(at least the varieties around here).

I know they're completely harmless, but they're basically everything I object to about spiders- the legs, the scuttling, the blind purpose- boiled down to its most basic principles. I'd admire the uncompromising modernism of the design if the sight of them didn't set me squealing like a little girl. (I'm not even bothered by regular spiders, harvestmen just seem to bring out some latent arachnophobia...)

 

[Farm Boy]

Sympathy extended. I can't stand moths. Those feathery antennae and filthy dusty wings. I can't usually even bring myself to crush them or light them on fire because part of them might touch me. I usually wind up shooing them out of the car/house in an elaborate dance(well, I do eventually grab a kleenex and pop them if I'm not close to a door).

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

I know they're completely harmless, but they're basically everything I object to about spiders- the legs, the scuttling, the blind purpose- boiled down to its most basic principles. I'd admire the uncompromising modernism of the design if the sight of them didn't set me squealing like a little girl. (I'm not even bothered by regular spiders, harvestmen just seem to bring out some latent arachnophobia...)

I'm the exact same way.

But with bees.

I run away squealing like a little girl at the mere sight of a bee IRL (pics and vids of them online and on tv don't count).

Look-alikes aren't any better.

 

[Dachs]

 

[_random_]

I found a recipe that calls for two quarts of pickle juice. How would I get a good fascimile of pickle juice without actually buying massive quantities of pickles that would never be eaten?

 

[Dachs]

1. Acquire pickle jars.
2. Send me pickles.
3. ???
4. PROFIT

 

[Cutlass]

You could just use vinegar. But if it's calling for 2 quarts, then you may have a problem with the final results if you don't follow the directions.

 

[madviking]

I found a recipe that calls for two quarts of pickle juice. How would I get a good fascimile of pickle juice without actually buying massive quantities of pickles that would never be eaten?

How did you find madviking's Great Fake Punch Recipe of '012 for madviking's Great April Fool's Party of '012?

There are no other recipes that I know that require two quarts of pickle juice.

 

[Ajidica]

Isn't pickle juice essentially brine with some vinegar?
If so, just find the right combination of water, vinegar, and salt.

 

[_random_]

How did you find madviking's Great Fake Punch Recipe of '012 for madviking's Great April Fool's Party of '012?

There are no other recipes that I know that require two quarts of pickle juice.

Then you don't know of this.