A Riddle Just for Fun

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A Riddle Just for Fun

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Little round pellets all in a row,
wrapped in some kind of web.
Hanging from a line way up high,
am I alive or am I dead?
What is this mass of dangling pearls?
It's not from an oyster or a clam.
What's inside these balls of web?
Please tell me what and who I am.


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Re: A Riddle Just for Fun

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Curse you Riddler. Gotham will be a far safer place when you are back in your cell at Arkham!


(I don't know the answer by the way)
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Re: A Riddle Just for Fun

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The chained egg sacks of Mecynogea lemniscata.

The Basilica Orbweaver is named after the dome-shaped structure of its web, which resembles the domed ceilings of basilicas, which were administration buildings in ancient Rome.

The species name lemniscata refers to its hanging egg sacks, and comes from the Latin word lemiscus, which means ribbon.

For Rags:






*Edited to italicize Latin name*
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Re: A Riddle Just for Fun

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Loved it.
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Re: A Riddle Just for Fun

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Excellent post and replies! The Romanian judge gives a full-out ten!
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Re: A Riddle Just for Fun

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Thanks guys.

The video was very entertaining, Warren. It made me laugh out loud. :lol:

And thank you for the full out ten, Judge Breuer.

Daniel
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