Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Yuck.

This show was disgusting. Mike is crazy for even doing the things he does.
To create the birdseed, they cleaned the tank in which the fat will be melted. It doesn't happen overnight, more like a few days. It's gross, but the birds love it. While waiting for it to melt, they create the molds that will be later filled to make the birdseed.
When that's all finished, they mix a few things like bugs, the melted fat, and other food together and pour it into the molds. After that's all done, they will cut and package the birdseed to be sold.

Milking spiders was the most disgusting thing on the show. Spiders are gross, and should be killedddd, but their venom is used for medical purposes, so kill them, and steal their venom. To find the spiders, look in the desert. Black widows and Brown Recluse spiders are the ones you want. Hopefully, you won't get bitten and die.
Feed the spiders maggots and rabbit poop. Blah! Black widows get smaller maggots and Tarantulas eat crickets. When they are fed, they put them to sleep in order to collect the venom.
When they are sleeping, they are easier to handle. They place tubes over their fangs, and shock the spiders to release the venom. The Black Widow needs a microscope to collect the venom. About 500 Black Widows are needed to produce 1 drop of venom. When it's all collected, it's stored in a refrigerator to keep it fresh.