Has anyone ever seen this spider?

[Steve]

Originally Posted by TanithT

Looks like Theraphosa blondii, and it is a spider. Unless that is a particularly good fake model. Goliath spiders are cool. Also unfortunately very expensive, especially at that size.

I'm sorry, SPIDERS just cannot be cool! No BUG can be cool!

Snakes, ok. Gators, ok. Bears, ok. Spiders, NOT OK!

[Poronico]

It is a huntsman spider, We used to have those alot in AZ

[TanithT]

Originally Posted by adampc22

i thought it was a taranchula so that made it the same family as a spider but not a spider ?

Theraphosidae aka "Goliath Bird Eaters" are not in the same genus as the tarantulas of the Americas, but they are definitely spiders. And holy chit, you should see the price tags on full grown adult specimens like the one in that picture. They are much coveted by hobbyists.

[TanithT]

Originally Posted by s15driftking

wait wait... it's the size of the fist... yet it fits inside a shoe with tons of room??? i am gonna raise the BS flag.

With their legs fully expanded, they can reach a pretty visually impressive size. I wish I could have gotten a photo of a live one covering the palm of my hand, but they are too darn fast and don't like to hold still when they are disturbed by handling.

[taltos]

Looks like a wolf from the eyes.

Tanith is the authority here guys...listen to her. She knows what she's talking about. She does it for a living!

[doctorcue]

MUST BUY RAID!!!

This thread is freaking me out. Sorry MD; penalty for trespassing is DEATH!!!

eff that ish!

[TanithT]

Originally Posted by Wanger

Tanith is the authority here guys...listen to her. She knows what she's talking about. She does it for a living!

Spiders are a minor sideline for me. My arachnid specialist colleagues pretty much have that market covered, so I rarely dabble in their field. I just get to hear a lot about what they're doing at the biotoxicology conferences. Venom work is a small enough field that it's a perpetual clusterf*ck between the marine biologists, the bug people and the snake people. And you should see us party when we all get together for a world summit.

[JE3146]

I found a hobo spider that size crawling across my bedroom floor... last year I think it was. Scared the ever loving @*#& out of me. I put a tupperware container on top of it and took a pic. I'll have to dig that out. Big big big big big spider. Hobos have a nasty bite too. Least a Huntsman is rather docile

[TanithT]

Originally Posted by JE3146

I found a hobo spider that size crawling across my bedroom floor... last year I think it was. Scared the ever loving @*#& out of me. I put a tupperware container on top of it and took a pic. I'll have to dig that out. Big big big big big spider. Hobos have a nasty bite too. Least a Huntsman is rather docile

If you mean genus Tegenaria, yes, they actually have a somewhat medically interesting venom and can produce substantial local symptoms of envenomation.

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Tanith are you sure it's not a common wolf spider?

They like the humid climates of the south (I'm from East TX originally), can grow to be the size of the palm of your hand and like to hide out in dark recesses.



FYI if that is what it is, they're harmless and eat the hell out of bugs. Leave'em be.

[theonlybear4CORT]

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

Okay yeah, it's a wolf spider. Note the dark color at the joints coupled with the dark color of the joints of the dead spider.

[shark]

[Steve]

Originally Posted by shark

I'll say it again... that's what shotguns are four!