Has anyone ever seen this spider? - Page 2

kelmac07 · 10-01-2009, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by shilala

Looks like a Dead Spider to me.

If it wasn't...it would be soon!!

Skywalker · 10-01-2009, 11:31 PM

Brown Recluse!!!

MedicCook · 10-01-2009, 11:33 PM

I would set the sneaker with spider in it on fire.

rizzle · 10-02-2009, 09:55 AM

This would be classified as a "dead spider" if I found it.

10-02-2009, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by shilala

Looks like a Dead Spider to me.

Only good kind

poker · 10-02-2009, 11:24 AM

Its a dead one. The best kind!

kenstogie · 10-02-2009, 11:35 AM

COMMON SYNANTHROPIC SPIDERS IN CALIFORNIA

Spiders of Orange County-wow this a rather large gallery

10-02-2009, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by kenstogie

COMMON SYNANTHROPIC SPIDERS IN CALIFORNIA

Spiders of Orange County-wow this a rather large gallery

Thanks, but as I said this was in my buddies shed in FL!

and it may come to some surprise, but I don't kill any spiders unless they're Black Widows. I usually catch them and let them go away from my house.

kenstogie · 10-02-2009, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Darrell

Thanks, but as I said this was in my buddies shed in FL!

and it may come to some surprise, but I don't kill any spiders unless they're Black Widows. I usually catch them and let them go away from my house.

Sorry Bro!

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN017
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN011
http://www.easttennesseewildflowers....umName=spiders

TanithT · 10-02-2009, 12:16 PM

Yes. They're harmless. A buddy of mine once put one down my shirt when we were snake hunting in Florida. It tickled. I gave him holy whatfor because he could have hurt the spider that way; they're fragile creatures. Fun to play with though, and really nifty to watch.

Unlike the vast majority of spiders in North America, the remarkably heavy-bodied Heteropoda probably can deliver a decent bite through human epidermis. Nice sized fangs on these big boys. But they have no venom worth writing home about, so we always just freehandled them. They never even tried to bite, and of all the Florida herpers I know who have handled them, I've never heard of anybody being bitten. If feeder crickets weren't such a pain in the butt to have in the house, I'd probably still be keeping them. They scurry very fast and can be a challenge to handle in that sense, but are really not the least bit aggressive.

Argiope are also worth a look if you're in Florida. Those are some very pretty giant fuzzy spiders, but a lot more problematic in captivity as their orb webs can span more than 10 feet and have been measured at over 30'. It was great fun visiting them in the wild though.

There are things about living in Florida I definitely miss.

TanithT · 10-02-2009, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Skywalker

Brown Recluse!!!

Uh, no. Nothing in the Loxosceles genus lives in Florida. Which makes the many reports of "brown recluse bites" from that state (and from other states where the genus does not exist) a serious and widespread problem of medical mismanagement that has been addressed by the AMA, among other bodies.

10-02-2009, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by TanithT

Uh, no. Nothing in the Loxosceles genus lives in Florida. Which makes the many reports of "brown recluse bites" from that state (and from other states where the genus does not exist) a serious and widespread problem of medical mismanagement that has been addressed by the AMA, among other bodies.

Does the Brown Recluse live in CA?

10-02-2009, 12:36 PM

what about this for a spider well i say spider but its not a spider

St. Lou Stu · 10-02-2009, 12:37 PM

Huntsman or Wolf.... they're everywhere here.
Tastes like chicken.

TanithT · 10-02-2009, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Darrell

Does the Brown Recluse live in CA?

"This website presents evidence for the lack of brown recluse spiders as part of the Californian spider fauna. Unfortunately, this contradicts what most Californians believe; beliefs that are born out of media-driven hyperbole and erroneous, anxiety-filled public hearsay which is further compounded by medical misdiagnoses."

TanithT · 10-02-2009, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by adampc22

what about this for a spider well i say spider but its not a spider

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.

itsme_timd · 10-02-2009, 01:12 PM

Wow, that is a scary looking spider. I'm no help on what it is though.

I'm pretty much just taking up server space to reiterate that it looks scary.

10-02-2009, 01:23 PM

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

Steve · 10-02-2009, 01:31 PM

I don't know what kind of spider it is, but I know how to get rid of it!

(BTW, that's a 12 gauge)

s15driftking · 10-02-2009, 02:21 PM

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.

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TanithT Herfer Grrrrl Join Date: May 2009 First Name: Tanith Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 692 Trading: (26)	Re: Has anyone ever seen this spider? Yes. They're harmless. A buddy of mine once put one down my shirt when we were snake hunting in Florida. It tickled. I gave him holy whatfor because he could have hurt the spider that way; they're fragile creatures. Fun to play with though, and really nifty to watch. Unlike the vast majority of spiders in North America, the remarkably heavy-bodied Heteropoda probably can deliver a decent bite through human epidermis. Nice sized fangs on these big boys. But they have no venom worth writing home about, so we always just freehandled them. They never even tried to bite, and of all the Florida herpers I know who have handled them, I've never heard of anybody being bitten. If feeder crickets weren't such a pain in the butt to have in the house, I'd probably still be keeping them. They scurry very fast and can be a challenge to handle in that sense, but are really not the least bit aggressive. Argiope are also worth a look if you're in Florida. Those are some very pretty giant fuzzy spiders, but a lot more problematic in captivity as their orb webs can span more than 10 feet and have been measured at over 30'. It was great fun visiting them in the wild though. There are things about living in Florida I definitely miss. __________________ Herfergrrl's blog - The Art of the Good Cigar: A Matter of Taste. Herfing is the most fun you can have with your clothes on.

10-02-2009, 12:36 PM	#33
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