Author Topic: What kind of spider is this? (Read 7349 times)

Spanner 1 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 13, 2010, 04:01:26 PM »

A fat round one !!.... doesn't look 'native ' to me, may have imported itself in something shipped from somewhere... my 2c...

BlindJoe · « **Reply #2 on:** March 13, 2010, 04:10:57 PM »

I think it might be some kind of crab spider

Duke McDukiedook · « **Reply #3 on:** March 13, 2010, 04:20:55 PM »

Looks kind of like some version of an orb weaver, not sure.

mark · « **Reply #4 on:** March 13, 2010, 04:22:56 PM »

second that.

Damfino · « **Reply #5 on:** March 13, 2010, 04:25:18 PM »

Porsche?

bucky katt · « **Reply #6 on:** March 13, 2010, 06:10:13 PM »

a big scary one that would have me running and screaming like a 6 year old girl

dave500 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 13, 2010, 09:08:18 PM »

is it full of green goo on the inside like all the others?

NickC · « **Reply #8 on:** March 13, 2010, 09:16:21 PM »

754 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 13, 2010, 10:53:10 PM »

LMAO at # 8..

I know its not a bombardier spyder....

BeSeeingYou · « **Reply #10 on:** March 13, 2010, 10:54:46 PM »

Saw this one in the Daintree Rainforest in Australia. Golden Orb about a foot in diameter. Run for the hills Bucky.

CycleRanger · « **Reply #11 on:** March 13, 2010, 11:07:15 PM »

Achaearanea tepidariorum

Gordon · « **Reply #12 on:** March 13, 2010, 11:14:34 PM »

Kframe · « **Reply #13 on:** March 13, 2010, 11:20:28 PM »

Quote from: Gordon on March 13, 2010, 11:14:34 PM

I hate spiders.
That would have me reaching for a 12ga.

-K

Gordon · « **Reply #14 on:** March 13, 2010, 11:22:53 PM »

Quote from: Kframe on March 13, 2010, 11:20:28 PM

I hate spiders.
That would have me reaching for a 12ga.

-K

Sends a chill down your spine, don't it?

tramp · « **Reply #15 on:** March 14, 2010, 06:21:12 AM »

had a pet spider named ralph on my door step
you only went past that door if you really wanted to
fed him every day
fiance killed him in cold blood
maybe ralph was a girl?

Brown Bomber · « **Reply #16 on:** March 14, 2010, 07:58:13 AM »

Quote from: Gordon on March 13, 2010, 11:14:34 PM

I have a clock like that in my basement, and need to reset it for DST today! I'll be a bit more careful before pulling it from the wall

Brown Bomber · « **Reply #17 on:** March 14, 2010, 08:17:16 AM »

Looks a bit like a False Black Widow

Inigo Montoya · « **Reply #18 on:** March 14, 2010, 10:20:01 AM »

Depends, if the spider is inside, its species is dead! If it is outside, its species is dead if really big!

Duke McDukiedook · « **Reply #19 on:** March 14, 2010, 12:13:31 PM »

That pic does look kinda fake or it is squashed.

Gordon · « **Reply #20 on:** March 14, 2010, 01:41:55 PM »

Quote from: Dukiedook on March 14, 2010, 12:13:31 PM

That pic does look kinda fake or it is squashed.

It's a Huntsman spider, they do that. They're mostly legs, though. The body isn't nearly as big as that picture would make you think it is.

Markcb750 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 14, 2010, 01:43:47 PM »

Looks like the one that bit Peter.

BeSeeingYou · « **Reply #22 on:** March 14, 2010, 10:28:09 PM »

Quote from: Gordon on March 14, 2010, 01:41:55 PM

Quote from: Dukiedook on March 14, 2010, 12:13:31 PM
That pic does look kinda fake or it is squashed.

It's a Huntsman spider, they do that. They're mostly legs, though. The body isn't nearly as big as that picture would make you think it is.

We don't have them up here but from what others have told me they are good to have around. They don't bite but are great cockroach hunters.

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #23 on:** March 14, 2010, 10:30:38 PM »

Quote from: srust58 on March 14, 2010, 10:28:09 PM

Quote from: Gordon on March 14, 2010, 01:41:55 PM
Quote from: Dukiedook on March 14, 2010, 12:13:31 PM
That pic does look kinda fake or it is squashed.

It's a Huntsman spider, they do that. They're mostly legs, though. The body isn't nearly as big as that picture would make you think it is.

We don't have them up here but from what others have told me they are good to have around. They don't bite but are great cockroach hunters.

Yep,.we have dinner plate sized ones here in Australia and they are great for pest control.......and they are very fast...

Mick

Hasenkopf · « **Reply #24 on:** March 14, 2010, 10:33:43 PM »

Had a pet brown recluse once, it had babies, sooo cute !

lordmoonpie · « **Reply #25 on:** March 15, 2010, 02:25:50 AM »

Quote from: Gordon on March 14, 2010, 01:41:55 PM

Quote from: Dukiedook on March 14, 2010, 12:13:31 PM
That pic does look kinda fake or it is squashed.

It's a Huntsman spider, they do that. They're mostly legs, though. The body isn't nearly as big as that picture would make you think it is.

Is it the Woodsman spider that looks like a huntsman but has flesh eating venom...? Yeurgh!

Operator · « **Reply #26 on:** March 15, 2010, 08:16:11 AM »

That would be the brown recluse,

I still have a scar the size of a loonie (silver dollar for the non-Canadians) from my trip to N. Carolina.

Luckily the US Marine medics picked up on the bite and started the med process quickly to prevent any serious damage. Lots of antibiotics and antihistamines. Oozed lots of yellow stuff and took a long time to heal afterward.

The only longterm effect is that my Arachnaphobia went away. Funny eh?

fmctm1sw · « **Reply #27 on:** March 15, 2010, 05:49:08 PM »

Thanks guys. Doesn't seem to be anything to worry about. I didn't really note the size but as a reference, that is a window screen behind it. After some digging around, I know I had a red widow spider under my van last year when I was installing a trailer hitch.

IAmCitizenMe · « **Reply #28 on:** March 15, 2010, 06:03:37 PM »

I was stung by one of these little buggers when I was a kid. Kneeled on it in my living room. It's an arachnid, it counts.

bucky katt · « **Reply #29 on:** March 15, 2010, 06:14:12 PM »

Quote from: IAmCitizenMe on March 15, 2010, 06:03:37 PM

I was stung by one of these little buggers when I was a kid. Kneeled on it in my living room. It's an arachnid, it counts.

i have that little guy tattoed on my chest

Gordon · « **Reply #30 on:** March 15, 2010, 06:16:04 PM »

Quote from: IAmCitizenMe on March 15, 2010, 06:03:37 PM

It's an arachnid, it counts.

All spiders are arachnids. Not all arachnids are spiders.

CB650 Wolf · « **Reply #31 on:** March 15, 2010, 07:18:06 PM »

I think it maybe one of these things. Its a Brown Widow. I had never even heard of them until I moved here to Alabama.

We also have the Black Recluse.

Uhg I got the feeling something is crawling on me now.

Operator · « **Reply #32 on:** March 16, 2010, 04:47:06 AM »

CB650 Wolf

I understand you have a lot of these down there too, aren't they called the red(neck) recluse. I've heard they hide mostly in the swampy areas and build webs out of copper line.

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Author Topic: What kind of spider is this? (Read 7349 times)

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