I can't stand most spiders. Recluses and widows #1 on the list.
But I actually kind of like these things.. These patrol my recreational
living center up in Oklahoma. I snapped these last fall. I saw these
two a day apart, and at the time I thought it was the same spider
that just moved a few hundred feet. But after looking at the pix, I
could tell they are different critters. They have different markings,
and one has darker legs than the other.
These things are fairly harmless, so they don't bother me like some
of the others. I still wouldn't want one crawling on me though.. :/




Couple of short videos of them tromping around.. They generally
move pretty slow. Trying to run over these on the highway is
a sport in itself.. Almost as popular as "noodling" up there. chortle..
I remember when I was little, we would see huge ones out on
the highways back then. If they were in our lane, my dad would
usually try to take em out..

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