LVSteve
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Cow Killers are not spiders, they are a flightless wasp with a sting that hurts so bad you would think it could kill a cow. Another species is called the Velvet Ant. Leave them well alone.
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Cow Killers are not spiders, they are a flightless wasp with a sting that hurts so bad you would think it could kill a cow. Another species is called the Velvet Ant. Leave them well alone.
dhg
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Shot this bad boy in the studio (day job is a commercial photographer). Called an Usambara Baboon Spider from East Africa. Listed as the most aggressive spider in the world. Actually bit the handler during the shoot. Very toxic venom. Fortunately the handler was a big guy and only had a stay in the hospital for his trouble. A small adult or child would likely die. For size reference it stands about 5 inches across.
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SmokeStack Lightning
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Was it hard to field dress???
Did you beer batter it or just fry it in butter? Maybe a skewer over an open flame...........
MMMMMMMMMMMM fresh spider mmmmmmm
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Gunslinger808
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Camel or Sun Spiders are real common around here.
And as LVSteve said, they are mean vindictive buggers.
You know how most insects will try to get away when confronted?
Not these guys, they'll come at you with every intent to get up your pant leg or worse.
And if you've ever seen them up close, they have Two sets of vertical "beaks" that work independent of each other.
I've put them in jars with Scorpions twice as big, not even a contest.
And as LVSteve said, they are mean vindictive buggers.
You know how most insects will try to get away when confronted?
Not these guys, they'll come at you with every intent to get up your pant leg or worse.
And if you've ever seen them up close, they have Two sets of vertical "beaks" that work independent of each other.
I've put them in jars with Scorpions twice as big, not even a contest.
Gyrene6891
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What a great forum! I have now learned more about spiders than I ever wanted to know!!!
Oh, I should mention.....
We've lived in this house for 30 years and the entire time there has been a family of house spiders under the window frame above the kitchen sink. We consider them pets and only bother them to clean under their web every once in a while. Of course they spin it right back.
We've lived in this house for 30 years and the entire time there has been a family of house spiders under the window frame above the kitchen sink. We consider them pets and only bother them to clean under their web every once in a while. Of course they spin it right back.
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Any Spider inside the house is dead lol. Outside tho I only kill widows. I actually get these big barn spiders every year that build webs all around my front porch and they catch a ton of bugs so I leave them alone. Funny enough, one always seems to build one by my grill so I call that one my grillin' buddy lol. He's out whenever I'm cooking up steaks.
Last year me and my wife had a late night widow killing party after finding one outside. Turned out there were about 7-8 nests around the outside of the house. They are amazingly resilient to Brakleen too haha.
Always seems after hunting for spiders that anything that touches your skin for the next couple hours also induces a mini panic attack lol
You also have to look for the hourglass on the widow. On a real widow it is on their abdomen. There is a different spider that looks just like them, but the hourglass is on their back. Those are harmless.
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Last year me and my wife had a late night widow killing party after finding one outside. Turned out there were about 7-8 nests around the outside of the house. They are amazingly resilient to Brakleen too haha.
Always seems after hunting for spiders that anything that touches your skin for the next couple hours also induces a mini panic attack lol
You also have to look for the hourglass on the widow. On a real widow it is on their abdomen. There is a different spider that looks just like them, but the hourglass is on their back. Those are harmless.
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bp231986
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AIR STRIKE!!!
dcxplant
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Living in the Phoenix valley with my house on a wash has taught me to appreciate:
King snakes
Wolf spiders
Tarantulas, God bless those creatures....love them.
King snakes
Wolf spiders
Tarantulas, God bless those creatures....love them.
Lil' LadySmith
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Not a fan of spiders here either. I don't react well when I get bit so most of the time they end up dead if they're inside.
About a week or so ago I was outside and saw a cool looking spider that I figured I'd grab some photos of to try and identify it and upon coming inside I found more by the door. Got the camera, grabbed some shots (unfortunately I've really gotten into Macro photography so they get photo shoots and may live if a harmless type, at least outside) and came in to see what we had. War was quickly declared! Good thing I got the shot when I did because for now all visible ones are gone.
About a week or so ago I was outside and saw a cool looking spider that I figured I'd grab some photos of to try and identify it and upon coming inside I found more by the door. Got the camera, grabbed some shots (unfortunately I've really gotten into Macro photography so they get photo shoots and may live if a harmless type, at least outside) and came in to see what we had. War was quickly declared! Good thing I got the shot when I did because for now all visible ones are gone.
Rick_A
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I don't mind spiders, snakes, crows, vultures, or any other animal people kill because they look ugly or don't understand them.
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I understand what is poisonous enough to kill a human or animal or at the very least make them very sick. Unfortunately for them I have weight and guns on my side lol.
So on the contrary, I kill them because I do understand
Non poisonous I don't bother with, and often will sit and watch them. I've spent many a time in the woods with a daddy longlegs walking from hand to hand and up my arm. They are just neat haha
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So on the contrary, I kill them because I do understand
Non poisonous I don't bother with, and often will sit and watch them. I've spent many a time in the woods with a daddy longlegs walking from hand to hand and up my arm. They are just neat haha
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shouldazagged
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Great photo. I love good macro photography.
This one lives in my woods. He is not afraid of me or my dog, the dog gives him a bit more space than I did for this shot.
35Rem
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Not a fan of spiders here either. I don't react well when I get bit so most of the time they end up dead if they're inside.
About a week or so ago I was outside and saw a cool looking spider that I figured I'd grab some photos of to try and identify it and upon coming inside I found more by the door. Got the camera, grabbed some shots (unfortunately I've really gotten into Macro photography so they get photo shoots and may live if a harmless type, at least outside) and came in to see what we had. War was quickly declared! Good thing I got the shot when I did because for now all visible ones are gone.
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Lil' LadySmith
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Thanks Shoulda! I've really gotten hooked on the macro stuff. Shooting the spiders gets interesting for me, that's for sure!
We think it's an immature black widow (apparently they're brown like this!) but *could* be a brown widow. (From what I read, they can be hard to tell apart until fully mature.) We have quite a few black widows around and this one was with a bunch of others of varying coloration including a full size female black widow leading us to believe an egg sack hatched.
Now considering I'm allergic to spider bites (poof up badly) as far as the doctors can tell, a widow is the *last* thing I want to be bit by so bye-bye widows!
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