Topic: What kind of spider is this?
Quietman_2009's photo
Mon 09/21/09 07:14 AM
Edited by Quietman_2009 on Mon 09/21/09 07:17 AM
even without seeing the hourglass, you can't mistake a black widow. my most feared creature on the planet




and these are even worse. The brown recluse


IndnPrncs's photo
Mon 09/21/09 10:23 AM

what's it eating? a lizard?

the Texas way "If you don't know what it is, kill it"


We couldn't tell what it was eating a long stick something or other.. That's the part that had Myka tripping...

MeChrissy2's photo
Mon 09/21/09 10:24 AM


what's it eating? a lizard?

the Texas way "If you don't know what it is, kill it"


We couldn't tell what it was eating a long stick something or other.. That's the part that had Myka tripping...


I thought it was his "boy part" and I was REALLY impressed.bigsmile

Dragoness's photo
Mon 09/21/09 10:29 AM




Ok you can't see it that well but those dots on it's back are red...


Doesn't resemble any black widow I have ever seen. It looks like a jumping spider to me. I imagine they bite but not poisonous as far as I know.

IndnPrncs's photo
Mon 09/21/09 10:29 AM



what's it eating? a lizard?

the Texas way "If you don't know what it is, kill it"


We couldn't tell what it was eating a long stick something or other.. That's the part that had Myka tripping...


I thought it was his "boy part" and I was REALLY impressed.bigsmile


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Dragoness's photo
Mon 09/21/09 10:31 AM

even without seeing the hourglass, you can't mistake a black widow. my most feared creature on the planet




and these are even worse. The brown recluse




Yea there is the black widow. I think I have seen the brown recluse before, how big are they?

msmyka's photo
Mon 09/21/09 11:06 AM
FINE JOY YOU WIN... but there's no way she could have known it was a jumping spider, she's just a SPAZ!

Besides that it was under the ledge of her back patio wall attempting to eat a bug bigger than it was. It was not very big and I really didn't see that it was physically possible to launch itself out 2 feet vertically and attack me and my blackberry!

Spiders don't scare/bother me unless they happen to be crawling on or biting me!

msmyka's photo
Mon 09/21/09 11:17 AM
BTW This is definately what it is because I even commented on its bright green pinchers...

Bold jumping spider
The jumping spiders, Family Salticidae, are bold daytime hunters with acute vision. The bold jumping spider, Phidippus audax, is a grassland and prairie species and a common predator of many crop pests. These spiders are mostly black, and typically the top of the abdomen has a rather large white to red central spot and a pair of smaller posterior spots. The chelicerae are metallic green.


IndnPrncs's photo
Mon 09/21/09 11:21 AM
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luv you Myka...


And yeah that's it for sure ewwwwwwwww ill scared

Winx's photo
Mon 09/21/09 11:25 AM


even without seeing the hourglass, you can't mistake a black widow. my most feared creature on the planet




and these are even worse. The brown recluse




Yea there is the black widow. I think I have seen the brown recluse before, how big are they?


Brown recluses are about the size of a quarter. We have a problem with them in St. Louis...well, Missouri. My Dad has been bitten two separate times and has required surgery both times.

tngxl65's photo
Mon 09/21/09 11:30 AM
Edited by tngxl65 on Mon 09/21/09 11:31 AM
That's a pretty 'meaty' black widow. The ones I have seen around here look more wirey on the legs.

I've found 5 or 6 brown recluses in my mother's house over the last 2 months. Their bite can be really nasty, but they usually try to stay away from you. The problem is, they like to climb in to hidden areas (adn sometimes clothes) and when you got there and they can't easily get away, they will bite. And they are FAST too.


Here's a cool spider I saw over the weekend. The fence makes it look smaller than it is. I'd say it was a good 3" from top to bottom.

msmyka's photo
Mon 09/21/09 11:55 AM
This guy looks big and nasty but hes a garden orb weaver..... they just make big intricate webs



He was about 3 inches around... big but not scary

IndnPrncs's photo
Mon 09/21/09 11:56 AM
I'm going to have to stay away, you guys are giving me the heebie geebies... scared :laughing:

no photo
Mon 09/21/09 11:56 AM
Do I have to bring my killing shoe???noway scared

IndnPrncs's photo
Mon 09/21/09 11:59 AM

Do I have to bring my killing shoe???noway scared


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msmyka's photo
Mon 09/21/09 12:08 PM
Don't worry Gyps I'm sure I know someone with a blowtorch that can assist pitchfork

IndnPrncs's photo
Mon 09/21/09 12:09 PM

Don't worry Gyps I'm sure I know someone with a blowtorch that can assist pitchfork



Waiting, thinking... Did I take the insurance on the apt or go through my own and not do it yet... laugh laugh

msmyka's photo
Mon 09/21/09 12:21 PM


Don't worry Gyps I'm sure I know someone with a blowtorch that can assist pitchfork



Waiting, thinking... Did I take the insurance on the apt or go through my own and not do it yet... laugh laugh


Joy I would never burn your house down, cuz then you'd just end up at mine :tongue:

Katzenschnauzer's photo
Mon 09/21/09 12:23 PM
You need two things. The first is a broom to brush it off the wall. The second is a flat shovel to put it out of it's ugliness!

IndnPrncs's photo
Mon 09/21/09 12:27 PM



Don't worry Gyps I'm sure I know someone with a blowtorch that can assist pitchfork



Waiting, thinking... Did I take the insurance on the apt or go through my own and not do it yet... laugh laugh


Joy I would never burn your house down, cuz then you'd just end up at mine :tongue:


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