Been finding Black Widows on my patio lately

[0roo0roo]

hate em, i stomp them the second i id them. garden spiders can look simlar so make sure since garden spiders can actually eat black widows which is good

 

[KAMAZON]

Be careful, they jump and are VERY aggressive. The young ones tend to stray away from the web and cause problems the most.

 

[Polish3d]

Originally posted by: fralexandr
That being said, I do not condone the killing of other life forms. I would just leave them alone, unless you have pets or small children. They won't hunt you down or something, your bigger than their normal prey.

F*ck that if I ever see one I'm hitting it with a bazooka

 

[Spineshank]

Havent heard of any outbreaks here in PA.

 

[j00fek]

wow

 

[MagicConch]

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: MagicConch
How interesting. A pest control guy to my house just yesterday claiming of a recent black widow outbreak. I thought he was full of it.

I'm in NM, where are you? I've been here a couple years and hadn't seen any before, altho can't say I was really in tune for what to look for.

I am in San Diego, I have yet to see one either, but he said he saw one on my property.

 

[treemonkey]

At least it wasn't in your closet...

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: sao123
Black widows in the south... brown recluses in the north...
everywhere you go theres something poisonous waiting to bite you...

Hmm, I thought the BRS was mostly a southern frustration as well. I had a horrible infestation of them several years ago back in Oklahoma. I actually ended up moving because I couldn't put up with them anymore.

 

[BoomerD]

brown recluse distribution

http://kaston.transy.edu/widow.html

 

[sandorski]

When I lived in the Southern Interior in British Columbia, we had Black Widows. Only ever saw them outside and usually in undisturbed places such as in corners and what not. Just had to look out for them while tending flower gardens and such. Rattle snakes were a much bigger problem then Black Widows though.

 

[destrekor]

if you are allergic to spiders, like my mom is... having a run in with a black widow probably won't be the best experience of your life... might just be your last though. if you are healthy and not allergic, it'll just be a highly recommended hospital trip.

 

[rocadelpunk]

aieeeeeeeeeeeeeee spiders

 

[blamb425]

Oh, dear...I'm terrified to DEATH of spiders, and hearing of all these outbreaks is making me shiver

I'm near Seattle, in case anyone wants to chime in

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: Rubycon
Second "dude" is a katydid. Makes a raspy noise and its speed is proportionate to the ambient temperature. If you pick them up by their wings be careful as they will hock up tar like spit (like grasshoppers) and spit it on you. (disgusting but not really harmful)

If I had seen the katydid before killing the b/w's, I could have given one of them a nice last supper... It might not have been good for my karma, but would have been fascinating to watch.

Originally posted by: KAMAZON
Be careful, they jump and are VERY aggressive. The young ones tend to stray away from the web and cause problems the most.

I first sprayed them with ortho bug spray, from a garden sprayer, before we stepped on them as they tried to hobble away. The freaking things both attacked the tip of the garden sprayer.

 

[Accipiter22]

Originally posted by: sandmanwake
Get a pet duck. It'll eat the spiders and provide you with eggs.

most curious response I've ever seen..

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: sao123
Black widows in the south... brown recluses in the north...
everywhere you go theres something poisonous waiting to bite you...

Hmm, I thought the BRS was mostly a southern frustration as well. I had a horrible infestation of them several years ago back in Oklahoma. I actually ended up moving because I couldn't put up with them anymore.

My neighbor was bitten with one last year i think it was... they caught a few, which is how they identified them...

 

[Miramonti]

Here's tonight's catch before I blasted it in its home with spray. Couldn't step on this one (nor verify his death...)

 

[krunchykrome]

Oh man, remind me never to move to NM.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Originally posted by: blamb425
Oh, dear...I'm terrified to DEATH of spiders, and hearing of all these outbreaks is making me shiver

I'm near Seattle, in case anyone wants to chime in

No Black Widows, just Hobo Spiders

 

[Megatomic]

The power plant I work at is infested with black widows. They are literally everywhere. At night you have to wave a stick in front of you to knock down webs.

I hate black widows btw, the females here get to be half dollar size in diameter. The lower segment can be as big as an acorn. :shocked:

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

Originally posted by: jjsole
Here's tonight's catch before I blasted him and his home with spray. Couldn't step on this one (nor verify his death...)

Not to be too nitpicky... but the spiders in your pictures are all females. Male black widows are relatively small compared to the females, and are rather unremarkable. They do not feature the characteristic red hourglasses like the females do.

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: Megatomic
The power plant I work at is infested with black widows. They are literally everywhere. At night you have to wave a stick in front of you to knock down webs.

I hate black widows btw, the females here get to be half dollar size in diameter. The lower segment can be as big as an acorn. :shocked:

I hope I kill the ones around here before they've got an opportunity to grow that friggin large. That's just brutal. There's certainly enough meals out here in the southwest to eat heartily tho if given the opportunity.

Originally posted by: Garth

Originally posted by: jjsole
Here's tonight's catch before I blasted him and his home with spray. Couldn't step on this one (nor verify his death...)

Not to be too nitpicky... but the spiders in your pictures are all females. Male black widows are relatively small compared to the females, and are rather unremarkable. They do not feature the characteristic red hourglasses like the females do.

Brain fart, fixed. After seeing pics of a male tho, my girlfriend is certain she's seen them as well.

 

[MotF Bane]

If you need to kill a spider and really don't feel like touching the thing (hey, it's got spiky legs, I dunno wtf it is), go find a can of that compressed cold air. If you care about spiders, yeah it's cruel, but insanely effective. It also lets you take them down from higher areas, but once they land they don't start running away. Upside-right works fine by the way, you don't need to flip the can over.

 

[UNCjigga]

Dude, its New Mexico! Black Widows should be the least of your concerns. I mean, you got frickin' Gila Monsters out there, man!

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: UNCjigga
Dude, its New Mexico! Black Widows should be the least of your concerns. I mean, you got frickin' Gila Monsters out there, man!

Scorpions too, right?


Only way I'd live down there would be if I could have a hermetically sealed house.