New and improved identify the spider thread!

paruhd0x

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I posted previously trying to identify a spider that have grown and reproduced so much as I have to kill about 4-5 a week now. Anyways, in my previous thread the spider was never completely identified due to the picture not being clear enough on his back. Me still being curious about what it is, here I am posting again with a new spider, largest I've found yet, for you to try to identify :D.

The picture is as clear as I could get it, I took about 15 shots of the same angle and this was the clearest... I just didn't have enough light to be able to adjust the shutter rate much faster without darkening the picture.

For anyone curious, I used my G3 with a +4 macro lense to take this... the spider itself was about as big as a half dollar coin.

And here's the Spider! Oh and my location is Southern California.


[Edit] Going to let this thread die, since my picture still isn't clear enough. Will post again when I can get a perfectly clear image of one... [/Edit]
 

Eli

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Sorry to say it, but it's still not very good.. It's too blurry, we need to be able to see as much detail as possible.

I would think a G3 with a macro lense could do better than that. :Q I would hope anyway..

It doesen't look like anything dangerous though.
 

bsr

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Its somewhat funny, I am scared and hate the little and harmless of spiders. But yet have no fear of other insects or reptiles, I have gotten bit by snakes before (some which has cause lots of blood). But yet id rather get bit 100 times by something else rather then touch a big "harmless" spider.
 

Renob

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What a bunch of little girls we have here!


I hate spiders, it would be a dead spider, bla bla bla bla bla


Spiders are very cool insects. You shoud not run around killing little bug that scare you.:|
 

dabuddha

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Originally posted by: Renob
What a bunch of little girls we have here!


I hate spiders, it would be a dead spider, bla bla bla bla bla


Spiders are very cool insects. You shoud not run around killed little bug that scare you.:|

Spiders are teh suck!
 

OrByte

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bump because I am in the exact situation as paradox here. I have noticed these brown spiders all over my house recently. I think I can get a better picture of one to post here. I kept a couple in a jar to try and identify with an exterminator but I havent got that far.

are there no ideas about what kind of spider this is?
 

KC5AV

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Originally posted by: Renob
What a bunch of little girls we have here!


I hate spiders, it would be a dead spider, bla bla bla bla bla


Spiders are very cool insects. You shoud not run around killing little bug that scare you.:|

Spiders are NOT insects. They are arachnids. They are, however, extremely cool. The pic is a little slow loading here, but it is probably getting hammered. I will try to check back later.
 

ZaneNBK

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I had quite a few of these in my old apartment in Irvine. I'm sure it's nothing to worry about. It's not a black widow, it's not a brown recluse, it's not a hobo spider, etc... Just squish and forget. :)

I *HATE* spiders. Daddy Longlegs give me the willies still even though I know they're harmless. Yes, I realize that makes me a pansy. :)
 

bsr

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Originally posted by: ZaneNBK
I had quite a few of these in my old apartment in Irvine. I'm sure it's nothing to worry about. It's not a black widow, it's not a brown recluse, it's not a hobo spider, etc... Just squish and forget. :)

I *HATE* spiders. Daddy Longlegs give me the willies still even though I know they're harmless. Yes, I realize that makes me a pansy. :)

Omfg, thats funny. Thats the ONLY kind of spider I will pickup with no fear.. ROFL