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SPIDER!!! WTF is this!? (caution: will cause nightmares)

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Snapped outside the mall.

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Later on that day at WallyMally. How low do you wear 'em? +fanny pack.

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That spider is slow, easy to spot, almost completely harmless, and totally uninterested in messing with you. It's significantly less dangerous than a rabbit or a honeybee.
 
angminas said:
That spider is slow, easy to spot, almost completely harmless, and totally uninterested in messing with you. It's significantly less dangerous than a rabbit or a honeybee.
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WTF? What is a rabbit going to do to you? Knock your candle over and start a fire?
 
those things are awesome fly catchers. We had similar spiders occasionally take up residence on house or in the yard. Walking through some woods with a ton of them, though, is annoying, because they can make a huge web.
 
I'm struggling with scale. How big are those? They look like shit I've seen in the jungle. Things in the jungle should stay in the jungle.
 
randomrogue said:
I'm struggling with scale. How big are those? They look like shit I've seen in the jungle. Things in the jungle should stay in the jungle.
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Never seen a Golden Orb Weaver in person, don't have them up here in Vancouver. But this pic should give you an idea:

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I remember these guys. We have them all over in the woods of GA (Bainbridge area so SW corner a few miles above florida). Bow hunt deer there and the woods are covered in them. Sadly unlike some weavers they're webs have no interesting white zags or anything, so they are extremely hard to spot, but they cover massive areas. We've measured a web go from branch ground which was 16' up plus the web spanned between the deck and the tree trunk which was twice the length of my Ford Expedition. Just truly massive webs. The spiders full grown are about the size of a grown mans hand (fingers included), the bodies minus the legs will normally be at or just slightly longer and wider than a thumb. If my file server was up I'd post a bunch of pics. My brother took pics of them about 3 years ago this time of the year up and down our road to scare our northern girls 😛.
 
WaTaGuMp said:
You people freak out too easily. The first is the non venomous barking spider.
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Which spider are you talking about? The one posted was a Golden Orb Weaver. They are indeed venomous and the large ones like posted can make you feel pretty sick. Though they don't bite humans often, alot of people pick them up.
 
Tajness was bit by the golden fucktard spider. It's only a matter of time before he takes refuge in P&N.
 
heymrdj said:
Which spider are you talking about? The one posted was a Golden Orb Weaver. They are indeed venomous and the large ones like posted can make you feel pretty sick. Though they don't bite humans often, alot of people pick them up.
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From what I've read on the web feeling sick is a rare side effect.
 
Thats a bananna spider. They're common, but nothing to worry about. Just watch where you are going and don't walk into their webs. They are huge.
 
On a related note, where is Syringer when you need him?

/obligatory....I'm feeling nostalgic at this point in the evening...
 
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