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Excelsior

Lifer
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Originally posted by: F22 Raptor
Where do you guys live? That way I can make sure that I never pass within one hundred miles of the place.

We have jumping wolf spiders (the mothers can get like 3 feet in the air when threatened) and everytime I see one I freak and want to move. If one gets in my house I go through a big ordeal of screaming and throwing stuff at it trying to kill it, but staying about 5 feet away from it. My worst fear is having one of those big hairy things jump on me. I have spider these pellets sprinkled all around my house and so far so good. I hate snakes the way Michael Jackson hates adult swim at the local pool, but I'd rather be up to my neck in snakes then have one poisonous spider craw over my foot.


*Checks feet and ceiling around immediate area of computer*
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Fvck, it sounds like you need to stay away from YOUR place. Fvcking red-widows don't jump 3 feet in the air when threatened.

 
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xanis

Lifer
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Originally posted by: aircooled
after finding this gal under the handle of my recycle bin, and 2 others in the same exact place since then. I always make sure to check before picking it up on trash day.
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Holy crap! :shocked:
 
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SVT Cobra

Lifer
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Originally posted by: aircooled
after finding this gal under the handle of my recycle bin, and 2 others in the same exact place since then. I always make sure to check before picking it up on trash day.
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Just send your cat out to hunt them. :D
 
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ubercaffeinated

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Just to make sure... these spiders can't kill unless they bite the elderly or young kids right? I know the Brown Recluse can mess people up real good, but what about these red and black widows you guys are linking to?
 
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SVT Cobra

Lifer
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Originally posted by: makoto00
Just to make sure... these spiders can't kill unless they bite the elderly or young kids right? I know the Brown Recluse can mess people up real good, but what about these red and black widows you guys are linking to?
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Caution - Venomous!

The venom of the female black widow spider is 15 times as toxic as the venom of the Prairie Rattlesnake. Only a minute amount of the toxin is injected in a single bite by the spider however, so they are rarely fatal. By comparison, the relatively large amount of injected rattlesnake venom results in about 15 to 25 percent mortality among those bitten.

The bite itself is often not painful and may go unnoticed. But the poison injected by the the Black Widow bite can cause abdominal pain similar to appendicitis as well as pain to muscles or the soles of the feet. Other symptoms include alternating salivation and dry-mouth, paralysis of the diaphragm, profuse sweating and swollen eyelids.

Persons with heart conditions or other health problems may require a hospital stay. (Heart and lung failure may result in death.) A physician can evaluate the severity of the bite, and give specific antivenin or calcium gluconate to relieve pain if necessary. Healthy people recover rapidly in two to five days.

First aid measures: Apply an ice pack over the bite location and keep the affected limb elevated to about heart level. Try to collect the spider specimen in a small jar or plastic bag for examination by a spider expert, even if you have crushed it. Treatment in a medical facility may be necessary. Call the Poison Center for additional information. Poison Centers across the country now have a new national emergency phone number - 1-800-222-1222

Be very careful when working around areas where black widow spiders may be established. Take proper precautions - wear gloves and pay attention to where you are working. The reaction to a Black Widow bite can be painful. The victim should go to the doctor immediately for treatment.

To control the black widow, carefully remove all materials where they might hide. They can be cleaned out of an area simply by knocking down the webs, spiders, and round, tan egg sacs with a stick and crushing them underfoot. Removal or destruction of the egg sacks may help control the population. This spider is resistant to many insecticides.
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I still wouldn't take any chances.
 
Number1

Number1

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Here is a picture of a monster i found hanging in a window last week. It is about an inch in diameter from leg tip to leg tip.
 
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Paddington

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This thread makes me think twice about my desire to move to a warmer place.

Ohio's cold weather killing insects, FTW!
 
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Atheus

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Looks like a redback to me, we used to get those in New Zealand, it's poisonous.

We have jumping wolf spiders (the mothers can get like 3 feet in the air when threatened) and everytime I see one I freak and want to move.
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Those aren't poisonous though, they're not too bad and I've never seen one jump on someone. That would be suicidal for it I expect.


 
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Lifer
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Originally posted by: Atheus
Looks like a redback to me, we used to get those in New Zealand, it's poisonous.

We have jumping wolf spiders (the mothers can get like 3 feet in the air when threatened) and everytime I see one I freak and want to move.
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Those aren't poisonous though, they're not too bad and I've never seen one jump on someone. That would be suicidal for it I expect.
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True, but I would probably die of fright if one jumped on me. ;)
 
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OK OK to all you people saying "Kill it, its a Fugly spider." WTF????? Is there ANY spiders that is pretty? I mean yeah Spiderman can get my girlfriend going but I dont think that really counts. WTF guys?

/weak rant

Oh, and just to make sure I oblige rule #1 here. Here is a picture of spiderman getting my gf hot Text
 
Fritzo

Fritzo

Lifer
Jan 3, 2001
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Originally posted by: MS Dawn
If I saw that it would get to see about 300 watts of 1064 from a NdYAG laser. :Q
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:confused: Are you an evil scientist or something that you have death rays laying around?
 
Cuda1447

Cuda1447

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Paddington
Originally posted by: jumpr
Originally posted by: Paddington
Ohio's cold weather killing insects, FTW!
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Spiders being arachnids, not insects, FTW!
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Nitpicking, FTL!

All arthropods are disgusting, and not welcome in my house.
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I have a rule. If it has more than four legs it can fvck off and die, Im sure I'll hate it!
 
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Cattlegod

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Originally posted by: Cuda1447
Originally posted by: Paddington
Originally posted by: jumpr
Originally posted by: Paddington
Ohio's cold weather killing insects, FTW!
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Spiders being arachnids, not insects, FTW!
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Nitpicking, FTL!

All arthropods are disgusting, and not welcome in my house.
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I have a rule. If it has more than four legs it can fvck off and die, Im sure I'll hate it!
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knightc2

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Not a big fan of the spider. I usually squash them every chance I get. My friend had a 'pet' spider that he used to catch flys for and feed. It was cool until a bigger spider moved in and ate it.
 
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