what kind of spider is this?
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highland145
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Looks like and Australian Redback, saw it in a 'deadly creatures' documentary a few weeks ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redback_spider
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redback_spider
destrekor
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Does look a lot alike, but if his Heat profile is accurate, he is in Texas... it would be more than extremely unlikely to find a Redback in Texas.
From what I gleamed from Google, it could be an immature Widow specimen (specific species unknown - could be Black, Southern, Brown, etc)
If you care, you could capture it and send it to a specialist. On the rare event it is an Australian species, it would be handy (for the specialists) to have that known and identified.
It's possible it's a false-widow of some variety, there are many "house spiders" that have a similar appearance in body shape.
If it IS a Widow, it is definitely female and definitely the type that is best dead or transported far from the home.
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its not a redback spider.
it appears to be an orb web spider of some type.
what we need to know is where the OP lives.
it appears to be an orb web spider of some type.
what we need to know is where the OP lives.
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I'm in North Dallas....
The spider was laying out a string of web if that makes a difference...he is hanging out by my side door...I haven't killed him yet as I think he has been there while based on the webbbing in that corner...
Jesus Christ I'm in North Dallas too, I'm gonna just start setting fires in hopes to burn everything down including that spider.
The banding on the legs and the pattern on the back look like a brown widow. If she has an orange hourglass on the bottom of her abdomen or if you see egg sacks that have "spikes" on them, then it's confirmed.
I've never seen one that's an inch long, though...she'd be a big gal.
Brown widows are actually replacing black widows in the south, which is kind of good because the brown widows are pretty passive when not defending her eggs. In fact, they'll play dead if they feel threatened. If you want, bother her a little and see if she curls up in a ball.
I've never seen one that's an inch long, though...she'd be a big gal.
Brown widows are actually replacing black widows in the south, which is kind of good because the brown widows are pretty passive when not defending her eggs. In fact, they'll play dead if they feel threatened. If you want, bother her a little and see if she curls up in a ball.
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I think we have a winner here.
edit: A new foreign insect is making itself known to Louisiana residents. The brown widow spider, which experts believe has migrated from Florida to Louisiana in the past couple of years, is becoming more common, according to entomologists with the LSU AgCenter. The brown widow spider is a cousin to the black widow spider. The brown widow ranges in color from gray or tan to dark brown and may reach 1 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. The brown widow has a yellow-orange hourglass shape on the underside of the abdomen, as well as white marks on the top of the abdomen. It often has dark bands on its legs. The bite of a brown widow is more toxic than the black widow; however, it does not produce as much venom. It is one of the least aggressive of all the widows, biting only if provoked. The symptoms mimic those of a black widow bite but are usually less severe. Symptoms may include headache, lethargy, profuse sweating, nausea, shortness of breath, muscle cramps, and rigidity of the abdomen and legs. Like a black widow bite, the brown widow bite is usually not painful until an hour or two after being bitten.
http://www.mosquitosystemslouisiana.com/insect-control-spiders-bugs/
Know to be in Texas, it's venomous (more so than black, but less overall venom). I'd get rid of it asap even though it sounds less dangerous than a black widow.
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edit: A new foreign insect is making itself known to Louisiana residents. The brown widow spider, which experts believe has migrated from Florida to Louisiana in the past couple of years, is becoming more common, according to entomologists with the LSU AgCenter. The brown widow spider is a cousin to the black widow spider. The brown widow ranges in color from gray or tan to dark brown and may reach 1 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. The brown widow has a yellow-orange hourglass shape on the underside of the abdomen, as well as white marks on the top of the abdomen. It often has dark bands on its legs. The bite of a brown widow is more toxic than the black widow; however, it does not produce as much venom. It is one of the least aggressive of all the widows, biting only if provoked. The symptoms mimic those of a black widow bite but are usually less severe. Symptoms may include headache, lethargy, profuse sweating, nausea, shortness of breath, muscle cramps, and rigidity of the abdomen and legs. Like a black widow bite, the brown widow bite is usually not painful until an hour or two after being bitten.
http://www.mosquitosystemslouisiana.com/insect-control-spiders-bugs/
Know to be in Texas, it's venomous (more so than black, but less overall venom). I'd get rid of it asap even though it sounds less dangerous than a black widow.
odd. i hear they're more agressive than black widows. (black widows are fairly passive)
I agree that you should capture it and send to a university. Someone probably has metrics of where these are spotted and how large a population it is.
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After looking further, I think it is a male cobweb spider..
The markings are on the top side of the spider...widows have their markings on the bottom side...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulate_cobweb_spider
The markings are on the top side of the spider...widows have their markings on the bottom side...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulate_cobweb_spider
Looks like an East Malaysian Death Spider. At an inch long it must only be a baby. Good thing you caught it when you did, once they reach adulthood their venom is twice as strong. Wear thick gloves and a long-sleeved jacket when you go to kill it. Since its fangs won't be able to penetrate to your flesh, it will be forced to spit venom at your face instead, which makes it much easier for the coroner to identify the cause of death and quarantine the house.
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