What kind of spider is this?

[mrrman]

Did the pic post work? I have never used photobucket.

This spider was found in the bathroom by my wife. I can just imagine the screams. We live in a 1 year old house and I assume it can out of the vent/register.

Thanks


http://i559.photobucket.com/al...07-1520-20-22_0691.jpg

 

[cKGunslinger]

Kill it with fire, please.

 

[gorcorps]

There are a lot of 'what kind of bugs are these' type threads. The first one to develop a spider/insect recognition software (like face recognition) can be quite wealthy.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Not sure what kind it is, but it looks very crunchy.

 

[Wag]

A death spider. First bite you die.

 

[xanis]

Mice coming out of your AC vents is one thing... spiders are another.

You should definitely nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

 

[RKS]

Charanchula

 

[Chronoshock]

I believe that's a Chilean hissing horse spider aka Brown Death, known for several hundred deaths worldwide each year. Go buy a flamethrower

 

[skyking]

Nothing dangerous. Seriously, It does not resemble any of the bad ones in North America.

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: skyking
Nothing dangerous. Seriously, It does not resemble any of the bad ones in North America.

All 2 of them? :^D

 

[Number1]

It's an arachna-outoffocus

 

[Miramonti]

That's the elusive arachnacabra.

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: jjsole
That's the elusive arachnacabra.

Don't joke about that !
I have a friend who has a friend that claims his brother saw one and it attacked his friend who almost died !

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: lxskllr

Originally posted by: skyking
Nothing dangerous. Seriously, It does not resemble any of the bad ones in North America.

All 2 of them? :^D

So it was easy to eliminate. quit stealing my thunder.

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: gorcorps
There are a lot of 'what kind of bugs are these' type threads. The first one to develop a spider/insect recognition software (like face recognition) can be quite wealthy.

Something like this?

 

[Barfo]

nuke it from orbit

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: Number1
It's an arachna-outoffocus

Also more commonly known as the "Blurry Spider".

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: Modelworks

Originally posted by: jjsole
That's the elusive arachnacabra.

Don't joke about that !
I have a friend who has a friend that claims his brother saw one and it attacked his friend who almost died !

Arachnacadabra?

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: Wag
A death spider. First bite you die.

Don't lie, that's not true at all.


It doesn't have to bite you to kill you. If you get within 10 feet of one you're doomed.

 

[ScoobMaster]

I beleive that is a Dysdera Crocata
Also known as the Woodlouse Spider or Pillbug Spider

I found one in my kitchen sink a few years ago and posted THIS PIC of it back then. Looks like we have similar tastes in plastic bowl spider holders

 

[ElFenix]

did it pop out of your airconditioner (vent)?

 

[SammySnood]

I wish the pic weren't so blurry, but the size and general look of the creature reminds me of the brown recluse.

Do you live in its area of distribution?

Edit: In every case of my personal acquaintances who have seen the brown recluse in their cars or houses, there turned out to be a LOT of them. It if does happen to be a brown recluse I would heartily recommend having professional exterminators make certain that there are no more of them around. They may not be the most dangerous spiders in the world, but they are not a variety with which I'd care to share my abode.

You need a taxonomist, or some such.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: jjsole
That's the elusive arachnacabra.

I'm gonna go with this.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: edro

Originally posted by: gorcorps
There are a lot of 'what kind of bugs are these' type threads. The first one to develop a spider/insect recognition software (like face recognition) can be quite wealthy.

Something like this?

I meant more like automatically through just a picture. You run a picture and it does what it can via color, shape, legs, etc to give you a (hopefully short) list of what it could be and you go from there.

 

[Gothgar]

Originally posted by: Barfo
nuke it from orbit

only reasonable solution