WOW!

Do each of your Tarantulas have a different personality? Do you rescue them? How'd you get so many?

:eek::eek::eek: X 1,000 YUCK!!! I am so...afraid of spyders. Sounds like he has till tomorrow to live. :D Sorry, I'd be worried that somehow he could get into your house. :eek:

not w/ my expert spider killers... Finnigan and Gwenndilyn love killing bugs.... lol

"Hi" Kenny. :wavey: Please say "Hi" to your sweet wife for me. Thanks. :) BUT: :eek: I have said I would love...to visit Debra if I somehow would have the means to do that but OMG Kenny, I would have to stand outside your house to visit. I couldn't come in there with all those "spyders". :eek:

Well...I must have been bored or something last night..but it got me wondering how many poisonous spiders end up over here in the UK...so I searched online and found a few cases of one of the most venomous spiders, the Brazilian Wandering spider being brought over here in boxes of Bananas! there was a case of some guy being bitten by one and he was very ill and took a week to recover...if you don't get help in time it can kill you in about 2 hours! an adult has enough venom to kill 225 mice! They have been found in Supermarkets over here when staff have been unpacking the bananas...omg..I swear i would drop dead with fright on the spot!:eek:

I heard small spiders were good to have around the house cause they eat all the bad bugs?
Also did you know a Spider is never more than 6 feet away from you :D

I'm gonna pretend I didn't read that last sentence! :p

this thread is just cracking me up. i must say though ,im kinda starting
to scratch like that thing is crawling on me or something...
oh boy!! nightmares tonight!!!!

Are you freaking kidding me??? :eek::eek::eek: You actually have those big spiders in your house like pets? W-H-Y???? No way would I ever come visit!!!! Spiders will just bite you for no reason-at least mice & snakes are afraid of us!!!

How weird I came onto this thread today. I just killed a HUGE one IN THE YORKIE ROOM this morning on a bed!!:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

This sucker had frickin EYES that like glowed! My husband calls them Wolf Spiders...I call them dead if I see them!!!

Tell me they are harmless??????? This one was HUGE but I have seen them smaller in there before, just not this big. Was this the mother ship or something????? OMG.

Where do they come from and WHY are they in my house?????????

I also have found them in the garge doors outside...like in the jams!!! You open the door and they fall. My hubby had one fall on his head! You know now when I go out there I swing the door open FIRST then I peek in before I will go in. I hate spiders!!!!!!!

I could not get the attached picture to copy....but your spider is this one......Fishing spiders are similar to the larger wolf spiders in size, shape, and coloration. Species in the genus Dolomedes are called fishing spiders because most live near water and have been reported to catch small fishes and aquatic insects from the water as they walk on the surface. The species Dolomedes tenebrosus is more frequently associated with wooded areas (it would be more accurately classified as a tree-dwelling spider) and is a common household invader in these locations. It occurs from New England and Can ada south to Florida and Texas.
Description

D. tenebrosus is a fairly large spider. The females are 15 to 26 millimeters in length; males are 7 to 13 millimeters. Both sexes are brownish-gray in color with black and lighter brown markings. The legs of both male and female are banded with alternating brown/black, scalloped annulations on the femora and reddish-brown/black annulations on the tibia. A closely related species, D. scriptus , is similar but has white “W” markings on the posterior portion of the abdomen.
Life History

Dolomedes tenebrosus are frequently found far away from water, usually in wooded settings. They hibernate as immature adults (penultimate instar) under stones or loose bark, in tree cavities, and in human-made structures. D. tenebrosus matures in the spring and will subsequently mate. Mature individuals may be found from early May through September. The egg cases are deposited in June and are carried around by the females until the spiderlings are ready to hatch. Young spiderlings may be found from July through September. The young are guarded by the female in a nursery web and may number 1,000 or more.
Medical Importance

Although a large spider such as D. tenebrosus is able to bite humans, it is a shy spider that will run from people. Bites are typically no more severe than a bee or wasp sting. Exceptions do occur for individuals who are sensitive to spider venoms.
Authored by: Steve Jacobs, Sr. Extension Associate
March 2002 Revised 2006
This publication is available in alternative media on request.

I learned that from watching SpiderMan :p
'It's true though :eek:

Dawn..... your always welcome, I might even throw a blanket over the cabinets ;):D
cpuff35...Good for you girl, way to go, and you lived to tell the tale ;)
JMuedog..Yeh they all have different personalities lol. Although most will run and hide as a first form of defence, more Asian species will bite out of fear/defence than American species. Most American species have special hair (urticating) which is very irritating on your skin, and they will flick these with great accuracy at you if they feel threatened. The American species are more level headed and are easy to handle or stroke, and the Asians are a lot faster and generaly more defensive. The Asians also have a far more toxic venom, although a bite from one of these can be very painful for weeks, it still has no lasting effects.
Now ladies, no matter how scared of spiders you are, they are 100 times more scared of you :D Oh and another thing..... errr, did you know in your average lifetime you will eat an average of 10 spiders in your sleep :D but that is small considering the total insects of all kinds you will eat is about 80 :eek: It's ok, you don't have to thank me for those facts :D:D
Kenny

[Now ladies, no matter how scared of spiders you are, they are 100 times more scared of you

Don't bet on it! They don't run when they see me.....they wait to pounce on & bite me!!!!

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