holy crap! what kind of spider is this?

[Jack The Riffer]

Check out the spikes on the upper legs....It's a Metal Spider!!!! Rock on little dude!!!

[ABSOLUT CHARVEL]

i know the shovel would have came in handy for the shit ball i would have dropped.

[bibz]

Man, you guys have massive spiders. The ones in my backyard are tiny (in comparison) but probably 8 times as deadly

[Bri]

mrs sully was surprised/horrified to see it

Just Mrs Sully? I'd be horrified and I'm the type who will sit down and watch a rattlesnake when I'm out hiking.

[FSU_Seminoles]

They get large, as you see, and are as already said, ground hunters.
Personally, I'd kill it, thats just me.
Or put it in a large fish tank and go buy a scorpion at a local pet shop.
Let the two fight and record it and throw it up on youtube.

a friend of mine did the experiment with his and the scorpion ate the whole tarantula pretty quickly

[Tekky]

That, my friend, is a fine specimen of "Reasonus Iwontus Movetotexasus".

[Cygnus X1]

Call me what you will, but I will leave spiders and snakes alone, if they aren't bothering the general human population. They have a job to do, after all.

Snakes: we have far too many squirrels (tree rats), and once in a while a black rat snake will take up residence in the woods (I can smell the snake, believe or not...like a dead fish), and take care of the overpopulation problem quick, then move on. Then I was talking to a neighbor that was bragging he killed a "water moccasin" with a shovel.
I knew it was that black rat snake. Dumb fugger.
Spiders: If they aren't building, or hunting where they will hurt us, then let them take care of the bugs I don't want to deal with, anyways. I'll even allow them to build webs into corners of the porch, deck, etc...to do what they do best. I have few problems with flies or skeeters.

[nor]

Those are ugly, but not dangerous. Unless you trip running away from one, or hit yourself with a shovel flinging one into the street...



They are really aggressive, though. Fuggers will chase you around you own house. They eat lots of roaches, crickets, etc.

[Norton]

Snakes: we have far too many squirrels (tree rats), and once in a while a black rat snake will take up residence in the woods (I can smell the snake, believe or not...like a dead fish),

I believe it. A friend of mine had a rat problem in his apartment. And now he can smell the rats in the street. He says they smell like cheap cologne (seriously)

And the more think about it, it started to make sense. Spiders keep you out of huge bug problems, probably. But it could be quite dangerous if you have a small kid wandering around the garden.

[m2pmd70]

I don't mind spiders, as long as they are non-poisonous & stay OUTSIDE.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider

[SEEGERMANY]

I don't mind spiders, as long as they are non-poisonous & stay OUTSIDE.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider

I thought that all spiders were venomous. Some more than others.

[sully]

Just Mrs Sully? I'd be horrified and I'm the type who will sit down and watch a rattlesnake when I'm out hiking.

i was more in awe of how big it was. well, it was also a lot of fun flinging it, too. i was pretty glad i could get a decent pic of it; man, they have some big fuckin' spiders down here!

sully

[MartinBarre]

Those are ugly, but not dangerous. Unless you trip running away from one, or hit yourself with a shovel flinging one into the street...



They are really aggressive, though. Fuggers will chase you around you own house. They eat lots of roaches, crickets, etc.

Wait. They're not dangerous, but they'll chase you around your house?
If they're not dangerous why would anyone run away? Unless they're like me and the very sight or even thought of a big spider makes me cry.

[Firebird V]

We get wolf spiders here in NJ. They jsut dont get as big. They are everywhere though so Texas/ South / South west is not there only habitat.

Sheesh. next time get a pic of you flingin it!

[toejam]

i was more in awe of how big it was.

That's what she said!