youbastards Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I'm hoping someone can identify the monster that tried to eat my daughter. My wife found this today, laying in wait for Ripley in her little red wagon. Looks like another goddamn bug hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geohound Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Holy crap. I know nothing about spiders, so I really can't help, but now I'm terrified of my nephew's wagon sitting on my porch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Whoa! I don't know much about spiders, but I'd guess it's a huntsman spider, which are freshly but not much to worry about. Last year when my attic ended up in my bedroom, we found a big brown recluse had come down too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted June 23, 2012 Author Share Posted June 23, 2012 I'm usually not squeemish about spiders as my brother had a pet tarantula when I was a kid, then I took it over when he went to college. However, tarantulas while big, are very slow and methodical, and take a lot of provoking to bite a human. This spider was one of those fast and erratic spiders. I don't like those. Turtle, I forgot about your roof incident, I take it everything is sorted? Brown recluse, aren't they extremely dangerous? Yikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I'm not an expert but that looks like it's probably a type of Wolf Spider . I spied her on a website . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Those are the worst kinds. The brown recluse really gave me a fright. The house is now better than new, thanks. New roof, hardwood floors throughout, and top-to-bottom kitchen are the stand outs. A lot of stress, but in the long run worth it. Wolf spiders around here are typically not that big and have pretty distinctive stripes down there backs. If it is a wolf spider, then he's not so bad. My wife cringes, but I really like it when we have orb spiders in the garden. The spiders and their webs are pretty exquisite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted June 23, 2012 Author Share Posted June 23, 2012 I'll have to research, the wolf spiders I usually see are small (about the size of a quarter) with short legs, and really furry. I wish we had more orb spiders, but they haven't been around much for the last decade. We don't see many big bumblebees anymore either, mostly hornets and wasps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I did in fact take this quite seriously & spent a fair while researching 'big US spiders' ...I love this sort of thing . There's a whole range of Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) & of course I may be way off but I determined what it was from the markings & it matched (to a degree) the details of a Wolf Spider ....we have nothing like it here & until today I had never heard of such a thing. There are 3000 named species in N.America & each species has dozens of variants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Sweet Jesus, is that thing as gigantic as it looks in the picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 It was about the size of my palm, the picture with the tree is a little misleading. We found a snake this morning too, but it slithered under the steps before I could snap a picture. I found a snake in my basement a few years ago and was able to get it into a pillowcase and take outside. Mice are a yearly problem for us too, I think we had 5 inside last fall. If the traps don't get them, the cats usually corner them so I can grab them and toss them out in the park near our house. I'm a big softy when it comes to animals, and try not to kill them if I can help it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Spiders of all kinds are quite common in Australia. Especially in the warmer climates. A lot of older houses have out-houses and you need to be careful when reaching for the TP: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warburger Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 And I am now paranoid about any tingling sensation in my legs while I browse the web... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniFiend UK Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 The one that have always got my nerves up is when I heard of the Spider that nests in the toilet and can bite your in the bum when you sit down. Thankfully never heard of any in the UK because I'm not going to be in the mood for waddling around pants around ankles shouting " Suck out the venom! Suck out the venom!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Size of your palm?! Yikes! I've never seen a wolf spider that big. We have them around here but they are the size of a bean. I kinda wish the brown recluse was large so I could see them easier. They can really put a hurting on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch77 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 It does sorta look like a brown recluse but with those markings on the back I'd guess a type of wolf spider. Not that dangerous but can still give a nasty bite. At least it wasn't this one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I did a little internetting this morning as this spider has really captured my attention. There was a similar looking spider that someone (spiderzule.com) identified as a wolf spider. Yours has the right eyes and body, and the markings are close enough. Then again, another similar looking spider was identified as a huntsman. The size alone is what makes me think huntsman, but you live up north, right YB? If so, that would lean more toward (giant mutated?) wolf spider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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