wolf spiders

[Hopleaf]

My wife went to bed early tonight, found a giant wolf spider in the bathroom and freaked out.. Ahh Texas, we have legendary bugs.

 

[c.n.budz]

I would have found either the biggest, heaviest book I own or my 12 gauge and taken care of that nasty bastard

 

[RodfatherX]

What is the deal with women and spiders anyways? I had an ex GF that was couldn't stand to have one within 200 yards of her.

 

[c.n.budz]

You callin' me a woman??? I thought I fixed my profile.... I just figure, It's me or them and I've got longer range weapons....

 

[RodfatherX]

You callin' me a woman??? I thought I fixed my profile.... I just figure, It's me or them and I've got longer range weapons....

OMG that actually made me LOL.

 

[PeteOz77]

My wife went to bed early tonight, found a giant wolf spider in the bathroom and freaked out.. Ahh Texas, we have legendary bugs.

AHA

AHAHAHAHA

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA

Wolf spiders are TINY compared to a Huntsman.. and we have these bad mofos EVERYWHERE here. As big as your hand.. and just as ugly :rockin:

 

[Tenchiro]

When I lived in Seattle & Portland, we had these big bastards everywhere.

 

[c.n.budz]

When I lived in Seattle & Portland, we had these big bastards everywhere.

Yeah... that would get the old "El Smasho" too...

 

[BarleyWater]

It's not the big ones you have to worry about. We got plenty here that are sneaky little bastids, and pack a mighty wallop.

Brown Recluse Wound Not for the faint of heart.

 

[MikeFlynn74]

I got bit by a Hobo spider- Cousin to the BR. My shin looked exactly like that dudes hand

 

[Fusorfodder]

About 15 years ago I was bitten in the middle of my back by either a brown recluse or a black widow (both being native to my region and the doctor believed it to be the former). Fortunately I got off easy. It may have been immature or the location helped diffuse the venom so no major issues developed. For a period of 3-4 days though, it felt as if I had torn every single muscle in my back, and you'd be amazed at how every little movement you make seems to involve a back muscle. Needless to say I didn't move around much that week. The big suckers may be ugly, but it's those little venomous bastards that reeeeeeeally give me the creeps.

 

[EvilTOJ]

Here's an oldie but goodie;

 

[PeteOz77]

Yeah, we have a cousin of teh Brown Recluse here, it's called a White Tail, and it causes Necrosis of the skin as well.

We also have the Sydney Funnel Web... it will kill you just by looking at you.

Well, OK it has to avtually bite you, but if you are not medicated quickly, you WILL DIE.

 

[Evan!]

Yeah, we have a cousin of teh Brown Recluse here, it's called a White Tail, and it causes Necrosis of the skin as well.

We also have the Sydney Funnel Web... it will kill you just by looking at you.

Well, OK it has to avtually bite you, but if you are not medicated quickly, you WILL DIE.

Jeez, yeah, what is it with women and spiders? I mean, they're just harmless little creatures!

I'll kill any spiders I see indoors just based on the almost non-existent chance that it's one of those evil f*cks.

 

[Bedlam]

Okay, that clock pic REALLY made my skin crawl. I concur with the earlier shotgun advice in that instance.

El Hubbo and I are in the process of moving from TX to Tennessee. We are trading giant spiders and fire ants for timber rattlers and black bears. Works for me!

 

[wild]

When I was little, my mom taught us to keep one wolf spider in the house to keep it bug free.

 

[Nate]

When I was little, my mom taught us to keep one wolf spider in the house to keep it bug free.

Yep, great bug killers and no webs... but they do get huge. Largest one I ever saw was in a truck bay at a nuke plant. I was playing with it with a screwdriver (can be very aggressive if irritated) when a guy walked by and jokingly said something about putting up chicken wire to keep them out.

 

[zoebisch01]

Yeah, we have a cousin of teh Brown Recluse here, it's called a White Tail, and it causes Necrosis of the skin as well.

We also have the Sydney Funnel Web... it will kill you just by looking at you.

Well, OK it has to avtually bite you, but if you are not medicated quickly, you WILL DIE.

C'mon Pete. You guys have EVERYTHING that is evil and poisonous..let's see:

FunnelWeb
Red Back
White Tail
Mouse Spider

Taipan
Red Bellied Black
Black Tiger
Copperhead
Gwardar
Collett's
Fierce
Eastern Tiger
Eastern Brown
Death Adder
Mulga

Irukanji
Box Jelly
Stone Fish
Blue Ring Octopus
Sea snakes (lots )

Platypus

and finally a tick that paralyzes you.

I am sure I am missing lots of other stuff.

Oh like the Great White, and Salt Water Crocs.

I think this may be why I don't want to go to Australia

 

[brauhaus]

when a simple slap of the newspaper doesn't do the job...

get a bigger hammer....


or clock.

 

[rabidgerbil]

this is NOT the most awesome thread ever...

YUCK

YUCK

oh yeah, did I mention, YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[PeteOz77]

C'mon Pete. You guys have EVERYTHING that is evil and poisonous..let's see:

FunnelWeb
Red Back
White Tail
Mouse Spider

Taipan
Red Bellied Black
Black Tiger
Copperhead
Gwardar
Collett's
Fierce
Eastern Tiger
Eastern Brown
Death Adder
Mulga

Irukanji
Box Jelly
Stone Fish
Blue Ring Octopus
Sea snakes (lots )

Platypus

and finally a tick that paralyzes you.

I am sure I am missing lots of other stuff.

Oh like the Great White, and Salt Water Crocs.

I think this may be why I don't want to go to Australia

You forgot Drop Bears!

 

[Hopleaf]

AHA

AHAHAHAHA

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA

Wolf spiders are TINY compared to a Huntsman.. and we have these bad mofos EVERYWHERE here. As big as your hand.. and just as ugly :rockin:

I knew when I posted this thread some Aussie would come in here and make comments

To my wife's eyes this thing was the size of a Buick.

 

[Homercidal]

Thankfully up here in Michigan we dont' have the BR spiders. Everyone thinks we do, but it's a fact that they can't live below 40 degrees, and we have lots of that weather up here. The only proven BR bites have come from someone who recently had furniture moved up from down south, or had just traveled from down south.

We got a few that look close though.

 

[BrewWench]

I like keeping spiders around - they eat the bugs in the house. I'd rather have spiders than silverfish and those creepy-ass hairy centipede things that roam the basement.

Plus they can double as a cat toy once discovered.

 

[DeathBrewer]

i don't mind wolf spiders...used to always have big suckers back in my hometown, but i rarely got spider bites and their just a little irritating compared to all the bugs you'd have to worry about without them. i never killed spiders.

then i moved to california. i've seen so many black widows. brown recluse as well...they're not native, but i guess they came over in furniture and crap and live around here. ugh. those DIE immediately. i caught one and put it in a jar and it had a crap-load of little baby spiders. they lived for months in that jar without any additional air or food besides their mum. then they went in a fire.

unless it's poisonous, i don't mess with it, but i regularly kill black widows and centipedes.

 

[Beerthoven]

I like keeping spiders around - they eat the bugs in the house. I'd rather have spiders than silverfish and those creepy-ass hairy centipede things that roam the basement.

Plus they can double as a cat toy once discovered.

My thoughts exactly. Unless it is a brown recluse or black widow, both of which are found here, I leave them alone. Until they get "too big", then I trap them and move them outside.

 

[user 574]

In my porch on the backwall.

No I didn't goosh him, that was for size reference only. Tarantulas are cool. All other spiders must DIE. Especially the black one's with the red diamond on them. Like this piece that ran out at my hand near the pool equipment.

 

[Tenchiro]

I have no idea what kind these are but I would so be moving out if I found that....

 

[Tenchiro]

This too X_X

 

[user 574]

Holy Crap Tenchiro!. Pete will tell you; that's gotta be something out of Australia .