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Darrell
10-01-2009, 06:27 PM
My buddy found this spider in FL in his shed. He said it was the size of his fist when it was not curled up.

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/6514/93241575739531555489131.jpg (http://img196.imageshack.us/i/93241575739531555489131.jpg/)

WTF kind of spider is this?
massphatness
10-01-2009, 06:29 PM
A scary one
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massphatness
10-01-2009, 06:29 PM
Ask Kelly :)
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GreekGodX
10-01-2009, 06:29 PM
That's a ugly MF
Pilon
10-01-2009, 06:30 PM
looks like those jumping, attacking spiders from the movie arachnophobia. i wouldnt go near it.
markem
10-01-2009, 06:30 PM
Not a very good pic, but looks like a huntsman

http://www.termite.com/spider-identification.html
Smokin Gator
10-01-2009, 06:30 PM
A big arse one that I wouldn't want to bite me!!!
Emjaysmash
10-01-2009, 06:30 PM
Why's he in your shoe?
Chimney
10-01-2009, 06:37 PM
Good question.......
GreekGodX
10-01-2009, 06:37 PM
Why's he in your shoe?

That's where my pet spider likes to live :)
HK3-
10-01-2009, 06:37 PM
Eat that thing Fear Factor style D! :r:r

That's a knarly sum beach.
Darrell
10-01-2009, 06:41 PM
It's my buddies Spider to eat, Hal.

and Thanks for the link, Mark.
Texan in Mexico
10-01-2009, 06:49 PM
We have those in Anguilla. I lived there for almost a year and they were all over the place - they mostly came out at night to bugs and small children.
DPD6030
10-01-2009, 06:49 PM
That's one huge spider! I would have went Mean D style on it. :gn
Commander Quan
10-01-2009, 07:15 PM
Why's he in your shoe?

He ate the foot that was inside of the shoe.
Footbag
10-01-2009, 07:16 PM
Not a very good pic, but looks like a huntsman

http://www.termite.com/spider-identification.html

I was inclined to say a wolf, but after looking at that chart, I could go either way.

Here is a link to a site with nearly all varieties of Florida spiders.
http://www.floridanature.org/class.asp?class=Arachnida

Possibly Hogna Georgicola?
Adriftpanda
10-01-2009, 07:20 PM
Thats effing gross. Kill that thing.
Kreth
10-01-2009, 07:22 PM
Well, it sure as hell isn't the Itsy Bitsy Spider. :r
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WyGuy
10-01-2009, 07:40 PM
Well, it sure as hell isn't the Itsy Bitsy Spider. :r
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:r

Sure hope you didn't set that thing free!
shilala
10-01-2009, 07:59 PM
Looks like a Dead Spider to me.
kelmac07
10-01-2009, 08:59 PM
Looks like a Dead Spider to me.

If it wasn't...it would be soon!!
Skywalker
10-01-2009, 11:31 PM
Brown Recluse!!!
MedicCook
10-01-2009, 11:33 PM
I would set the sneaker with spider in it on fire.
rizzle
10-02-2009, 09:55 AM
This would be classified as a "dead spider" if I found it.
SilverFox
10-02-2009, 09:57 AM
Looks like a Dead Spider to me.

Only good kind
poker
10-02-2009, 11:24 AM
Its a dead one. The best kind! :)
kenstogie
10-02-2009, 11:35 AM
COMMON SYNANTHROPIC SPIDERS IN CALIFORNIA (http://nature.berkeley.edu/~stevelew/cbcstuff/common_spiders/big_spi_quilt.html)

Spiders of Orange County-wow this a rather large gallery (http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/spiders/)
Darrell
10-02-2009, 11:46 AM
COMMON SYNANTHROPIC SPIDERS IN CALIFORNIA (http://nature.berkeley.edu/~stevelew/cbcstuff/common_spiders/big_spi_quilt.html)

Spiders of Orange County-wow this a rather large gallery (http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/spiders/)

Thanks, but as I said this was in my buddies shed in FL! :)

and it may come to some surprise, but I don't kill any spiders unless they're Black Widows. I usually catch them and let them go away from my house.
kenstogie
10-02-2009, 11:52 AM
Thanks, but as I said this was in my buddies shed in FL! :)

and it may come to some surprise, but I don't kill any spiders unless they're Black Widows. I usually catch them and let them go away from my house.

Sorry Bro!

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN017
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN011
http://www.easttennesseewildflowers.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=spiders
TanithT
10-02-2009, 12:16 PM
Yes. They're harmless. A buddy of mine once put one down my shirt when we were snake hunting in Florida. It tickled. I gave him holy whatfor because he could have hurt the spider that way; they're fragile creatures. Fun to play with though, and really nifty to watch.

Unlike the vast majority of spiders in North America, the remarkably heavy-bodied Heteropoda probably can deliver a decent bite through human epidermis. Nice sized fangs on these big boys. But they have no venom worth writing home about, so we always just freehandled them. They never even tried to bite, and of all the Florida herpers I know who have handled them, I've never heard of anybody being bitten. If feeder crickets weren't such a pain in the butt to have in the house, I'd probably still be keeping them. They scurry very fast and can be a challenge to handle in that sense, but are really not the least bit aggressive.

Argiope are also worth a look if you're in Florida. Those are some very pretty giant fuzzy spiders, but a lot more problematic in captivity as their orb webs can span more than 10 feet and have been measured at over 30'. It was great fun visiting them in the wild though.

There are things about living in Florida I definitely miss.
TanithT
10-02-2009, 12:21 PM
Brown Recluse!!!

Uh, no. Nothing in the Loxosceles genus lives in Florida. Which makes the many reports of "brown recluse bites" from that state (and from other states where the genus does not exist) a serious and widespread problem of medical mismanagement (http://spiders.ucr.edu/myth.html) that has been addressed by the AMA (http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2002/08/05/hlsa0805.htm), among other bodies.
Darrell
10-02-2009, 12:32 PM
Uh, no. Nothing in the Loxosceles genus lives in Florida. Which makes the many reports of "brown recluse bites" from that state (and from other states where the genus does not exist) a serious and widespread problem of medical mismanagement (http://spiders.ucr.edu/myth.html) that has been addressed by the AMA (http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2002/08/05/hlsa0805.htm), among other bodies.

Does the Brown Recluse live in CA?
adampc22
10-02-2009, 12:36 PM
what about this for a spider well i say spider but its not a spider

http://www.gedcasserley.saddleworth.net/assets/images/Jess21.jpg
St. Lou Stu
10-02-2009, 12:37 PM
Huntsman or Wolf.... they're everywhere here.
Tastes like chicken.
TanithT
10-02-2009, 01:07 PM
Does the Brown Recluse live in CA?


"This website (http://spiders.ucr.edu/myth.html) presents evidence for the lack of brown recluse spiders as part of the Californian spider fauna. Unfortunately, this contradicts what most Californians believe; beliefs that are born out of media-driven hyperbole and erroneous, anxiety-filled public hearsay which is further compounded by medical misdiagnoses."
TanithT
10-02-2009, 01:09 PM
what about this for a spider well i say spider but its not a spider

Looks like Theraphosa blondii, and it is a spider. Unless that is a particularly good fake model. Goliath spiders are cool. Also unfortunately very expensive, especially at that size.
itsme_timd
10-02-2009, 01:12 PM
Wow, that is a scary looking spider. I'm no help on what it is though.

I'm pretty much just taking up server space to reiterate that it looks scary. :D
adampc22
10-02-2009, 01:23 PM
Looks like Theraphosa blondii, and it is a spider. Unless that is a particularly good fake model. Goliath spiders are cool. Also unfortunately very expensive, especially at that size.

i thought it was a taranchula so that made it the same family as a spider but not a spider ?
Steve
10-02-2009, 01:31 PM
I don't know what kind of spider it is, but I know how to get rid of it!

http://www.hungrylizardstudio.com/art3d/images/Gatling%20Shotgun.jpg

(BTW, that's a 12 gauge)
s15driftking
10-02-2009, 02:21 PM
wait wait... it's the size of the fist... yet it fits inside a shoe with tons of room??? i am gonna raise the BS flag.
Steve
10-02-2009, 02:39 PM
Looks like Theraphosa blondii, and it is a spider. Unless that is a particularly good fake model. Goliath spiders are cool. Also unfortunately very expensive, especially at that size.

I'm sorry, SPIDERS just cannot be cool! No BUG can be cool! :2

Snakes, ok. Gators, ok. Bears, ok. Spiders, NOT OK!

:ss
Poronico
10-02-2009, 03:49 PM
It is a huntsman spider, We used to have those alot in AZ
TanithT
10-02-2009, 06:49 PM
i thought it was a taranchula so that made it the same family as a spider but not a spider ?

Theraphosidae aka "Goliath Bird Eaters" are not in the same genus as the tarantulas of the Americas, but they are definitely spiders. And holy chit, you should see the price tags on full grown adult specimens like the one in that picture. They are much coveted by hobbyists.
TanithT
10-02-2009, 06:51 PM
wait wait... it's the size of the fist... yet it fits inside a shoe with tons of room??? i am gonna raise the BS flag.

With their legs fully expanded, they can reach a pretty visually impressive size. I wish I could have gotten a photo of a live one covering the palm of my hand, but they are too darn fast and don't like to hold still when they are disturbed by handling.
taltos
10-02-2009, 06:52 PM
Looks like a wolf from the eyes.
Wanger
10-02-2009, 09:11 PM
Tanith is the authority here guys...listen to her. She knows what she's talking about. She does it for a living!
doctorcue
10-03-2009, 01:06 AM
MUST BUY RAID!!!

This thread is freaking me out. Sorry MD; penalty for trespassing is DEATH!!!
Red
10-03-2009, 01:09 AM
eff that ish!
TanithT
10-03-2009, 10:19 AM
Tanith is the authority here guys...listen to her. She knows what she's talking about. She does it for a living!

Spiders are a minor sideline for me. My arachnid specialist colleagues pretty much have that market covered, so I rarely dabble in their field. I just get to hear a lot about what they're doing at the biotoxicology conferences. Venom work is a small enough field that it's a perpetual clusterf*ck between the marine biologists, the bug people and the snake people. And you should see us party when we all get together for a world summit. :banger
JE3146
10-03-2009, 12:27 PM
I found a hobo spider that size crawling across my bedroom floor... last year I think it was. Scared the ever loving @*#& out of me. I put a tupperware container on top of it and took a pic. I'll have to dig that out. Big big big big big spider. Hobos have a nasty bite too. Least a Huntsman is rather docile :D
TanithT
10-03-2009, 05:33 PM
I found a hobo spider that size crawling across my bedroom floor... last year I think it was. Scared the ever loving @*#& out of me. I put a tupperware container on top of it and took a pic. I'll have to dig that out. Big big big big big spider. Hobos have a nasty bite too. Least a Huntsman is rather docile :D

If you mean genus Tegenaria, yes, they actually have a somewhat medically interesting venom and can produce substantial local symptoms of envenomation.

All spider haters must click here. (http://www.onemotion.com/flash/spider/)
Slavac
10-06-2009, 07:19 PM
Tanith are you sure it's not a common wolf spider?

They like the humid climates of the south (I'm from East TX originally), can grow to be the size of the palm of your hand and like to hide out in dark recesses.

http://severinghaus.org/gallery/d/600-2/P6104715_wolf_spider_unscaled_sm.jpg

FYI if that is what it is, they're harmless and eat the hell out of bugs. Leave'em be.
theonlybear4CORT
10-06-2009, 07:22 PM
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
Slavac
10-06-2009, 08:04 PM
Okay yeah, it's a wolf spider. Note the dark color at the joints coupled with the dark color of the joints of the dead spider.
shark
10-06-2009, 08:47 PM
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p42/ronman_2007/spiders.jpg
Steve
10-07-2009, 09:31 AM
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p42/ronman_2007/spiders.jpg

I'll say it again... that's what shotguns are four!