Does Anyone Know What Kind Of Spider This Is? Is It Dangerous?

[emvickrey]

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I usually kill most spiders I see. I leave grand daddy long legs alone and theres another that hang out in the house that kill bugs but aren't dangerous. They kill the recluse also. They have small long bodies and long legs and hang out in corners. I find them mostly in the bathroom. My neice spent a week with me and her first time in the shower and she freaked out. There was a big ol spider hanging in the shower corner.

 

[VioletBlueIvy]

emvickrey, did you know that daddy longlegs arent even really spiders? Maybe thats why you like them

 

[usschicago1]

This Cute little falla was on my shorts the other day when i was sitting in the grass looking at the chickens.

 

[redhen]

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He was climbing up your leg to figure out the best (most fatal) bite spot would be...

 

[Iowa Roo Mom]

Good Lord... You people are all sick. All of you! How in this world can you find a spider, ANY spider, CUTE?!?! Bleck!

The only spiders that don't get killed at my house are daddy long-legs. And that's because I know their mouthparts are too small to bite me.

 

[The Chicken Lady]

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You wont say that when he jumps on you and you fall.. and then it goes for your jugular vein....

Did you see the Bronx 911 show.(last weeks show..)..... where IT laid EGGS in her EYEBALL!!??

You folks have no clue what danger you're really in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh wow, Redhen, I was thoroughly enjoying this thread until you brought that up... Now I'm going to have spider nightmares for weeks.

Can I join you in hiding?

 

[redhen]

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FINALLY!! Someone GETS it!!!

 

[redhen]

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You wont say that when he jumps on you and you fall.. and then it goes for your jugular vein....

Did you see the Bronx 911 show.(last weeks show..)..... where IT laid EGGS in her EYEBALL!!??

You folks have no clue what danger you're really in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh wow, Redhen, I was thoroughly enjoying this thread until you brought that up... Now I'm going to have spider nightmares for weeks.

Can I join you in hiding?

Yup...i'll move over...

 

[Iowa Roo Mom]

For those of you who still think spiders are cute...

This is the Heteropoda Maxima. It was recently discovered in Laos, and it’s the largest spider in the world. It is a member of the Huntsman Spider family (all of which are frighteningly large,) which are found around the globe – from Japan to Africa, South America to Florida. They’re frequently housed in such exotic places as garages, woodsheds, or firewood piles.

When provoked, they will attack. And since they have a ‘clinging reflex’ when surprised, which causes them to seize onto the offending entity, (like your hands or face,) they’re pretty much always going to ‘be provoked,’ because once you see the world’s largest spider hugging your limbs, it’s a safe bet that said limb will soon be shaking, punching and flailing in desperation. They also travel with incredible speed, and can cling to walls or ceilings just like their smaller counterparts. Which is why sometimes people wake up to see this:

At which point they instantly die from shock, if there is any mercy in the world. In Africa, they’re also called Rain Spiders because, when it rains, they seek shelter inside houses and other dwellings . When it drizzles a bit in your hometown, you reach for an umbrella to keep your blouse from getting wet, but when it showers in Africa, you reach for a machete to fight off an impending invasion by the World’s Largest Nightmares

 

[FiveHens]

Don't hurt the little one! If you're in Connecticut, the only two poisonous spiders are the Black Widow and the Brown Recluse. That's definitely not either of them. Size is not generally a measure of danger, at least in spiders.

The vast, VAST majority of spiders are totally harmless to humans.
They are beautiful creatures, and they weave lovely webs. They eat mosquitoes and other creatures, too.

Do not fear a creature that would never hurt you! Be nice to spiders!