anybody know anything about spiders?

[syeve]

We found this spider outside of my sisters house...anybody knowwhat the hell kind of spider this is? I have never seen one like this in Clagary...Mexico maybe, but never Calgary



Didnt want to put my hand too close incase the bastard decided to jump on my shit

[ShOwOfF]

holy fuk........that things huge

[syeve]

the second pic was suppose to be for scale, but it actually makes it look smaller...that bastard was BIG...

[ShOwOfF]

did u kill it???

[nismodrifter]

shit I hate spiders so bad

kill that thing dood

[legendboy]

i think thats called a jewel spider or something. I've been doing alot of reading after i started finding these in my house
Its called a gigantic house spider aka. agressive house spider, a cousin of the hobo spider

[Horatio]

looks kind like a cat spider but I dunno..

I've been poking around the 'net about spiders 'cuz I have a couple of species living in my basement. 1 looks like Hobo Spiders (dangerous) and the other looks kinda like a Western Widow (also dangerous). It turns out that my little arachnoid friends are neither and are more likely a common house spider and a steatoda of some sort (both of which are harmless).

The only poisonous spider we have in Calgary that is worth worrying about (and I've asked entymologists about this, I'll send you the e-mail if you like) is the Western Widow which is a relative of the Black Widow. IIRC, there are no recorded bites from these things in Alberta ever which means that even if someone did get bit, it wasn't severe enough to warrant a trip to the doctors office.

The Hobo spider is working it's way across North America from Seatle and it has a pretty ugly bite but those aren't here yet.

Greg

(Gigantic house spiders are also harmless but they sure scare the hell out of you if you think they're hobo spiders)

[Talies R]

What is the best way to kill one of those if you find one in your house?

[euro tang]

yo syeve, that thing looks like its pregnent. If i saw that thing in my house i would shoot with a shot gun before it has babies! BTW what area do u live in, because i never wanna move by there?

[mwmhong]

I SEE A FACE!!!!

Look! Look! It's just like one of Sids toys from Toy Story!
It's got fuzzy hair, two eyes, ear, mouth, two little nostrils!

[B17a]

Originally posted by mwmhong
I SEE A FACE!!!!

Look! Look! It's just like one of Sids toys from Toy Story!
It's got fuzzy hair, two eyes, ear, mouth, two little nostrils!

Holy shit you're right! I hope it gets cold soon, I don't want to see spiders that size here!

[EK 2.0]

Yo thats freakin HUGE...Shoot it man...

[jayvtec]

holy fawk steve...no wonder we haven't seen u in any rsx meets....u too damn scared to get outta the house..hahaha

[legendboy]

Originally posted by B17a


I hope it gets cold soon, I don't want to see spiders that size here!

ya, that is what makes them come inside your house!!!!!!!

[B17a]

Originally posted by legendboy


ya, that is what makes them come inside your house!!!!!!!

Duly noted. *off to buy cache of firearms now*.

[littledan]

*shivers* ughh i hate spiders...

[teknical]

you found those in calgary?
wow, looks like we got some big ass muthers growing here in the summer time.
C'mon cold!! come kill em all!!

[syeve]

Thats at my sisters house in Valley ridge...I dont know what to do, I think its prego...and I assume it will look for a way in when it gets cold....the other thing I forgot to mention is that she has two distinct brown dots on her abdomin (sp?)...

I wanna keep it! Do you think I could keep it alive in an old 10 gallon fish tank? I dont want to kill it (bad karma)...

[EacydeLude]

Get a can of hair spray and a lighter and burn it, oh but make sure you dont burn the house down... Or if your really dont know what to do call a bug exterminator.

[Hightower]

Totally should keep it Steve!! You have any q's about raising it, just ask down at Pet Land or something, they can tell you how to take care of it...