Huge Spider in my yard

[JAARemedy]

Originally posted by gam0s


ill add another 20 to that pot haha

Ill do it!
Just kidding I didnt kno they can get this big in calgary lol

[almerick]

Originally posted by freshprince1




Not sure what to do with it, it would be a shame to kill it. Its in the corner of my fence at the back of my yeard, so it's a good ways from the house. But I'd hate to have my daughter carried away by it while playing in the yard.

Maybe I should get an aquarium and keep him as a pet...throw him a cricket or two every week.


we should start a poll to see what everyone thinks we should do

We shall call it, beyond spider. What if it escapes!?

[legendboy]

DUDE! that thing is awsome!! Definitely don't kill it!

Its an orb weaver. I had a big one (not as big as yours) in my yard last year. His web was huge!

Everytime I had to mow my lawn I actually lifted my lawnmower over my deck railing so i wouldn't wreck its web lol

They are super cool!

[masoncgy]

My brother is a produce clerk at Safeway and has the joy of confronting spiders that are actually dangerous all the time...

Banana spiders are his favorite... not only are they seriously toxic, they move quite quickly as well...

lol... just wanted to put another chill up some of your spines...

[J NRG]

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[riced]

holy shit that thing gives me the creeps hahaa

[LadyLuck]

Words cant describe my fear of spiders...but that thing is neat.

I'd say keep him around, who knows how many bugs hes already killed for you.

Pretty sure that if you keep him alive...he'll do the same for you

[403Gemini]

Originally posted by freshprince1



Good point. I didn't think about that. I'd like to get rid of it before it spawns countless others. One is cool, but an infestation would be less than desirable.

If you followed his advice and threw it under your neighbors porch and im your neighbor, IMA KILL YOU! In the last 2 days I've killed about 12 little spiders around the house...

lol

[Power_Of_Rotary]

Originally posted by BerserkerCatSplat
That's an awesome spider, I'm jealous! I rarely get any cool spiders at my place.

.... what is ur definition of "cool"? ones that are big and can bite ur finger off?


back to my previous post.... KILL that mother fucker or trap it in a some kind of jar so it doesnt get in the house and never to be found. Also u dont want thousands of those things crawling around

[403Gemini]

Could be worse.... could be like the spiders from the movie The Mist

[hampstor]

I have 2 of those in my yard! One close to my patio door, the other one spins a man sized web off my deck.

Mine are slightly smaller, no larger than a toonie (but pretty damned close). I discovered them about a month and a half ago and have let them be. I've noticed significantly less bugs in my yard. I have taken down their web once when it was spinning a web as large as my son right above our patio door

[barmanjay]

That spider is a good size

[beyond_ban]

^^ 2x6, wouldnt that be a 2'' distance?

[barmanjay]

Originally posted by beyond_ban
^^ 2x6, wouldnt that be a 2'' distance?

The actual thickness of any 2x4, 2x6, 2x8 is only 1.5" and in
steel stud it's 1 5/8"


2x4 = 1.5x3.5
2x6 = 1.5x5.5, etc, etc

[three.eighteen.]

i have an unwritten agreement with spiders...when i see them in my room i try to kill them...if they escape/survive, they have earned their keep until our next encounter

[Tomaz]

Originally posted by three.eighteen.
i have an unwritten agreement with spiders...when i see them in my room i try to kill them...if they escape/survive, they have earned their keep until our next encounter

how many have gotten away?

I wouldn't even attempt to threaten this one. I would like to keep all of my fingers.

[Type_B]

It's a spider and I'm 50/50 scared but killin it would b a big mistake it actually helps kill all those other unwanted insects flies, moths, Mosquitos ect. I think your lucky to have one this huge to be in your yard the size of it you know it's doing it's job

[DannyO]

Originally posted by toastgremlin
If it keeps getting much bigger, you should probably consider negotiating with it. Maybe it'll pay rent.

Some of the comments in this thread are awesome.

Spiders kill bugs and take care of flies, which I hate, so they get a in my book.

If I was you I'd try and keep it, or move it away from the house if it was close, I tried to keep a Black Widow I found in my garage a year or so ago, was going down into a cupboard, pulled my head back slightly and a spider came down in front of my face, then noticed its red marks, was sweet, I tried to keep it but it died

But since I'm not you, I'd also put 20$ in the pot to see you eat it.

[J NRG]

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[phreezee]

I had something similar in size but not that brightly coloured. It looked like it had 2 pyramids on it's abdomen. Anyway, I didn't kill it and now I have all these tiny babies making webs all over my deck between every single rail.

Lesson learned... I'm killing them as soon as I see them now. I hate walking into spider webs, even if it's just a few strands.