Comments | snale: Spooooky...

snale

Spooooky...

Oct 26, 2005 13:54

I'm usually a-okay with spiders and centipedes in the house, being that they eat plenty of other things I'd rather not find in my cupboards. Unfortunately this guy took me by surprise. And now he's flat.
Here's a photo of one of his brethren: ( click here for GIANT SPIDER )

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tommap58th October 26 2005, 18:10:45 UTC

Yikes, how big was it really? It's actually fairly pretty for a spider...but then again, I didn't have to see it in real life.

snale October 26 2005, 20:01:58 UTC

Not super big. Larger than your average house-spider, but smaller than a daddy long-legs. After I freaked out and squished it, I was a little sorry I hadn't watched it some more. It was really interesting looking.

osito71 October 27 2005, 00:19:09 UTC

WHY'D YOU SQUISH IT!??

I don't like you anymore. . eh, okay, I forgive you. . . just don't do it again! ;)

snale October 27 2005, 00:40:57 UTC

Fast moving, brightly-colored, unidentified spider headed directly for bare toes...

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donutgirl October 26 2005, 18:14:26 UTC

yes, I need something for scale. Bigger than a penny?

snale October 26 2005, 19:52:12 UTC

Slightly smaller, actually, but also taller than you'd expect!

setfeldspar October 26 2005, 18:23:54 UTC

what kind of spider is that?

im usually like you in that i leave spiders alone (my cats dont though)...but a friend of my girlfriend's mom got bitten by a brown recluse and has been in medical hell for like 2-3 months because of it.

snale October 26 2005, 19:59:12 UTC

Dude, that sucks. I hope she's gotten through the worst of it.

As best as I could guess, it was dysdera crocata.

goraina October 26 2005, 19:01:36 UTC

HOLY SHIT!!!! this was in astoria?!?!?!

oh my god. now i want to go live in a sterile bubble in the middle of the ocean.

snale October 26 2005, 19:55:38 UTC

That's what I said! It looked waaaay too exotic for this neck of the woods... er... city. Then I looked it up and realized it's actually not that fancy -- and harmless to humans. Apparently they prefer to eat sow bugs. That being the case, I don't know why it ended up in my apartment. Maybe it was hanging out in the garage downstairs and took a wrong turn?
Anyway, the ocean has sea lice and all kinds of other weird beasties.

chrispiers October 26 2005, 20:03:57 UTC

My God! The ultra-rare Red Widow! Most endangered of all arachnids... gone... the humanity... the humanity...

snale October 26 2005, 20:06:24 UTC

Consider this "darwinism in action".