by "Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
Published 03/19/2017 at 16:59
by "Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
Published 03/19/2017 at 16:59
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Help me identify this spider. Sorry for the lousy photos, I didn’t want to get too close. It was about 1.5-inches across from the tip of one leg to the other leg. Body and legs were a little fuzzy and light brown to grey-green in color. I couldn’t see its abdominal area very well.
It was photographed in northwest Montana in a shed that is above freezing all winter.
It had a dense irregular web in the corner. The area is almost always dark.
I think I know what it is but don’t want to admit it.
"MM54" (mm54mk2)
03/19/2017 at 17:02, STARS: 2
Gross. That’s what it is. Not a fan of the meaty legs.
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
03/19/2017 at 17:03, STARS: 3
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
03/19/2017 at 17:04, STARS: 0
Yeah not a daddy long leg for sure.
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
03/19/2017 at 17:04, STARS: 1
Most likely a house spider, but could also be a hobo spider.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
03/19/2017 at 17:06, STARS: 0
There is a nearby restaurant that had a hobo spider infestation.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
03/19/2017 at 17:07, STARS: 0
... and I was thinking hobo spider.
"ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)" (adabofoppo)
03/19/2017 at 17:08, STARS: 2
That’s a Nope.
You should nope that Nope right now.
"PS9" (PS9)
03/19/2017 at 17:10, STARS: 3
Its theOhGoddamnitItsASpiderFuckingKillTheShitOutOfIt-icus.
They are all that, by the way. One species. That we must kill until they are killed dead forever.
The real reason aliens won’t come here and talk to us is because who wants to visit a planet infested with motherfucking spiders? No one that’s who. Once the last one dies, we’ll get the wormhole technology and aliens will finally feel safe enough to visit.
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
03/19/2017 at 17:10, STARS: 0
BIG
MEATY
CLAWS
"MrDakka" (mrdakka)
03/19/2017 at 17:10, STARS: 1
I was told to kill anything with more than two legs, you should too
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"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
03/19/2017 at 17:10, STARS: 1
Looks like a Hobo spider. I caught a big one in my bonus room last year. It had testicles and everything.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
03/19/2017 at 17:11, STARS: 0
This one started humping my leg, it was that big!
"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
03/19/2017 at 17:15, STARS: 1
I agree with the Hobo consensus. I wouldn’t worry too much, honestly. They’re not in the house yet, and they’re not “deadly” unless you’re a fragile elderly person or an infant.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
03/19/2017 at 17:20, STARS: 0
I loved that movie.
"unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)" (unclevanos)
03/19/2017 at 17:28, STARS: 0
0/10 Not Pillar of Autumn
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
03/19/2017 at 17:32, STARS: 1
sBased on where it was living, it’s some kind of house spider. They’re not dangerous.
Hobo spiders wouldn’t set up shop there, not enough moisture and too many competitors. Claims that they’re dangerous to humans is highly questionable and almost certainly inaccurate. Also, this one has bands on the legs, which excludes it entirely.
"Discerning" (discerning2003c5z)
03/19/2017 at 17:33, STARS: 0
Look for more. If it is a hobo, there’s a chance that there are quite a few more.
Hobo bites are particularly fun. They can cause lesions and lead to necrosis in rare cases.
It’s pretty hard to tell what it is from the picture though.
Any pics if the web? There’s usually a funnel somewhere if it’s a hobo.
"AMGtech - now with more recalls!" (amgtech)
03/19/2017 at 17:43, STARS: 2
I really want to go back to school just to study spiders. Not that I want to be an arachnologist mind you. I just want to accurately judge how loudly to scream and how quickly to run when I see a spider.
"and 100 more" (nth256)
03/19/2017 at 18:26, STARS: 0
Here’s my understanding of spiders: outside a few notable exceptions (black widow, tarantula), it is almost always either a house spider of a garden spider.
Was it found in the house? Smaller byqn a quarter? House spider.
Was it found outside? Larger than a quarter? Garden spider.
"Audio Tachometer" (audiotachometer)
03/19/2017 at 19:04, STARS: 0
I believe you are correct about the seriousness of their bite. I also agree that that little guy probably won’t do any harm.
"NJAnon" (NJAnon)
03/19/2017 at 19:37, STARS: 0
So you let that spider sit in the dark and it turned into Bane? That spider will break your back! 8D
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
03/19/2017 at 19:51, STARS: 0
Little? It’s as big as a polar bear!
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
03/19/2017 at 19:52, STARS: 1
It is about 1.5 to 2"!in diameter so it’s an alien.
"MyJeepGetsStuckInTheSnow" (myjeepgetsstuckinthesnow)
03/19/2017 at 21:25, STARS: 1
Looks like a Hobo. Had a teammate get bit by a brown recluse during football practice when we were kids. Had a golfball sized hole in his arm from it after getting out of the hospital. Spiders creep me out!
"MyJeepGetsStuckInTheSnow" (myjeepgetsstuckinthesnow)
03/19/2017 at 21:34, STARS: 0
Also the Raid MAX Bug Barrier is the way to go. You can get it at Walmart in a spray bottle and it is no joke. I live on a third floor apartment and the spiders were crazy all over the stairwells with the flood lights because we live next to a small pond. They used to power wash every couple weeks to no avail. I sprayed and knocked down all the cob webs. No spiders for TWO YEARS!