Along came a spyder ...

"Oran J Sands III" (merlyyn) 05/13/2015 at 10:30 • Filed to: spider, arachnophobia

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You’re winding it tight and ready to bang the next shift. You glance at the tach and OHMYGOD! WTF!

A black widow on the INSIDE of my dash cluster! And he started scampering about which was even freakier. Try staying in your lane while dealing with your arachnophobia. I had a friend in high school die from wrecking her Bug when a spider dropped down from the sun visor.

Before anyone says it’s not a black widow remember we’re looking at he underbelly of the beast.

Question remains, if it can’t get out it’ll starve in a few days right? Right?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Oran J Sands III 05/13/2015 at 10:35

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If only it could be trained to position itself on the tach to indicate shifts.

CalzoneGolem > Oran J Sands III 05/13/2015 at 10:35

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I had a cricket in my car once. Fucker was noisy and up in my dash somewhere. I just made sure to park in as much direct sunlight as possible with the windows rolled up to bake him. It was quiet after a couple days but I never found a body.

ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > Oran J Sands III 05/13/2015 at 10:35

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That is not a black widow fortunately. That is a common not-dangerous spider. I’ll do a quick google search to get you the name because I don’t recall off the top of my head. I see them all the time. They like to jump too.

** Edit ** —— Common House, Jumping Spider ——

I found the info you need. If you want to confirm further you can look for additional pictures online as their colors can vary.

http://www.pest-control.com/spiders/jumpin…

ttyymmnn > Oran J Sands III 05/13/2015 at 10:38

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Oran J Sands III > ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback 05/13/2015 at 10:39

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Oh god no! I HATE jumping spiders! That’s worse than venomous spiders.

ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > Oran J Sands III 05/13/2015 at 10:40

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Yeah but at least they’re not dangerous and they’ll leave you alone.

McMike > Oran J Sands III 05/13/2015 at 10:40

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I think you’re safe. The markings are on the underbelly of the beast.

Oran J Sands III > ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback 05/13/2015 at 10:41

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Jumping around in my dash is NOT leaving me alone!

ttyymmnn > Oran J Sands III 05/13/2015 at 10:44

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Be careful. Those things have a mean streak a mile wide. When you least expect it, they go for your jugular, injecting a curare-like poison that will seize your lungs and loosen your bladder, leaving you to suffocate in a pool of your own urine and fear. I wouldn’t drive that car for at least a month, long after the gestation period for the 2000 eggs it laid in your binnacle. Do you have a will?

It’s perfectly harmless and should be dead soon.

Maybe.

Oran J Sands III > ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback 05/13/2015 at 10:44

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Oran J Sands III 05/13/2015 at 10:45

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Jumping spiders rule.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Oran J Sands III 05/13/2015 at 10:49

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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Oran J Sands III 05/13/2015 at 10:52

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I was in the Army, stationed in Louisiana in the 80s. We used to see cockroaches running across the inside of the tuner dial displays on the stereo amplifiers.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 05/13/2015 at 10:52

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Beats having a rat living in the minivan eating the electrical wiring. But not by much.

Oran J Sands III > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/13/2015 at 10:53

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I’d be rapidly tuning the stations trying to squish it with the dial indicator.

mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/ > Oran J Sands III 05/13/2015 at 10:58

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Dude. Is that a ford? I had a Ford Fiesta rental this past weekend and it came furnished with a dead spider in the fuel gauge. I was like, “thanks a lot. Makes my trip sooo much better.”

Oran J Sands III > mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/ 05/13/2015 at 11:03

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Surprised they didn’t charge extra for that.

and 100 more > mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/ 05/13/2015 at 11:05

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Remember when Mazda had to recall the 6s because of spiders in the fuel tank?

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchR…

Good times...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Oran J Sands III 05/13/2015 at 11:05

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That place was so disgusting. Cockroaches, water bugs, scorpions, snakes, mosquitoes. Yuck.

and 100 more > ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback 05/13/2015 at 11:06

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Can confirm, definitely NOT a black widow.

mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/ > and 100 more 05/13/2015 at 11:09

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Hahaha. Yeah, I forgot about that!

cornerslide > Oran J Sands III 05/13/2015 at 11:38

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It got in didn’t it?

Oran J Sands III > cornerslide 05/13/2015 at 11:41

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I’m more freaked out thinking it’s now out of the dash and wandering around my car.

HotelCoralEssex > Oran J Sands III 05/13/2015 at 12:25

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I didn’t know 6 year old girls posted to Oppo... I guess you don’t want to come over and watch me feed my tarantulas?

RPM esq. > Oran J Sands III 05/13/2015 at 15:33

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Good news: that’s not a black widow. Bad news: many spider species can live for months without eating.

Oran J Sands III > RPM esq. 05/13/2015 at 15:42

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Ok that’s it. 1987 VW Cabriolet for sale. Project car with almost all the bugs worked out.