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by **Camel toe joe** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 2:28 pm

any idea what kind of spider this is i see them around my house some are as big as a silver dollar, including the legs

note in the picture, the eyes glow(pretty damn creepy) and you see the grout in between the tiles I'd say it's about 1/4 of an inch wide...I don't like spiders, but i know it was probably eating ants or crickets so i left it alone too many creepy crawlys for me :help:

by **Xenius** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 2:35 pm

Reminds me of a wolf spider, but I think they're bigger than the one in that picture. Did you enlarge it or did it actually let you get that close to it? If so it's probably a camel toe joe eating spider and was trying to trick you.

by **Hellacious** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 2:38 pm

That is one ugly looking spider...If that was me i would have killed it.... no wait that would be AnimalMutha's job to kill that big sucker...

by **Buliwyf** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 2:40 pm

if it is a brown recluse or a wolf spider they are very dangerous and posionous.

call an exterminator, especially with a baby due on the way with your wife.

by **Buliwyf** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 2:43 pm

camel i showed a guy in the business in NJ the picture. He said it's a WOLF spider and should be taken care of IMMEDIATELY.

by **S.S.{Elite}RADR** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 2:43 pm

brown recluse's dont fly to puerto rico too often ..........

by **S.S.{Elite}RADR** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 2:46 pm

i'd try to find out if its native to the island or was maybe shipped with your stuff there.... could be big fines involved if the exterminator determines its not a native species.

by **Buliwyf** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 2:50 pm

Originally posted by S.S.{Elite}RADR
brown recluse's dont fly to puerto rico too often ..........

ya exactly why i showed someone who KNOWS what they are talking about.

by **relayPoint** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 2:55 pm

Amateurs. Learn to google!

First off, it's not a Brown Recluse. Your spider there has short front legs. The Brown Recluse has roughly equal-length legs. No sir, what you have there is your ordinary, mostly harmless, Wolf spider. Exterminators say to kill them immediately, but in my experience (I tend to have QUITE a few Wolf spiders about my residence,) these particular beasties are practically harmless. No, you do NOT want them in your bedrooms, but typically these spiders are not aggressive unless threatened. They have a big bite, and you can expect a moderate allergic reaction (presuming you aren't severely allergic to spiders) but no death and dismemberment problems. (Like the Black Windows I had to have removed.)

by **Buliwyf** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 2:58 pm

Originally posted by relayPoint
Amateurs. Learn to google!
First off, it's not a Brown Recluse. Your spider there has short front legs. The Brown Recluse has roughly equal-length legs. No sir, what you have there is your ordinary, mostly harmless, Wolf spider. Exterminators say to kill them immediately, but in my experience (I tend to have QUITE a few Wolf spiders about my residence,) these particular beasties are practically harmless. No, you do NOT want them in your bedrooms, but typically these spiders are not aggressive unless threatened. They have a big bite, and you can expect a moderate allergic reaction (presuming you aren't severely allergic to spiders) but no death and dismemberment problems. (Like the Black Windows I had to have removed.)

with a baby due on the way from his wife is why the exterminator said to call someone to look into this.

by **relayPoint** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 3:09 pm

I don't disagree that you should probably look into it, but I wouldn't call the Orkin man. Costs a fortune, and with Wolf spiders, it will never get rid of them entirely. Black widows (indigineous to Ohio) are another story, but Wolf spiders are everywhere in the world, and will just come back. Unless you're seeing them all the time, I'd just squish 'em when you see 'em, and spray the bedrooms.

by **BladeRunner** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 3:10 pm

squish now, talk later

by **Buliwyf** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 3:14 pm

the word squish freaks me out.

by **BladeRunner** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 3:21 pm

Originally posted by buliwyf
the word squish freaks me out.

the word "spider" freaks me out.

Camel i want to see a photo of squished dead spider when
you get back online. hope we don't have any spider lovers
around here. they may object to this thread.

by **Edogg** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 3:29 pm

That looks like it will be a mighty big mess after it is introduced to a size 12. That would suck if you had to mop up after every slaughter. :rotflmao:

But in seriousness, it would probably be best to try some sort of extermination. If that spider's bite does cause an allergic reaction on full grown adults, there is no telling how a newborn baby will react to it.

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