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Spider

_Keith

By _Keith
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_Keith Grand Master

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From the top

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And from the bottom, note the white markings

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palmsrgreat Experienced

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Wow, that looks like an evil s.o.b.

_Keith Grand Master

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Big sucker too. I have been ignoring it for over a week, even walking through its web on the front porch thinking it was one of those big garden spiders get here. Yesterday, my wife saw and said, it didn't look the same. I gave it a quick glance and then thought is was a big "widow" so I nailed with some wasp spray. When it fell down and I took a quicker look I realized it was unusual and that I have not seen one like it before.

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osideterry Grand Master

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It's what is commonly called an "Orb Weaver", latin genus Araneus. It's related to "Garden Spiders", latin genus argiope.

None of the orb weavers are venomous, and they like to build webs through areas other bugs fly through. They consume a lot of grasshoppers, mosquitoes, etc. I say let 'em live.

Zone 9b/10a, Sunset Zone 22

7 miles inland. Elevation 120ft (37m)

Average annual low temp: 30F (-1C)

Average annual rainfall: 8" (20cm)

_Keith Grand Master

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It's what is commonly called an "Orb Weaver", latin genus Araneus. It's related to "Garden Spiders", latin genus argiope.

None of the orb weavers are venomous, and they like to build webs through areas other bugs fly through. They consume a lot of grasshoppers, mosquitoes, etc. I say let 'em live.

Awe man, now I feel bad about killing it.

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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It's what is commonly called an "Orb Weaver", latin genus Araneus. It's related to "Garden Spiders", latin genus argiope.

None of the orb weavers are venomous, and they like to build webs through areas other bugs fly through. They consume a lot of grasshoppers, mosquitoes, etc. I say let 'em live.

Awe man, now I feel bad about killing it.

How big [was] it? Some of those spiders can be very impressive.

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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I found a freaking Huntsman spider staring at me as I was walking down my hallway on the way to bed the other night. I swear the thing was laughing at me. Daring me to mess with him. Seriously startled the crap out of me. This thing was (no exageration) at least 15x bigger than anything my wife has asked me to kill over the years. In all my years in Socal, I have never seen one of these.

I captured the bastard then spent the next hour Googling an ID. He is in a bug box in the garage living off crickets, grasshoppers and anything else my kids catch for him. Apparently, in places like Thailand, they let them roam the house.

Here is a pic (not mine but that could be his brother). This is pretty close to the actual actual size of my new pet - maybe a little smaller

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Laguna Niguel, CA

DoomsDave Grand Master

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Cool!

Are they venomous to humans?

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Hi guys, over here in Aus we have both spiders (huntsman and garden orb weavers) and both are harmless and non-venomous. They are great in keeping the grasshoppers and palm dart butterflies away from your prized palms,so i say let'em live. Just pick them up and move them somewhere out of the way....cheers Mike Green(Newcal)

osideterry Grand Master

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In the US, I believe the only venomous (to human) spiders are the black widow and the brown recluse.

Widows are as common as it gets here in SoCal, and their venom affects the central nervous system. I find them every time I clean the corners of the garage. The bite causes out of control pain and spasms for days, but is usually only fatal to small children.

The recluse is more common in the midwest and south. It's bite starts killing all the tissue from the point of the bite, radiating 2-3 inches wide and 1-2 inches deep. Not fatal to adults, but leaves a nasty scar. My mom got bit in the leg, and has a crater-like pit there to this day.

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Zone 9b/10a, Sunset Zone 22

7 miles inland. Elevation 120ft (37m)

Average annual low temp: 30F (-1C)

Average annual rainfall: 8" (20cm)

newcal Proficient

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Hi Osideterry,here in Australia we have 2 known venomous spiders.....firstly the funnelweb spider ( large hairy black with aggressive nature when provoked) and has 13 fatalities to its name and secondly the redback spider (much like the Black widow spider over in the States) and it too has fatalities to it's name (mainly young children). We also have the White tip/tail spider that's bite causes severe ulcers/necrotic sores and skin destroying properties which is common in suburban households around the country! It's a dangerous place we live in here in Aus, what with the spiders, snakes, stingers ,sharks and crocs ,but let's face it,you've got more of achance of getting knocked off by bus or car when crossing the street!....cheers Mike Green (Newcal). ps Sorry no pics available

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I believe we only have 2 venomous spiders here in the States - black widow and brown recluse. They are seldom seen around cultivated plants.

Palmmermaid

Kitty Philips

West Palm Beach, FL

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