Herptile Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Where do you live so I never move there? In the Philippines. Guess you don't want to see those orb weavers that build their webs in between electricity cables then. That brown phillipine spider looks similar to the ones I find here in my garage. If you look underneath I'm willing to bet it h as a red hour glass on it's abdomen similar to the black widow. If so it's a brown widow, venomous but not as much, and much more timid than the black widow. The crazy disco ball eggsacs are a sure sign of them. I tried to look but they're too skittish. I found some more spiders in the garage. Little spiders. Big spider with egg sac. The remains of the big spiders' meals. Link to comment
gulfsurfer101 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I used wasp spray to render mine dead for identification, that's the only way I was able to tell it had similar making to a black widow. Link to comment
Herptile Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 If I find a dead one, I'll remember to take photos. The big spider is still there by the egg sac. I think it's a Heteropoda sp., most likely H. venatoria. Link to comment
Paandemonium Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Saw this thread and Idk how something that scares me so much(spiders ) can look so interesting and peaceful in well taken pictures Link to comment
Withers Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 went critter hunting saturday this dude was the size of my palm, easily the biggest I've seen http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonwithers/9379132437/'> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonwithers/9379132437/'>IMG_3065 by http://www.flickr.com/people/jasonwithers/'>jasonwithers, on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonwithers/9381915360/'> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonwithers/9381915360/'>IMG_3106 by http://www.flickr.com/people/jasonwithers/'>jasonwithers, on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonwithers/9381914576/'> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonwithers/9381914576/'>IMG_3122 by http://www.flickr.com/people/jasonwithers/'>jasonwithers, on Flickr Link to comment
Lalani Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Terrific, I love the angle in that first one! Banana spider? Also, when I was little I called those orb weavers "crab spiders." Walked through a web one time, spider in the face, freaked out. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Check out this awesome photo gallery from wired. Some of the most stunning spiders I've ever seen. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/07/weirdest-spiders-ever/?pid=8891&viewall=true Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 There is a never ending stream of going on in this thread. Link to comment
Herptile Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I traded one of my baby ball pythons for these gals. Brachypelma albiceps B. albopilosum Grammostola pulchripes (she is HUGE) Link to comment
Withers Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Terrific, I love the angle in that first one! Banana spider? Also, when I was little I called those orb weavers "crab spiders." Walked through a web one time, spider in the face, freaked out. Yeah, it was a Banana Spider. We almost had that exact situation happen to us with the orb weaver hahaha. He had built his web all the way across the clearing and my buddy nearly walked right through it. Link to comment
Lalani Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Check out this awesome photo gallery from wired. Some of the most stunning spiders I've ever seen. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/07/weirdest-spiders-ever/?pid=8891&viewall=true Wow, those are some really cool spiders. And the pics are amazing. Thanks for the link! There is a never ending stream of going on in this thread. What a wimp. I traded one of my baby ball pythons for these gals. Brachypelma albiceps B. albopilosum Grammostola pulchripes (she is HUGE) They look great! Good trade, imo. Yeah, it was a Banana Spider. We almost had that exact situation happen to us with the orb weaver hahaha. He had built his web all the way across the clearing and my buddy nearly walked right through it. lol, its such a scary feeling. I walked into one of the huge banana spider webs one time. Didn't know where the hell the spider was.. Link to comment
Ebn Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Check out this awesome photo gallery from wired. Some of the most stunning spiders I've ever seen. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/07/weirdest-spiders-ever/?pid=8891&viewall=true Thanks for sharing that link. Those are some wicked looking spiders! I need to go bug hunting soon after seeing some of those pics. Link to comment
jgpico Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I just got a new dslr and I have never wanted to get up close and personal to a spider but this thread makes me want to take some pics. Link to comment
Ebn Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 It's quite a bit of fun if you've never done it before. I forgot about these shots which were taken years ago (2006). She was preoccupied as she was finishing her meal. Link to comment
Withers Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 spiders in person = no ####s given spiders in photos = heebie jeebies Link to comment
Jessy-Ray Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 spiders anytime = ####ing awful This one crawled into bed with me the other night. Link to comment
Withers Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 since it's from Australia it's probably venemous Link to comment
Lalani Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 Molted again. Close to 3 inch legspan now! http://s695.photobucket.com/user/Lalani7/media/GBB/IMG_5664_zps40c02514.jpg.html'> http://s695.photobucket.com/user/Lalani7/media/GBB/IMG_5675_zps6ec709ce.jpg.html'> http://s695.photobucket.com/user/Lalani7/media/GBB/IMG_5652_zps8066ecc7.jpg.html'> http://s695.photobucket.com/user/Lalani7/media/GBB/IMG_5650_zpsde32288f.jpg.html'> Link to comment
NicoS Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 This little guy landed on a book I was reading. The spider seemed to be studying me as much as I was studying it. Jumping spider type I believe. http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/corailline/media/august3madraspider_zps958e890a.jpg.html'> Lalani you spider looks very healthy. Link to comment
Lalani Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 So cute, I do love those jumping spiders! Link to comment
Asureef Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Lalani, your GBB looks good. Bad news, you have a male, well not totally bad. Here's a few I took a few yrs ago. Link to comment
Lalani Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Gorgeous pokie! How do you know mine is a male? I thought it was virtually impossible to sex them without looking at the inside of the molt. Link to comment
Asureef Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Gorgeous pokie! How do you know mine is a male? I thought it was virtually impossible to sex them without looking at the inside of the molt. Yes, I love pokies. I used to have quite a collection of them too. Although it's more accurate to determine the sex via the exoskeleton, it can be sexed quite easily ventrally at a certain age. I will say this method is not 100% and I am a bit rusty. Close-up Link to comment
Asureef Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Did a little digging and found my old collection of photos. Hope I didn't scare everyone away. Mature male GBB Link to comment
Lalani Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 I'm hoping you're wrong about mine. Gorgeous shot of the GBB. Show us more! Link to comment
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