Spider identification

[Hotchef181818]

Any of you guys know what this is ? Found him on the fence around the pool by touching it closing the gate, something felt a little odd.

[ray1970]

Chupacabra?

[theGinsue]

Can't identify it, but it's spooky looking.

[wyome]

Nuke it from orbit
It's the only way...

[BPTactical]

Kill it with fire

[Hotchef181818]

It's been dead for a while. Only took about 10 seconds to find something to kill it with. I'm usually not terribly bothered by spiders but this one was furry and I wasn't a fan of where he was hanging out with having kids running around.

[theGinsue]

Been searching. Looks a lot like a Hentz's Orbweaver

http://bugeric.blogspot.com/2012/11/spider-sunday-hentzs-orbweaver.html

http://www.spiders.us/species/neoscona-crucifera/


Source: http://www.termite.com/spider-identification.html
Venom toxicity - the bite of Orb-Weaving Spiders is of low risk (not toxic) to humans. They are a non-aggressive group of spiders. Seldom bite. Be careful not to walk into their webs at night - the fright of this spider crawling over one's face can be terrifying and may cause a heart attack, particularly to the susceptible over 40 year olds.

ETA: For the record, and you can label me as " narrow-minded" for this, but I hate ALL spiders. (Was bit by a brown recluse when I was a toddler - too bad it wasn't radioactive)

[rondog]

Goood spider.....

[Rooskibar03]

Who cares.

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah253/Rooskibar03/782a97c1a3749515ccef88aaf155aff6_zps5c1456er.jpg

[02ducky]

WTF, run for your lives... SOB is scary looking.

Spider meet bat or stick.

[Great-Kazoo]

A spider ? It looks so cute, you think it's house broken

[rondog]

A guy on a bike forum I hang out on is helping sell off the stuff of a buddy of his, who friggin' died from a black widow spider bite! I have no love for the creepy little fuckers either.

[Irving]

What kind of spider only has five legs?

[bryjcom]

What kind of spider only has five legs?


That's what I was thinking. I was thinking it had 6 and one was either missing or next to the other , which would make it an insect imitating a spider. Kinda like the fly that imitates a bee. I see those a few times every year.

[bryjcom]

Of course it is sitting on its web...... LOL

[rondog]

What kind of spider only has five legs?
One that runs slow and is easier to kill.....

[buffalobo]

Orb weavers are good guys and build some of the coolest web patterns. Unfortunately they are usually in door ways about face high.[emoji33]

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[Hotchef181818]

Been searching. Looks a lot like a Hentz's Orbweaver

http://bugeric.blogspot.com/2012/11/spider-sunday-hentzs-orbweaver.html

http://www.spiders.us/species/neoscona-crucifera/



ETA: For the record, and you can label me as " narrow-minded" for this, but I hate ALL spiders. (Was bit by a brown recluse when I was a toddler - too bad it wasn't radioactive)

Thats probably what it is. I did some looking at orb weavers last night due to the web but didn't find the hentz's. Lots of spiders running around down here, thankfully I haven't run into a black widow or brown recluse.

[buffalobo]

Thats probably what it is. I did some looking at orb weavers last night due to the web but didn't find the hentz's. Lots of spiders running around down here, thankfully I haven't run into a black widow or brown recluse.
For us out here in the country. The Wolf spiders and Orb weavers are common outdoors. Have yet to see confirmed Brown Recluse but I do see Black Widow occasionally in dark corners of crawl space and dusty dark corners of the shop. They get smooshed and the harmless spiders get left alone.

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[StagLefty]

Conditions must be right for spiders this year. I'm seeing a lot more than usual.

[wyome]

And this is why twice a year we bug bomb the house, and treat the yard to kill bugs. Good bugs, bad bugs I don't care....less spiders the better

[Jer]

I believe it's a cat-faced spider but a young one as I don't yet see the tell-tail signs of the two points that protrude from the front/top of the abdomen. When it comes to spiders (like snakes) it's important to know what are the poisonous ones in your region. Rattle snakes, black widows are the two big ones to worry about in this neck of the woods. It's possible to see brown recluses but much more rare this far north. Everything else helps to keep those things away so just killing all of them w/o any sense of knowing what's what could be eliminating your enemy's enemy.

When I was a young whipper snapper in the late 90's I lived in an apt complex that felt that regular bug bombs was the answer to their 'bug' problem. I've never seen so many black widows in one place (my apartment as well as the garages I rented) and I'm convinced to this day it began as someone thinking they were doing good by eliminating ALL spiders & bugs and what happened was the ones that were actually dangerous to use thrived w/o any natural enemies.

When we built this house I found the biggest black widow I've ever seen in my life in the garage after closing & before moving in. This tells me that they're in the area. Ever since then whenever the wife finds a spider in the house I gently relocate it to the garage. I've never seen a single widow since that day and it's been a decade this summer.

[Scanker19]

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Poor spiders.

[cstone]

too bad it wasn't radioactive

Oh but it was Mr. Parker. We have all seen you swinging between the tall buildings in downtown Colorado Springs at night.

It generally takes you five minutes. What do you do with the rest of the evening? [LOL]

[OtterbatHellcat]

For us out here in the country. The Wolf spiders and Orb weavers are common outdoors. Have yet to see confirmed Brown Recluse but I do see Black Widow occasionally in dark corners of crawl space and dusty dark corners of the shop. They get smooshed and the harmless spiders get left alone.

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Yep.. :)

[Bailey Guns]

When I was younger I was terrified of spiders. I don't know why but they just don't bother me any more. Living where we do they're a common occurrence inside and outside the house. No big deal. We have the occasional BW, too.

[Alpha2]

I've heard that black widows love ants, so, get rid of the ants, get rid of the black widows. I don't know if that's true, but at the Alpha2 abode, we keep the ants down to around zero, and haven't seen a BW for years.

[Duman]

I see Black Widows every year. I wear gloves and carry a can of Raid whenever I go into dark, damp areas.

[Scanker19]

Albuquerque is infested with black widows. They are everywhere, I know of three that live near my house. Two have guns I think. They don't care here, they don't live in dark places. No those crazy mofos are out in the open.

[HoneyBadger]

Albuquerque is infested with black widows. They are everywhere, I know of three that live near my house. Two have guns I think. They don't care here, they don't live in dark places. No those crazy mofos are out in the open.

[werdo]


[ROFL1]

[bigshane]

Albuquerque is infested with black widows. They are everywhere, I know of three that live near my house. Two have guns I think. They don't care here, they don't live in dark places. No those crazy mofos are out in the open.

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[buffalobo]

Philo Beddoe for president!

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[RblDiver]

I used to be fine with spiders, but ever since one crawled up my pants while I was at work and bit my crotch (no idea what type it was, but I didn't die so I guess not poisonous), I've developed a mild arachnophobia. If they stay well away from me, I will keep a watchful eye but not worry too much, but get too close and they get squished.

[Irving]

I used to be fine with spiders, but ever since one crawled up my pants while I was at work and bit my crotch (no idea what type it was, but I didn't die so I guess not poisonous), I've developed a mild arachnophobia. If they stay well away from me, I will keep a watchful eye but not worry too much, but get too close and they get squished.

Sounds like a cougar spider.

[BPTactical]

It's this spider:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3xXDKl5OiUY

[TFOGGER]

Spiders outside the house get left alone. Inside, they become 2 dimensional in a hurry.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Philo Beddoe for president!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=49&v=xU6eTVZUWJg