jason c. 14 Report post Posted September 11, 2005 this badboy was sitting next to the water spigot at one of my jobs yesterday. i dont know what kind it is, but it's safe to say if i found it crawling on me there would be a piercing shriek, followed by me passing out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Don Phelps 85 Report post Posted September 11, 2005 That reminds of this pic I snagged of a lizard that was hanging on the side of my house the other day. It looks like any other lizard that you would see all over FL except this one has an "airplane" tail.....Go figure! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 PressurePros 248 Report post Posted September 11, 2005 His life span would have ben limited to how well he could take 3500 psi at 180 degrees. Epitath: Here lies Boris A spider among the best Met up with a pressure pro who put those legs to rest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 squirtgun 122 Report post Posted September 11, 2005 Jason, Most in the south refer to those as Banana Spiders,they buld huge elaborate webs. Nothing like walking into one at 5AM(wrapping around your face and head) on the way to a favorite deer hunting spot.Can you imagine seeing a 295 pound man run through the woods with bow and climbing stand on his back,screaming like a girl.The only source of light a mini mag light?It ain't pretty nor funny when you have a huge fear of spiders.You can also be assured that every deer in the woods left the minute the heard the girly scream. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Mike Williamson 198 Report post Posted September 11, 2005 this badboy was sitting next to the water spigot at one of my jobs yesterday.i dont know what kind it is, but it's safe to say if i found it crawling on me there would be a piercing shriek, followed by me passing out. That's a small one. Bananna spiders get pretty big, and as Scott pointed out, there's nothing like walking into a huge bananna spider web...Especially when you're walking a 2 story roof with low overhanging branches... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Celeste 341 Report post Posted September 11, 2005 We got banana spiders in Okinawa that were 6-10 inches long - You'd never believe that 10 Marines could exit a van in less than 2 seconds flat when a pretty big one crawled across the ceiling as we were loading up for a dive day :) Funniest thing I had seen in decades! Celeste Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Celeste 341 Report post Posted September 11, 2005 This buggy was on another bbs - given that a brick plus mortar is over 3" and this guy is nearly the size of 2...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 RyanH 14 Report post Posted September 11, 2005 A little more detailed shot. I had one hanging around outside my window one morning. This one measured around 4" from tip to tip of the legs (front to back). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Pams Pressure & Clean 64 Report post Posted September 12, 2005 Scott... You are killing me dude...ROFLMAO.. Don't feel bad tho.. The webs don't bother me much on the way in, just when I feel 'em crawing down my neck some time afterward.. Usually right about the time I'm starting to lock in at the top of the tree.. Just for kicks.. here's a shot of a pair of creepy crawly things that our boys in Iraq live with.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 jason c. 14 Report post Posted September 12, 2005 are they also called jumping spiders? right there with ya scott!!! a buddy of mine lives in a house with an uncomfortable amount of spiders. everytime i go over there, i bust through his door looking like i'm tripping on acid or something. pinching near my forearms and face yelling, "is he on me!!" i've walked from his garage to my truck with a ladder, spent about 30 secs to tie it down, walked back using the same path and in that minute or so, a spider has managed to **** out 4 or 5 strands, 6'5" in the air for me to inhale. i think thats probably the closest i'll ever get to death before i die. by the way, if any of ya'll pack a lighter with a decent flame, i've found they are pretty good at getting the strands off. be carefull not to cinge the hair though! ohh yeah, this spider seemed to be on the backside of the web, so its his/her belly in the pic...never seen that before sorry for the long post... scott, hunting story reminded me of one as well...my uncle and my cousin took my younger cousin (15yrs) on his first hunting trip last year. of course this is the trip that safety is usually stressed the most. well my uncle took the kid with him and my cousin went to his stand and they agreed to meet back up there where they seperated at a certain time. my uncle said they were walking back to the meeting spot when my cousin jumps out from a tree right in front of them. "RAAAHHHH!!!" my uncle tripped over his own feet jumping back...the kid, after letting out a good scream, picked up a stick and wacked my cousin in the back of the head while he was helping my uncle back to his feet!...lmao safety first Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted September 12, 2005 You can also be assured that every deer in the woods left the minute the heard the girly scream. ROTFLMAO! Beth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Aplus 525 Report post Posted September 13, 2005 So are those things poisonous, or do they just look that way? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 squirtgun 122 Report post Posted September 13, 2005 They will raise a nice sized welt on you.Poisonous only if you are allergic,most bite victims(very rarely they bite) experience pain in the bite area, the welt and pain go away in a few days. Just one damn big bug I don't want on me....lol. Cujo, A buddy in Iraq emailed me that picture a while back.Had to change my underwear after I opened the attachment....lol.Camel spiders and they are huge,thank God there are 2 in the pic,if it were 1 big spider there isn't enough Raid in the world.......:lgbounces Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 mikew 14 Report post Posted September 13, 2005 A little more detailed shot. I had one hanging around outside my window one morning. This one measured around 4" from tip to tip of the legs (front to back). I have killed 4 of those darn spiders on my house in the last week alone! I can't stand spiders. I emptied a whole can of Raid to kill them. They looked just like the picture that Ryan posted. Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 RyanH 14 Report post Posted September 13, 2005 http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/camelspider.asp camel spider Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 RJTravel 32 Report post Posted September 13, 2005 Thanks to all. You have just narrowed down my choices for retirement location. I'm confining my search to the north and west. Richard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Celeste 341 Report post Posted September 13, 2005 Awww heck, wait til one of the Texas guys puts up a bug - you know how everything is bigger there :) Celeste Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 tropical wave 22 Report post Posted September 13, 2005 about 13 years ago I spent the most miserable week of my life in Cuba, ran into the biggest spider Ive ever seen....no lie, this thing was about the size of a manhole cover......thought it was gonna carry me away if I didnt haul a$$ outta the way.....in the food chain, I couldnt think of anything that would eat that, except maybe the cubans, and I think it ate the cubans as well.. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 PressurePros 248 Report post Posted September 13, 2005 Thanks to all. You have just narrowed down my choices for retirement location. I'm confining my search to the north and west.Richard Richard you read my mind. Just another reason to stay where I'm at. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 PLD 14 Report post Posted September 14, 2005 A little more detailed shot. I had one hanging around outside my window one morning. This one measured around 4" from tip to tip of the legs (front to back). Yours is a writing spider. Very common around these parts (N.Ga.). Wanna see something neat? Approach them with your finger or a stick. They will use their body weight to swing the entire web back and forth in an attempt to scare you off. Pic link: http://greennature.com/gallery/spider-pictures/insect33 Interesting critter you've got there. Perhaps even a cross breed between a banana and writing spider. Banana spiders are not common this far north (unlike Scott's turf where they are common). Also, a banana spider typically has somewhat evenly spaced legs while writing spiders are "paired". But, I've never seen a writing spider that had brown/orange like that on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 StainlessDeal 16 Report post Posted September 15, 2005 In the wilds of central Nebraska, about this time of year, two beautiful phenomena coexist: The blooming of the state flower, goldenrod, and the ripening of the enormous dove-hunter-terrifying-yellow-garden spiders. These two events occur in tandem and most often in the same fields. Unfortunately for me, all of my favorite natural dove blinds are in places where native ditch-weed grows next to goldenrod. Once a year, in the early morning half light, over-eager to participate in the opening of wing-shooting seasons, I will tool clear out into the middle of a goldenrod field, omly to be reminded of my folly in one of two equally awful ways. 1. I will feel a web as it simultaneously sticks to every exposed inch of my (suddenly) sweaty face. This is often accompanied by the ever-uncomfortable sensation that something besides myself is in this web. And the something always seems to be rather, HEAVY. 2. I will catch motion in my peripheral vision. Usually just a flash of yellow moving horizontally across my chest. Immediate investigation is normally accompanied by screaming and wild self-flagellation. In either of these instances, the culprit is always a writing spider whose abdomen has been swollen to roughly the size of half a Titleist or more. I must admit that few things really frighten me, but these cases often involve me nearly pitting in my shants. Just thought I'd share. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 squirtgun 122 Report post Posted September 15, 2005 In the wilds of central Nebraska, about this time of year, two beautiful phenomena coexist: The blooming of the state flower, goldenrod, and the ripening of the enormous dove-hunter-terrifying-yellow-garden spiders. These two events occur in tandem and most often in the same fields. Unfortunately for me, all of my favorite natural dove blinds are in places where native ditch-weed grows next to goldenrod. Once a year, in the early morning half light, over-eager to participate in the opening of wing-shooting seasons, I will tool clear out into the middle of a goldenrod field, omly to be reminded of my folly in one of two equally awful ways. 1. I will feel a web as it simultaneously sticks to every exposed inch of my (suddenly) sweaty face. This is often accompanied by the ever-uncomfortable sensation that something besides myself is in this web. And the something always seems to be rather, HEAVY. 2. I will catch motion in my peripheral vision. Usually just a flash of yellow moving horizontally across my chest. Immediate investigation is normally accompanied by screaming and wild self-flagellation. In either of these instances, the culprit is always a writing spider whose abdomen has been swollen to roughly the size of half a Titleist or more. I must admit that few things really frighten me, but these cases often involve me nearly pitting in my shants. Just thought I'd share. I feel your pain my brother. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 PLD 14 Report post Posted September 15, 2005 Spiders/critters don't bother me, but I too must admit that the feel of a web wrapping your head combined with the unknown location of a rather large spider initiates an instant involuntary response that resembles a man engulfed in some manner of invisible flames. :) It's somewhat nutty if you think about it. If I see a black widow or other "baddie" on me, I brush them off gently and let them carry on in peace. But let a large, but otherwise harmless, spider latch onto my face and panic sets in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Mike Williamson 198 Report post Posted September 16, 2005 It's somewhat nutty if you think about it. If I see a black widow or other "baddie" on me, I brush them off gently and let them carry on in peace. But let a large, but otherwise harmless, spider latch onto my face and panic sets in. I was having this exact same thought the other day...though my irrational fear is of bees/wasps/hornets. I'm not crazy about spiders, but if you want to see me putting out invisible flames on myself, let a few paper wasps start flying around me. I'll sit there and calmly pet a huge dog, an animal that could literally kill me in a matter of seconds, but let a relatively harmless bug fly anywhere near me, and I act as if I'm about to die. I've almost run OFF of roofs more than once because of this nutty reaction. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted September 16, 2005 This should comfort those of us who fear these little buggers... http://www.natureofcreation.org/articles/spiders.htm Can anyone identify this one? I thought it was cool looking. Of coures, it was not crawling on me either... Not a very good photo tho...took it a couple years back. Yellow with purple as I recall. Very Halloween-esque... Beth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Adrian 155 Report post Posted September 16, 2005 Thanks Beth....... now I can't even put my feet on the floor. And to learn that these things are on me, just creeps me out. Running to the shower!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
this badboy was sitting next to the water spigot at one of my jobs yesterday.
i dont know what kind it is, but it's safe to say if i found it crawling on me there would be a piercing shriek, followed by me passing out.
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