Mother Nature in all her glory

[Dave]

(Or should that be "gory"?)

Met this in the kitchen sink, not quite yer tarantula but about as big as house spiders get round here! That is a tea spoon.



I caught using my humane bug grabber and gently evicted into the hedge outside the front door.

Just noticed it has already lost one leg.

[Buddy]

Is that a wolf spider? We have quite a few of those in my neck of the woods. I make someone else deal with them after one dropped from the ceiling down my shirt...

[Magdalena]

 

[Dave]

Is that a wolf spider? We have quite a few of those in my neck of the woods. I make someone else deal with them after one dropped from the ceiling down my shirt...

Looking at images I can't tell the difference, I always associated wolf spiders with open ground but I could be wrong.

I once had four inverted tumblers on the carpet holding four of these beasties befire finding a piece of card and then four seperate eviction trips down the stairs.

[Tank]

Is that a wolf spider? We have quite a few of those in my neck of the woods. I make someone else deal with them after one dropped from the ceiling down my shirt...

It's a male wolf spider. You can see it has https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedipalp#Spider_pedipalps that are its sexual organs.

[Dave]

Is that a wolf spider? We have quite a few of those in my neck of the woods. I make someone else deal with them after one dropped from the ceiling down my shirt...

It's a male wolf spider. You can see it has https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedipalp#Spider_pedipalps that are its sexual organs.

Well spotted, Tanks!

[Ecurb Noselrub]

Nice!  The wolf spiders we have in Central Texas have a slightly bigger torso, but are similar.

[xSilverPhinx]

That's a small spider, Dave! Not like the monsters that roam the Brazilian central-west!



This is a mid-sized caranguejeira, which belongs to the tarantula group. I've seen one that measured 17 cm in diameter (legs outstretched).

[Dave]

^
I did hint it vould not match yon beasties.

[hermes2015]

That's a small spider, Dave! Not like the monsters that roam the Brazilian central-west!



This is a mid-sized caranguejeira, which belongs to the tarantula group. I've seen one that measured 17 cm in diameter (legs outstretched).

I've heard that they make good pets.

[xSilverPhinx]

^
I did hint it vould not match yon beasties.

I know, and I do think that some small spiders can be especially scary. Black Widows, for instance, are really small and way more venomous than tarantulas. I prefer one that can be easily seen to one that is nearly invisible.   

[xSilverPhinx]

That's a small spider, Dave! Not like the monsters that roam the Brazilian central-west!



This is a mid-sized caranguejeira, which belongs to the tarantula group. I've seen one that measured 17 cm in diameter (legs outstretched).

I've heard that they make good pets.

Yeah, I've heard that too. Though I don't know, when this particular spider feels threatened it rubs its abdomen with its hind legs to release extremely irritating hairs, which really sting when they come into contact with your skin. I speak from experience - it feels like a thousand wasps are stinging you at once.

If you breathe that stuff in it could probably do some damage. Not exactly a pet I would choose to have...they do look soft though! It must be interesting to hold one that is accustomed to handling.

[OldGit]

I've heard that they make good pets

So they do!  My granny had one called Bonzo, he was very quick at fetching sticks.  Sadly, he stung the postman to death and had to be put down.

[hermes2015]

I've heard that they make good pets

So they do!  My granny had one called Bonzo, he was very quick at fetching sticks.  Sadly, he stung the postman to death and had to be put down.

I hope he (the postman) wasn't an atheist.

[Biggus Dickus]

I like the spider picture Dave, impressive leg span...better to find it in your sink than in the bed!