OMG I found this spider!

schnzrluv · 08-09-2006, 07:04 PM

While Chloe and I were on our walk she decided it would be a great idea to play in the tall gass on the side of our trail. I saw something move, went in for a closer look and found this!

http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo1024.htm

With it's legs open it would cover the palm of my hand

. I have never seen one of these before so I had to do some research and found that they are harmless to humans and very common all around the country.WHHEEEEWWWW! For a moment I thought I had stumbled on some kind of crazy deadly spider. Has anyone encountered these colorful giants? They are amazingly beautiful, and terribly horrific all in one.

Just had to share!

Lindsey

D.Schäferhund · 08-09-2006, 07:38 PM

yup
I encountert one last year whiloe i was mowing the grass, it crawled upa stonepost.It really was the size of my hand
i was shocked, too, but at the same time greatly fascinated with their beauty.
but noone could tell me what it wa so i had to look it up, too.
This is fascinating

***Carrie*** · 08-09-2006, 07:41 PM

That is truly an amazing feat of nature. Really, quite beautiful. Thanks for sharing. That must have been really something to come across on your walk.

Barrett · 08-09-2006, 07:47 PM

That is a pretty neat spider. I don't know if I would have been brave enough to have a closer look like you did. I can enjoy the beauty on a photo but not in real life. I would have walked away as fast as I could with my skin crawling, resisting the urge to squeal like a little school girl.

fireworksinjuly · 08-09-2006, 07:53 PM

I had one of them at my house last summer.

Scared the bejeepers outa me. I went to grab a few groceries, and some take out. My hands were full, and I see this thing on our siding next to the door. Of course it surprised the heck outa me, so I scream, dropped everything in my hands. My husband comes running out and is busting up laughing at me.
Now im NOT scared of spiders, but the size and color of this thing surprised me.

Barrett · 08-09-2006, 08:32 PM

Oh GOSH!! You can see the hair on it's legs and everything. That is a great picture!! I'm pretty scared of spiders. Not scared enough to scream ( unless it's crawling on me ) but scared enough that I have my husband go get them and take them outside if I see one in my house. When he is not home and I have to catch it, my heart is pounding in my chest by the time I am done.

Raised By Wolves · 08-09-2006, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by D.Schäferhund

yup
I encountert one last year whiloe i was mowing the grass, it crawled upa stonepost.It really was the size of my hand
i was shocked, too, but at the same time greatly fascinated with their beauty.
but noone could tell me what it wa so i had to look it up, too.
This is fascinating

This reminds me of your spider thread, Kat.

I actually love spiders and leave the harmless ones alone to roam my house and take care of bugs.

These guys sound like whoppers!

fancychicken · 08-10-2006, 04:18 AM

ewwwww!!! I hate spiders!! Even though that one is pretty cool looking I am still all itchy now from looking at the picture....shivers

D.Schäferhund · 08-10-2006, 05:49 AM

RBW: psssst,By the way, no more brown racluces so far......

k9hullio_sam · 08-10-2006, 06:20 AM

EWW! I would be so scared!! I HATE spiders....let me generalize that..I HATE bugs. hehe I would only be brave enought to kill it.

Raised By Wolves · 08-10-2006, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by D.Schäferhund

RBW: psssst,By the way, no more brown racluces so far......

That's good to hear! It's funny, I forgot to mention the day you started that thread there was a really great National Geogrohic show on spiders. Really interesting! I like the little crab spiders that live in flowers and the jumping spiders the best.

D.Schäferhund · 08-10-2006, 04:39 PM

oh ja the jumping ones are quite interesting, did they show the ones, too that buil little traps, they sit in a hole and wait for somthing to come by and then they race out of their hole with the lid and get them?
Or the ones that can rope their pray, i think their name was Lasso- spider.
you are right there are some cool ones out there!

anaconda · 08-11-2006, 06:07 AM

I've never seen one like that, but I recognize it from somewhere... I know the feeling, once when I was cycling in the country I came across a big fat spider like that one but all black. I stayed for ages watching it -I love spiders. I think it was a black widow.

Until then I didn't know they lived in Spain, but the book said so, and who am I to argue?

GSD · 08-11-2006, 06:36 AM

oh man, i used to run into those everywhere running thru my grandparents hay fields as a kid. They were everywhere, big fat spiders with big fat webs, it was kind of cool. We used to play "war" games a lot, so we'd crawl thru the fields to get each other and look up and be staring at a spider like that. I'd rather run into a spider than a snake

sammy · 08-11-2006, 08:04 AM

Wow! Very cool looking spider. I'd prefer to admire him from at least a few inches away harmless or not

08-09-2006, 07:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
schnzrluv Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 211 Rep Power: 73	OMG I found this spider! While Chloe and I were on our walk she decided it would be a great idea to play in the tall gass on the side of our trail. I saw something move, went in for a closer look and found this! http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo1024.htm With it's legs open it would cover the palm of my hand . I have never seen one of these before so I had to do some research and found that they are harmless to humans and very common all around the country.WHHEEEEWWWW! For a moment I thought I had stumbled on some kind of crazy deadly spider. Has anyone encountered these colorful giants? They are amazingly beautiful, and terribly horrific all in one. Just had to share! Lindsey
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*Carrie* Super Moderator Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: north panhandle of Idaho Posts: 7,400 Rep Power: 279	That is truly an amazing feat of nature. Really, quite beautiful. Thanks for sharing. That must have been really something to come across on your walk.
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fireworksinjuly Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,585 Rep Power: 138	I had one of them at my house last summer. Scared the bejeepers outa me. I went to grab a few groceries, and some take out. My hands were full, and I see this thing on our siding next to the door. Of course it surprised the heck outa me, so I scream, dropped everything in my hands. My husband comes running out and is busting up laughing at me. Now im NOT scared of spiders, but the size and color of this thing surprised me.
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08-10-2006, 06:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
k9hullio_sam R.I.P. Baby Girl Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,764 Rep Power: 95	EWW! I would be so scared!! I HATE spiders....let me generalize that..I HATE bugs. hehe I would only be brave enought to kill it.
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08-11-2006, 06:07 AM	#13 (permalink)
anaconda Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Spain Posts: 410 Rep Power: 63	I've never seen one like that, but I recognize it from somewhere... I know the feeling, once when I was cycling in the country I came across a big fat spider like that one but all black. I stayed for ages watching it -I love spiders. I think it was a black widow. Until then I didn't know they lived in Spain, but the book said so, and who am I to argue?
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08-09-2006, 07:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
D.Schäferhund let's work Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,765 Rep Power: 108	yup I encountert one last year whiloe i was mowing the grass, it crawled upa stonepost.It really was the size of my hand i was shocked, too, but at the same time greatly fascinated with their beauty. but noone could tell me what it wa so i had to look it up, too. This is fascinating

08-09-2006, 07:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
Barrett dachshund Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Washington Posts: 2,758 Rep Power: 152	That is a pretty neat spider. I don't know if I would have been brave enough to have a closer look like you did. I can enjoy the beauty on a photo but not in real life. I would have walked away as fast as I could with my skin crawling, resisting the urge to squeal like a little school girl.

08-09-2006, 08:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
Barrett dachshund Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Washington Posts: 2,758 Rep Power: 152	Oh GOSH!! You can see the hair on it's legs and everything. That is a great picture!! I'm pretty scared of spiders. Not scared enough to scream ( unless it's crawling on me ) but scared enough that I have my husband go get them and take them outside if I see one in my house. When he is not home and I have to catch it, my heart is pounding in my chest by the time I am done.

08-10-2006, 04:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
fancychicken Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 823 Rep Power: 70	ewwwww!!! I hate spiders!! Even though that one is pretty cool looking I am still all itchy now from looking at the picture....shivers

08-10-2006, 05:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
D.Schäferhund let's work Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,765 Rep Power: 108	RBW: psssst,By the way, no more brown racluces so far......

08-10-2006, 04:39 PM	#12 (permalink)
D.Schäferhund let's work Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,765 Rep Power: 108	oh ja the jumping ones are quite interesting, did they show the ones, too that buil little traps, they sit in a hole and wait for somthing to come by and then they race out of their hole with the lid and get them? Or the ones that can rope their pray, i think their name was Lasso- spider. you are right there are some cool ones out there!

08-11-2006, 06:36 AM	#14 (permalink)
GSD Herding dogs Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: WI Posts: 1,093 Rep Power: 133	oh man, i used to run into those everywhere running thru my grandparents hay fields as a kid. They were everywhere, big fat spiders with big fat webs, it was kind of cool. We used to play "war" games a lot, so we'd crawl thru the fields to get each other and look up and be staring at a spider like that. I'd rather run into a spider than a snake

08-11-2006, 08:04 AM	#15 (permalink)
sammy herding dog lover Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: western canada Posts: 1,089 Rep Power: 109	Wow! Very cool looking spider. I'd prefer to admire him from at least a few inches away harmless or not

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