Brown Recluse Spider

Admin · #1 (**permalink**) 12-05-2006, 04:32 AM

I was just surfing the web tonight and came upon a site that featured photos of the Brown Recluse Spider. Here's the link. Photos are pritty graphic!!! They mostly live in central Midwestern states southward to the Gulf of Mexico, so michigan doesn't really have to worry about it. But other states, yikes!!! Like Ohio...

defln67 · #2 (**permalink**) 12-06-2006, 12:48 AM

yeah, one of my buddies got bitten by one on his hamstring and it got about as big as a silver dollar, but he got treatment, he had to keeps a special ointment and a gouze* pad on it 24/7

Clutch · #3 (**permalink**) 12-13-2006, 10:44 AM

You should check out this link:

Biggest Spider | Goliath bird-eating spider

Not harmful to humans, but one BIG ass spider!

FirebirdGirl02 · #4 (**permalink**) 12-13-2006, 10:58 AM

Naaaww i'll pass I hate spiders.

Clutch · #5 (**permalink**) 12-13-2006, 11:08 AM

This one would be right up your alley. It's a perfect shade of blue.

Phong's Tarantulas! - The Cobalt Blue Tarantula (Haplopelma lividum)

Admin · #6 (**permalink**) 12-14-2006, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Clutch

This one would be right up your alley. It's a perfect shade of blue.

Phong's Tarantulas! - The Cobalt Blue Tarantula (Haplopelma lividum)

nice, lol

Admin · #7 (**permalink**) 12-14-2006, 09:48 AM

I think because of the movie arachnaphobia, a lot of people are scared shitless of spiders. That was a good movie!

Clutch · #8 (**permalink**) 12-14-2006, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by SLP LS1

I think because of the movie arachnaphobia, a lot of people are scared shitless of spiders. That was a good movie!

+1

But what people don't realize, the most common Taruntulas are VERY docile. It would take a lot to piss one off and at that, all it would do is shed hairs on you making you itchy as hell. You can only get them out with tape and than wasking your hands with warm soapy water, BTW. I'm getting one soon, not the cool blue one cause even good keepers say they are hard as hell to care for.

Admin · #9 (**permalink**) 12-14-2006, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clutch

+1

But what people don't realize, the most common Taruntulas are VERY docile. It would take a lot to piss one off and at that, all it would do is shed hairs on you making you itchy as hell. You can only get them out with tape and than wasking your hands with warm soapy water, BTW. I'm getting one soon, not the cool blue one cause even good keepers say they are hard as hell to care for.

They are pritty cool, would be neat to have one as a pet.

Clutch · #10 (**permalink**) 12-14-2006, 04:28 PM

I would love to have one of these cause they look pretty cool. Hard to keep tho. It's another bird eater.

Mexican red-kneed bird-eating spider