Creepy spider!

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Posted: August 12, 2008 3:06 AM

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Just had to post this. This evening my wife and I went out, and upon coming home, we found a giant black spider on our deck. My wife freaking out, I grabbed a small Tupperware container to trap it, so I could get a better (safer) look.

After getting it in there, I had a drop of water from the container drip down my finger, I freaked out, and dropped it.

When I picked it up, I noticed hundreds of new baby spiders, crawling all over the inside of the container, and the large spider was dead (edit: Dying, as they're eating it).

I tried getting some pictures, but can't get any that really show much of anything. I need a new camera.

Pretty sure it's just a giant wolf spider, so no threat, but it's still creepy.

manta173

Posted: April 6, 2020 1:15 AM

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Damn good photos. I assume this was not a cell phone pic.

Tanglebones

Posted: April 6, 2020 1:17 AM

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manta173 wrote:

Damn good photos. I assume this was not a cell phone pic.

Nah, Fuji X-T3 and an Xf-80 macro lens

tuffalobuffalo

Posted: April 6, 2020 1:27 AM

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Rad! *Pulls out Animal Crossing net*

BadKen

Posted: April 6, 2020 2:04 AM

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Is that leg sticking up in the air?

Dude, I think she was hitting on you.

Stealthpizza

Posted: April 14, 2020 7:28 PM

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Well it is A*hole fly season again. Those little back ones that love to come inside and buzz my ears/nose.

On the plus side a new spider friend has taken up residence in the prime fly hunting spot and already gotten a good number of them. We need an inspirational name for my tiny spider friend to aim for.

You know like Peyton, slayer of flies, devourer of fools.

Wink_and_the_Gun

Posted: April 14, 2020 7:51 PM

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Stealthpizza wrote:

Well it is A*hole fly season again. Those little back ones that love to come inside and buzz my ears/nose.

On the plus side a new spider friend has taken up residence in the prime fly hunting spot and already gotten a good number of them. We need an inspirational name for my tiny spider friend to aim for.

You know like Peyton, slayer of flies, devourer of fools.

Spiderberus

Robear

Posted: April 14, 2020 7:53 PM

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Flybai.

Malor

Posted: April 15, 2020 2:40 AM

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edit: found the version of the picture I was originally thinking of.

IMAGE(http://i.imgur.com/3Fb3B.jpg)

NSMike

Posted: May 27, 4:44 AM

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IMAGE(https://i.imgur.com/xNb1JlU.jpg)

farley3k

Posted: May 29, 4:24 PM

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tuffalobuffalo

Posted: July 22, 10:34 PM

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I ALMOST DIED!

IMAGE(https://i.imgur.com/WlkJ7ka.jpg)

I popped into reverse to back up into the driveway and jumped out of my seat. That guy was wriggling around like crazy. We laughed so hard after. Glad I had a passenger to witness this.