What the feck is this!
17 June 2002, 09:51 PM
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Just watching Spiderman )cartoon of course 
)with some mates round my gaff, when one of them spotted this on the fireplace:
So do I need to kill it or not?
Jamie
)with some mates round my gaff, when one of them spotted this on the fireplace:So do I need to kill it or not?
Jamie
17 June 2002, 09:56 PM
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Let it bite you. You might get its power. Asa for me, I'd rather be bitten by this:
I'll then have the power to eat people's faces while they're asleep without them even realising it. I'll also be able to make any arab, Desert Storm Veterans (or anyone that knows what species this is) run a mile away when they see me....
I'll then have the power to eat people's faces while they're asleep without them even realising it. I'll also be able to make any arab, Desert Storm Veterans (or anyone that knows what species this is) run a mile away when they see me....
18 June 2002, 06:57 PM
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Please don't say it's dangerous, as when I went to put the little critter out of it's misery he had moved so we're all cacking ourselves now!
J
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18 June 2002, 08:25 PM
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Jamie, this looks like a Brown Widow(L.geometricus) Not as poisonous as the Southern Black Widow but I would stay clear.
Where do you stay as they are commonly found in the tropical states of the USA.
Had another look and it could be an Australian Red-back.
I hope that really is not still in your house. The Brown Widow is poisonous but the Australian Red-Back is deadly.
Edited to say GTF outta there!!!
[Edited by Dougster - 6/18/2002 8:30:54 PM]
Where do you stay as they are commonly found in the tropical states of the USA.
Had another look and it could be an Australian Red-back.
I hope that really is not still in your house. The Brown Widow is poisonous but the Australian Red-Back is deadly.
Edited to say GTF outta there!!!
[Edited by Dougster - 6/18/2002 8:30:54 PM]
18 June 2002, 08:42 PM
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My personal policy: if anything could prove to be dangerous remove its ability to be dangerous, in this case killing it would have made sure that it wasn't going to be a danger.
BTW, not a clue what it is, but I still believe it would be better to have it in a status where it could pose no risk.
BTW, not a clue what it is, but I still believe it would be better to have it in a status where it could pose no risk.
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19 June 2002, 11:03 AM
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Dougster, please tell me you are kidding!!!
You will all be pleased to know that I don't live on mainland Britain...... I'm on Hayling Island which is about 200 yards from Portsmouth and is connected to the mainland by a bridge!
I'm going to hunt down that eight legged freak and kick it's ***!
J
You will all be pleased to know that I don't live on mainland Britain...... I'm on Hayling Island which is about 200 yards from Portsmouth and is connected to the mainland by a bridge!
I'm going to hunt down that eight legged freak and kick it's ***!
J
19 June 2002, 11:06 AM
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If you can, catch it in a jar or similar and take it to a local RSCPA centre. If it is here, it has the potential to be with a mate, therefore thousands of the things could be here. At least if the RSCPA are aware of it, they can take steps...or at elast know what bit you.
19 June 2002, 11:52 AM
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Camel spiders
The gigantic, hairy Camel or Sun spiders (Solifugae) are quick and agile nocturnal predators, which hide beneath stones during the day.They are typical of the steppes and deserts of the south and the east of Palestine, where some species live on insects, mainly on termites, and others on grasshoppers and beetles. Their jaws are strong enough to pierce even the human epidermis, but they are not poisonous, as is generally believed. When they meet with a scorpion, - which must occur quite frequently, in nature, they immediately attack each other. The Camel Spider tries to bite off the poison-dagger at the end of the scorpion's tail and if successful he can then finish off the scorpion at his leisure, as it has become absolutely harmless. The scorpion tries to strike the camel spider, as often as possible, with its dagger. The result of the struggle is doubtful when full-grown individuals are the opponents.
The camel spiders are easily distinguished from the true spiders, because of their clearly segmented abdomen, which is never found in the true spiders. When disturbed, the camel spiders take a peculiar defensive attitude.
The common,larger species are Paragaleodes scalaris and P. judaicus, the smaller Rhagodes phalangium, R. melanus and others. They are less frequent in the Mediterranean parts of Palestine.
The gigantic, hairy Camel or Sun spiders (Solifugae) are quick and agile nocturnal predators, which hide beneath stones during the day.They are typical of the steppes and deserts of the south and the east of Palestine, where some species live on insects, mainly on termites, and others on grasshoppers and beetles. Their jaws are strong enough to pierce even the human epidermis, but they are not poisonous, as is generally believed. When they meet with a scorpion, - which must occur quite frequently, in nature, they immediately attack each other. The Camel Spider tries to bite off the poison-dagger at the end of the scorpion's tail and if successful he can then finish off the scorpion at his leisure, as it has become absolutely harmless. The scorpion tries to strike the camel spider, as often as possible, with its dagger. The result of the struggle is doubtful when full-grown individuals are the opponents.
The camel spiders are easily distinguished from the true spiders, because of their clearly segmented abdomen, which is never found in the true spiders. When disturbed, the camel spiders take a peculiar defensive attitude.
The common,larger species are Paragaleodes scalaris and P. judaicus, the smaller Rhagodes phalangium, R. melanus and others. They are less frequent in the Mediterranean parts of Palestine.
19 June 2002, 12:43 PM
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Okay guys your making my cringe now...
Have you found it and killed it or is your last post going to be something like this?:
Arrrgggghhh he is coming for mmmeeeeeeeeet;lgkjs'lfhjd'g;ohjes'yjo'saligjd'hujr kjdpojyoithjwijtlsdkjfsijgure09e654096lkfdj;lsjg;
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Have you found it and killed it or is your last post going to be something like this?:
Arrrgggghhh he is coming for mmmeeeeeeeeet;lgkjs'lfhjd'g;ohjes'yjo'saligjd'hujr kjdpojyoithjwijtlsdkjfsijgure09e654096lkfdj;lsjg;
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19 June 2002, 01:06 PM
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Jamie - I hope your joking, that looks well scary...& it's loose in your gaf
ps. get a cat
pps. I hope it was the svcd cartoon version
shunty
[Edited by shunty - 6/19/2002 1:07:33 PM]
ps. get a cat
pps. I hope it was the svcd cartoon version
shunty
[Edited by shunty - 6/19/2002 1:07:33 PM]
19 June 2002, 02:50 PM
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I've got two cat's but I haven't seen them for a while - maybe it's eaten them!
Perhaps it's one of the amazonian cat-eating spiders that escaped from Marwell zoo recently
Well I can't find him now so there's not much I can do until he decides to make an appearance! I've got a blowtorch ready and waiting for him though!
J
Perhaps it's one of the amazonian cat-eating spiders that escaped from Marwell zoo recently
Well I can't find him now so there's not much I can do until he decides to make an appearance! I've got a blowtorch ready and waiting for him though!
J
19 June 2002, 03:03 PM
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Jamie,
Try having a look through these photos to see if it is like any of them....
http://www.loven.plus.com/nicksspiders/order.htm
Andy
Try having a look through these photos to see if it is like any of them....
http://www.loven.plus.com/nicksspiders/order.htm
Andy
19 June 2002, 03:16 PM
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seen that new movie advertised??
spiders..
they are like monkey size !
its looks pretty tacky to say the least, & i wont be watching it.
i hate the ugly things !
spiders..
they are like monkey size !
its looks pretty tacky to say the least, & i wont be watching it.
i hate the ugly things !
19 June 2002, 03:19 PM
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[quot]
Apparently we all swallow approx. 8 spiders a year in our sleep. They like the warm 'caves'.
Sweet dreams....
[/quote]
I know, I regularly have nightmares about that! silly I know, but I have arachnophobia
In fact I woke up a couple of nights ago with what I thought was one crawling on face
Apparently we all swallow approx. 8 spiders a year in our sleep. They like the warm 'caves'.
Sweet dreams....
[/quote]
I know, I regularly have nightmares about that! silly I know, but I have arachnophobia
In fact I woke up a couple of nights ago with what I thought was one crawling on face
19 June 2002, 03:58 PM
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Apparently we all swallow approx. 8 spiders a year in our sleep. They like the warm 'caves'.
Sweet dreams....
Sweet dreams....