a dirty one, too :winkwink:

Jesus that fucker's big!
Make her happy - put a blue bug light near her web. She'll get more skeeters than the light will.
We've had some of those here in VA; those orb weavers get huge.

Missing your cat? HEHE



"That's a Big Bitch!" Deus Bigalo :thumbsup

Holy shit. That's huge!

It's in the exact same position it was yesturday, but this time it's food is gone. Every picture I've seen of these things has it right in the middle, gripping on with one of it's middle sets of legs! THEY DO NOT MOVE!

stop feeding it! :1orglaugh

I HATE spiders! especialy those who can jump...it's a good thing they can't fly

Hear, hear, on the great white north. I don't like the dead of winter, but I like how it deters some of the nastier species of bugs. For example, I don't think I could live in the same state/province as a scorpion. But Ace-Ace is in Ohio, so that spider should be dead in a couple of months anyway.

And yes, I know we're talking about arachnids here, not insects. They're still bugs.

I've never seen a spider JUMP per say? I've seen them crawl fast; are we talking full rabbit-like springing action? Cause if so, I'm not getting within 5' of this thing for another picture.

I've got those and also Wolf spiders which are big and nasty.

I've seen black widows around here too:

http://www.sparks.org/pma/spiders.htm

Heh. I get 50 or 60 of those in my tent when I go camping. They are cute and harmless.

Sexy:

http://www.uri.edu/ce/factsheets/sheets/spiders.html

Only thing worse than 4 inch spiders are 4 inch bugs with wings. I'd rather deal with bears, or wolves, or whatever... than bugs.

Agreed. I flip out when a moth drills my face coming home at night, with the porch light on...

http://www.rochedalss.qld.edu.au/spiderphotos.htm

Middle of the page there is a wood spider...get about 6 inches long....runs fast as a mouse...can jump several FEET into the air.

When I lived in the Mojave, you never knew what the fuck was going to be in the house. You'd have to shake out any clothes that were in the closet too long, because Black Widows will nest in sleeves and pant legs. Scorpions like sneakers and boots.

I heard a weird rustling one night, came out of the office to see WTF was up. One of the cats had a big ass centipede, and being a cat, was entertaining itself by killing the pede.

Since we moved to Texas, I think that two of the cats have gotten their paws whacked by scorpions. They had to hop around for a few days until the swelling went down.

All those bugs are nasty, but one fucker I truly hate is the Horse Fly. Ever been bit by one of those motherfuckers? It hurts! Big, nasty, blood sucking freak with wings.

The spider in the picture is an Orb Spider. They are beneficial and
handsome except they spin webs all over the place. They are rarely found inside and love to eat mosquitoes.:thumbsup

Here is a pic of tarantula that was walking by my office about a month ago!

http://www.championsportbikes.com/roxxy/spider2.JPG

I think my spider would eat your spider.:winkwink:

Haha, you win! :thumbsup