Florence
Senior Airman
Thats one of the little ones....
The creepy crawly thread.....
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mikewint
Captain
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
That's a bigass spider...
But by my reckoning, if it's too big for a fly-swatter...then it's the right size for my autoloader packing #8 shot...
But by my reckoning, if it's too big for a fly-swatter...then it's the right size for my autoloader packing #8 shot...
Florence
Senior Airman
Now thats a big spider.
RabidAlien
1st Lieutenant
All spiders take care of annoying bugs. This one takes care of annoying neighborhood children, too! "Yeah, f-up my lawn now, Johnny!"
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
mudpuppy
Senior Airman
Oh crap! I hate spiders, probably gonna dream about one in the corner of my ceiling tonight. At the same time; I'm fascinated by them as much as they give me the willies.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
That's one bug mother Mike, dwarfs the huntsmen which make nice house pets.
mikewint
Captain
vic, actually that is a huntsman spider they just grow bigger in the tropics. they do bite if provoked but the bite is just like a wasp or bee sting, non-fatal to humans
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Just as well because when I was working in the Snowy Mountains I had one in the office and thought I had got rid of it until it climbed up my leg inside my trousers. I didn't quite hit the roof, but it was very close.
Now for something not so crawly but a surprise as I walked out the back door this was sitting peaceful on the deck and no I didn't have the camera in my hand, I had to go and fetch it.
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Friggin big @ss spider Mike..!Nice Vic!
mikewint
Captain
Vic, I can only imagine, surprised you managed to break suction so quickly. hope you had another pair to change into.
that's why we "blouse" our trousers
that's why we "blouse" our trousers
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Nice!
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
A buddy of mine brought this little fart to me yesterday and I took some shot of it. At first I thought it was a male but after looking at it some more I'm not so sure. It had a red stripe from the tip of it's but that ran up the middle of it's back. I could NOT get it to stay right side up for a shot to save my life.
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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Nice shot, but I'm pretty sure female widows only have the red "hourglass"...the males have the same marking, but it's subdued against thier brownish body color...
mikewint
Captain
Actually the males are just as poisonous, but rarely bite. I also have heard the venom sacs are much smaller, and therefore contain less venom.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
The red stripe up the back is what made me think it was a male but I'm still not sure and Mike, I have absolutely no intention of playing with it.
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mikewint
Captain
As I recall, someone mentioned leeches. Personally they rank as semi-creepy though I do recall one that attached itself to my non-walking leg. boots and a good blousing job kept most of them out. it's the bleeding AFTER they are removed that's creepy
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Wildcat
Major
Holy f**k, look how big that first one is!!
