The Giant House Spider formerly known as Tegenaria Gigantea
nimbusthenoodle asked:
and is a close relative of both the Domestic house spider and the infamous Hobo spider. The bite of this species does not pose a threat to humans or
March 26, 2009
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Wow thats cool!
PATURMANPLUNGER — March 27, 2009 @ 11:45 pm
OOh! reading through the posts, – spitting spider is Scytoda thracica (if my mem serves me well) and you guys that have seen em run – usually a lad looking for a lass! Also hang a towel over your bath they haven’t the goods to climb out – you need to check out *herpylus blackwalli*, they wont necisarily climb out in spite of your help (in fact they really won’t trouble themselves) pick up the towel and shake it in an non-used room – don’t put them outside in the rain they will drown. So don’t.
wildhobby — March 31, 2009 @ 11:44 am
Didn’t realise this has been subclassified. They don’t like ‘armadillus’ or ‘calliphora’ as they prefer to chew their food to a pulp and the chelicera aren’t adapted to take a ‘pill-bug’ ; however they will quite happily remain in a secluded area – I recommend you not to keep one as such but if you are tempted, put a little drop of distilled water or rain water on the web occationally. Thanks for the post. Nimbus. If you wish to live and thrive, let the spider run alive :@>
wildhobby — April 1, 2009 @ 8:29 am
Thanks for the video, I was trying to find out what this spider was. I saw this spitting image of these last night while I was watering the yard; it was wandering the yard. The thing was between 3 and 4 inches long and quick as hell. Thanks again, awesome video!
RedKitsuneRayouko — April 3, 2009 @ 8:49 am
i beet its a hobo’s best friend
stinkmaster1 — April 5, 2009 @ 5:12 am
Very cool, i hope to catch one of these spiders one day and keep it as a pet.
UltimateRAGEX — April 6, 2009 @ 6:47 pm
LOL A SPIDER CALLED HOBO
:)
woodelflord — April 7, 2009 @ 3:47 am
i would have done exactly the same
766reaper667 — April 8, 2009 @ 7:36 am
i quit sleeping with opened window from now, its 1:42 at night over where i live , and few minutes earlier this spider sat on my face, wasn’t sleeping tight so i waked up, that was scary
softairsld — April 10, 2009 @ 2:01 pm
I kept one, one summer in a tub, it built a flat web at the bottom and i dropped anything i could find to it. It could easily kill and eat anything including flies, wasps, other spiders often the same size (which i put down to home ground advantage), and various beetles. It even fought a devils coachman. good times
TalkingPixiesHeads — April 12, 2009 @ 6:18 pm
yup.. one of these fuckers ran across my kitchen floor earlier… they freak the shit out of me. I didn’t kill it though, just baracaded myself in my room and let it do its thing for the night lol
sikthchick — April 15, 2009 @ 11:53 pm
Hehe I have one in my garden and I named her evelyn. My friend also has one in his garden shed and she it is called alfred! (Even though it’s obviously a female). Big spiders
JonasBridgous — April 18, 2009 @ 10:06 pm
That spider sure can take off quick. Did the Pill Bug survive? They are armored pretty well
kryss119 — April 20, 2009 @ 6:08 pm