Hobo Spiders

January 12, 2010

House Spider In A Jug

Filed under: Animals — hajamie @ 4:03 pm  Tagged , , ,
andrewburbidge asked:

that the earlier spider in my collection of videos here may have been a hobo spider, Tegenaria agrestis, and it is very difficult to tell it from other

January 6, 2010

Hobo Spider Vs Wasp

Filed under: Entertainment — hajamie @ 1:41 am  Tagged ,
kydoes asked:

www.youtube.com I gave a wasp to my pet hobo spider…he was hungry.

December 30, 2009

Spider Elimination Kit, 5 traps

TandJEnterprises asked:

Spider Elimination Kit, 5 traps are the original Hobo Spider Elimination sticky trap, perfect for Brown Recluse spiders as well. We sell world wide. Perfect for

December 3, 2009

Formica Obscuripes vs. Hobo Spider

Filed under: Animals — hajamie @ 2:09 pm  Tagged , , , ,
jadrael asked:

A bunch of red-head ants attacking a spider, with a bit of classic Mechwarrior 2 themed music.

November 8, 2009

Tegenaria duellica eating

Filed under: Education — hajamie @ 4:29 am  Tagged , , , ,
arstood asked:

Tegenaria duellica are related to the Hobo spider, Tegenaria agrestis, and as such have quite a potent venom. This cricket has no chance. … Tegenaria

October 28, 2009

Hobo Spyder?

Filed under: Animals — hajamie @ 8:13 pm  Tagged , ,
betty123123 asked:

like the very dangerous hobo spider? Can it be true!?!??!?!?!? … hobo spider bite dangerous eat kill

October 15, 2009

Why You Should Learn the Art of Spider Identification

Muna wa Wanjiru asked:

Spider identification is no easy thing to do particularly if you lack experience and the scientific information that allow one to perform a correct classification. The most common way to perform the identification at a very amateurish level is to actually compare a specimen with a picture or a drawing and see whether there is a match. The important thing about spider identification is to actually be able to tell the poisonous spiders from the non-poisonous ones. Fortunately, the latter are far more numerous than the former, as poisonous spiders are spread only in certain globe areas, and sometimes they have warning features that sets them apart.

In North America for instance, poisonous spider identification is a thumb rule for anyone living close to such creatures; there are not too many species of the kind, hence, once you learn how to set them apart you can relax and feel a lot safer. House species are the first to require proper spider identification since they are the first we come into contact with, and, on certain occasions, it is pretty difficulty to tell them apart. This is the case with the house spider, the giant house spider and the hobo spider; they all live indoors, but only the latter is a real threat to humans, since its bite can cause necrosis.

In order to avoid direct contact with spiders indoors, you can use special sticky traps that will drastically lower the risk of being bitten by a venomous species. For such cases spider identification is not necessary; but we cannot say the same thing about the widow spiders that require the immediate use of an anti-venom. Therefore, spider identification can be crucial when you need to be able to apply the right treatment without any further delay. Spiders that live outdoors are more difficult to identify due to the large number of species both harmful and venomous.

All in all, spider identification serves not only to the scientist but to the average person who either takes a great interest in the various spider species or who’d like to avoid risky exposures and eventual bites. Protection measures need to be taken when working outside in areas where poisonous species live; thus, make sure you wear special gloves particularly if you spend some time around debris piles and wood piles for instance. Such crawl spaces are the favorite habitat of widow spiders for instance, and their threat should by no means be ignored or taken lightly.

October 12, 2009

Tegenaria

Filed under: Animals — hajamie @ 10:31 pm  Tagged
gavinpow77 asked:

in fields, but one which has become infamous in the USA as the Hobo Spider, due to its nasty bite. I’ve always been of the

Hobo/Bee

Filed under: People — hajamie @ 1:13 am  Tagged ,
smccann27 asked:

hobo spider gettin a bee … “Insect behavior”

September 13, 2009

Hobo Spider

Filed under: Comedy — hajamie @ 6:31 am  Tagged
Page4and5 asked:

Anthony and Taylor come across a poisonous Hobo Spider in their bathroom

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