OT: SPIDERS!!! totally freaked out

[Frankie]

You should see the banana spiders they have douwn herre in SC! there HUGE!

[Frankie]

Heres a link to a small one. the picture is the exact size as the one portrayed!
Banana Spider

[tbittner]

Eight legged freak!

[kathywithbirds]

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

You're all freakin me out!!!

Nikki, I tried to look at that ID site, really, but I couldn't take it for more than 5 minutes. Thanks for the organic pest control site though. I have alot of that stuff, there's GOT to be lemon pledge in this house somewhere...

Bob... thanks for the reassurance... and ew.

Jason... they DID look a little like that, shorter legs. No red. Just black. Thought they were ticks at first.

Terry, I'm gonna ship them to you so you feel content with your spider proximity.

[sasquatch]

Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the tree.
Down came the snow and made poor Incy freeze.
Out came the sunshine, and melted all the snow
So Incy Wincy Spider had another go.

Incy wincy spider climbed up the stair.
Whoosh went the wind and blew him in the air.
Out came the sunshine, no longer did it blow
So Incy Wincy spider had another go.

Incy Wincy spider climbed up the tree
He slipped in some dew and landed next to me.
Out came the sunshine and when the dew was dry
Incy Wincy spider had another try.

Incy wincy spider climbed in the bath.
Along came a rubber duck and made the spider laugh.
Then came the water and washed him down the drain
So Incy Wincy spider climbed up the spout again.

Incy Wincy spider climbed the curtain rail.
Along came a mouse and flicked him with her tail.
Down fell the spider, the mouse ran out the door
So Incy Wincy Spider climbed the rail once more.

Incy Wincy spider climbed to a height.
Up jumped a cat and gave him quite a fright.
Down jumped the cat and when he was asleep
Incy Wincy Spider back up the wall did creep.

Incy Wincy spider went to the zoo.
Along came an elephant and said “How do you do.”
He met all the spiders, the snakes and lizards too,
Then Incy Wincy spider brought them to meet YOU.

Incy wincy spider climbed on my chair.
He tickled my arm and he tickled my hair.
He wiggled his legs and wiggled his toes,
Then Incy Wincy spider wiggled his nose.

Incy Wincy spider climbed to the top.
He made a silky web and spun without a stop.
Then came a fly and landed on its back
So Incy Wincy Spider ate it as a snack.

Incy Wincy spider was looking for his lunch.
Along came a wasp, he was eaten with a munch.
Then came a bluebottle and landed in the thread
So Incy Wincy spider bit off his head.

Incy Wincy spider climbed up the wall.
He spun a sticky web and hoped a fly would fall.
Then came a butterfly, so tangled up was she,
Incy Wincy Spider ate her for his tea.

[naperenterprise]

I agree... They are pretty cool critters.
The Brown Recluse now is a different story... I kill them when I see them...

[Frankie]

Sas, you have to much time on your hands.

[naperenterprise]

Sas is nuts huh?

[reefjitsu]

There is a bio-friendly insect spray that uses spearmint for it's acitve ingredient. I have bought it at Walmart and seen it for sale at other similiar stores. I have used it safely around my pets and aquariums for years without problems. It is effective on most insects and spiders except cockroaches. It also works as a repellent and has a fresh minty smell.


since someone else already did it:


and some babies

[naperenterprise]

Very COOL reefjitsu! Are these your tarantulas?
Still have all the babies?

[reefjitsu]

Yes, that is my female Rose hair T. She is the only T I have left in my collection. A few years ago, I was really into tarantulas and kept many species. She is around ten years old. I kept her because she is the only Rose hair that I have ever seen that is actually rose colored as opposed to the brown or grey color that you usually see. Those pics are over a year old, she has recently shed and looks awesome right now. I will try for some new pics if I can catch her outside the burrow when I have a camera handy again. Those are her babies from about two years ago, I have since traded, sold or given them all away. I think there was around 300 in that batch.

[naperenterprise]

Very cool!

Here are a few more shots of my Versi-color.



And the little baby is growing up...

[reefjitsu]

Sweet T's. Versicolors are one of my favorites. I may just have to pick up a new one at the herp show this month now that I see yours.

[naperenterprise]

Well don't forget to pick up a few of these guys too:
Sorry I used my cell camera for this shot...

Originally Posted by reefjitsu

Sweet T's. Versicolors are one of my favorites. I may just have to pick up a new one at the herp show this month now that I see yours.

[rlcline76]

Alright! I can't even look at this thread anymore. Tis the start of spider season in the desert, and I have been feeling edgy for a couple of days now. I've had widows in my house, 4 yr old found one once last December...the one year old would definitely go for it so they scare the crap out of me.