Calling the Spider Experts

[CaptBogart]

I got a couple dollars worth of crickets from the local pet shop, and found this mean looking guy in the bag munching on a cricket a little bigger than itself... Any idea what it is? I'm in Florida, but who knows where the spider came from since it seems adept at hitchhiking....

 

[Nanci]

I wonder how long this lasts...

 

[CaptBogart]

I wonder how long this lasts...

I hid the can of Raid...

 

[SnakesRule1234]

It's scary looking.

 

[Nanci]

Did you hide all shoes, bricks, dishtowels, vacuums, etc.?

 

[SnakesRule1234]

Is it... venomous.. or something?

 

[CaptBogart]

I've never seen a Brown Recluse, and thought that's what it is, but it doesn't look like the pics...

 

[Nanci]

Hmmm. http://www.light-science.com/spiderskin.html

 

[Nanci]

You're going to have to count the eyes, Joe!

http://spiders.ucr.edu/recluseid.html

 

[snakewispera snr]

An your the guy that seen off a huntsman live on chat.....LOL.
No idea what it is either.... But there again who cares...
It's over there, not over here.....LOL

 

[The_Thunderer]

Could it be this one??? A Tent Cobweb Weaver?

http://www.floridanature.org/species.asp?species=Tidarren_sisyphoides

I think yours is "close".....


Fred

 

[CaptBogart]

You're going to have to count the eyes, Joe!

http://spiders.ucr.edu/recluseid.html

Even with my giant lighted magnifier, I can't get a good look at its eyes, but those pics are a lot closer than the ones I was looking at... maybe you'll have to come over and verify....


Mike, if it has babies I'll send you a deli full... can't have you missing out on all the fun... :laugh:

 

[Nanci]

Take a picture of it and zoom it!!!

 

[Jessicat]

Looks like Tarantula food to me.

Actually, I'm in that dilemma myself. I'm too weary of home caught arachnids to feed them to my T, even though I know variety is good for them.. I'm just too paranoid that the spider I DO end up giving over to one of my Ts as a snack will be some deadly thing.. :awcrap:

May I inquire.. what were you getting crickets for?

 

[snakewispera snr]

Mike, if it has babies I'll send you a deli full... can't have you missing out on all the fun... :laugh:

No it's ok, we don't need them....anyway there's probably a law to stop you exporting them.....Or a law to stop us importing them.....Or some way I don't have to wonder about how dodgy a spider is...LOL