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garboui
06-13-2007, 12:08 AM
found a strange spider in my appartment tonight. normally a spider her and there doesnt bother me because they really dont do any harm and kill other pests. allthough tonight i saw a spider in my bathroom that i havent seen before.

unpon inspection in the wadded up tp this thing had huge jaws. these jaws were comparable to the pincers on an earwig but more round shaped. when antagonized i could get it to punch down on me pretty easially. by the feeling of it its jaws had some pretty good pressure to them. i dod not let it fully bite me though so i cant say if its able to pierce tough finger sking or it its venomous in any way.

wait found it http://www.pestcontrolcanada.com/Questions/spider%20Victoria_small.jpg
"This appears to be another example (see #s 288 and 388 ) of the woodlouse spider (Dysdera crocata) that specializes in feeding on isopods (sowbugs/pillbugs/woodlice). Their powerful jaws easily penetrate the tough exoskeletons of their crustacean prey. They are harmless to humans. "

has anyone here been seeing these recently. im assuming that if i havent seen these before ever that there must be a huge population outburst of them this year.

MPS
06-13-2007, 01:35 AM
ewwww a spider

James_N
06-13-2007, 01:39 AM
+1 I hate Spiders and I hate freaking Snakes

Chiburashka
06-13-2007, 05:29 AM
For some reason since i've gotten reptiles in my house I rarely ever see any bugs. The only ones I see once in a while are different types of files that get butchered by my cat at night..

Dvas_Romeo
06-13-2007, 10:47 AM
Yuck! to spiders but Yay! for snakes! :)

WildEmu
06-13-2007, 03:03 PM
Did you just say that you let it almost bite you? ewww.....

3GFX
06-13-2007, 04:45 PM
Cool. Hey at least it gets rid of more pests around the house!

Unoriginalusername
06-13-2007, 04:47 PM
eww i don't like bug's. well except maybe:
http://www.channel4.com/4car/media/100-greatest/03-large/112-vw-beetle.jpg

garboui
06-14-2007, 12:35 AM
Did you just say that you let it almost bite you? ewww.....

yes i did, lol. curiosity got the best of me and i wanted to find out if he was pulling a civic with its jaws that they were all show and no go. let me tell you they were plenty go and it didnt take much to get it to bite.

MAZDA Kitten
06-15-2007, 07:45 PM
ewwwwwww

http://www.bugsmart.ca/images/products/15.jpg

ArManI
06-19-2007, 03:41 AM
i suspect that i got a spider bite instead of a mosquito bite... it hurts instead of beeing ichy :(