There's a Black Widow in my fridge!

Right, I'm off to bed. No better pics yet, will try with a real camera tomorrow. Leaving at 8 to go to the uni.
Main worry at the moment is that the little fella will run out of oxgen during the night! I don't want to leave it in an open container though...
Will report back in the morning.
 
Made some holes in the lid. Little ones, he def. can't get out.

Decided he can stay in my room tonight. I'm feeling brave :p
 
Cobra said:
Anyway - what I'm after is, what do we do with it?
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A little pepper, basil and thyme, a knob of butter, wrap it in tin foil and pop in the oven at 180o for 20 minutes. Serve with new potatoes and side salad.

Bon appetite.:)
 
Le_Petit_Lapin said:
Lol.....hasn't posted since saying that. Wonder if he put the lid on correctly?
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Lol :) I put heavy glasses around all 4 sides of the container, I was so worried it would roll off my desk and break!

Spider guy at Newcastle Uni doesn't get in till 10, so waiting to get a ring back from him...

Been looking up other places to take it, no ideas. Maybe the local toxiocology department could help? I don't know.
 
Cobra said:
Well there was. I'm not joking.

Put it in a urine sample container. It was on some fruit.

Tried taking photos, but they don't come out to well. I can upload my efforts (with bread if you want lol) if you need.

Anyway - what I'm after is, what do we do with it?

I mean, we can't exactly let it go! Who do we ring?
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Just kill the spider if you expect it to be a black widow. They often come shipped in bananas or fruit or veg form southern europe. (They are endemic in Europe, so not surprising to see one).

Black widows are pretty docile and in that sense fairly harmless.

You could keep it as a pet, or turn it outside.
 
D.P. said:
Just kill the spider if you expect it to be a black widow. They often come shipped in bananas or fruit or veg form southern europe. (They are endemic in Europe, so not surprising to see one).

Black widows are pretty docile and in that sense fairly harmless.

You could keep it as a pet, or turn it outside.
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erm wtf
 
Mat said:
Er, looks like they can be...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widow_spider
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Can be endemic?

There's no maybe with endemic:

adj.

1. Prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people: diseases endemic to the tropics. See synonyms at native.
2. Ecology. Native to or confined to a certain region.

n. Ecology.

An endemic plant or animal.
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I wouldn't say they were prevalent and they're certainly not peculiar to Europe.
 
who cares where its come from:eek:

Although their venom is extremely potent, (15 times more potent than that of the rattlesnakes; it is also reported to be much more potent than the venom of cobras and coral snakes), these spiders are not especially large. Spiders bite but do not sting, though it can sometimes feel like being stung. Compared to many other species of spiders, their chelicerae are not very large or powerful. In the case of a mature female, the hollow, needle shaped part of each chelicera, the part that penetrates the skin, is approximately 1.0 mm (around .04 inch) long, sufficiently long to inject the venom to a dangerous depth
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:eek:
 
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