Found this spider crawling in a bedroom!

Domo · 3 May 2009 at 22:51

I think its a False Widow. Was hoovering when I saw it crawling very slowly from under a set of drawers. Its not hairy - just black and shiny. No markings at all that I can see.
Created a thread on NHMs web site so they can confirm.

JBuk · 3 May 2009 at 22:52

Did it try to steal your boots?

loltim · 3 May 2009 at 22:53

JBuk said:
Did it try to steal your boots?

Kezmo · 3 May 2009 at 22:53

Big Stick, Hit!

Tobywon · 3 May 2009 at 22:53

looks like a tasty meal to me...

Domo · 3 May 2009 at 22:54

JBuk said:
Did it try to steal your boots?

Huh? That's wasted on me!

Johnny Girth · 3 May 2009 at 23:10

I don't know what it is but it's body in the first picture looks a lot like granite. Try standing on it to test the theory.

LukeTW · 3 May 2009 at 23:12

Kill it with FIRE!

tomoW1 · 3 May 2009 at 23:14

nuke it from orbit

-Ad- · 3 May 2009 at 23:15

Well I captured a distressed finch trapped inside a room todaay. Wish I had my little friend here then he could eat that spider up DEAD !

AGD · 3 May 2009 at 23:21

The pic here http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2007/may/news_11767.html looks identical to your second one so I reckon you have yourself a false widow. :eek:

Definitely kill it with fire.

Domo · 3 May 2009 at 23:25

bibalasvegas said:
The pic here http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2007/may/news_11767.html looks identical to your second one so I reckon you have yourself a false widow.

Definitely kill it with fire.

From the same site:
"False widow spider bite reports include symptoms such as chest pains, swelling and tingling of fingers. Last year a man went to hospital for treatment after being bitten by what may have been a false widow spider - the spider was never caught so it wasn't identified."

:eek:

AtlanticP · 3 May 2009 at 23:26

= Solution

Bucket · 3 May 2009 at 23:28

I had to change my underwear just at the first picture.
If I saw that crawling around, I wouldn't sleep for weeks.

Yes, thats right, i'm a big girls blouse.

Red and White · 3 May 2009 at 23:29

yep id be be moving house right now if i were you. schedule a nuke asap

Greenlizard0 · 3 May 2009 at 23:39

I've discovered two similar critters in our kitchen recently.

SlyReaper · 3 May 2009 at 23:43

Let it bite you, and with a bit of luck, you'll be able to shoot webs out of your wrists.

Ac1dh0u$3. · 3 May 2009 at 23:44

do not kill it with fire...

a guy up my street set a spider on fire, it ran down a hole in the floor boards and set the house on fire.... imigine explaing that one to the fire birgade

esK` · 3 May 2009 at 23:44

Newspaper + swing to hit = problem solved!

Greenlizard0 · 3 May 2009 at 23:47

esK` said:
Newspaper + swing to hit = problem solved!

Harsh.

I offered mine the phone book, but at the last minute, while I was bending over to hand it over, it slipped from my hand and squashed the little bugger.

His name was Arthur. RIP