Found a large spider when i got home.

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ok.. you can check some of my spiders at http://pets.binary-pulse.co.uk

i've had spiders for coming close to a year and half now, and i have yet to be bitten.

Certain species i'll handle no problem, others i wont.

one i wont is 'kumo', my cobalt blue, it bites at ANYTHING.


my tarantulas vary in age (and therefore size)

my biggest is almost 6 inches legspan (when relaxed) and have fangs approximagelt 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch long, and my smallest can sit on a 5 pence piece (but will grow to 5 inches at least)

my favorites are the tree dwellers but these are almost impossible to handle because they're very fast and can take running jumps.

they're not 'intelligent' per say, but they do reason what they attack.. they know i'm nota cricket, because i dont vibrate the floor like a cricket would, so they would much much rather run away from me than bite me (except kumo)

one of my spiders (hayden) has worked out how to slide the glass open on tis terrarium, and does so without fail - so we've gaffer taped it shut - so they do have an iota of intelligence (i guess)..

a common misconception is that if you get bitten by a tarantula you've got 4 minutes to get to a hospital or die!.

the one on my hand above would be no worse than a couple of bee stings in terms of irritation and pain etc.

the cobalt blue seen above would be a bit worse (slightly more potent venom and a more violent bite)

only chance of my dying is if i'm allergic to their venom and go into anaphylactic shock - but here's to hoping!.
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Zico and Fro scare me most lol
 
Don't spiders live in pairs? If so, expect another one of those buggers in your house!

I absolutely hate spiders. I used to have nightmares about them all the time when I was little! (Still do sometimes)

I remember one of my friends got bitten by a house spider, and the bite looked as though a chunk of flesh had been taken out his hand. :( No side-effects though, because it wasn't poisonous.

Also, when people say most spiders are scared of you, more than you are of them, I don't believe that to always be true. I've had a spider literally chase me in my house before, one hell of an aggressive bugger! (Yes I did jump on the sofa!) :p

Just to add: there are more and more exotic spiders thriving in the UK because of the climate change. Yes, I seek out news stories on spiders. I have a terrible phobia :(
 
This is one i found a few weeks ago :eek:.


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For some reason I find the photos of house spiders a lot more creepy than the much larger tarantulas. I'm sure it would be the other way around though if I found them in my house ;).
 
Nastiest spider i've encounter was about 10 years ago in south africa, was a nasty looking thing that was also pretty large, most prominent feature were its huge fangs. Anyway I was told at the time by an uncle it was a trap door spider and having just looked it up on wiki I nearly **** myself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapdoor_spider

Most of the information there only talks about the American species and not the African one, so here's a pic for you.

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Commonly called the Red Trap Door Spider.
 
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awesome spiders! id like to own one in my lifetime, id be a bit cautious picking it up though, which is the most docile species that you can own? i know if they rear up that means back off :p whats the deal with them shedding hair of their abdomens, like firing them off or something?
 
-Tauren- said:
awesome spiders! id like to own one in my lifetime, id be a bit cautious picking it up though, which is the most docile species that you can own? i know if they rear up that means back off :p whats the deal with them shedding hair of their abdomens, like firing them off or something?
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The Chilean Rose (Grammostola Rosea) is *the* recommended starter tarantula - but if you're after getting the "hollywood" tarantula then a beginner could easily handle looking after a Brachypelma Smithi (or mexican red knee).

i have three chilean roses.

Pye (who is tiny and can stand on a 5p)
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Roo (who is an adult female)
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and Hayden (who is also an adult female, though slightly smaller than roo)
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the spiders that kick hairs are what we (me and lostkat and i'm sure plenty of others) call 'itchy' spiders.. the hairs are very irritating to your skin and eyes, grammostoloa rosea's rarely kick (i've never seen mine kick, but i have heard of them doing it), my red rump (zico) kicks ALL the time, he'll be bald within about a week of molting. some people do use cotton buds to remove the hairs manually but i think it's a bit unnatural so i just try and stay clear of their rear ends :P
 
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RiPz said:
The Chilean Rose (Grammostola Rosea) is *the* recommended starter tarantula - but if you're after getting the "hollywood" tarantula then a beginner could easily handle looking after a Brachypelma Smithi (or mexican red knee).

i have three chilean roses.

Pye (who is tiny and can stand on a 5p)
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Roo (who is an adult female)
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and Hayden (who is also an adult female, though slightly smaller than roo)
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the spiders that kick hairs are what we (me and lostkat and i'm sure plenty of others) call 'itchy' spiders.. the hairs are very irritating to your skin and eyes, grammostoloa rosea's rarely kick (i've never seen mine kick, but i have heard of them doing it), my red rump (zico) kicks ALL the time, he'll be bald within about a week of molting. some people do use cotton buds to remove the hairs manually but i think it's a bit unnatural so i just try and stay clear of their rear ends :P
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perfect. just what i wanted to know, cheers :p
 
I think Pye is rather cute :)

We have a spider in our shed who is about 3 inches across. He's more scared of us than I am of him, so I've been told, so he must be pretty terrified :/ He hides behind things and pops out, then legs it to a dark corner. I have scary visions of him one day getting it wrong and running up my leg :(

/shudders at most of the spider in this thread.
 
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