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I was intrigued and scanned some more for "Arachnids, Florida woods" on Bing! and found this shot:
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*shiver*off the cuff guess...... cuz dinner is ready
large wolf spider.
On my last travel assignment, I came home from work one morning to find this sitting in the middle of the bed.
My first thought on seeing the title was an Andrew Dice Clay line.
*shiver*off the cuff guess...... cuz dinner is ready
large wolf spider.
On my last travel assignment, I came home from work one morning to find this sitting in the middle of the bed.
EEK.....he be looking right atcha!
Holy crap!
You just don't think of spiders eating reptiles!
Where's the bug spray?
Immie
Say it ain't so!
Aside from the beauty of the spider, his web is full of little white dots that used to be mosquitoes. Anything that size that consumes its weight in mini-vampires is a friend of mine.
Spiders give me the creeps especially if I don't know whether they are poisonous or not. Of course, I distinctly remember waking one morning to red streaks running up and down my right arm. Never found the culrpit either, but I know it was a spider!
Immie
I've seen that a few times, too, sitarro, seems it was West Texas. I'm not certain if it's a seasonal migration deal or before or after a rainstorm. They go crazy, and nothing stops them from engaging in this willy-nilly run, when they deign to do it. Maybe that's why their name is tarantula. It's a mad dance they do.Say it ain't so!
Aside from the beauty of the spider, his web is full of little white dots that used to be mosquitoes. Anything that size that consumes its weight in mini-vampires is a friend of mine.
Spiders give me the creeps especially if I don't know whether they are poisonous or not. Of course, I distinctly remember waking one morning to red streaks running up and down my right arm. Never found the culrpit either, but I know it was a spider!
Immie
Hey Immie, I was driving a Ryder truck to Texas from Colorado in the early days of October. I was on highway 287, southeast of Pueblo and I was coming up to the Oklahoma border. The sun had gone down behind the mountains but there was still plenty of light. As I looked ahead, it appeared that the road was moving........as I approached the spot I realized I had come upon a herd of 100s of thousands of tarantulas hauling ass, migrating out. as far as I could see in each direction were tarantulas...... I didn't even think of stopping to take photos, I just punched it. I'm sure I killed hundreds in the few seconds it took to get across them.
Sweet dreams.....
I'm pretty sure there's one in Florida that eats birds, though I'll have to check.Holy crap!
You just don't think of spiders eating reptiles!
Say it ain't so!
Aside from the beauty of the spider, his web is full of little white dots that used to be mosquitoes. Anything that size that consumes its weight in mini-vampires is a friend of mine.
Spiders give me the creeps especially if I don't know whether they are poisonous or not. Of course, I distinctly remember waking one morning to red streaks running up and down my right arm. Never found the culrpit either, but I know it was a spider!
Immie
Hey Immie, I was driving a Ryder truck to Texas from Colorado in the early days of October. I was on highway 287, southeast of Pueblo and I was coming up to the Oklahoma border. The sun had gone down behind the mountains but there was still plenty of light. As I looked ahead, it appeared that the road was moving........as I approached the spot I realized I had come upon a herd of 100s of thousands of tarantulas hauling ass, migrating out. as far as I could see in each direction were tarantulas...... I didn't even think of stopping to take photos, I just punched it. I'm sure I killed hundreds in the few seconds it took to get across them.
Sweet dreams.....
Found an image somewhat like your specimen, but I couldn't get a good enough description where I looked. Although this one is classified as Hogna coloradensis, it may not be as big as your little friend. Although some things about this spider remind me of yours--thick legs, an odd abdominal marking (not clear on your photo, but slightly there), his usual area is the great southwest up through Colorado. I've never seen one.
I looked up Wolf Spiders, which Syrenn suggested and here's one called "Hogna carolinensis"
This spider ID page has a close-looking specie, but all it says it is not a brown recluse. It is a spider ID page.
Good luck finding the name of your specie, AVG-JOE, but your best bet is to get an old glass 2-gallon jar with a big lid, tell the spider to hop in, and take it to the nearest entomology department university lab in your area. Of course, the spider may not cooperate...
I think Syrenn had the right idea. The 2 above pictures were as close as I could get to your critter. As I recollect from your image, the specie has a larger thorax than abdomen region.
Your picture makes him appear white with a pink distinctive abdomen mark on my monitor. What a weirdo.
I've seen that a few times, too, sitarro, seems it was West Texas. I'm not certain if it's a seasonal migration deal or before or after a rainstorm. They go crazy, and nothing stops them from engaging in this willy-nilly run, when they deign to do it. Maybe that's why their name is tarantula. It's a mad dance they do.Spiders give me the creeps especially if I don't know whether they are poisonous or not. Of course, I distinctly remember waking one morning to red streaks running up and down my right arm. Never found the culrpit either, but I know it was a spider!
Immie
Hey Immie, I was driving a Ryder truck to Texas from Colorado in the early days of October. I was on highway 287, southeast of Pueblo and I was coming up to the Oklahoma border. The sun had gone down behind the mountains but there was still plenty of light. As I looked ahead, it appeared that the road was moving........as I approached the spot I realized I had come upon a herd of 100s of thousands of tarantulas hauling ass, migrating out. as far as I could see in each direction were tarantulas...... I didn't even think of stopping to take photos, I just punched it. I'm sure I killed hundreds in the few seconds it took to get across them.
Sweet dreams.....