The biggest fucking spider in the WORLD...

Heineken Helen

Collin wrote:

You didn't kill it, did you?

I'd keep it as a pet. Well, not exactly as a pet, but I'd keep it and feed it. And give it a cool name like Vincent.

My housemate already called it 'death' :rolleyes: boys, eh?

I texted him saying it's just a giant house spider and said we can probably expect more of them and he replied 'cool so we can keep it and have a proper battle?'

That's fine with me... once they're all in that fish tank I'm happy He may have gotten it stoned last night though.

Collin

Heineken Helen wrote:

My housemate already called it 'death' :rolleyes: boys, eh?

I texted him saying it's just a giant house spider and said we can probably expect more of them and he replied 'cool so we can keep it and have a proper battle?'

That's fine with me... once they're all in that fish tank I'm happy He may have gotten it stoned last night though.

My brother and I used to capture spiders and let them fight, or feed them flies and little spiders.

Oh and battles between big spiders and wasps, you have to make them mad, though.

dunkman

Collin wrote:

My brother and I used to capture spiders and let them fight, or feed them flies and little spiders.

Oh and battles between big spiders and wasps, you have to make them mad, though.

i used to do that with pythons... actually it was 2 worms... and i would draw zig-zags onto their backs in felt-tip

Collin

Up until 1987, the Giant house spider held the record as the fastest spider in the world. The record has since been awarded to a species of African Sun Spiders, which aren't actually spiders at all.

This is pretty weird, if you ask me. The fastest spider in the world is not a spider at all?

Heineken Helen

Collin wrote:

My brother and I used to capture spiders and let them fight, or feed them flies and little spiders.

Oh and battles between big spiders and wasps, you have to make them mad, though.

:eek: we need a wasp!

Although, I felt a bit sorry for her (I've decided it's a female... just cos) last night, stuck in that tank... I'd rather they let her go somewhere FAR away from the house... he could get a lead and bring her for a walk perhaps

SomethingCreative

PJ_Lukin wrote:

Funny thing is there indigenous to NW Europe and Seattle!

Northwestern U.S., including Seattle area, indigenous to western Europe

goddamnit

Heineken Helen

SomethingCreative wrote:

goddamnit

but they're harmless apparently... they CAN bite but it just leaves a red mark for a while... they kill the hobo spiders which have a MUCH worse bite.

See I know it all now

Bwalker545

Old, but still really creepy!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v340/magus545/clock_legs.sized.jpg
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ScottandPearlJam

Heineken Helen wrote:

was in my house last night :eek:

Got a text from my housemate just when I was dropping off at about 12.30 saying 'huge spider come see'. I replied 'and why would I wanna do THAT?' and he said he needed help :eek:

so I went down the stairs saying 'this better be good' and my other annoying housemate thought he was missing out on something so came out to see... he's an arachnaphobe

It was fucking HUGE... I've never seen a spider so big. Eventually he trapped it in a fishtank he had... and added another big spider (what I would USUALLY call huge). Within a few minutes, the big one caught the littler big one and started EATING it. It had big fangs and hairy legs and a face with big eyes that actually follow you and everything. One of the creepiest things I've ever seen.

It was like national geographic in my own living room

Like National geographic?......do you walk around topless like they do in the magazines too?

Heineken Helen

So I got home last night and he'd collected a few other pretty big spiders from the shed and put it in the tank with it :rolleyes: It's turning into a spider zoo... better than big brother though they really do fight eachother, lol.

Jennytree

A spider zoo?! *freaks out*

Didn't know we could get spiders that big in Ireland... and considering I've seen all sorts of monsters living in the bogarse of nowhere... I'd freak out if I saw it though, I hate spiders!

FinsburyParkCarrots

http://www.kingsnake.com/suncoastherpsociety/images/tarantula1.jpg

Heineken Helen

Jennytree wrote:

A spider zoo?! *freaks out*

Didn't know we could get spiders that big in Ireland... and considering I've seen all sorts of monsters living in the bogarse of nowhere... I'd freak out if I saw it though, I hate spiders!

I had dinner with my sister and aunt last night and was telling them about it... they didn't believe it could be that big. When they dropped me home, I showed them... they really couldn't believe it.

I've never seen one that big in Ireland either... in fairness apparently they're more common in England and I've seen a few almost as big over there. They DEFINITELY have much bigger spiders in England than here.

dunkman

weirdly enough my wife banged on the bedroom floor last night when she went upstairs and i went up to see what the deal was.. ok i was hoping it was for a shag.. but it was a giant spider behind the mirror and she hates spiders... i've seen bigger spiders than the one last night but it was just uncanny that this thread happened yesterday and then that night there it was on our wall.

i dont save the fuckers though.. i grab them with bog-roll and then flush them away... i hate them and if one of my kids saw one that size they'd be scarred for life methinks.

but we'll get loads more in the next month or so... biggest one i saw was about 2 years ago in my wee-est girls top drawer... size of my hand :eek:

Allie

Heineken Helen wrote:

It was fucking HUGE... I've never seen a spider so big. Eventually he trapped it in a fishtank he had... and added another big spider (what I would USUALLY call huge). Within a few minutes, the big one caught the littler big one and started EATING it. It had big fangs and hairy legs and a face with big eyes that actually follow you and everything. One of the creepiest things I've ever seen.

It was like national geographic in my own living room

:eek:

Oh my GOD.

I wouldn't have came home.
I had a mouse one time and I vacated the premises and wouldn't come back for a few days until I thought it was gone.

And I was so scared I called my Dad and then he called the police. seriously. I was mortified. They were laughing at me so hard and I was like, I'm so sorry! :(

Bathgate66

New York Spider

'Nightmare' Tarantula Rescued in N.Y.

Last Edited: Friday, 17 Aug 2007, 2:15 PM EDT
Created: Friday, 17 Aug 2007, 2:15 PM EDT

Off-beat news that's so strange it must be true. SMITHTOWN, N.Y. --
An orange tarantula with venomous fangs was rescued Friday after its owner said he could no longer care for it.

"This is the kind of spider that nightmares are made of," said Roy Gross, chief of the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

He said the spider is aggressive and can jump 3 feet and bite with its large fangs. The bites are dangerous to humans.

The spider, known as an ornate golden baboon, has a fat body 5 inches long that is covered in orange hair. Male baboon spiders can have a leg span of about 8 inches, and the female is even larger.

Gross said he was glad the owner, whose name was not released, called the SPCA instead of dumping the spider.

"This spider is so aggressive, it will bite you just to bite you," he said. "It's not a pet you want to cuddle up with at night."

Baboon spiders have a life span of up to 25 years, are native to southern Africa and spend most of their time near their nests, which are usually holes in the ground.

The SPCA took the spider to a sanctuary for reptiles and other animals.

AmentsChick

This thread is useless without pics.

Bathgate66

Bathgate66 wrote:

New York Spider

'Nightmare' Tarantula Rescued in N.Y.

Last Edited: Friday, 17 Aug 2007, 2:15 PM EDT
Created: Friday, 17 Aug 2007, 2:15 PM EDT

Off-beat news that's so strange it must be true. SMITHTOWN, N.Y. --
An orange tarantula with venomous fangs was rescued Friday after its owner said he could no longer care for it.

"This is the kind of spider that nightmares are made of," said Roy Gross, chief of the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

He said the spider is aggressive and can jump 3 feet and bite with its large fangs. The bites are dangerous to humans.

The spider, known as an ornate golden baboon, has a fat body 5 inches long that is covered in orange hair. Male baboon spiders can have a leg span of about 8 inches, and the female is even larger.

Gross said he was glad the owner, whose name was not released, called the SPCA instead of dumping the spider.

"This spider is so aggressive, it will bite you just to bite you," he said. "It's not a pet you want to cuddle up with at night."

Baboon spiders have a life span of up to 25 years, are native to southern Africa and spend most of their time near their nests, which are usually holes in the ground.

The SPCA took the spider to a sanctuary for reptiles and other animals.

AmentsChick wrote:

This thread is useless without pics.
08-17-2007 06:05 PM

too bad they dont let us insert the photo but anyway

Golden Baboon Spider

#X.

Aunt Rose is the Tarantula who shares our home. She is beautiful, and quite pre-historic. #X.

itsevobaby

Heineken Helen wrote:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37996646697@N01/219540685/

anyone have a spare pair of pants? seems i've done something nasty in mine