What kind of spider is this? (pictures)

[Rizon]

I get this spiders all over my house here in the Bay Area, California. Never seen them in a web, just scurrying up my walls, in my bed, or in other dark and dry places. I've also seen them jump just a bit (but not far) when I poke at them. This one was in our laundry a couple years ago, and with leg-length was a little smaller than a silver-dollar. It's not a tarantula or recluse, but that's all I know. Anyone know?

http://home.comcast.net/~rizon1976/Spider03.jpg


http://home.comcast.net/~rizon1976/Spider08.jpg

[Bo Jackson's Hip]

I've always called those wolf spiders, but dunno for sure.

[21C]

I'm not sure but maybe a LARGER PICTURE would help.

[MacroGuru]

It almost looks like a hobo spider....

[Sun Tzu]

http://okladki-divx.neostrada.pl/covers/e/eight_legged_freaks.jpg

[Maple Leafs]

In all seriousness, if I was in your situation I think I would have to move out my house.

[Desnudo]

I don't think that's a spider. But for you it's too late, as the alien is already in your belly.

[sterlingice]

Ew-- he had David Arquette in his house. Kill it!

SI

[Buzzbee]

I bet Grissom would know.

[RendeR]

three words:



BUG FUCKING BOMB

[Farrah Whitworth-Rahn]

I'm a little creeped out they're in your bed. Are you having trouble with the ladies? I think that might be part of the problem.

[st.cronin]

Spiders in a home are good luck, no? When I see a spider I usually say something nice to it.

[MikeVic]

I'd be freaked out if I saw that.

[rkmsuf]

Spiders in a home are good luck, no? When I see a spider I usually say something nice to it.

Like what?

[sterlingice]

I bet Grissom would know.
Damn straight.

SI

[Coffee Warlord]

Like what?

Like "I'm sorry I'm about to ruthlessly crush you with a wad of paper towels, then ship your battered remains directly to the sewer system, with the only sound being *flush*".

[rkmsuf]

Like "I'm sorry I'm about to ruthlessly crush you with a wad of paper towels, then ship your battered remains directly to the sewer system, with the only sound being *flush*".

that is kind of curteous and nice.

[AZSpeechCoach]

Looks like a brown bellied nut-gobbler. Protect your nuts.

[st.cronin]

Like what?

Like "Hello Mr. Spider. Watch out for my cat, Martin Luther, who for some reason likes to eat spiders."

[Glengoyne]

I agree with the assessment "wolf spider". They are pretty common in CA.

As for the rest of you wimps....I've still got Black Widows in my Freaking Mailbox!!

[maximus]

Actually, I'm more scared of that pubic hair in the pic. :eek:

http://mercury.walagata.com/w/vulcan/Spider03.jpg

[rkmsuf]

When you think of pubic hair, think of Maximus.

[sovereignstar]

Actually, I'm more scared of that pubic hair in the pic. :eek:

http://mercury.walagata.com/w/vulcan/Spider03.jpg
Dude, if that is what your pubic hair looks like then you've got pubic hair issues.

[maximus]

Dude, if that is what your pubic hair looks like then you've got pubic hair issues.


Why would I have issues? Maybe I straighten my pubics with hair straightener .

edit: it could be a butt hair.

[Glengoyne]

http://www.ento.okstate.edu/ddd/Images/wolfspider4.jpg Wolf Spiders

Habitat: Common household pest in the fall when they are looking for a warm place to overwinter. They are commonly found around doors, windows, house plants, basements, garages, and in almost all terrestrial habitats. They do not spin a web but roam at night to hunt for food. Wolf spiders are often confused with the brown recluse, but they lack the unmistakable violin-shaped marking behind the head. The wolf spider is shy and seeks to run away when disturbed. <hr> Description: Wolf spiders range from about 1/2 inch to 2 inches in length, hairy, and are typically brown to gray in color with various markings or lines. Wolf spider mothers carry their large egg sacs around with them. When the young spiderlings hatch they climb onto their mother's back and ride around until partially grown. Wolf spiders are not poisonous, though as with all spiders, bites may cause reactions in certain individuals. <hr> Control: Please contact your local county extension office for current information. <hr> Return to Main page (http://www.ento.okstate.edu/ddd/ddd.html)

[rkmsuf]

Control: Please contact your local county extension office for current information.

You can't stop the wolf spiders. You can only hope to contain them.

[Glengoyne]

http://www.usyd.edu.au/anaes/venom/Resources/funnelwebfemale.gif
I'd rather have wolf spiders and black widows that these things. Meet my introduction to arachnophobia, the Sydney Funnel Web Spider.

[SlapBone]

http://www.princeton.edu/~yisun/album_files/TX_Spider2.jpg

Good fun with a slingshot, but muy mal when you walk/ride/run through their undetected web. There is only one question on your mind: "Where he at?"

[Bo Jackson's Hip]

In my last job, I had to take a tour of this barrier island in NE Florida that was uninhabited, but was about to be developed. These spiders were literally **everywhere**. I have never seen anything like it in my entire life. You would look to your left off the trail and their would be webs with those things literally by the thousands. It was almost like a scene from a movie. We had to carry sticks to knock the webs down as we walked down these deer trails. I had to take like two showers that night, cause I had that crawly sensation.

[SlapBone]

Southeast Texas is just as bad in certain areas around the Trinty River. Rumor has it that these beasts came with our Bananas (thus the name... duuh) in the early part of the last century. If there is one place on earth that mimics equatorial climate conditions, its the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. They love it here, and our Chinese Tallow Trees welcome them with billions of open arms.

http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/green/graphics/plantphoto/image/tree/sase03w.jpg

[Coffee Warlord]

Just to be safe, I'd set fire to your house.

[Kodos]

I agree with the assessment "wolf spider". They are pretty common in CA.

As for the rest of you wimps....I've still got Black Widows in my Freaking Mailbox!!

For those of you who missed it, here's a classic thread:

The Black Widow in My Mail Box. (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showthread.php?t=14757) :D

[Buzzbee]

In my last job, I had to take a tour of this barrier island in NE Florida that was uninhabited, but was about to be developed. These spiders were literally **everywhere**. I have never seen anything like it in my entire life. You would look to your left off the trail and their would be webs with those things literally by the thousands. It was almost like a scene from a movie. We had to carry sticks to knock the webs down as we walked down these deer trails. I had to take like two showers that night, cause I had that crawly sensation.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

[st.cronin]

I remember the banana spiders from my service stint on Okinawa. They were creepy, but not as bad as the GIANT BATS that swooped out of trees at you.

[sterlingice]

I really like tallow trees. Kindof miss them up here in Kansas.

SI