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Isaacboda
01-20-2008, 08:52 PM
Sorry for all the ID me ID me ID me threads... I just moved to Alabama.. I own a couple Tarantulas.. .just curious about the other "True?" spiders that are living in my house... poisonous? Harmful? Keep it?....

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/499/78745065xz9.jpg

Had to get out the macro lens.... here he is referenced to a penny.

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9573/55833523uq3.jpg
pitbulllady
01-20-2008, 09:09 PM
Pretty sure that's a common American House Spider, Archaranea tepidariorum-completely harmless, though sometimes quite messy with their webbing. I've got several of these living around my house in out-of-the-way spots, and I prefer their webs to invading mosquitoes and flies(both very common here in the South, as you'll find out soon enough)anytime.

pitbulllady
Isaacboda
01-20-2008, 09:21 PM
Well thats two that have been common and harmless. I am starting to get the hang of this :D... I guess I will probably see a variety of species more towards summer tho. Thanks!
Mike_23
01-23-2008, 07:40 PM
grrr. i hate these guys. i tried feeding one to my jumper because i didnt have any crickets and it ate my jumper
Sabatta
01-24-2008, 07:22 AM
grrr. i hate these guys. i tried feeding one to my jumper because i didnt have any crickets and it ate my jumper

Yeah, webbers tend to have the advantage. But a giant wolfer would have been a different story. :p
bluefrogtat2
01-24-2008, 08:33 AM
i am glad you posted this,i found a steotoda in my basement that i put in a tube and it made an eggsack now i have a ton of them in there.next day i found what looks exactly like the one u just posted,i was gonna photograph it and ask the same question,nice looking spiders in person,was curious what it was.thanks everyone
andy
Isaacboda
01-24-2008, 08:49 AM
i am glad you posted this,i found a steotoda in my basement that i put in a tube and it made an eggsack now i have a ton of them in there.next day i found what looks exactly like the one u just posted,i was gonna photograph it and ask the same question,nice looking spiders in person,was curious what it was.thanks everyone
andy

I caught 2 and am trying to see if they are co habitat spiders.... so far so good. I figure they are fine with each other since you have 100's in your house/basement anyways.
bluefrogtat2
01-24-2008, 08:56 AM
want more?
andy
spydrhunter1
01-24-2008, 09:43 AM
I caught 2 and am trying to see if they are co habitat spiders.... so far so good. I figure they are fine with each other since you have 100's in your house/basement anyways.

I have two that live together in the same web in my bathroom.
Black Widow88
01-28-2008, 09:48 AM
grrr. i hate these guys. i tried feeding one to my jumper because i didnt have any crickets and it ate my jumper

Wait......it ate your jumper! Holy crap! That is just wrong!

Yeah webbers tend to have the advantage.

I know but house spiders eating jumpers ( the lions of the spider world )?! :eek: I've seen HUGE jumpers that would've made that house spider dinner. ;P

Black Widow88 http://s181.photobucket.com/albums/x180/Wapo_Gipo_Frogs88/th_sau22.jpg.gif