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Stefan-V
12-19-2005, 02:04 AM
This little spider thought it could mooch of my crickets, but now he has a safe life from my mom in this vial.
I would like to know what it is and to know how big they get. sorry, the pics are still kinda blurry, it was moving all the time.:)
The last pic is of it making a a parchute like thing so it could fall of the paper(I think).

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c263/Stefan-V/Tarantulas/IMG_0004.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c263/Stefan-V/Tarantulas/IMG_0002.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c263/Stefan-V/Tarantulas/Housespider.jpg

Mithrandir
12-19-2005, 03:54 AM
Hi, It's certainly a species from te family Theridiidae and i think an adult female. Perhaps a Steatoda sp. ?

Farom
12-19-2005, 05:24 PM
Haha...reminds me of the time I found an enormous female black widow in a box of crickets.
I set her up in a container, and she soon laid an eggsack, and then while I was at school my mom killed them...:wall:

Thanks,
Andrew

Stefan-V
12-19-2005, 07:12 PM
So it is from the same family as the Black widow? Does it mean that it's venomous aswell? Because I have let it walk on my hand and stuff....:rolleyes:

Stefan-V

Mithrandir
12-20-2005, 01:52 PM
They're not aggressive at all, but I wouldn't do that anymore if I were you though... it's a female and she can certainly pierce your skin and conflict a lot of pain. How bad it is depends on the species of course but still...

Stefan-V
12-21-2005, 01:35 AM
They're not aggressive at all, but I wouldn't do that anymore if I were you though... it's a female and she can certainly pierce your skin and conflict a lot of pain. How bad it is depends on the species of course but still...
Thanks, man! I'll definately be a little more careful and responsible. Glad nothing happend.:clap:
I have got stung by a scorpion a long time ago (still hurts thinking about it). I definately don't want to get bitten by something in the family of black widow.:shame:

Stefan-V

NRF
12-21-2005, 03:06 PM
Achaearanea tepidariorum