HI
I collect tarantulas, but know nothing about this spider.
I've explored, and documented the archaeology of a cave in ENE Iowa USA for several years now. I want to find out more about this spider that I've only seen in the cave. They hang out mostly within a 40 x 40 ft room, just inside the cave that has a 3 ft entrance. I'll also see them within a couple of the tunnels branching out from the main room, but always within the reach of a tiny amount of light emitting from the entrance. Always have a very simple web on the ceiling, (ceilings w/spiders are 5 - 14 ft high) or where the ceiling meets the wall. The abdomen on a large one would be .5 inch
I've never been bothered by one, but the potential for an accidental run-in with one is quite possible. Obviously I'm wondering about the venom. In case I get bit, I want to be able to tell the doc what bit me.
T's I have no problem with. These guys look like a big warning sign to stay the h**l away. I have been bitten by a brown recluse, with ugly and very costly results -- but that's another story, and I'd need to dig up my 2.5 inch thick file that documents the whole story.
Any info on this spider would be appreciated.
I collect tarantulas, but know nothing about this spider.
I've explored, and documented the archaeology of a cave in ENE Iowa USA for several years now. I want to find out more about this spider that I've only seen in the cave. They hang out mostly within a 40 x 40 ft room, just inside the cave that has a 3 ft entrance. I'll also see them within a couple of the tunnels branching out from the main room, but always within the reach of a tiny amount of light emitting from the entrance. Always have a very simple web on the ceiling, (ceilings w/spiders are 5 - 14 ft high) or where the ceiling meets the wall. The abdomen on a large one would be .5 inch
I've never been bothered by one, but the potential for an accidental run-in with one is quite possible. Obviously I'm wondering about the venom. In case I get bit, I want to be able to tell the doc what bit me.
T's I have no problem with. These guys look like a big warning sign to stay the h**l away. I have been bitten by a brown recluse, with ugly and very costly results -- but that's another story, and I'd need to dig up my 2.5 inch thick file that documents the whole story.
Any info on this spider would be appreciated.
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