carylwithay Posted January 4, 2011 Share #1 Â Posted January 4, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Found this large spider, about2.3 inches across, in our livingroom. I got some shots before we put him out in the garden. He looks mean. Can anyone identify him? Caryl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MEB Posted January 4, 2011 Share #2 Â Posted January 4, 2011 Identify it?!! My wife would have shot it! Â Mark Blumer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveleo Posted January 4, 2011 Share #3 Â Posted January 4, 2011 i just did an image search on "tarantula" and i think i know what you have there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppyman Posted January 4, 2011 Share #4 Â Posted January 4, 2011 Looks like you murdered it with a massive dose of spray, just as insurance before 'relocating' it. I'm thinking that his spidey sense is no longer tingling. Â Sort of like how upside down floating gold fish are relocated into your drain. maybe still in water but situation has not improved . Â Poor spidey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carylwithay Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share #5 Â Posted January 5, 2011 I just looked up tarantula and it looks just like what we have. I hope we do not have a family of them in the livingroom. i shall read up on them. Yes, we did spray it but it kept going. Caryl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdannn Posted January 8, 2011 Share #6 Â Posted January 8, 2011 I would have moved out of the house. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHAG Posted January 9, 2011 Share #7  Posted January 9, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) If bitten, you just dance. They're not very toxic.  Tarantism  It is believed a person bitten by one of these spiders must be treated by indulging in a special kind of dancing. The dance, or some version of it, is now known as the tarantella. In fact, however, the bites of this spider are not known to cause severe symptoms in humans, much less endanger human life.  The venom of the Lycosidae is not particularly toxic to human beings, and is no more painful than the sting of a bee. Wolf spiders are capable of defensive bites, and some South American species may give bites that are medically significant. However, in general their presence works very much in favor of humans wherever they are found. Wolf spiders will inject venom freely if continually provoked. Symptoms of their venomous bite include swelling, mild pain and itching. Though usually considered harmless to humans, the bite of some species may be painful.  Given the low toxicity of wolf spider bites and the small likelihood of actually being bitten, medical research efforts have not been directed toward the bites of Lycosa tarantula.  Unless you have one of those, which are another bag of hurt : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mygalomorphae Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carylwithay Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share #8 Â Posted January 9, 2011 Thank you all. My husband put him outside. We did not find any others nor any nests. I did shoot him, as you can see. I was afraid to get too close and focus right but I did get some shots. Caryl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
passutoba Posted January 20, 2011 Share #9 Â Posted January 20, 2011 Why spray them? They'll eat the ants and roaches........... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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