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ZOMG HELP BUGFREEZER!

Post by Encap » Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:37 pm

I came home and daks had a glass upside down on the kitchen counter and paper towel with a hastily scrawled message.

<- DON''T TOUCH THIS

She had trapped our new friend. Apparently it was running after one of the cats.

I edited the image to add scale. (The " got kind of melded into a ' - The spider is not 5/16' but rather 5/16")

Any input, as to its family, Mssr. Bug? Is it safe?

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Post by Rocketdork » Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:50 pm

My other half says its an "agressive brown house spider". I don't think she has the depth of knowlege that Bugz has, but she hates spiders and says she "makes it a point to know what to step on".
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Post by bugfreezer » Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:28 pm

Well, based on the photo, I can tell you it is not one of the "Toxic Triplets"; that is, it is not a hobo (aggressive house spider), black widow or brown recluse spider. I see these running around my house.

I can tell you that it is probably a male (based on the size of the mini-leg (pedipalp) tips), and was pry more interested in finding a girl spider vs your kitty.

I don't have a key to ID the critter otherwise. But I reckon it's safe enough, outside of the ick factor.

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Re: ZOMG HELP BUGFREEZER!

Post by miftah » Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:52 am

Encap wrote:Apparently it was running after one of the cats.
Apparently carbonation passed through the nasal passages has a laugh-intensifying effect.
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Post by Encap » Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:57 pm

Hahah... That's Daks' story and she's sticking to it.

Thanks for the good words Mssr. Bugs. Daks is feeling a lot better about the whole thing.

Also: Oregon has a freaktonne of spiders.
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Post by jc » Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:12 pm

Happily living in Alaska where there are in fact NOT a freaktonne of spiders.
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