Any Body Know

[boatman]

Hi All anybody know what type of spider this is you will have to zoom in on it to see it clearly its only tiny but its got a bright neon green bum an ive never seen one like it before as i sat modeling an it was busy crawiling up my arm but i took it outside to show jen before she made a run for it lol

[Steven000]

I searched google and think it's "Cucumber Green Orb Spider"

[boatman]

I searched google and think it's "Cucumber Green Orb Spider"

WELL Steven does it bite or sting ? as jen was out sunbathing an i see one nr her so i picked up the bit of grass it was on an took it down the garden
chrisb

[minitnkr]

While not fatal, the bite is painful & the venom can cause an 8" to 10" inflammation. Not one to mess with.

[Tim Marlow]

While not fatal, the bite is painful & the venom can cause an 8" to 10" inflammation. Not one to mess with.

You really are a wind up merchant…….

[boatman]

While not fatal, the bite is painful & the venom can cause an 8" to 10" inflammation. Not one to mess with.

CAN it fly PaulE AS when i see it the first time i brushed it off me but within seconds he was comin back for seconds lol tim is he a wind up merchant then ?
chrisb

[Tim Marlow]

No it can’t fly Chris, no spider can. They don’t have wings. It can bite, that’s how it catches and kills its prey, but it can’t bite you. It’s teeth are minuscule and can’t pierce your skin. It doesn’t have a stinger, so can’t sting you either. I know all of this, yet I’m still scared of the big ones…….

[Guest]

Spiders can’t fly There are some that float on the wind a using long length of silk they pay out, but those are generally very small. But almost any spider, when it falls, will quickly throw out a line of silk, which will stick to something nearby (like you) and either use it to get to the ground or to climb back up.

[boatman]

well Tim several yrs ago i had the biggest hairy fred ive ever seen on my stairs as i was goin to bed his eye all 9 of them lit up like diamons an i went up an had a look at him or her so went down stairs an got a pint beer mug to catch it in an when i treid it wont all go in but took it out side an dumped it down the bottom of the garden an next morning got up at 5am to go to work an the bugger had legged it back indoors an was on our curtains so captued it again an took it a mile away before i set it free an anit seen it no more that got it but these bugs seem more than ever to have a go at me as this afternoon there was a bleedin great wasp building a nest in my shed so i knocked it down an ran for me life bugs i hatem
chrisb

[minitnkr]

Brown Recluse, Black Widow, & Wolf Spider I know for a fact hurt like hell (although not always immediately) & the venom is poisonous as their effects persist. The Cucumber is not native in areas I habit so I was quoting an internet post (not always reliable).

[boatman]

Brown Recluse, Black Widow, & Wolf Spider I know for a fact hurt like hell (although not always immediately) & the venom is poisonous as their effects persist. The Cucumber is not native in areas I habit so I was quoting an internet post (not always reliable).

OK PaulE BUT you put the shockers up us lol

[Tim Marlow]

Brown Recluse, Black Widow, & Wolf Spider I know for a fact hurt like hell (although not always immediately) & the venom is poisonous as their effects persist. The Cucumber is not native in areas I habit so I was quoting an internet post (not always reliable).

No probs Paul. All spiders are venomous, by the way, but most of them can’t pierce your skin to deliver the toxins. I came across the Brown Recluse in Oklahoma when I was on holiday. Apparently the bite can develop necrosis around the wound and take at least a year to heal…..

One of the advantages of living in the UK is that we don’t really have any dangerously venomous insects or reptiles. We have a few things that can sting or bite, but they only really cause issues if you have allergies.

[Guest]

Chris that is an Orb Web spider, Cucumber Green Orb Spider - Araniella cucurbitina sensu stricto there are countless varieties of the Orb Web, the best known are the spiders you see with webs in the autumn.

[yak face]

the venom can cause an 8" to 10" inflammation.

:flushed::flushed::thinking::thinking::thinking: Ooh er! - Where can i get me one of those !?
sorry I’ll get me coat ( should have known better being a mod and all !)

[Mini Me]

They can get fairly large too JR.....I've heard folks call 'em barn spiders here in Montana.