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
You really are a wind up merchant…….
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 ?
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.
OK PaulE BUT you put the shockers up us lol
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…..
:flushed::flushed::thinking::thinking::thinking: Ooh er! - Where can i get me one of those !?
great info JR , amazing looking things arent they ( like Tim , still dont like the big ones !) The patterns are so intricate , we saw a big one on holiday last year in Ibiza and had to take a pic as it looked like it had a little love heart on its back . It had a web that was about 4 foot across between two trees !
THANK YOU John an all you guys for the info but in all my nr 70 yrs livin in norfolk this is the first time ive ever seen this type of spider as i said in my post about that big bugger on our stairs seen loads of them but not as big as that an it must have been 4 inches across from leg to leg an i dint want to hurt it thats why i treid an capture it in a pint beer mug wish it had been in the daylight as i would have liked to study it as they facinnate me
Whatever you do, don’t put house spiders outside if you capture them. Put them somewhere in the loft or someplace else inside where they can make themselves useful killing the kinds of insects and things you don’t want in your house.
WELL Jakko TBH i dint really feel like havin something that big crawlin about in the house an if jen had seen it well i dread to think what would have happend but i suppoce thats why it came back indoors as it was cold outside but i wish now i had put it the garage but then it might have made a bolt back in our house again like it did the first time but yes i aggree with you on killin flys an such yes would heve been usefull
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