within the last 6 months to a year I've gained a lot of respect for spiders design (like movement through basic hydraulics, etc) and that only a few spiders should really be feared for their venomous bites. The black widow and brown recluse are two extremely serious and venomous spiders. The brown widow, AFAIK, only has like 10% the strength venom as the black widow but still venomous for sure.
tonight...tonight I caught FOUR black widows!!
I happened to be walking out to look for one of the garden orb weavers (like pictured above in the thread) out by where we park our cars and it was gone. And I saw a small spider...and it's front legs were raised above the plane its body was parallel to on its web. something just didn't seem right. Got closer and I knew right away what I was dealing with. Happened to keep going around the house and found two more. and one was ON THE FRONT PORCH! WOAH. lol Got kind of gutsy and got a big cup and caught them. In the process of messing with the third baby stuff starts moving crazy and out comes mama female BW!! I thought it was getting attacked. I did not expect that. I had to smoke it out with some brake parts cleaner after about 30 minutes of digging. Tomorrow night I'll check inside my basement at a couple spots I know of for any...might go buy some expandable foam before I check.
edit>> didn't know this. I thought the little ones were babies. nope...males. And it makes more sense because the chelicerae (covers the fangs) on those males are HUGE! scary...
tonight...tonight I caught FOUR black widows!!
I happened to be walking out to look for one of the garden orb weavers (like pictured above in the thread) out by where we park our cars and it was gone. And I saw a small spider...and it's front legs were raised above the plane its body was parallel to on its web. something just didn't seem right. Got closer and I knew right away what I was dealing with. Happened to keep going around the house and found two more. and one was ON THE FRONT PORCH! WOAH. lol Got kind of gutsy and got a big cup and caught them. In the process of messing with the third baby stuff starts moving crazy and out comes mama female BW!! I thought it was getting attacked. I did not expect that. I had to smoke it out with some brake parts cleaner after about 30 minutes of digging. Tomorrow night I'll check inside my basement at a couple spots I know of for any...might go buy some expandable foam before I check.
edit>> didn't know this. I thought the little ones were babies. nope...males. And it makes more sense because the chelicerae (covers the fangs) on those males are HUGE! scary...
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