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Edited by
WithOrWithoutYou
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Fri 03/15/13 05:44 AM
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Here in Hawaii we have cain spiders that sometimes like to come into the house. They're huge, super fast, and honestly a bit freaky to encounter. They look like anorexic tarantulas. The one in my bathroom that startled me tonight has the leg span of the diameter of a tuna fish can at least. I decided to leave him be, or actually her in this case, because they eat the insects in the house like roaches or any bugs really. They can bite I've read, but I've never heard of anyone getting bit ever. They are just as afraid of people as we are of them and run away quickly if confronted. So, I have a new pet it seems. Still want to take that vacation to Hawaii?!? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteropoda_venatoria |
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As long as she gives me my space . . i will let her have hers. my dad use to have a pet spider who lived in the aband above his computer . . she didnt hurt us we let her have all the flys and bugs she wanted. Lol :)
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Edited by
WithOrWithoutYou
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Fri 03/15/13 06:43 AM
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Yea, I'll leave her be as long as she doesn't pop out all the time and scare the crap out of me while I'm in the bathroom. I'll catch her and let her out if it comes to that. These things don't have webs and are very very fast! They hide most of the time but come out at night to hunt.
I found a couple of videos on YouTube to give you an idea of what they look like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlbrW55xgX8 This second one is hilarious and shows you how much hysteria cain spiders can create because they are so large and fast. Poor spider got the raid can from these freaked out girls. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USi7TseryOE |
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Edited by
Winlei
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Fri 03/15/13 06:46 AM
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Ahaha. You build your own walking camera in the bathroom. Are you afraid of spiders? The one who bite are those big spider on their web maybe a zebra like. I always see them on trees. Its so cute.
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Thank you for that. I will never sleep again without fear of a huge cane spider attacking me *shiver*
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The only spiders I have a phobia of are black widows and especially the brown recluse - very nasty bite that can kill.
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Edited by
sweetestgirl11
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Fri 03/15/13 07:10 AM
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Here in Hawaii we have cain spiders that sometimes like to come into the house. They're huge, super fast, and honestly a bit freaky to encounter. They look like anorexic tarantulas. The one in my bathroom that startled me tonight has the leg span of the diameter of a tuna fish can at least. I decided to leave him be, or actually her in this case, because they eat the insects in the house like roaches or any bugs really. They can bite I've read, but I've never heard of anyone getting bit ever. They are just as afraid of people as we are of them and run away quickly if confronted. So, I have a new pet it seems. Still want to take that vacation to Hawaii?!? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteropoda_venatoria I grew up hearing an old country legend that it is good luck to have a spider in the closet/hearth. So I always left them alone....of course they were but the size of my fingernail.... |
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Best thing I have ever seen for pest control; ORTHO HOME DEFENSE.
Safe around pets & kids, lasts till the rain washes it away. Spray base boards, hidden cornors, around windows & doors. Natural bug defense, cedar chip; make small bags from old nylons & hang behind curtains or anywhere. Change chips at least twice a year. Makes house smell like cedar. |
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i grew up with the az desert as my back yard. Its full of scorpians, rattle snakes and black widows. you learn real young to respect there creatures and to watch where you step. :)
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Hi satelite welcome. When i was young i used to play spiders. I put it on the stick and let them fight. Usually i hunt with my cousins every night. Its fun really. I miss those times. I just dont know the name of the spider
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Ahaha. You build your own walking camera in the bathroom. Are you afraid of spiders? The one who bite are those big spider on their web maybe a zebra like. I always see them on trees. Its so cute. I'm not that afraid of spiders but cain spiders do give me the heebie-jeebies a bit. Hopefully we can live peacefully together. I just got back from taking a leak and I didn't see her. I guess she's found a good hiding spot. Cain spiders are alright, it's the centipedes here I hate with a passion |
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Thank you for that. I will never sleep again without fear of a huge cane spider attacking me *shiver* Happy to oblige =) No need to worry about cain spiders there in Alabama though so sleep well. |
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So, I have a new pet it seems. Is it housebroken? |
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i grew up with the az desert as my back yard. Its full of scorpians, rattle snakes and black widows. you learn real young to respect there creatures and to watch where you step. :) Eww,Snake!!! Waaaah no snake please. Are you not afraid of them penny? |
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I just dont know the name of the spider Kevin? |
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I just dont know the name of the spider Kevin? Haha. Can be. Are you the spider?Lol |
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I just dont know the name of the spider Kevin? Haha. Can be. Are you the spider?Lol I don't have enough appendages. |
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When I come across a spider it depends on my mood to how I handle it. Sometimes I’ll get an empty plastic kool-aid container, catcher it and take it out side. Other times I will smash or my cat will play with it.
Now I did wake up one night and felt a spider crying across my leg. I shook the spider of my leg over the edge of the bed. |
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I take a piece of tissue and squish spider. I have had several spider bites that swell up and do not go away quickly. I have scars on my legs from the bites. Also, they are very very itchy.
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You know what is scarier than a spider you see in your house?
A spider that disappears in your house. 
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