Mo Fo spider problem!!

[cam]

I been bit by a spider, The only spider that bites in the UK is a wolf spider and although it is not a poisonous bite it hurts equally as bad as a wasp of bee sting and your whole arm aches.

After that bite I'll only touch small spiders now adays cause I dont want another like that !

[glazzy]

Originally Posted by cam

I been bit by a spider, The only spider that bites in the UK is a wolf spider and although it is not a poisonous bite it hurts equally as bad as a wasp of bee sting and your whole arm aches.

After that bite I'll only touch small spiders now adays cause I dont want another like that !

are they the spiders that jump?? ...light brown?? also r they quite small...ish??
if they are then we get sh*t loads of them in our house all the time...i'll stay clear of them from now on

jayne x

['Shabba']

Cam - will you try and find a picture of one cos i wanna see if it's the same one i've got. I don't want no big mo fo biting spider crawling up on me when i'm driving on the motorway or summat!!!!!!!!!!!

Does anyone know how long spiders live for??

It's quite a while i think cos i once trapped one under a cup in the bathroom, finally removed the cup three weeks later and the little sod scurried away!!!!

[ZENZEN]

Originally Posted by Shabba

will you try and find a picture of one cos i wanna see if it's the same one i've got. I don't want no big mo fo biting spider crawling up on me when i'm driving on the motorway or summat!!!!!!!!!!!

Does anyone know how long spiders live for??

Here you go Shabba....



Wolf Spiders
Habitat: Common household pest in the winter when they are looking for a warm place to overwinter. They are commonly found around doors, windows, house plants, basements, garages, and in almost all terrestrial habitats. They do not spin a web but roam at night to hunt for food. Wolf spiders are often confused with the brown recluse, but they lack the unmistakable violin-shaped marking behind the head. The wolf spider is shy and seeks to run away when disturbed.

Description: Wolf spiders range from about 1/2 inch to 2 inches in length, hairy, and are typically brown to gray in color with various markings or lines. Wolf spider mothers carry their large egg sacs around with them. When the young spiderlings hatch they climb onto their mother's back and ride around until partially grown. Wolf spiders are not poisonous, though as with all spiders, bites may cause reactions in certain individuals.

CONTROL: Spider control is best done on a one-to-one, as needed basis. A general spray for spiders is not recommended, unless the infestation seems severe. Tolerate what you can, spray with an aerosol what you can't.

['Shabba']

I think it was one of them!!!!!!!!!!!

Right, the cars gotta go!!!!!!!!

[cam]

Thats the fecking begger, I stood on the one that bit me, it friggin hurt as well, all I was doing was putting my hand down the back of the stereo to get a tape that had dropped down the back.

Wolf spiders are not that big so the likely hood of your spider being one is very minimal hun if you have a whopper it will be something else hun.

Youll know about it though if they do bite cause your whole arm aches

[ZENZEN]

Originally Posted by glazzy

are they the spiders that jump?? ...light brown?? also r they quite small...ish??
if they are then we get sh*t loads of them in our house all the time...i'll stay clear of them from now on

jayne x

Zebra spider
Salticus scenicus
Zebra spiders belong to the family Salticidae (also known as jumping spiders) who are believed to have the best eyesight of any arthropod. If you take a close look at one of these spiders it will often turn its head to look straight back at you.

Physical Description
Female zebra spiders are 5-7mm long and males are 5-6mm. The most distinctive feature of these spiders is their two very large eyes. Although they have eight eyes, the two at the front are the largest and give them excellent binocular vision. These tiny spiders are black with white hairs that form stripes.

Distribution
Zebra spiders are widespread across Britain and are found throughout the world.

Habitat
They can be found on walls, plants and fences on sunny days.

Diet
Zebra spiders tend to hunt any insect or spider roughly the same size or smaller than itself. They have been observed feeding on mosquitoes, which are almost twice their length.

Behaviour
These spiders use their large front eyes to locate and stalk their prey. They move slowly towards their prey until they are close enough to pounce on top of their victim, and their hunting behaviour has been described as cat-like. Using their acute eyesight, they are able to accurately judge the distances they need to jump. Before jumping they glue a silk thread to the surface that they are jumping from so that if miss the target they can climb up the thread and try again. They ignore unappetising insects such as ants.

Reproduction
When these spiders meet, the male carries out a courtship dance involving waving his front legs and moving his abdomen up and down. The better the dance the more likely the female will want to mate, although arachnologists have yet to discover what it is the female looks for in a mating dance. Despite their good eyesight, males will sometimes accidentally perform a mating dance in front of another male. When this happens the two males usually fight. Males will also perform courtship dances in front of their own reflection in a mirror.

Females will stay with their egg sacs and will guard the young after they hatch. After the spiderlings have had their second moult they will leave the mother to fend for themselves.

Conservation status
Zebra spiders are not protected by law in the UK.

[glazzy]

Originally Posted by ZENZEN

Conservation status
Zebra spiders are not protected by law in the UK.

good job they aren't protected

the spiders that get in our house do look a bit like that but i haven't had a close enough look at it's eyes to make sure

jayne x

['Shabba']

Originally Posted by ZENZEN

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Reproduction
When these spiders meet, the male carries out a courtship dance involving waving his front legs and moving his abdomen up and down. The better the dance the more likely the female will want to mate, although arachnologists have yet to discover what it is the female looks for in a mating dance. Despite their good eyesight, males will sometimes accidentally perform a mating dance in front of another male. When this happens the two males usually fight. Males will also perform courtship dances in front of their own reflection in a mirror.
.

Thats fab!!!!!!!!!

[Saysay]

Originally Posted by ZENZEN

Zebra spider

We have them in our house!! God, i hate spiders! i had to get Lee to remove one of those house spiders from the house last night!!

[cam]

Im ok with spiders, I dont like the wolf ones and if I see one in the house i'll put it outside using a glass I wont pick them up no more, then again I dont allow wasps to land on my hands either, but any of the others dont really bother me cause i know there harmless.

[piratepete]

no way one day i was sat outside mindin me own buisness avin a smoke in the countryside when this spider jumped on my arm as i was watchin it it came up my arm an seemed to be lookin at me like watching me whilst i smoked ,ive never said to anyone about this as they would probably thought i was more mad than i am. now i no why it seemed to be watchin me now it was of them zebra spiders. i buzz off the way they jump about an ive seen the dance but i thought it was to scare off the other spider as they seemed to have a scrap just after it lol ive only ever seen 1 spider that i was like wtf i was sat outside a wharehouse dunno what it was but it was yellow big as fook an hairy it made me jump an i aint scared of spiders lol

[cam]

ive seen a spider battle a wasp, that was pretty funky like, ive also seen them fight flys, but flys arnt really an opponent unless there massive and the spiders are small.

[dj_jam]

did anyone look at this!??!! http://www.gratefulfamily.com/digit...ockey-color.jpg thats a cool spider!

[ZENZEN]

Did anybody bother to read THIS! and then people wonder why spiders attack them, dont think I would fancy being force fed shit loads of LSD and asked to build a web!! LOL!!!