Spider in the garden
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looks like a grass spider.
it's harmless, unless you're an insect. leave him be, especially if he's in your garden!
looks like a spider
Wife hates that when there is a spider in the house I just leave it alone. Any flying insect will be met with death by magazine.
That spider is named Bob, he used to live next to my cousin. Nice guy but likes his beer a little too much if you know what I mean.
Yeah, we have a lot of grass spiders in the yard and this one looks a bit different.
At least you can be confident it's not a Brown Recluse:
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/772295-overview
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/772295-overview
Not sure, but one way to tell if it's poisonous is to put it in your mouth and let it crawl around. If it bites you and your head swells up and you die, then it is probably poisonous.
Damn...
Wolf spider is the most dangerous in Pennsylvania... and I've only seen those twice. Just curious if anyone knows wtf this thing is. Body/legs are definitely along the lines of a grass spider.
I have never regarded wolf spiders as dangerous.
"Wolf spiders will inject venom if continually provoked. Symptoms of their venomous bite include swelling, mild pain, and itching. In the past, necrotic bites have been attributed to some South American species, but further investigation has indicated that those problems that did occur were probably actually due to bites by members of other genera. Australian wolf spiders have also been associated with necrotic wounds, but careful study has likewise shown them not to produce such results." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider
"Wolf spiders will inject venom if continually provoked. Symptoms of their venomous bite include swelling, mild pain, and itching. In the past, necrotic bites have been attributed to some South American species, but further investigation has indicated that those problems that did occur were probably actually due to bites by members of other genera. Australian wolf spiders have also been associated with necrotic wounds, but careful study has likewise shown them not to produce such results." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider
Its Bob leave him alone he is harmless.
Yeah, me neither. I think it was my Boy Scout manual that said their bite is on par with a bee sting and requires similar provocation. Big and scary but far from dangerous.
Wolf spiders are some of the most common and numerous spiders out there. My yard back in Va had several for every square foot. They do not have webs but really good night vision. Ambush predators that wait for insects to pass by. They pose 0 harm to humans. They can be spotted easily at night with a headlamp. Their eyes contain retro-reflectors that help with night vision, this causes their eyes to glow green when illuminated by a light source close to your eyes.
Mediocre!
I opened this thread expecting a new Urban Dictionary term: An hour after I swiped on her picture, she was at my place, bent over my sofa, and I was giving her a spider in the garden.
I opened this thread expecting a new Urban Dictionary term: An hour after I swiped on her picture, she was at my place, bent over my sofa, and I was giving her a spider in the garden.
Likewise. I keep waiting for him to tell me about the "diabettus" and/or oatmeal.just can't take this guy seriously...
It's like talking to someone who's cross eyed. Which eye do you look at ?
