Suninfrance Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Hoping Chris PP will see this. A friend has just asked if I can identify a spider she saw in her garden whilst weeding. No picture unfortunately but the description goes like this It was about 2 inches across, maybe a bit more, with an abdomen the size of a large hornet, yellow and black stripes but a pale pretty yellow, with the same stripey legs and very pointed legs, funnily enough its web was different to a normal spider too.That was the end of my weeding, I was in shock.I retired to the wine bottle!Hope you can helpAny ideas anyoneJan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Not the most difficult one from the last week, Jan.[:)] Agriope bruennichi[IMG]http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q73/unautremonde/Oddments/Agriopebruennichi.jpg[/IMG]Chris x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suninfrance Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 Hi ChrisThank you for that. Quite a colourful little chap really, but I'm sure it would shock me if I saw it while I was gardening. I'm a bit of a arachnaphobe, but I'm getting better. [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 But spiders are soooo nice (unless you are an insect) and this one doesn't even have much of a bite. I was watching one on Saturday, a grass hopper jumped into the web and it was literally wrapped up in a few seconds, incredibly fast but that's because it doesn't have the venom, not like crab spiders.Cheers, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suninfrance Posted August 14, 2007 Author Share Posted August 14, 2007 Just doesn't work for me. I spent 3 months in a bedsit in Woburn Sands and the room was infested with spiders. My landlords wouldn't deal with it even though I was terrified and I can honestly say I didn't have a good night's sleep all the while I was there. So I'm still not OK with them. However, I can now get as far as putting a glass over them, then I have to get OH to evict them. I won't kill them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 [quote user="chris pp"]Not the most difficult one from the last week, Jan.[:)] Agriope bruennichi[IMG]http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q73/unautremonde/Oddments/Agriopebruennichi.jpg[/IMG]Chris x[/quote]That ain't a spider.[IMG]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c369/blueblarg/HUNSTMAN.jpg[/IMG]This is a spider[;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....................Please post a warning first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suninfrance Posted August 14, 2007 Author Share Posted August 14, 2007 Yes - I would agree with you - that IS a spider. Please throw a duster over it and chuck it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londoneye Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 I can't believe I opened this post - I used to get people to check through magazines for me before reading them in case there were pictures of large spiders in them, so they could tear that page out before I got to it !And then I was stupid enough to open this post ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 I think that you will find that as they both have 8 legs that they are both spiders, but one is bloody humongus.I don't mind spiders, but when they wear size 9 boots then they are not for me. As a matter of interest L&R what make is that and is it in your hand?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren, Vicky and Amelia Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 What sort of spider is the big one?? We have had the other one in the garden, spiders do not normally owrry me but think the big one may make me jump. Do you get them in France? If so which areas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 It's a huntsman spider and totally harmless. Found in Queensland (that I know of). Very fast runners. Had one chase me once. But it soon lost the fight when I sucked it up with a vacuum cleaner. Phlooop!And no way is it in my hand!!!!!!R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Hi Richard, peut etra not totally cuddly little thingies either,,,http://www.termite.com/spider-identification.html#huntsmanThey may not be as bad, but if I can hear then then that's enough for me. I once came face to face with one at my sisters in Aussie. My only escape route, because my sister was in the way, was over a kitchen unit that stuck out from the wall. I cleared it from a standing start and managed to miss all the crockery and an electric kettle that was on it! All I did was to pick up a tea caddy for the umteenth time that morning and it stood they and threatened me [:-))]!!!I did convince my brother-in-law (silly sod) to hold an empty ice carton with the spider on it while I took a photo. His language was NOT kind??? He had been bitten by one before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Just noticed what you said there Richard.That must have been one hell of a vac that you had!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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