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BlackArchFish · 05-30-2006, 07:09 PM

We were cleaning out our house because it was being inspected for pricing (We're currently renting it).
My brother went outside to the side of the house...
(The doom side), Where there are trashcans that haven't been used into about 1-2 YEARS.
He came inside and was saying that one of the trashcans had a 'shelled' spider in it. and ALSO! A Black Widow, I was like "...I vote for death bregade...We need to kill it."
He didn't think so, he got a little mad since he's a science dork too but I reasoned that our windows are right below it and they can choose to move at anytime. We already had a spider in out bathroom (I named him Bob, my brother kicked HIM out because Bob 'ventured' out from the window.)
So we go outside.
My dad sees it at the bottom and goes "That's not a Black Widow..." then he goes to spray it anywho and goes "...well...it has a red THING on it...so MAYBE..." lol.
Then as he's spray TWO other spiders move out and he sprays them too...
We're now up to a count of 1 Black Widow 2 Unknown.
After they ACTUALLY stopped moving badly. ALL 3 are Black Widows... I'm creeped the crap out.
But they're all males, none are full black and they are smaller abdomend.
My dad is inspecting one of the dead ones, drops it in the grass, can't find it so he steps all over the place lol.
Then he steps on another (Sprayed before steppage), and leaves ONE on his magnifying glass...

So then I say "I thought we saw babies coming out of the bottom, perhaps we should turn the trashcan over and check to make sure?"
My dad agrees (My brother goes inside).
It's flipped over and WHAM!
The Momma.

My dad goes "Now, that's the woman, full black and her abdomen is BIG and juicy, she's been eating or she's getting ready for birth."
(I HATE SPIDERS by the way

! )
So he sprays her down.

Then I say "I think I saw something moving on the other wheel..."
Sure enough.
So we had a TOTAL of 5 Black Widows...
I hate spiders, and Florida, and...my parents for never picking things up, we collect TRASH... GAH.

craftyflalady · 05-30-2006, 07:34 PM

Hey Black...I am not to far north of you in Volusia county...I got bit by a spider tonight...not a black widow but it hurt just the same. I see those widows every where here.

Glad no one got hurt...

Kathy

emc7 · 05-30-2006, 07:40 PM

We had one in our basement, from your pics I guesss it was a male, sprayed all over down there. My sis got bit by one in the yard and we called poison control, she didn't need treatment but it hurt all day long.

**TheOldSalt** · 05-30-2006, 08:17 PM

I've been bitten by a black widow, and I'm here to tell you that it SUCKED! The bite itself wasn't all that bad, but the cramps..oh, the cramps.

leveldrummer · 05-30-2006, 08:52 PM

black widow bites are terrible, i know from experience, but dont kill them, they are infact good, all spiders are, they are just doing what comes natural to them, more than likely widows wont even like your house, the prefer dark damp places, thats why they were there. and be glad it wasnt a brown recluse, those scare the heck out of me, trap them in a jar and take them to a lake or something, get them away from your house, but killing them isnt nessesary.

**fish_doc** · 05-30-2006, 09:40 PM

Spiders are bad enough. But strange, fuzzy or posinous spiders are to much for me.

BlackArchFish · 05-30-2006, 09:47 PM

We didn't really have time, and we couldn't "get" them, WE WERE OUTNUMBERED! (I'm SURE that's how they felt)
Lol.
5 spiders vs. 3 peeps.
We have no where near us that would 'suit' them well, and I think there's probably more out there.
Sorry LD, we live in the EVERYBODY HAS A LIFE AND NEEDS CRAP.
Kind of area -_-!
No woods.
No lake.
Gah.

**TheOldSalt** · 05-31-2006, 07:21 AM

Oh well, plenty more where they came from, you can bet.

Recluses are much worse, oh yes. Widows make you miserable with pain, but recluses make you ROT. Give me a widow bite any day over a recluse bite.

Around here, widows are pretty common, and easily found in the various meter boxes in the ground, like the water meters & gas meters. A quick walk down any street, opening up meter boxes, will always produce a few. I once heard that Auburn University was buying them for some sort of project, so in one day I managed to bag 48 of them. Unfortunately I couldn't find anyone who had any clue about who exactly was supposed to be buying them, so it was a waste of time.

BlackArchFish · 05-31-2006, 09:25 AM

Ahaha, sorry to hear TSO that you did all the work in relocating, but not to your advantage! :P

leveldrummer · 05-31-2006, 02:09 PM

yea, i understand people killing them, i dont want anyone to think im one of those people, i just find spiders and other "icky" animals fascinating, and truly respect them, ive been biten by too many weird and painful things, (not a recluse though, knock on wood) so i respect them all even more. hey TOS, when i worked at the reptile store, someone came in with a widow they caught in their back yard, my boss thought it was a large one, so he contacted some one, and they said it was probably the genus world record largest, not sure if it ever made it through the proper channels to actually be in the book, but it was huge! (for a widow)

fishfreaks · 05-31-2006, 10:19 PM

OMG thats crazy!!! I hate spiders and now I've got the willies

**fish_doc** · 06-01-2006, 06:19 AM

Thats why I like where I live. We still have the spiders but the winter kills alot of them off. Unfortunally this summer will be bad because we had a mild winter and a very wet spring.

05-30-2006, 07:09 PM	#1
BlackArchFish Nerdical Maximus! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL Age: 19 Posts: 376	Hoho kids! Play NICE! We were cleaning out our house because it was being inspected for pricing (We're currently renting it). My brother went outside to the side of the house... (The doom side), Where there are trashcans that haven't been used into about 1-2 YEARS. He came inside and was saying that one of the trashcans had a 'shelled' spider in it. and ALSO! A Black Widow, I was like "...I vote for death bregade...We need to kill it." He didn't think so, he got a little mad since he's a science dork too but I reasoned that our windows are right below it and they can choose to move at anytime. We already had a spider in out bathroom (I named him Bob, my brother kicked HIM out because Bob 'ventured' out from the window.) So we go outside. My dad sees it at the bottom and goes "That's not a Black Widow..." then he goes to spray it anywho and goes "...well...it has a red THING on it...so MAYBE..." lol. Then as he's spray TWO other spiders move out and he sprays them too... We're now up to a count of 1 Black Widow 2 Unknown. After they ACTUALLY stopped moving badly. ALL 3 are Black Widows... I'm creeped the crap out. But they're all males, none are full black and they are smaller abdomend. My dad is inspecting one of the dead ones, drops it in the grass, can't find it so he steps all over the place lol. Then he steps on another (Sprayed before steppage), and leaves ONE on his magnifying glass... So then I say "I thought we saw babies coming out of the bottom, perhaps we should turn the trashcan over and check to make sure?" My dad agrees (My brother goes inside). It's flipped over and WHAM! The Momma. My dad goes "Now, that's the woman, full black and her abdomen is BIG and juicy, she's been eating or she's getting ready for birth." (I HATE SPIDERS by the way ! ) So he sprays her down. Then I say "I think I saw something moving on the other wheel..." Sure enough. So we had a TOTAL of 5 Black Widows... I hate spiders, and Florida, and...my parents for never picking things up, we collect TRASH... GAH. __________________ -= 30 Gallon Long 4 Albino Cories, 1 Blue Ram, 1 Female Betta, 5 Flame Tetras, 6 Neon Tetras. -= 30 Gallon Tall 1 Marble Angelfish, 1 Male Betta. -= 10 Gallon Tank Gold Gourami.

05-30-2006, 08:52 PM	#5
leveldrummer something like a pimp Join Date: May 2005 Location: atlanta Age: 29 Posts: 1,933	black widow bites are terrible, i know from experience, but dont kill them, they are infact good, all spiders are, they are just doing what comes natural to them, more than likely widows wont even like your house, the prefer dark damp places, thats why they were there. and be glad it wasnt a brown recluse, those scare the heck out of me, trap them in a jar and take them to a lake or something, get them away from your house, but killing them isnt nessesary. __________________ The meek shall inherit the Earth. Big deal. By the time they get it the rest of us will have messed it all up.

05-30-2006, 09:40 PM	#6
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,834	Spiders are bad enough. But strange, fuzzy or posinous spiders are to much for me. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

05-30-2006, 09:47 PM	#7
BlackArchFish Nerdical Maximus! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL Age: 19 Posts: 376	We didn't really have time, and we couldn't "get" them, WE WERE OUTNUMBERED! (I'm SURE that's how they felt) Lol. 5 spiders vs. 3 peeps. We have no where near us that would 'suit' them well, and I think there's probably more out there. Sorry LD, we live in the EVERYBODY HAS A LIFE AND NEEDS CRAP. Kind of area -_-! No woods. No lake. Gah. __________________ -= 30 Gallon Long 4 Albino Cories, 1 Blue Ram, 1 Female Betta, 5 Flame Tetras, 6 Neon Tetras. -= 30 Gallon Tall 1 Marble Angelfish, 1 Male Betta. -= 10 Gallon Tank Gold Gourami.

05-31-2006, 09:25 AM	#9
BlackArchFish Nerdical Maximus! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL Age: 19 Posts: 376	Ahaha, sorry to hear TSO that you did all the work in relocating, but not to your advantage! :P __________________ -= 30 Gallon Long 4 Albino Cories, 1 Blue Ram, 1 Female Betta, 5 Flame Tetras, 6 Neon Tetras. -= 30 Gallon Tall 1 Marble Angelfish, 1 Male Betta. -= 10 Gallon Tank Gold Gourami.

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05-30-2006, 07:34 PM	#2
craftyflalady Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 50 Posts: 397	Hey Black...I am not to far north of you in Volusia county...I got bit by a spider tonight...not a black widow but it hurt just the same. I see those widows every where here. Glad no one got hurt... Kathy

05-30-2006, 07:40 PM	#3
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,270	We had one in our basement, from your pics I guesss it was a male, sprayed all over down there. My sis got bit by one in the yard and we called poison control, she didn't need treatment but it hurt all day long.

05-30-2006, 08:17 PM	#4
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,354	I've been bitten by a black widow, and I'm here to tell you that it SUCKED! The bite itself wasn't all that bad, but the cramps..oh, the cramps.

05-31-2006, 07:21 AM	#8
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,354	Oh well, plenty more where they came from, you can bet. Recluses are much worse, oh yes. Widows make you miserable with pain, but recluses make you ROT. Give me a widow bite any day over a recluse bite. Around here, widows are pretty common, and easily found in the various meter boxes in the ground, like the water meters & gas meters. A quick walk down any street, opening up meter boxes, will always produce a few. I once heard that Auburn University was buying them for some sort of project, so in one day I managed to bag 48 of them. Unfortunately I couldn't find anyone who had any clue about who exactly was supposed to be buying them, so it was a waste of time.

05-31-2006, 02:09 PM	#10
leveldrummer something like a pimp Join Date: May 2005 Location: atlanta Age: 29 Posts: 1,933	yea, i understand people killing them, i dont want anyone to think im one of those people, i just find spiders and other "icky" animals fascinating, and truly respect them, ive been biten by too many weird and painful things, (not a recluse though, knock on wood) so i respect them all even more. hey TOS, when i worked at the reptile store, someone came in with a widow they caught in their back yard, my boss thought it was a large one, so he contacted some one, and they said it was probably the genus world record largest, not sure if it ever made it through the proper channels to actually be in the book, but it was huge! (for a widow) __________________ The meek shall inherit the Earth. Big deal. By the time they get it the rest of us will have messed it all up.

05-31-2006, 10:19 PM	#11
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,303	OMG thats crazy!!! I hate spiders and now I've got the willies __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

06-01-2006, 06:19 AM	#12
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,834	Thats why I like where I live. We still have the spiders but the winter kills alot of them off. Unfortunally this summer will be bad because we had a mild winter and a very wet spring. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

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