S45_fornow... Senior Member 530 posts Joined Dec 2003 Location: NC, USA More info | Sep 26, 2005 16:26 | #1 Never saw one before until last Saturday. Found her hanging out by my mailbox. Taken with an S2-IS. 100% crop, but doesn't do the original justice after being saved to only 90KB.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.
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skade Goldmember 4,341 posts Likes: 1 Joined Apr 2005 Location: Perth, Australia More info | Sep 26, 2005 16:30 | #2 Great capture! Is this a poisonous spider?
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skade wrote: Great capture! Is this a poisonous spider? Yes, they are venomous. I did a little research and their venom is about 15 times that of a common rattlesnake, but it is administered in such a small amount thru their fangs that those bitten rarely die.
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dancinec Cream of the Crop  8,035 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Carlsbad, California More info | Sep 26, 2005 16:36 | #4 Excellant capture. Hard to photograph those spiders because of the black color. Dennis
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dancinec Cream of the Crop 8,035 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Carlsbad, California More info | Sep 26, 2005 16:43 | #6 Well that will give some viewers nightmares. Great shot again! Dennis
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IanC_UK Senior Member  648 posts Joined Jul 2005 Location: Northampton, UK More info | Ewwww yeauch !
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RockOne Goldmember  2,858 posts Likes: 3 Joined Dec 2004 Location: New South Wales,Australia More info | Sep 26, 2005 19:00 | #8 Wow. Really nice shot Great capture! Is this a poisonous spider? Think Redback - same type of spider ! Steve
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Desertraptor Cream of the Crop  More info | Sep 26, 2005 19:12 | #9 Yeah you don't want one of these on the toilet seat. Peter
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glenhead Member  156 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jun 2005 Location: Austin, TX More info | The black widow's bite can be fatal without treatment, but it's uncommon to get enough of a jolt to kill. The venom is neurotoxic (it hits the nervous system) and getting enough of it affects the respiratory system. They're pretty common spiders in Houston, so we learned the symptoms to watch for in paramedic school. At the very least, they cause very painful spasm of the abdominal muscles (the ones that make up a "six-pack") - the muscles lock up and stay that way for days. Fortunately, they're extremely shy spiders, and will only bite if cornered or if they feel they're being attacked. (Shy or not, they still don't live long when I find them around my house...) Glen
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Mitcon Goldmember  3,670 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2005 Location: Adelaide, South Australia More info | Sep 27, 2005 15:27 | #11 Red Back is what I first thought of as well, are they related at all I wonder ? Thank you for sharing the image, I don't know much at all about spiders but I do quite like them (as long as they don't crawl on me lol) Cheers Wayne
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