Spiders~!

[hugsta]

Great photos pugs and duga. I would hate to get a set of those stuck into a finger....ouch!!! Hope to be up your way soon duga, may have to get you to show me some....

 

[NoOne]

We can do that got enoug of the bloody things

 

[hugsta]

LOL, I am sure you have. Didn't Nome have like 400 or something at one stage??

 

[NoOne]

We had babies everywhere a few months ago

 

[salebrosus]

No offence to spider lovers but they do give me the creeps. Too many bites....put me in a room with brown snakes would make me feel more comfortable

Simone

 

[triptych_angel]

Oh my...that is scary! I have serious Arachnaphobia (sp)? I even have nightmares on a regular basis about being covered in spiders...so i could never own one.

 

[Retic]

That's not a spider.....this is a spider :lol:

My all time favourite spider, the Goliath Bird Eater, this is actually a small one as they grow to 35cm across.

 

[triptych_angel]

ohhhhh thats just nasty! Now that is giving me the willies.

 

[Retic]

Most big spiders can be very gentle and rarely if ever bite. The ones we get here are quite often aggressive and mostly can't be handled.

 

[hugsta]

Aren't they supposed to be an aggressive spider Boa?

 

[Retic]

Not really, we had a big female slightly larger than that one and she was quite placid, they actually usually defend themselves by flicking urticating hairs from their abdomen rather than biting.

 

[dee4]

When measuring them Boa, do you include the legs in overall size?
Geez, they are ahuge spider anyways!!!!

 

[Retic]

This is a Chile Rose that my wife used to have, they are the absolute best spider to keep, they are never aggressive and can be handled safely by anyone.

 

[Retic]

Yes 35cm is right across the legs at the widest point, that is dinner plate size and about the weight of a small rat :lol:

When measuring them Boa, do you include the legs in overall size?
Geez, they are ahuge spider anyways!!!!

 

[triptych_angel]

What do u feed these spiders?

 

[Retic]

We used to feed them crickets mostly and the larger ones ate small mice.

 

[dee4]

At that size they would probably eat what was on your plate. :shock:

 

[DrOsteo]

Yuck! Yuck! Yuck! Yuck! Yuck! That's all i can say on the matter! :shock: :?

 

[triptych_angel]

I second that Dr Osteo.....its just Nasty~!

 

[Kersten]

I've heard people say that about something...can't quite think what....it wasn't about spiders, it was ummm.....oh something else that starts with s....what was it? :?: :lol: