My new lodger, another piccy thread? Yea!!

[dickieboy]

i opened my front door this morning and was confronted by this guy (or gal).. stretched across the porch... it was at face height, hmmmm, glad i spotted him in time.. my kids had to limbo under it to get to school..

[Axayacatl]

that is beautiful. thanks

[FloridaNative]

Wow! Those pics are amazing! What kind of spider is that? What camera did you use?

[Wild_Child]

Looks quite similar to the 7-legged spider that's been living in my room for the past two weeks or so...

[dickieboy]

Originally Posted by FloridaNative

Wow! Those pics are amazing! What kind of spider is that? What camera did you use?

answers are, 1) a big one, and 2) a big one..
seriously, its a common all garden house spider, and the camera is a nikon d200 w/ a 105mm macro lens..

[dickieboy]

Originally Posted by Wild_Child

Looks quite similar to the 7-legged spider that's been living in my room for the past two weeks or so...

yes.. looks same type to me ... i wonder how he lost a leg? the meat flies must be tough in your house..

[FloridaNative]

Originally Posted by dickieboy

answers are, 1) a big one, and 2) a big one..
seriously, its a common all garden house spider, and the camera is a nikon d200 w/ a 105mm macro lens..

Beautiful! The details are amazing! I love the design on it's thorax! That would make a cool tatoo!

[Wild_Child]

There's friggin' loads of these spiders around at the moment, especially in my house. They suddenly appeared when the weather got drier.

I don't know how he lost that leg. Doesn't seem to bother him though, he's been busy making various webs around the room. Some have been pretty mental, like stretching a good two metres from the TV to the windowcill! My venus flytrap gets most of the fly action though. Needless to say, I don't have many problems with flies in here

I didn't even notice he had seven legs until my girlfriend pointed it out, and I had been taking pictures of it all evening! I guess I'm not too observant...

[Minimum Bob]

Originally Posted by Wild_Child

There's friggin' loads of these spiders around at the moment, especially in my house. They suddenly appeared when the weather got drier.

It's September - I've noticed that the little boogers always try to get into the house around this time.

[Flobanez]

Wow. Those spiders are huge. Great pics!

[Davey]

You should have a disclaimer on this for us folks with arachnophobia!!

[Passion_and_Warfare]

I am sh*t scared of spiders! I have to get our lass to chuck one out of the bedroom incase it gets in my mouth while I am sleeping Seriously!

[FloridaNative]

Originally Posted by Passion_and_Warfare

I am sh*t scared of spiders! I have to get our lass to chuck one out of the bedroom incase it gets in my mouth while I am sleeping Seriously!

LOL!! I'm not scared of spiders at all. I used to have a pet tarantula when I was a kid and let it crawl all over me! But c0ckroaches FREAK ME OUT!!! I hate them with a passion! EWWWWWWWW

[dickieboy]

Originally Posted by Passion_and_Warfare

I am sh*t scared of spiders! I have to get our lass to chuck one out of the bedroom incase it gets in my mouth while I am sleeping Seriously!

you should try closing your mouth m8.. or you could go to bed with a sock in ya mouth,,

[kennydoe]

i wonder if those two spiders know each other