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[Rastafarian42]

I remember around thirteen years old when I was living in the Bay Area I was messing around with a piece of wood and I flipped it over and there was at least four black widows underneath hanging on their individual webs. I don't think I've ever flipped something over and away from me that fast in my whole life.

 

[dejay]

That second one is beautiful.

That's a female - they're a little more mellow. The males will travel some distance in search of sex, and they will go into your house and bite you through your shoe and toenail because they can tend to be a tad ornery at times. Here's a male:

I make it a point to post it in as many spider threads as possible - I'm kinda proud of it.

Interesting fact - by some fluke of nature, when it comes to mammals, funnel web venom is really only deadly to primates - a dog or a cat bitten would be ok.

 

[gdt]

Sweet lord Jesus that gif

 

[Irishmantis]

Damn spiders dont like popcorn

 

[ajim]

Sydney Funnel Web spider is the most terrifying creature on earth.

Look at those fucking fangs!!

 

[Jaeger]

That's a female - they're a little more mellow. The males will travel some distance in search of sex, and they will go into your house and bite you through your shoe and toenail because they can tend to be a tad ornery at times. Here's a male:

I make it a point to post it in as many spider threads as possible - I'm kinda proud of it.

Interesting fact - by some fluke of nature, when it comes to mammals, funnel web venom is really only deadly to primates - a dog or a cat bitten would be ok.

Yep. Its the males that do the wandering and therefore the damage. Their venom is also way more potent. That gif is awesome btw.

Pink Recluses

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Zing! I laughed out loud on that one.

Funnel web spiders are genius engineers, the way they design the trap is incredible.

Yes they are. And their related species the trapdoor spiders. I'm no t certain but I think we gave trapdoor spiders in my area of the US. They don't have horribly strong venom though.

Nah, I went to a Zoo here in Australia where they did a spider show, they passed around a Funnel Web in a little clear box, it was quite chilled. He said the reputation for aggression is over exaggerated, they won't chase you because in general spiders have poor vision, especially those like the Funnel Web that use a web to sense prey. Only spiders that hunt or jump will have good eyesight.

There's a reason it was passed around in a clear box. He would have bit the second he was able. The males are aggresive. It's not a myth. There were lots of deaths prior to the antivenom being developed in '81. I dae a vid which when I find I'll post of a funnel web not too far from the host getting in his defensive warning posture once it realized he was there. Maybe he felt of smelled him but he knew he wasn't alone.

It is true that they don't hunt like let's say a Wolf Spider does. But the males still walk around Australia like they own the place.

 

[jimi_dini]

2] Funnel-web Spider (Sydney and Northern)
Loves your boots, and pools. You can die in 20 minutes of bite. Little to no confirmed deaths from these guys since the early 80's when an antivenom was developed. They have to milk the venom from one of these little, highly aggressive demons 70 times for one dose of antivenom. Found in Nope-strailia (Australia). Avoid at all costs.

I can't remember accurately. Is that the type of spider that is said to hide under toilet seats?

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[Jaeger]

I can't remember accurately. Is that the type of spider that is said to hide under toilet seats?

I don't think so. That sounds terrifying, however.

 

[vort3x]

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I'm not even in the same part of the world but now I'm gonna have to check every fn toilet seat I sit on. Thanks...

 

[AuthenticM]

Can any of these little shits be found in the Ottawa-Gatineau region of Canada ?

 

[Sato Koiji]

I wouldnt dare to go near them unless Im maneuvering a F22...

 

[jmood88]

I see black widows on a fairly regular basis at work. Just let venomous snakes, I steer clear of them and have never had any problems.

People get absurdly freaked out over spiders for no good reason.

The Internet has meme-ified everything, including phobias. It doesn't make any sense to me.

 

[iJudged]

 

[zeromcd73]

I can't remember accurately. Is that the type of spider that is said to hide under toilet seats?

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It took me 3 loops to notice the other spider at the back :d

 

[Jaeger]

There are way more Jellyfish deaths than there have been reported spider bite deaths, especially in the 20th century.

And way way more deaths due to mosquitoes, which I hate. In terms of aggression, the Funnel-web and the Wandering Spider take the cake. Again, who is more dangerous goes back and fourth. Wanderer's have slightly stronger venom while Funnel-web's seem to be slightly more aggressive, which they feel threatened.

Recluse species are the ones whose venom causes Loxoscelism in which the cells in and around the bitten area dies, causing necrosis. Brown Recluse, Chilean Recluse, and the American Yellow Sac Spider are confirmed to have this kind of venom.

These creatures shouldn't be feared (too much), but through knowledge and education we can appreciate them, and know how to live with them, or no where near these particulars if you preferred. But just know that they have a place within the ecosystem. Without them we would be overrun with mosquitos, flies, roaches, and everything else in between. All of those are far worse than any one spider. They are the gatekeepers. Like Cerberus, guarding Hell's Gates.

The Internet has meme-ified everything, including phobias. It doesn't make any sense to me.

It's a cultural thing. Here in America, there is a general lack of education on them, and miscommunication on their behaviour, and which one is venomous or not. Etc. Also, movies like Arachnophobia and Eight Legged Freaks, and even further back Tarantula (1955) further that fear.

I have a mild phobia, but I have been purposely fighting it. I find these animals incredibly fascinating, most of the time.

 

[GrayFoxPL]

take yo panties off

I don't think that spider wears panties. Making panties for spiders would be highly difficult and impractical though undoubtedly entertaining if you ever get one to wear it.

 

[Jaeger]

Funnel-webs (as I mentioned earlier I think), are related to trapdoor spiders. All belonging to the Mygalomorphae Infraorder. Only a small handful are them are dangerous. But there are some that are harmless, and for the most part look just like their more dangerous brethren.

This is a Victorian Funnel-web spider, not to be confused with the Sydney, Northern, and Southern Funnel-web spiders. This species is harmless.

Some very good documentaries on spiders.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jESKFHRU_Hc - NatGeo Super Spider
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDC5FyckbCs - Pure Nature Specials Spider Power

 

[speedpop]

I remember growing up as a kid (in Newcastle, Australia) where we had to close off the back verandah because there were a few funnel-webs that had to be dealt with. Scary shit now that I look back on it.

 

[shinobi602]

Brown Recluse is the 4th most venomous spider in the world!??? That can't be right...

 

[Hurley]

That's a female - they're a little more mellow. The males will travel some distance in search of sex, and they will go into your house and bite you through your shoe and toenail because they can tend to be a tad ornery at times. Here's a male:

I make it a point to post it in as many spider threads as possible - I'm kinda proud of it.

Interesting fact - by some fluke of nature, when it comes to mammals, funnel web venom is really only deadly to primates - a dog or a cat bitten would be ok.

Oh what the fuck.

 

[Spinluck]

That's a female - they're a little more mellow. The males will travel some distance in search of sex, and they will go into your house and bite you through your shoe and toenail because they can tend to be a tad ornery at times. Here's a male:

I make it a point to post it in as many spider threads as possible - I'm kinda proud of it.

Interesting fact - by some fluke of nature, when it comes to mammals, funnel web venom is really only deadly to primates - a dog or a cat bitten would be ok.

Look at the fucking fangs on that thing. Jesus.

 

[Ayato Kanzaki]

Funnel-webs are my personnal nightmare. Their bite being dangerous is not enough for them. They will hug you and bite repeatedly, and they'll inject venom every time.

 

[RoyaleDuke]

Spiders are the worst fucking things on the face of this Earth.

Holy fucking shit fuck those things.

 

[Norml]

Only spiders I ever really see are wolf spiders.

 

[PeregrinSe7en]

Brown Recluse is the 4th most venomous spider in the world!??? That can't be right...

its because of the damage they can do via necrosis (google images of recluse necrosis and you'll see why)

Spiders are the worst fucking things on the face of this Earth.

without them.... there would be no balance. nothing to keep the insect hoards in check

 

[Laieon]

I've been bit by brown recluse spiders twice. The first time was the backside of the knee, couldn't bend my leg within 2 days of me noticing that it itched. Ended up having to have it lanced and dressed so that they could get as much of the venom out as possible. Would not recommend, it's not fun.

 

[zorlaczerohero]

There's a reason it was passed around in a clear box. He would have bit the second he was able. The males are aggresive. It's not a myth. There were lots of deaths prior to the antivenom being developed in '81. I dae a vid which when I find I'll post of a funnel web not too far from the host getting in his defensive warning posture once it realized he was there. Maybe he felt of smelled him but he knew he wasn't alone.

It is true that they don't hunt like let's say a Wolf Spider does. But the males still walk around Australia like they own the place.

Of course it would bite, my argument is that they won't chase you, the display is there to scare the shite out of anything that comes close. I'm guessing they see shadows, can get an idea of size and so do the defensive posture as a warning. Even Wikipedia says "Funnel-webs are not normally aggressive but will defend themselves vigorously if frightened or threatened." And 27 deaths in the last 100 years, I'm sure there were more with some attributed to snakebite or any other number of causes but I still wouldn't say it's "lots". I think it averaged at 1 death every 3 years. The great number of bites are from people gardening and picking up leaves etc, people getting bitten on toes without checking shoes or people picking up things left on lroors that the spider has taken refuge in. And according to the Australian Museum "Nor do they jump onto, or chase people, or live in houses - these are all urban myths."

It amazes me how many people who've lived with this stuff all their lives still push the myth, it's like the Necrotic White tail bite one that everyone still believes, even many Doctors. A friend of a friend swore he'd been bitten my a White tail because he had a necrotic wound, asked if he'd seen the spider and "No, but the Doctor said White Tails cause that" and so the myth continues unabated due to anecdotal "evidence" with little basis in fact.

And to be honest believing spider expert at zoo or random guy on the internet.

 

[Loofy]

I got curious and googled brown recluse spider bites.

...

 

[PeregrinSe7en]

I got curious and googled brown recluse spider bites.

...

yup its the stuff of nightmares

 

[tapedeck]

 

[l2ounD]

thank god these guys are relatively small, shiiiiit if they were bigger.

 

[SystemBug]

Don't google image necrosis. Just don't

 

[dragonlife]

Holy shiiiiiit. That's terrifying... but so cool.

 

[ElTopo]

thank god these guys are relatively small, shiiiiit if they were bigger.

What is that from?

 

[toddhunter]

 

[Loofy]

What is that from?

A terrible movie.

 

[7threst]

Theh fuck @Funnel-web Spider.

I already heard Australia have some pretty fucking dangerous animals but that spider is creepy as fuck. People living in Australia just became the bravest people in the world just by living there. I salute you!

Anyway, visit me because I'm definitely not visiting you!

 

[Jaeger]

Of course it would bite, my argument is that they won't chase you, the display is there to scare the shite out of anything that comes close. I'm guessing they see shadows, can get an idea of size and so do the defensive posture as a warning. Even Wikipedia says "Funnel-webs are not normally aggressive but will defend themselves vigorously if frightened or threatened." And 27 deaths in the last 100 years, I'm sure there were more with some attributed to snakebite or any other number of causes but I still wouldn't say it's "lots". I think it averaged at 1 death every 3 years. The great number of bites are from people gardening and picking up leaves etc, people getting bitten on toes without checking shoes or people picking up things left on lroors that the spider has taken refuge in. And according to the Australian Museum "Nor do they jump onto, or chase people, or live in houses - these are all urban myths."

It amazes me how many people who've lived with this stuff all their lives still push the myth, it's like the Necrotic White tail bite one that everyone still believes, even many Doctors. A friend of a friend swore he'd been bitten my a White tail because he had a necrotic wound, asked if he'd seen the spider and "No, but the Doctor said White Tails cause that" and so the myth continues unabated due to anecdotal "evidence" with little basis in fact.

And to be honest believing spider expert at zoo or random guy on the internet.

I'm not doubting any of that. Misidentification when it comes to venomous creatures happens very often, even here in the states. And most definitely, I'm sure lots of bites were from direct contact and not because the spider "chased" them.

What I'm saying is some species of spiders will run and seek somewhere to hide, while some like the Australian Funnel-webs don't, which is unusual. They take up a defensive posture, and there is video of them going on the offensive if they see they can make a bite. You can even see them in a few videos just dripping venom from their fangs. They don't run away, and will attack at the drop of a hat (because everything is perceived as a threat). They are scarier because they seem to take way more risk. Those wandering males. Like a rolling stone. lol

Again though, I will say that there is a reason he was being passed around inside of something. Without that, everyone reaching for it would have been bit.

 

[Moff]

no way I'd live in an area where those necrosis recluses lurk around, goddamn. does that even heal right?

 

[Marvel]

I can't remember accurately. Is that the type of spider that is said to hide under toilet seats?

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[KernelPanic]

Can any of these little shits be found in the Ottawa-Gatineau region of Canada ?

Nope.

That's where I live and I checked a long time ago lol.

 

[Diamond]

 

[playingwithfire]

I couldn't give two shits if a spider is venomous or not, they all scare the crap out of me regardless.

 

[Twilight Gap]

spiders would be total bros if they moved slowly and more predictably.

the dark, hairy angular bodies coupled with the fast movements is what makes just the sight of them unsettling.

it's for that reason why i have no problem with caterpillars.

just as hairy, but they're not really going anywhere

 

[stilgar]

spiders would be total bros if they moved slowly and more predictably.

the dark, hairy angular bodies coupled with the fast movements is what makes just the sight of them unsettling.

it's for that reason why i have no problem with caterpillars.

just as hairy, but they're not really going anywhere

...as long as you don't touch them

 

[Shadybiz]

I have a friend that was out camping and got bit by a brown recluse (New Jersey). He was miles away from civilization, so he did the only thing that came to mind: took his knife, cut off the skin around the bite, and dressed the wound. Went to the ER the next morning with the body of the spider, and the docs confirmed that it was indeed a recluse, and it was pretty much what he had to do. Scary shit man.

 

[EzekelRAGE]

I was bit by a brown recluse last year around this time on my arm. I almost died, had to have a blood transfusion. Had jaundice and my red blood cell count was extremely low, think the docs said my cells were attacking the red cells or something. Here are some vids.
WARNING - If you are eating, or just ate, you probably don't want to see these vids

Me before having surgery to get venom or w/e the hell was in my arm, this was around a day or two after the initial bite, I was sent to another hospital out of town.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECDDceru2w0

This is around two weeks after the surgery, the surgeons tried to stitch the skin back together in hopes that it would look normal, the necrosis still overtook that part https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIsaRQrUvCA

Had to go to another specialist to have dead flesh removed and skin cleaned. I also had to were a skin vacuum for around 4 months to help it heal correctly/quickly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feZdi7tWIGw

This is the wound vacuum. I had to carry this around everywhere and a nurse had to come to my house once a week along with me having to travel out of town to the specialist to have it changed/measured once a week. The black thing is a sponge, which would attach itself to the wound and would be painful as hell when they replaced it twice a week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=892pXAyGMl0

Now it's just one big long scar.

 

[PeregrinSe7en]

I was bit by a brown recluse last year around this time on my arm. I almost died, had to have a blood transfusion. Had jaundice and my red blood cell count was extremely low, think the docs said my cells were attacking the red cells or something. Here are some vids.
WARNING - If you are eating, or just ate, you probably don't want to see these vids

Me before having surgery to get venom or w/e the hell was in my arm, this was around a day or two after the initial bite, I was sent to another hospital out of town.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECDDceru2w0

This is around two weeks after the surgery, the surgeons tried to stitch the skin back together in hopes that it would look normal, the necrosis still overtook that part https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIsaRQrUvCA

Had to go to another specialist to have dead flesh removed and skin cleaned. I also had to were a skin vacuum for around 4 months to help it heal correctly/quickly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feZdi7tWIGw

This is the wound vacuum. I had to carry this around everywhere and a nurse had to come to my house once a week along with me having to travel out of town to the specialist to have it changed/measured once a week. The black thing is a sponge, which would attach itself to the wound and would be painful as hell when they replaced it twice a week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=892pXAyGMl0

Now it's just one big long scare.

damn man

saw all the vids

you have my sympathy

 

[Shadow780]

I was bit by a brown recluse last year around this time on my arm. I almost died, had to have a blood transfusion. Had jaundice and my red blood cell count was extremely low, think the docs said my cells were attacking the red cells or something. Here are some vids.
WARNING - If you are eating, or just ate, you probably don't want to see these vids

Me before having surgery to get venom or w/e the hell was in my arm, this was around a day or two after the initial bite, I was sent to another hospital out of town.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECDDceru2w0

This is around two weeks after the surgery, the surgeons tried to stitch the skin back together in hopes that it would look normal, the necrosis still overtook that part https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIsaRQrUvCA

Had to go to another specialist to have dead flesh removed and skin cleaned. I also had to were a skin vacuum for around 4 months to help it heal correctly/quickly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feZdi7tWIGw

This is the wound vacuum. I had to carry this around everywhere and a nurse had to come to my house once a week along with me having to travel out of town to the specialist to have it changed/measured once a week. The black thing is a sponge, which would attach itself to the wound and would be painful as hell when they replaced it twice a week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=892pXAyGMl0

Now it's just one big long scar.

HOLY.SHIT

I'm glad you're recovering man I can't even....

 

[Smokey]

I was bit by a brown recluse last year around this time on my arm. I almost died, had to have a blood transfusion. Had jaundice and my red blood cell count was extremely low, think the docs said my cells were attacking the red cells or something. Here are some vids.
WARNING - If you are eating, or just ate, you probably don't want to see these vids

Me before having surgery to get venom or w/e the hell was in my arm, this was around a day or two after the initial bite, I was sent to another hospital out of town.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECDDceru2w0

This is around two weeks after the surgery, the surgeons tried to stitch the skin back together in hopes that it would look normal, the necrosis still overtook that part https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIsaRQrUvCA

Had to go to another specialist to have dead flesh removed and skin cleaned. I also had to were a skin vacuum for around 4 months to help it heal correctly/quickly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feZdi7tWIGw

This is the wound vacuum. I had to carry this around everywhere and a nurse had to come to my house once a week along with me having to travel out of town to the specialist to have it changed/measured once a week. The black thing is a sponge, which would attach itself to the wound and would be painful as hell when they replaced it twice a week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=892pXAyGMl0

Now it's just one big long scar.

A new age warrior

Glad you made it o_o