What kind of spider is this that landed on me when I was working in my
booster pump shed?

Is it a tarantula?
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2757053spider01.jpg

On 08/18/2018 10:55 PM, Arlen Holder wrote:
What kind of spider is this that landed on me when I was working in my
booster pump shed?

Is it a tarantula?
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2757053spider01.jpg


Looks like one. It's a little early but in Arizona the males wander
around looking for females in the fall. It's a little weird to be
driving down the road and noticing a spider ambling across it. They can
bite if provoked but they're usually docile.

On 18 Aug 2018 22:44:19 GMT, rbowman wrote:

Looks like one. It's a little early but in Arizona the males wander
around looking for females in the fall. It's a little weird to be
driving down the road and noticing a spider ambling across it. They can
bite if provoked but they're usually docile.

I apologize for the lousy picture. I'll take another shot in the daylight
tomorrow with better lighting.

It landed on my shoulder and was walking around, while I was hunched over
my booster pump motor ... where when I realized what it was - I
involuntarily screamed like a girl!

It's a primeval feeling - spiders and rattlers ... goes deep into the core.

When it fell off on the ground, I agree with you that it was pretty docile.
I don't think it wanted to bite me at all.

Maybe it was what was eating this snail?
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=7727441snail01.jpg

Where I've never seen a snail shell caught in a spider web in the air 3
feet off the ground and five inches from any wall or roof!
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=9390313snail02.jpg

On 08/18/2018 11:58 PM, Arlen Holder wrote:
Maybe it was what was eating this snail?
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=7727441snail01.jpg

Probably. They aren't fussy and the big ones can even get mice and
lizards. Other spiders are on the menu too so one well fed tarantula
beats a tribe of brown recluses any day.

On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 04:55:31 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder
wrote:

Is it a tarantula?
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2757053spider01.jpg

I'd say it is. Some cultures eat taranulas. Done crispy.

On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 11:34:49 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 04:55:31 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder
wrote:

Is it a tarantula?
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2757053spider01.jpg

I'd say it is. Some cultures eat taranulas. Done crispy.


I did a google search for " spider identification "
that returned several very good web sites - one was
specifically for North America.
... then I got scared of the photos and had to stop.
John T.

On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 14:57:50 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 11:34:49 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 04:55:31 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder
wrote:

Is it a tarantula?
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2757053spider01.jpg

I'd say it is. Some cultures eat taranulas. Done crispy.


I did a google search for " spider identification "
that returned several very good web sites - one was
specifically for North America.
... then I got scared of the photos and had to stop.
John T.

Pussy. :-)

What scared you so badly?

Is it a tarantula?
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2757053spider01.jpg

I'd say it is. Some cultures eat taranulas. Done crispy.


I did a google search for " spider identification "
that returned several very good web sites - one was
specifically for North America.
... then I got scared of the photos and had to stop.
John T.

Pussy. :-)
What scared you so badly?


.... ss s ss S P I D E R S !

https://puppytoob.com/dog-news/mutan...trending-2014/

John T.

In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 19 Aug 2018 05:58:34 -0000 (UTC), Arlen
Holder wrote:

On 18 Aug 2018 22:44:19 GMT, rbowman wrote:

Looks like one. It's a little early but in Arizona the males wander
around looking for females in the fall. It's a little weird to be
driving down the road and noticing a spider ambling across it. They can
bite if provoked but they're usually docile.

I apologize for the lousy picture. I'll take another shot in the daylight
tomorrow with better lighting.

It landed on my shoulder and was walking around, while I was hunched over
my booster pump motor ... where when I realized what it was - I
involuntarily screamed like a girl!

Amazing, isn't it. I did that once when I saw a mouse under the sink.
Later I decided it was because I thought it was an enorrrrmous roach,
and if I'd known it was a mouse, I wouldn't have screamed

So is it alive or dead in the photo?

It's a primeval feeling - spiders and rattlers ... goes deep into the core.

When it fell off on the ground, I agree with you that it was pretty docile.
I don't think it wanted to bite me at all.

Maybe it was what was eating this snail?
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=7727441snail01.jpg

Where I've never seen a snail shell caught in a spider web in the air 3
feet off the ground and five inches from any wall or roof!
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=9390313snail02.jpg

Wonder Snail!!!

In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 19 Aug 2018 14:57:50 -0400,
wrote:

On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 11:34:49 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 04:55:31 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder
wrote:

Is it a tarantula?
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2757053spider01.jpg

I'd say it is. Some cultures eat taranulas. Done crispy.


I did a google search for " spider identification "
that returned several very good web sites - one was
specifically for North America.
... then I got scared of the photos and had to stop.
John T.

LOL.

Arlen, where do you live, or wwhere were you when this happened.

In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 19 Aug 2018 15:25:15 -0400,
wrote:


Is it a tarantula?
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2757053spider01.jpg

I'd say it is. Some cultures eat taranulas. Done crispy.


I did a google search for " spider identification "
that returned several very good web sites - one was
specifically for North America.
... then I got scared of the photos and had to stop.
John T.

Pussy. :-)
What scared you so badly?


... ss s ss S P I D E R S !

https://puppytoob.com/dog-news/mutan...trending-2014/

John T.

Once in high wchool looked out the window at a bush in front of our
house and there was a big spider with long black legs and a big cream
and pink body. I think it was cream colored with pink dots or lines.

3+ inches total across.

It stayed there for hours. I've never seen anything like it again, irl,
a zoo, or the web.

In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 19 Aug 2018 17:14:09 -0400, micky
wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 19 Aug 2018 15:25:15 -0400,
wrote:


Is it a tarantula?
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2757053spider01.jpg

I'd say it is. Some cultures eat taranulas. Done crispy.


I did a google search for " spider identification "
that returned several very good web sites - one was
specifically for North America.
... then I got scared of the photos and had to stop.
John T.

Pussy. :-)
What scared you so badly?


... ss s ss S P I D E R S !

https://puppytoob.com/dog-news/mutan...trending-2014/

John T.

Once in high wchool looked out the window at a bush in front of our
house and there was a big spider with long black legs and a big cream
and pink body. I think it was cream colored with pink dots or lines.

3+ inches total across.

It stayed there for hours. I've never seen anything like it again, irl,
a zoo, or the web.

I looked at https://www.insectidentification.org/spiders.asp
North American Spiders
It is said that some three-quarters of the human population is
intimidated by spiders in one way or another - about 3,400 species
reside in North America alone.

91 spiders but none that look anything like the one I saw I know
spiders all have segmented bodies, but this one didn't seam to. It's
body was what I think is called an oblate circle. A circle that is
moved 20% to the side, so it's 20% longer than wide

Althoujgh maybe I'm forgetting parts nad it was shaped like this, even
though the colors are all wrong:
https://www.insectidentification.org...Silk-Orbweaver

BTW, I've never used the word oblate before and I'll give myself 3
points if I used it right, one point just for using it. I googled and
I can't figure out if I used it right or not.

In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 19 Aug 2018 04:55:31 -0000 (UTC), Arlen
Holder wrote:

What kind of spider is this that landed on me when I was working in my
booster pump shed?

Is it a tarantula?
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2757053spider01.jpg

I think maybe it is a tarantula:

https://www.jcehrlich.com/spiders/species/

In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 19 Aug 2018 17:24:50 -0400, micky
wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 19 Aug 2018 17:14:09 -0400, micky
wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 19 Aug 2018 15:25:15 -0400,
wrote:


Is it a tarantula?
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2757053spider01.jpg

I'd say it is. Some cultures eat taranulas. Done crispy.


I did a google search for " spider identification "
that returned several very good web sites - one was
specifically for North America.
... then I got scared of the photos and had to stop.
John T.

Pussy. :-)
What scared you so badly?


... ss s ss S P I D E R S !

https://puppytoob.com/dog-news/mutan...trending-2014/

John T.

Once in high wchool looked out the window at a bush in front of our
house and there was a big spider with long black legs and a big cream
and pink body. I think it was cream colored with pink dots or lines.

3+ inches total across.

It stayed there for hours. I've never seen anything like it again, irl,
a zoo, or the web.

I looked at https://www.insectidentification.org/spiders.asp
North American Spiders
It is said that some three-quarters of the human population is
intimidated by spiders in one way or another - about 3,400 species
reside in North America alone.

91 spiders but none that look anything like the one I saw I know
spiders all have segmented bodies, but this one didn't seam to. It's
body was what I think is called an oblate circle. A circle that is
moved 20% to the side, so it's 20% longer than wide



Not all spiders have segmented bodies, I realize.

Not Daddy Long-legs.





Althoujgh maybe I'm forgetting parts nad it was shaped like this, even
though the colors are all wrong:
https://www.insectidentification.org...Silk-Orbweaver

BTW, I've never used the word oblate before and I'll give myself 3
points if I used it right, one point just for using it. I googled and
I can't figure out if I used it right or not.

On 19 Aug 2018 14:11:23 GMT, micky wrote:

Arlen, where do you live, or wwhere were you when this happened.

Silicon Valley.

Seems to be a California black tarantula (Aphonopelma eutylenum)
https://www.google.com/search?q=cali...lack+tarantula

On 19 Aug 2018 14:10:21 GMT, micky wrote:

So is it alive or dead in the photo?

Very much alive.
I gave it water and a few bugs today.
It didn't eat the bugs. It's picky I guess. Or not hungry.

A friend snaps pictures of spiders so it's his.
I just have to get it to him.

In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 20 Aug 2018 04:36:07 -0000 (UTC), Arlen
Holder wrote:

On 19 Aug 2018 14:11:23 GMT, micky wrote:

Arlen, where do you live, or wwhere were you when this happened.

Silicon Valley.

I thought it was too cold there for that.

Seems to be a California black tarantula (Aphonopelma eutylenum)
https://www.google.com/search?q=cali...lack+tarantula

See what I know.