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I nearly had a heart attack a week ago when I woke up to see this huge spider on my bedside table.
This huge grass spider lives right outside my pantry window. The illogical side of me fears that one day it's gonna get inside my home and start eating my face off. I don't think they're known for anything but catching insects and building funnel webs, but still. The pics a little blurry but I wasn't trying to get too close :eek: [ATTACH=CONFIG]1571[/ATTACH]
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I had a massive spider in my warehouse last week, bigger than I had even seen in Utah aside from at the zoo. Its body was an inch long and fairly thick, so with its legs spread it had about a 3 inch diameter. I was unlocking the back door to unload my first truck of the day, and it was just standing there on the floor, right by my pallet jack. Now, I'm normally the type to let them go, but I had never seen one like this before and didn't know if it could be damaging. Also, I didn't want to risk it sneaking into some customer's delivery and either freaking them or my drivers out, so I ran over its head with my pallet jack. I probably should have snapped a photo prior to that, but you can still get a good idea of its side from the photo I took after its head was crushed:

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I had a massive spider in my warehouse last week' date=' bigger than I had even seen in Utah aside from at the zoo. Its body was an inch long and fairly thick, so with its legs spread it had about a 3 inch diameter. I was unlocking the back door to unload my first truck of the day, and it was just standing there on the floor, right by my pallet jack. Now, I'm normally the type to let them go, but I had never seen one like this before and didn't know if it could be damaging. Also, I didn't want to risk it sneaking into some customer's delivery and either freaking them or my drivers out, so I ran over its head with my pallet jack. I probably should have snapped a photo prior to that, but you can still get a good idea of its side from the photo I took after its head was crushed:[/quote'] Omg what the hell kind of spider is that?? I looked mine up to see if it was harmful. Yours looks deadly. This is torture lol
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Omg what the hell kind of spider is that?? I looked mine up to see if it was harmful. Yours looks deadly. This is torture lol
It was kind of crazy looking, and I doubt it was native to my area. It probably hitched a ride with one of the many pieces of freight that we receive from across the nation, so I didn't want to risk anything. It was an easy fix with a 70 lb. pallet jack with big wheels a foot away from it to crush it easily, but I probably should have taken a photo prior to that to determine what it was. I was running late and in a hurry, so I didn't have time to mess with it.
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Omg what the hell kind of spider is that?? I looked mine up to see if it was harmful. Yours looks deadly. This is torture lol
I can't really view any details, but on first sight I'd say it's either a furrow or jumping spider. I remember people were really freaking out here in Belgium after a man found a spider in his warehouse. It's actually a very common species here, but rarely grows to this size. This was the picture he took: [ATTACH=CONFIG]1573[/ATTACH]
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I can't really view any details, but on first sight I'd say it's either a furrow or jumping spider. I remember people were really freaking out here in Belgium after a man found a spider in his warehouse. It's actually a very common species here, but rarely grows to this size. This was the picture he took: [ATTACH=CONFIG]1573[/ATTACH]
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I can't really view any details, but on first sight I'd say it's either a furrow or jumping spider. I remember people were really freaking out here in Belgium after a man found a spider in his warehouse. It's actually a very common species here, but rarely grows to this size. This was the picture he took: [ATTACH=CONFIG]1573[/ATTACH]
Holy shit, this monster's big. I would shit my pants and jumped through the window if I see it in my house. And come back with fuckin flamethrower.
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It was kind of crazy looking' date=' and I doubt it was native to my area. It probably hitched a ride with one of the many pieces of freight that we receive from across the nation, so I didn't want to risk anything. It was an easy fix with a 70 lb. pallet jack with big wheels a foot away from it to crush it easily, but I probably should have taken a photo prior to that to determine what it was. I was running late and in a hurry, so I didn't have time to mess with it.[/quote'] Ewwww. But killing it was prob for the best. I would imagine that you come across all sorts of interesting creepy crawlers when dealing with freight. That's how those stupid Stink Bugs came into the US through a shipment of fruit from Asia. Those things are so ugly and that smell gives me a headache.
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I can't really view any details, but on first sight I'd say it's either a furrow or jumping spider. I remember people were really freaking out here in Belgium after a man found a spider in his warehouse. It's actually a very common species here, but rarely grows to this size. This was the picture he took: [ATTACH=CONFIG]1573[/ATTACH]
Oh hell no. I would just die from a heart attack. Thanks for the nightmares Midi :D
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