09-24-2009, 09:33 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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What kind of spider is this?
I found this creepy bugger under my cat's bed. Anybody know what it is? The was pretty well blood red all over, especially the legs. He met his end in the belly of my vacuum cleaner.
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09-24-2009, 09:34 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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You need to vacuum those baseboards.
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09-24-2009, 09:37 PM
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What the hell. You need to do more than vacuum. You need to burn your house down. Imagine because you didn't burn your house down, Calgary became infested with those things. Think about the woman and children. Think about your life. Think about your conscience in a few years. Do it.
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09-24-2009, 09:38 PM
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Scoring Winger
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When you go to empty your vacuum, the inside will be crawling with millions of spiders.
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09-24-2009, 09:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jedi Ninja
When you go to empty your vacuum, the inside will be crawling with millions of spiders.
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Oh yeah. Don't forget to burn the vacuum too.
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09-24-2009, 09:42 PM
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Took an arrow to the knee
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Toronto
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You better hope that's not a Brown Recluse! But I don't think they're in Alberta... As far as I know...
Anything like that?
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09-24-2009, 09:44 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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rube lives in Victoria
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09-24-2009, 09:45 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by SteveToms
rube lives in Victoria
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In that case, fire is probably not ideal. The fire would probably last a few months.
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09-24-2009, 09:45 PM
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We should exterminate all spiders.
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09-24-2009, 09:46 PM
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Ben
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: God's Country (aka Cape Breton Island)
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Perhaps it's the The Red Legged Purseweb spider?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphodros_rufipes
Seems awefully north to be one of those, yet the picture seems similar, and the webbing would be in line with what the article says.
I just did a quick google search and stumbled upon that. I honestly have no idea.
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09-24-2009, 09:49 PM
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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09-24-2009, 09:50 PM
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Wolf Spider?
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09-24-2009, 09:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shazam
You need to vacuum those baseboards.
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lol, you noticed that too?
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09-24-2009, 09:54 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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Its a trap door spider.
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09-24-2009, 09:56 PM
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Referee
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In your enterprise AI
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I wouldn't have vacuumed it, I would have beaten it senseless with a size 10 Doc Martin
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09-24-2009, 10:00 PM
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Has lived the dream!
Join Date: Apr 2004
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A poisonous one... 
In all seriousness, it does look a tiny bit like the Brown Recluse, but I thought they lived more in wild areas. I saw one that looked a lot like that in my house last year. Could be something scary, could be something harmless.
Arachnophobia, or even just a dislike of spiders is one of the most common human fears. It's probably a natural evolution hang on instinct telling us to be careful and play nice with species like those. But spiders themselves are VERY passive, and there is no real reason to be afraid. Millions of other ways that people are more likely to die than a spider bite.
I know that doesn't help much... but I've found it to be true.
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09-24-2009, 10:00 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shazam
You need to vacuum those baseboards.
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To be fair, he said it was under his cats bed.
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09-24-2009, 10:00 PM
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I think i just barffed in my mouth a little. Dude. The baseboards. And just for the record, spiders freak me the F out!
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09-24-2009, 10:02 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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One day rubie is going to open his vaccum to take the bag out and all those baby spiders..........
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09-24-2009, 10:02 PM
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First Line Centre
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It's probably a Hobo spider. Brown Recluse spiders look similar, but aren't supposed to be this far north.
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