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shawmutt · 05-12-2006, 04:34 AM

My uncle in Canada has a whole family of spiders on the roof of his front porch. Once I got used to the idea of all those webs over my head it's actually quite nice to sit outside sans bugs.

DepotFish · 05-15-2006, 04:46 PM

Our basement is full of wolf spiders. They are soo aggressive if you wave your hand over them they'll jump at it. Fun to play with though. The only time I had to kill one is when it hitched a ride on my pants up to my room. I was cleaning and found a big, hairy spider leg under the bed. A few days later I see out of the corner of my eye what looks like a mouse running across my floor. Its the leg's owner back for revenge. The dog ran after it and rather than climbing the wall it turned around and jumped at the dog. She's the only one I ever squished. As long as they stay in the basement they are ok, they keep all the other spiders out of our house.
Don't ever rely on reported information to tell you where spiders live. How many times do you think an average person reports a spider? Never? Brown recluse spiders have been reported as far north as northern illinois, but I'd be willing to make a bet that you could find them in WI and even further north.

Elle2 · 05-21-2006, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Zagz

AFAIK there are no poisionous spiders where I live. .

Your winters probably kill tham all! Although supposedly hobos are now found in BC and Alberta and are expected to make their way East... so watch out. My mom was bitten by something that we initially thought was a hobo in Calgary because of the necrosis that resulted, but the doctor said it would be way worse if it was a hobo... shudder.

This is NOT a good post for the arachnophobes (me) to be reading.

CANNOT imagine dealing with the wolf spiders!

**Zagz** · 05-21-2006, 02:53 PM

Yeah for my winters then! LOL, I hate spiders with a passion. They scare me to death.

Elle2 · 05-21-2006, 04:00 PM

me to and I am not sure why. I am not afraid of anything else (except scorpions). love snakes and most other bugs, lizards, mice, rats, you name it... but I am really afraid of spiders.. which being in Vancouver and enjoying gardening can be a bit of a problem!

Toirtis · 05-21-2006, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Zagz

AFAIK there are no poisionous spiders where I live.

You mean except the black widows, which do range into the southern half of Saskatchewan (as well as Alberta and BC)....and since hobo spiders have at least managed Nothern Idaho and Southern Alberta, they may be in Saskatchewan, too.

To be fair, virtually all true spiders are venomous, it is just that few are significantly venomous to humans.

**Zagz** · 05-23-2006, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Toirtis

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Originally Posted by Zagz

AFAIK there are no poisionous spiders where I live.

You mean except the black widows, which do range into the southern half of Saskatchewan (as well as Alberta and BC)....and since hobo spiders have at least managed Nothern Idaho and Southern Alberta, they may be in Saskatchewan, too.

To be fair, virtually all true spiders are venomous, it is just that few are significantly venomous to humans.

Ummm thanks for that info. You know what they say, ignorance is bliss. LOL. I didn't even know we had black widows.

Toirtis · 05-24-2006, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Zagz

Ummm thanks for that info. You know what they say, ignorance is bliss. LOL. I didn't even know we had black widows.

Yes, but freaking people out is bliss to me.... :P

Lonewolfblue · 05-24-2006, 04:55 AM

We have black widows and brown recluses here. A friend was bitten by a brown recluse, and had a bad reaction. Went to the hospital, and now has a permanent limp. Really messed his leg up.

**Zagz** · 05-24-2006, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Toirtis

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Originally Posted by Zagz

Ummm thanks for that info. You know what they say, ignorance is bliss. LOL. I didn't even know we had black widows.

Yes, but freaking people out is bliss to me.... :P

It worked!!

05-12-2006, 04:34 AM	#21
shawmutt Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Greencastle, PA Posts: 2,050 Images: 6	My uncle in Canada has a whole family of spiders on the roof of his front porch. Once I got used to the idea of all those webs over my head it's actually quite nice to sit outside sans bugs. __________________ ~Mike Shaw Shawmutt.com. Blogs and Pictures of the Massively Multiplayer Offline game, Real Life.

05-15-2006, 04:46 PM	#22
DepotFish Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 871 Images: 4	Our basement is full of wolf spiders. They are soo aggressive if you wave your hand over them they'll jump at it. Fun to play with though. The only time I had to kill one is when it hitched a ride on my pants up to my room. I was cleaning and found a big, hairy spider leg under the bed. A few days later I see out of the corner of my eye what looks like a mouse running across my floor. Its the leg's owner back for revenge. The dog ran after it and rather than climbing the wall it turned around and jumped at the dog. She's the only one I ever squished. As long as they stay in the basement they are ok, they keep all the other spiders out of our house. Don't ever rely on reported information to tell you where spiders live. How many times do you think an average person reports a spider? Never? Brown recluse spiders have been reported as far north as northern illinois, but I'd be willing to make a bet that you could find them in WI and even further north. __________________ Anybody who's seen the personality of fish has had their minds and hearts opened to a whole new world.

05-24-2006, 04:55 AM	#29
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,871 Images: 7	We have black widows and brown recluses here. A friend was bitten by a brown recluse, and had a bad reaction. Went to the hospital, and now has a permanent limp. Really messed his leg up. __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

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05-21-2006, 04:00 PM	#25
Elle2 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vancouver Posts: 269	me to and I am not sure why. I am not afraid of anything else (except scorpions). love snakes and most other bugs, lizards, mice, rats, you name it... but I am really afraid of spiders.. which being in Vancouver and enjoying gardening can be a bit of a problem!