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Post by Cg on Oct 9, 2014 20:23:42 GMT -5
Hi.  I tried getting an ID for this spider, from a wildlife site, but I think their admin must be drunk or taking spice. Logged in 3 times and STILL was not logged in. (I think the Proboards Login Gremlin must be catching). Anyway. If anyone is able to, could someone please try and ID this little lady. She's about an inch in body length, nocturnal and very timid. She hides behind a kitchen cabinet, and hangs upside down in a sheet web. I thought maybe either a Lace Web / Lace Weaver, or a Steatoda Nobilis, (False Widow, but her butt, doesn't look big enough, compared to her cephalothorax). Hmmm.  Thanks Peeps. |
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Post by Jacob on Oct 9, 2014 20:58:39 GMT -5
I'm going to ask my birth-giver once she wakes up. There's a good chance she'll know.
Sent from my rooted Falcon -- I want "Cerberus: By Hatred Born" back!! ASAP.
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Post by ntsheep on Oct 9, 2014 21:13:44 GMT -5
If one part of the web turns into a tunnel the spider hides in, it's a type of Funnel Web spider. Need a better photo to see details. Could also be a type of Brown Recluse. Don't know a whole lot about spiders where your from cg, but it does seem similar to ones near me. Be thankful it's not an Australian one, there the meanest of the species!
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Post by Cg on Oct 9, 2014 21:17:28 GMT -5
I'm going to ask my birth-giver once she wakes up. There's a good chance she'll know. Sent from my rooted Falcon -- I want "Cerberus: By Hatred Born" back!! ASAP. Great Jacob! I hope so. Been trying to find a positive ID for over a week. As long as it's not the Greater Nuts Munching Spider of Southern Madagascar. No prob. |
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Post by Cg on Oct 9, 2014 21:24:16 GMT -5
ntsheep. Brown Recluse aren't native in the UK, but Steatoda Nobilis, wasn't either, 100 years ago. That ones got a bite like a wasp sting. Also the 'tube web' spiders, a fairly recent migrant, (bite like a rose thorn in your skin). Don't mind this one being in the kitchen, just don't want the cellar spiders eating her, or her biting any guests.  Ps. You haven't derailed this thread yet. Feeling a bit let down here. 
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Post by xdesperado on Oct 9, 2014 21:34:16 GMT -5
Space spiders  |
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Post by ntsheep on Oct 9, 2014 21:38:40 GMT -5
A question like this is one of the few times I'll try to be serious, I've mentioned in other threads my wilderness\survival skills. Identifying things that may kill you or be a source of food comes in handy. The funnel webs we have here in America are different than the Australian ones, which makes me very happy! Most spiders run away from people, not Australian Funnel Webs though. They'll chase you down! In some cultures it's considered bad luck to kill a spider in your house. Even if it could kill you.
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Post by Cg on Oct 9, 2014 21:53:50 GMT -5
ntsheep. Really? You've spent quite a bit of time in the wilderness? I was street homeless for a while. Studied on the internet, how to get by if it snowed over here. Made tents out of tarpaulin. Bit of an adventure, but not as deep as living in the wilds. I'd really like to try that, but the UK's not exactly blessed with many places you could go, without the possibility of bumping into other people.
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Post by ntsheep on Oct 9, 2014 22:17:48 GMT -5
I haven't done anything for an extended time, but since I was five years old, through family and my own studies, I've learned about herbs, basic first aid skills, etc. I hope I never have to use them that way like you have, but it's always good to know these things. Even in a big city, you can learn and train yourself a variety of skills. In fact, urban survival is sometimes trickier. In a city disaster scenario you have a lot of people that won't have ways of helping themselves and they can be the ones that become the most dangerous. If you can learn to survive in a city, the country side is a piece of cake really as long as you have some basic plant knowledge and a good knife and way to make fire. www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCAQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pssurvival.com%2Fps%2Fmilitary_fms%2Ffm_21-76_us_army_survival_manual_2006.pdf&ei=glA3VPiMMJWdygT4pYKwDg&usg=AFQjCNETj3PtMzELu-q87o6I6qeMX630eQ&bvm=bv.77161500,d.aWw |
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Post by xdesperado on Oct 9, 2014 22:22:53 GMT -5
A good knife is your second best survival tool, only your mind and knowledge are better.
With the knife you can do nearly anything from making shelter, starting fires and getting food.
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Post by ntsheep on Oct 9, 2014 22:33:21 GMT -5
A good knife is your second best survival tool, only your mind and knowledge are better. With the knife you can do nearly anything from making shelter, starting fires and getting food. Yes your right about the knowledge part. Should have said that first, I was always taught 90% of survival is what you can keep in your head. The first plant I was taught to find is Chamomile. Learned that at the age of 5. Had plenty of land to roam on at the family farms. Went out by myself and no one ever worried. Strange that no one told me about Timber Rattle snakes until I was about 11, maybe they were trying to get rid of me |
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Post by beuns on Oct 10, 2014 0:47:41 GMT -5
This thread has derailed. For once, it's a serious derailed... |
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Post by ntsheep on Oct 10, 2014 11:06:05 GMT -5
I wouldn't call this thread derailed just yet beuns, talking about how you have learned to identify spiders fits in. |
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Post by rabidbite on Oct 10, 2014 15:34:56 GMT -5
Hi. I tried getting an ID for this spider, from a wildlife site, but I think their admin must be drunk or taking spice. Logged in 3 times and STILL was not logged in. (I think the Proboards Login Gremlin must be catching). Anyway. If anyone is able to, could someone please try and ID this little lady. She's about an inch in body length, nocturnal and very timid. She hides behind a kitchen cabinet, and hangs upside down in a sheet web. I thought maybe either a Lace Web / Lace Weaver, or a Steatoda Nobilis, (False Widow, but her butt, doesn't look big enough, compared to her cephalothorax). Hmmm. Thanks Peeps. It looks like one of those spiders from HoS. Do you have a clearer picture? It might have markings that can't be seen because of the blurriness? rabid |
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Post by grävling on Oct 10, 2014 16:18:47 GMT -5
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