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blefferd · 06-16-2008, 09:50 AM

was cleaning out the garage and i happened to look down by my work bench back in the corner. there has always been a spider web down there but i paid no attention to it we have spiders around the house and i dont care to much for them but i dont kill them due to all the insects we have in our yard and the mosquitos there are in the summer.

well anyways as im sweeping up and cleaning under my bench i look down and notice a spider a big black spider! i take a closer look and sure enough its a freaking giant black widow just lounging on her web, i had just put a small gas can back there about 5 mins prior to spotting her!!

i go in the house and grab a mason jar and a deck cover plate and scoop her up in the jar.

i called the exterminator to come spray the house etc. i found two egg sacks i removed and placed in a jar full of gasoline. im going to do some research tonite with the Florida DNR and see if they want to take this monster off my hands anytime soon. i told the wife i was going to keep it for a pet lol.

they are actually pretty docile little creatures she is just hanging out in the jar not trying to escape or anything. well here is a pic

**chad_quixote** · 06-16-2008, 09:53 AM

you should name her 'Mo'

cypress · 06-16-2008, 09:55 AM

I really do miss my home state of Florida.

zac07 · 06-16-2008, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cypress

I really do miss my home state of Florida.

If you miss black widows I have a shop full I can send you a few

blefferd · 06-16-2008, 10:01 AM

should i be worried about this? ive read they are common to florida. im mainly worried about one biting one of my dogs. im sure i could hack a black widow spider bite but my 25lb dog prolly would not survive

texas_rebel_1980 · 06-16-2008, 10:03 AM

i think i would rather have a black widow around rather than a brown recluse. those are nasty little boogers. when i worked in a prison in south texas we had an outbreak in the prison and even with prompt treatment in the infirmary and mass antibiotics, those things left nasty wounds and scars. i kill every spider i find unless it is what we call a fly spider...

lobster_roboto · 06-16-2008, 10:09 AM

That's awesome.

My brother recently found a tarantula in his yard.

blefferd · 06-16-2008, 10:12 AM

its pretty evil looking i must say, i threw a bug in with her in the jar to watch it die but it got smart and just stayed on the side of the jar lol

ForTehNguyen · 06-16-2008, 10:12 AM

to protect you and your dogs I would exterminate them

akhimark · 06-16-2008, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chad_quixote

you should name her 'Mo'

I vote for Hillary as a name

06-16-2008, 09:50 AM	#1
blefferd XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 1,379	look what i found in the garage today was cleaning out the garage and i happened to look down by my work bench back in the corner. there has always been a spider web down there but i paid no attention to it we have spiders around the house and i dont care to much for them but i dont kill them due to all the insects we have in our yard and the mosquitos there are in the summer. well anyways as im sweeping up and cleaning under my bench i look down and notice a spider a big black spider! i take a closer look and sure enough its a freaking giant black widow just lounging on her web, i had just put a small gas can back there about 5 mins prior to spotting her!! i go in the house and grab a mason jar and a deck cover plate and scoop her up in the jar. i called the exterminator to come spray the house etc. i found two egg sacks i removed and placed in a jar full of gasoline. im going to do some research tonite with the Florida DNR and see if they want to take this monster off my hands anytime soon. i told the wife i was going to keep it for a pet lol. they are actually pretty docile little creatures she is just hanging out in the jar not trying to escape or anything. well here is a pic __________________ SA XD 45GAP S&W 642 38SPL Glock 19 9mm Winchester Model 70 .308 Benelli Nova 12g Ruger 10/22 German K98 8MM New England Firearms Pardner 20g Norinco SKS 7.62x39 Polish TanTal 5.45x39 East German Markarov 9x18

06-16-2008, 09:53 AM	#2
chad_quixote XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 738	you should name her 'Mo' __________________ that all this was anticipated and so you will know that it meant nothing to me.

06-16-2008, 09:55 AM	#3
cypress XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 278	I really do miss my home state of Florida. __________________ XD 9mm Tactical Quit Smokeless Network

06-16-2008, 10:01 AM	#5
blefferd XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 1,379	should i be worried about this? ive read they are common to florida. im mainly worried about one biting one of my dogs. im sure i could hack a black widow spider bite but my 25lb dog prolly would not survive __________________ SA XD 45GAP S&W 642 38SPL Glock 19 9mm Winchester Model 70 .308 Benelli Nova 12g Ruger 10/22 German K98 8MM New England Firearms Pardner 20g Norinco SKS 7.62x39 Polish TanTal 5.45x39 East German Markarov 9x18

06-16-2008, 10:03 AM	#6
texas_rebel_1980 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seguin,Texas Posts: 1,278	i think i would rather have a black widow around rather than a brown recluse. those are nasty little boogers. when i worked in a prison in south texas we had an outbreak in the prison and even with prompt treatment in the infirmary and mass antibiotics, those things left nasty wounds and scars. i kill every spider i find unless it is what we call a fly spider... __________________ It may be 5'clock somewhere, but its Beer Thirty here!!!

06-16-2008, 10:09 AM	#7
lobster_roboto XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,600	That's awesome. My brother recently found a tarantula in his yard. __________________ "Let's go straight to the source and ban crime"

06-16-2008, 10:12 AM	#8
blefferd XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 1,379	its pretty evil looking i must say, i threw a bug in with her in the jar to watch it die but it got smart and just stayed on the side of the jar lol __________________ SA XD 45GAP S&W 642 38SPL Glock 19 9mm Winchester Model 70 .308 Benelli Nova 12g Ruger 10/22 German K98 8MM New England Firearms Pardner 20g Norinco SKS 7.62x39 Polish TanTal 5.45x39 East German Markarov 9x18

06-16-2008, 10:12 AM	#9
ForTehNguyen XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,122	to protect you and your dogs I would exterminate them __________________ XD9 Service Black XD9 Subcompact Black w/ Heine NS AR15 16" Midlength Lancaster AK47 Russian Red Remington 870 12ga Express

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