Okay....let's talk about big ass jumping spiders!

[A Desert Rose]

Hey... have I ever shown you guys my scorpian sting? I've had 3.

 

[snowy ciara]

Lucky me, we don't really have venomous spiders up here. I don't even have a lot of non venomous spiders in the house cause the Fuzzy Domme likes to play mighty huntress and eats them..

 

[DVS]

That concept that non-furry spiders are more poisonous- I find that one hard to buy, just because there are so many kinds of spiders in the world, hairy, spiny, smooth, and just plain other. I always assume that if it's a spider, it can bite, and that such a bite is likely to be at least as unplesant as a nettle or a bee-sting, so if I don't know it really well, I just don't let it touch my skin if possible.

Well, just something that mother nature tends to do, if you look into the insect world. Bugs, birds (female and babies), even animals all have markings that match surroundings for their safety.

I can't find the necessary info at the moment, but nature also gives different insects and animals evil looking markings or bright colors to make them seem like they're a mean moe foe, when that's all they have. And, sometimes colors tend to match their natural surroundings when they don't have any other defences.

What I was meaning was, poisonous spiders, snakes, and other type things do seem to follow that same coloring process. Sure, any spider can still bite you, and they might even hurt a lot. But, I'd stay away from the ones that don't look visious, just as much as I'd stay away from the ones that look mean and hairy. Some hairy wolf spiders can pack a mean bite, but they won't kill you...well, maybe from a heart attack?

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/insect/insimg/05512f21.jpg

The above was taken from the below address...
www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/insect/05512.html Yep, still more spiders on this site.

EDITED to add the daddy long legs pic. I forgot it, earlier.

 

[Kajira Callista]

Hey... have I ever shown you guys my scorpian sting? I've had 3.

im a scorpio...does that count?

 

[DVS]

Hey... have I ever shown you guys my scorpian sting? I've had 3.

what kind of spots to you slither into to get scorpion stings? Living in the desert surely teaches you something...at LEAST after the second sting!

 

[MissTaken]

Okay, now I am searching to try to accurately identify these critters.

I thought they were jumping spiders because they jump, (DOH), but they dont' have the ornate markings and colors of most of them.

They are rather boring, black and about the size of a quarter.

 

[A Desert Rose]

what kind of spots to you slither into to get scorpion stings? Living in the desert surely teaches you something...at LEAST after the second sting!

One got me twice, on each side of my belly button... in bed.

I'll tell you about the second one later. I'll find the picture of it and post it.

 

[DVS]

One got me twice, on each side of my belly button... in bed.

Must have been a poor, misdirected male. He was close, but not quite.

 

[DVS]

Okay, now I am searching to try to accurately identify these critters.

I thought they were jumping spiders because they jump, (DOH), but they dont' have the ornate markings and colors of most of them.

They are rather boring, black and about the size of a quarter.

What part of the country? North east?

www.austmus.gov.au/spiders/resources/general.htm#america