Name that Spider...

KimballPhotographyKimballPhotography Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
edited March 9, 2005 in Wildlife
Not the best shot in the world...however, this guy was HUGE! The knot in the tree was bigger than my two fists put together. THAT was his HOME!! Found him while on a nature walk. It was very overcast and we were in the woods basically. No bright colors to see here...Anyone know what he is?
Natalie:thumb

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  • CosmicCosmic Registered Users Posts: 219 Major grins
    edited March 7, 2005
    If that hole is as big as two fists...then holy crap!!! :uhoh I hope you used a really long lense for that shot, cuz I would! O.o;;

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  • digital faeriedigital faerie Registered Users Posts: 667 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2005
    thank you so much for giving me a subject of my nightmares tonight as I already feel itchy all over just imagining seeing that thing in real life! icky icky poo!

    cool shot, er, yeah, it's a scary spider. they're all the same to me! lol *squish*

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  • coldclimbcoldclimb Registered Users Posts: 1,169 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2005
    Spiders come closer than anything else to weirding me out, which sorta gives me a strange interest in them. We don't have anything serious here in AK though. While in the phillipines a few years back, I ran across a spider easily six inches across, and all fuzzy. I swung a hammer at it, and it disappeared. Vanished. GONE.

    I took a few steps back rather quickly. Any spider that can dodge a hammer deserves a little respect.rolleyes1.gif

    As far as this image, the only thing that I don't like is that the legs blend in too well. Kinda lessens the effect some, I think.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2005
    KimballPhotography wrote:
    Not the best shot in the world...however, this guy was HUGE! The knot in the tree was bigger than my two fists put together. THAT was his HOME!! Found him while on a nature walk. It was very overcast and we were in the woods basically. No bright colors to see here...Anyone know what he is?
    Hey Natalie,

    Yeah I think's that Fred. :D

    Good capture, my hats off to ya. I probably would have been long gone if I had seen him/her.
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  • fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2005
    Natalie, I've exhausted my resources and just cannot id that critter in any of my arachnid books or online. Do you have another image showing the abdomin?
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited March 8, 2005
    Natalie,

    I agree with Fish. You should have walked over and turned this guy upside down and shot him again :lol4 Maybe next time, or not :lol


    Hopefully, Skippy will chime in on this one. She has a portfolio of some of the meanest ugliest spideys know to man (or to woman). You know, those Ozzie spiders? The ones that can bring down a bull with one bite :yikes

    I don't like these guys either. I would have shot once and boogied on down the highway, before I found out if he could fly or jump.....lol


    Thanks for sharing,
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2005
    fish
    That's a good one Fishrolleyes1.gif do you have a little tummy shot on that great big ---- spider oh yes! here it is I JUST SCRATCH IT's EARS AND ROLLED OVER IT DID just after it ate my hand or i would have got the shot :cry rolleyes1.gif :uhoh eek7.gifumph.gif
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  • KimballPhotographyKimballPhotography Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2005
    I thought he might have gotten a little offended if I asked to take a pic of his tush. My SO who is the biggest weenie when it comes to the smallest of spiders was gooooooone in a split second. I tried to talk him into holding something up next to it so that his massive size would be shown...but alas, that did not happen. I did try asking his name, but I don't think he spoke English either.

    No, I don't have any other shots of him. I took this one and was wisked away by the screamin' weenie:D . If anyone figures out what he is, let me know. I did take a look at his tush and it was about the size of a nickle, hairy and kinda grayish-brown in color. His legs had to have been 2"-3" long. I've only seen those kind of legs on a daddy long legs, ha harolleyes1.gif . Thanks for trying to help identify though! Mucho appreciated~
    Natalie:thumb

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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2005
    Its a Huntsman...look at how the front legs angle back in...dead givaway.They are always know to grow large...i have seen them easily 8" across.

    I know ...i know its an old photo of mine but im having posting withdrawals


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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,250 moderator
    edited March 9, 2005
    Is it this?
    Carolina Wolf Spider. Body can be light grey to brown. Females are 1.5x larger than males. Either way, they are the largest spider in north America. I will dispute that fact, since once long ago I opened a bike carton that came in from Taiwan, and there was a live Banana Spider in it, and it was larger than this, though not native to this country. :yikes


    I bring you.... drums.gif The official State Spider of the fine state of South Carolina - The Carolina Wolf Spider...


    Compare to fourth picture here:
    http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&q=carolina+wolf+spider

    More about the State Spider here:
    http://www.shgresources.com/sc/symbols/spider/
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2005
    I was thinking that david as its caprice looks identicle to our wolf but i was certain those front legs were a huntsman.

    Our wolf has the 'union jack' flag on its back. Good call.
  • KimballPhotographyKimballPhotography Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2005
    David_S85 wrote:
    Carolina Wolf Spider. Body can be light grey to brown. Females are 1.5x larger than males. Either way, they are the largest spider in north America. I will dispute that fact, since once long ago I opened a bike carton that came in from Taiwan, and there was a live Banana Spider in it, and it was larger than this, though not native to this country. :yikes


    I bring you.... drums.gif The official State Spider of the fine state of South Carolina - The Carolina Wolf Spider...


    Compare to fourth picture here:
    http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&q=carolina+wolf+spider

    More about the State Spider here:
    http://www.shgresources.com/sc/symbols/spider/

    Yippeeeee, that's it!! Thank you for taking the time to scope this one out! The Spider has been named~
    Natalie:thumb

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