What the Hell is this?

[Derick]

So while in Houston, I saw this ungodly spider outside my window. The thing was so freakin big I had to take a pic. It's hard to get an idea of scale, but I held up my Motorola V60 phone next to it and, from tip to tip, this thing was bigger than the phone!!! Sorry for the crappy pic, but I was holding my camera at a shaky arms-length from this thing cuz I obviously didn't want to get too close Anyone know what this thing is?

[Kor]

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So while in Houston, I saw this ungodly spider outside my window. The thing was so freakin big I had to take a pic. It's hard to get an idea of scale, but I held up my Motorola V60 phone next to it and, from tip to tip, this thing was bigger than the phone!!! Sorry for the crappy pic, but I was holding my camera at a shaky arms-length from this thing cuz I obviously didn't want to get too close Anyone know what this thing is?

Holy crap.

[R_Ethug]

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that thing gives me nightmares..

[Mr. Burns]

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Jeebus!!!

[Stonewall]

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I know what that is.. One god damned huge Fin ugly a$$ed nightmare for little kids spider!

[QuA]

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Mommy I pee'd my pants.

Thats freaking scary. Dude set the sucka on fire with some hair spray and torch.

[Flanders]

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LOL
BuRn! bUrN iT!!

[Derick]

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Mommy I pee'd my pants.

Thats freaking scary. Dude set the sucka on fire with some hair spray and torch.

LOL The first thoughts that crossed my mind was how to kill it. But no "long range" weapons were available. And there was no way I was about to touch that thing using a non-projectile method lol

[gaffer]

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It is some sort of an orb weaver spider, although I am not too sure what species it is. There are some local species like this, although not as big. They are not dangerous to humans, and are regarded as a beneficial arthropod due to the numbers of pest insects that they eat.

Your resident entomologist,

Andrew

[vaggod]

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You should change you screen name to bugman or entomoknow

(sorry bored)

[Canadian Turbo]

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That pretty nuts, sometimes living in cold ass Calgary has its advantages because the bugs cannot get to big and are killed every year. You should see the size of some of the bugs in Australia

[gaffer]

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You should change you screen name to bugman or entomoknow

(sorry bored)

I have been called the bugman, and my inlaws refer to me a bugboy. I even have a 1971 bug too.

As for Calgary we are pretty lacking in the insects, especially compared to warmer areas. We do however get some pretty big insects like the giant water bug (about 4 inches long with a menacing beak), and one of our local moths has a wingspan of 5+ inches, and a bright green caterpillar as long as your index finger.

Andrew

[Tuna]

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I have been called the bugman, and my inlaws refer to me a bugboy. I even have a 1971 bug too.

As for Calgary we are pretty lacking in the insects, especially compared to warmer areas. We do however get some pretty big insects like the giant water bug (about 4 inches long with a menacing beak), and one of our local moths has a wingspan of 5+ inches, and a bright green caterpillar as long as your index finger.

Andrew

I've never seen any of those, thank goodness!!

[Canadian Turbo]

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The giant water bug I think was the thing we encounterd at one of the meets last year, it was crazy!!

[gaffer]

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The giant water bug I think was the thing we encounterd at one of the meets last year, it was crazy!!

The water bugs look kinda like big cockroaches, people bring them into police staions & firehalls, so I have to go ID them. Nothing scares cops like big bugs. People think they are some alien species, ready to suck you brain out with its large beak.

As for the spider pictured at the top, I looked around & I think it is a black and yellow argiope, or St. Andrew's spider. They are pretty common in north america.

Andrew