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Ran into this bad boy during lunch...

  • Looks like a fishing spider - Dolomedes species. Largest spiders I know of in the east. 11 1/2 sounds too big for these though. Largest I've seen is 5 - 6 inches. Too bad you whacked her. Would've eaten a sh#tload of pests in your yard. Harmless to you.

    6ghokie

  • 6ghokie said...

    Too bad you whacked her. Would've eaten a sh#tload of pests in your yard. Harmless to you.

    Easy for you to say, it wasn't in your yard!

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  • VTLocal79 said...

    Went home for lunch and saw this thing chillen on the air conditioning unit outside. Needless to say it took a 3-wood to the face. It measured about 11.5 inches in length.

    Tough to get a scale on that bad boy. How big was it?

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  • Hokie5284 said...

    I sent it to my friend, he said it looks like a giant huntsman. Google those. Damn I'll feel like spiders are all over me now

    Exactly. And I thought those things lived in New Zealand. There was a funny as s$%T thread about one on the Mainboard one night.

    Just think of all the babies that thing must have running around.panic

    JoeHoo

  • I was so hoping you weren't going to say Richmond when asked where you live...I think I'm now going to look into a home telemarketing profession...WOW...pukeface

    RomanVII

  • VTLocal79 said...

    Richmond in the Carytown area off of Sheppard Street...That is the crazy thing about this. That thing should not be in a city.

    holy crap, that is definitely an escape from someone's collection or a pet shop. no native spiders that big anywhere near VA. Carytown folks better hope those aren't breeding now in the wild. seriously though, if you can find it and its somewhat recognizable, you should take it over to the Bio Dept at VCU. or at least send the pic to someone over there.

    polar_vt02

  • VTLocal79 said...

    Went home for lunch and saw this thing chillen on the air conditioning unit outside. Needless to say it took a 3-wood to the face. It measured about 11.5 inches in length.

    You should preserve what's left. Not many bigger spiders in the world, and I don't think there is any species in the U.S. that gets that big.

    VTSmitty ●

  • VTLocal79 said...

    Richmond in the Carytown area off of Sheppard Street...That is the crazy thing about this. That thing should not be in a city.

    I live on Boulevard and Floyd two blocks down from Carytown. If I get home and that thing is chilling on my front steps I am punching you right in the neck! Ha I hate spiders, snakes.. anything else that starts with an S and is creepy.

    This post was edited by JBCili4VT161095 on 5/30/2012 at 4:15 PM

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  • I'm not afraid of any spider under 1/4 inch in length. Usually

    Leanderthal1547

  • VTLocal79 said...

    It ended up in the back gravel parking lot behind my yard. It was dead as can be. The scary thing is that I crushed it and it was still relatively in one piece. I have never seen anything like it.

    You're gonna be up the creek without a paddle when its parents come looking for you. stretcher

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  • VTLocal79 said...

    Richmond in the Carytown area off of Sheppard Street...That is the crazy thing about this. That thing should not be in a city.

    Saw two of those while I was mowing (New Kent). Needless to say they had a hard time missing the blade. You gotta think this comes from the mild winter we had...

    Rowdie Hokie

  • polar_vt02 said...

    holy crap, that is definitely an escape from someone's collection or a pet shop. no native spiders that big anywhere near VA. Carytown folks better hope those aren't breeding now in the wild. seriously though, if you can find it and its somewhat recognizable, you should take it over to the Bio Dept at VCU. or at least send the pic to someone over there.

    Yeah, I thought of that right after I clubbed it. I am usually not afraid of spiders but that dang thing got me. I have already sent the picture to VCU and VT. I work for Cooperative Extension and this is right up our alley. You should see some of the insect specimens brought to us from local home owners that we send down to VT.

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  • JBCili-4-VT said...

    I live on Boulevard and Floyd two blocks down from Carytown. If I get home and that thing is chilling on my front steps I am punching you right in the neck! Ha I hate spiders, snakes.. anything else that starts with an S and is creepy.

    Trust me, that thing is not getting near your house. Let's hope this was the only one in Richmond though. Today was straight out of a Sci-Fi Channel movie.

    VTLocal79 ●

  • VTLocal79 said...

    Trust me, that thing is not getting near your house. Let's hope this was the only one in Richmond though. Today was straight out of a Sci-Fi Channel movie.

    Maybe the big ones chased him out of your house.

    VTSmitty ●

  • VTSmitty said...

    Maybe the big ones chased him out of your house.

    Yep probably a bunch of bullies hazing the little guy. Poor thing. Couple thousand babies to feed up in the ceiling and he just got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. Hell hath no fury like 4,000 fatherless huntsman spiders scorned.

    This post was edited by JoeHoo on 5/30/2012 at 9:01 PM

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  • VTLocal79 said...

    Richmond in the Carytown area off of Sheppard Street...That is the crazy thing about this. That thing should not be in a city.

    Daggone, I live five miles away in Bon Air. I am never going under my deck again!

    TheCount42

  • TheCount42 said...

    Daggone, I live five miles away in Bon Air. I am never going under my deck again!

    I have lived in Richmond for almost two years now and I have had quite a few gigantic a$$ creatures invade my place. Last year, I had a rat that was about a foot long living behind my cabinets. I love my place but it is one of those old row houses with a lot of hidden holes for things to get in. Last Summer I spent about a month trying to fill in those holes. The rat was not that bad though. It was kind of funny. It kept on getting stuck between the dishwasher and the cabinet every time I came into the kitchen late at night.

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  • JoeHoo said...

    Yep probably a bunch of bullies hazing the little guy. Poor thing. Couple thousand babies to feed up in the ceiling and he just got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. Hell hath no fury 4,000 fatherless huntsman spiders scorned.

    I might just have to get a hotel room tonight thanks to you Joe.

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  • In an unrelated story, the University of Richmond announced today that the school has lost its mascot, a foot-long spider named Patrice. She was last seen crossing over the expressway towards W. Cary St and the Carytown area. Persons with information on the whereabouts of this beloved mascot should contact the U of R police. The spider was carrying a large brood of eggs when it escaped from the U of R campus. While the species is adapted to lay eggs on small clusters on leaves and branches, it can do so anywhere including air conditioning intake units so when eggs are hatched the baby spiders are dispersed at high velocity throughout the affected building.

    polar_vt02

  • polar_vt02 said...

    In an unrelated story, the University of Richmond announced today that the school has lost its mascot, a foot-long spider named Patrice. She was last seen crossing over the expressway towards W. Cary St and the Carytown area. Persons with information on the whereabouts of this beloved mascot should contact the U of R police. The spider was carrying a large brood of eggs when it escaped from the U of R campus. While the species is adapted to lay eggs on small clusters on leaves and branches, it can do so anywhere including air conditioning intake units so when eggs are hatched the baby spiders are dispersed at high velocity throughout the affected building.

    I might need more golf clubs.

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  • VTLocal79 said...

    I might need more golf clubs.

    You need a 12 guage pump with buckshot!

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