Showin' Her Colors
May 28, 2012 23:33:52 #
I haven't seen a Black Widow Spider since I was a Kid, so you can only imagine my excitement when we found this one.
Hour Glass
In The Jar
May 28, 2012 23:48:41 #
I owned a Junk Yard and found lots of them, sometimes in places I didn't want to. Reaching down along an engine block and one pops out about 6 inches from my hand, I have banged up my arms and knuckles many times because of them.. I'm glad you found her, and she didn't find you first, I've seen the effects of a bite when someone else got bit.
May 29, 2012 06:20:02 #
I actuall had to climb a ladder to get to her. I'm sure glad that I saw her cause she was under the eave on one of the cabins here at the Church Camp that we run. It's time to call "The Exterminator".
May 29, 2012 06:58:43 #
can i share what i think maybe the same spider,over here we call em redbacks in new zealand they are called cattapoos i think
May 29, 2012 22:43:16 #
Audie Thornburg wrote:
I haven't seen a Black Widow Spider since I was a Kid, so you can only imagine my excitement when we found this one.
They call it the red hour glass...The Black Widow Spider.....
May 29, 2012 22:50:05 #
I see these almost every time when i am moving stuff around in the yard, garage or in protected areas. They also love to hide under pieces of timber or plywood. I have become adept at flipping things over before grabbing them bare handed. Leather gloves a must around here when hands only will do the job.
May 29, 2012 22:59:45 #
I will most assuredly have keener vision for them now! I am already on high alert for Brown Recluse spiders. We have MANY of them, as well as Scorpions. It's almost like living in Australia, with all these poisonous creatures!
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