Tracey Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 Found this big boy and a few of his mates lurking around the woodshed tonight. He was a good 12cm from tip of front leg to tip of back leg in the position he's in in this picture. http://www.flickr.com/photos/50176066@N05/6123277200/in/photostream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirt Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 I'm not sure, but I used to find them all the time at my old house. Venomous I believe, flares at you and presents its fangs when you put a stick near it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird73 Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 Looks like a nz sheetweb spider, the males wander around looking for females in the spring. Very shy quiet spiders but can run like bejesus if you disturb them. Have MASSIVE fangs, but no recorded bites as they usually stick to their webs. I wouldn't push your luck tho, you wouldn't want to be the first person to find out a) how much that bite hurts with 4-5mm fangs or b) how necrotising that venom is We have had quite a few around our house over the years, have never ever had one flare and show me its fangs. We tend to catch and rehome tho, not in the habit of poking them first :sml2: Think they might be nz largest native spider? could be wrong tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hdoubleu Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 A spider. Some good info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird73 Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 http://sciblogs.co.nz/chthonic-wildlife-ramblings/tag/spider/ scroll down, Cambridgea foliata - nice closeup photo for you. The 4yo found the slater eating spider (Dysdera crocata) today in my woodpile and wondered what it was, so this link helped me out too! That one had massive fangs and wickely red legs - very bizarre looking. And 6 eyes interestingly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hdoubleu Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 http://sciblogs.co.nz/chthonic-wildlife-ramblings/tag/spider/ scroll down, Cambridgea foliata - nice closeup photo for you. The 4yo found the slater eating spider (Dysdera crocata) today in my woodpile and wondered what it was, so this link helped me out too! That one had massive fangs and wickely red legs - very bizarre looking. And 6 eyes interestingly! Those are great photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#!CrunchBang Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 yep, a sheetweb, will more likely run away. I have a picture of on on a light switch I was about to turn on Edit: found it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bishop Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 :sml1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Posted September 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Thanks guys :thup: I can assure you, there will be no poking with either stick or fingers. I love bugs, 6 or 8 legged, even the large Vagrant Spiders we used to get at our old place, but seeing these ones gave me a taste of what an arachniphobe must feel. So they will stay in the woodshed and I will stay on the paths and we'll all get along just fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 I am just going to leave this here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 :sick: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matto Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 :rotf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrudd Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 This reminds me of a song I saw on Youtube, makes a person think even if you are dead scared of the little critters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pufferfishnz Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 yuck, all those photos gave me the heebee geebees argh!!!!!!!!!!!! although they are interesting creatures id rather not look too much! spiders, woodsheds, webs = yuck yuck yuck!! (theres no icon for heebee geebees or yuck lol) but i am outta here :digH: no more spiders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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livingart Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 :sage: love it :rotf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 You ever been walking along minding your own business, walked through a spiderweb and... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pufferfishnz Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 ira.....haha that exactly what i do, worse is you cant really get them off, they sticky and everywhere! yuck. i avoid corners and where webs might be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Kermit rules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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