Can anyone identify this spider?

Deanoblado said:
I'm trying not to kill them, i once tried this technique you described and i almost sh@t myself when i got close to the spider and it lifted its front feet/teeth? I was trying to be brave and impress my wife, it didnt work so well when i through the container in the air and quickly ducked away.
Click to expand...
The spider was just trying to be brave and stop itself from being killed by the giant roughly 1000x its size...
 
How the heck does one manage to kill a rain spider ten times one's size? :confused:
 
uploadfromtaptalk1442982248741.jpg

Found this one in our bedroom. It is now reducing the bug population in my front stoep.
 
crackersa said:
I have never seen a spider eat a gecko before! That's crazy! Poor gecko, I hope your friends avenge you.
Click to expand...
Rainspiders prey on geckos. One of the reasons they are useful around the house (especially inside) - to keep the geckos under control - otherwise there is gecko**** everywhere - sticks to the walls. It all balances out in the end. We have both Rainspiders and Geckos. I guess the Geckos probably prey on the baby RSs too.

Saw someone getting really flamed on the Spider Club of SA Facebook site yesterday/this morning. They posted a photo of a seriously smooshed Rainspider and asked for an ID, stating that it "had been found by the domestic worker, who had killed it, obviously." (something along those lines anyway). The Spider Club members were furious - one even writing something like "post a picture of a dog roadkill to a puppy club and see what they have to say about it". The post has since been removed - the person who posted the photo was very upset by the response. Folks who like spiders usually LOVE Rainspiders. They are very sweet gentle giants - although I wouldn't like to be the size of a smallish gecko around one.

There are so few genuinely venomous spiders that pose any direct threat to humans in this country - here is an updated version of Astri Leroy's "Dangerous spiders of South Africa". It is VERY short.
 
Indigogirl said:
Rainspiders prey on geckos. One of the reasons they are useful around the house (especially inside) - to keep the geckos under control - otherwise there is gecko**** everywhere - sticks to the walls. It all balances out in the end. We have both Rainspiders and Geckos. I guess the Geckos probably prey on the baby RSs too.

Saw someone getting really flamed on the Spider Club of SA Facebook site yesterday/this morning. They posted a photo of a seriously smooshed Rainspider and asked for an ID, stating that it "had been found by the domestic worker, who had killed it, obviously." (something along those lines anyway). The Spider Club members were furious - one even writing something like "post a picture of a dog roadkill to a puppy club and see what they have to say about it". The post has since been removed - the person who posted the photo was very upset by the response. Folks who like spiders usually LOVE Rainspiders. They are very sweet gentle giants - although I wouldn't like to be the size of a smallish gecko around one.

There are so few genuinely venomous spiders that pose any direct threat to humans in this country - here is an updated version of Astri Leroy's "Dangerous spiders of South Africa". It is VERY short.
Click to expand...

I see you are a spider lover......

*kicks dead spider under the couch*
 
crackersa said:
My phobia is not limited to spiders. It's anything that stings or bites and can sneak up on you. You should see me run out the house when a bee flies in
Click to expand...
That is tough. I know a few folks who are terrified of all things creepy, crawly and buzzy. Next time a bee flies in, talk to it and very gently tell it to go back outside. I have NO idea why it works, but it does appear to do so.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top
Sign up to the MyBroadband newsletter
X