Help identifying spider

[marine1]

[-]I've got one, I feed him.[/-]

I see I've already mentioned this.

Sorry marine1

What do you feed it? Small children?

 

[copacetic]

What do you feed it? Small children?

No, those are for me to eat.

I feed it any stray cats I find.

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

I was standing on the back of a bakkie a couple years back, driving through the veld. When we drive straight into one this fsckers and it ended up on my chest.. I jump off the bakkie, moving slowly luckily, screaming like a little girl.. Somehow, with the fall and rolling on the ground, the thing was gone.
I still shiver when I think of that thing..

/shivers..

 

[marine1]

I feed it any stray cats I find.

 

[Creature]

So we have this beast in our garden...
Can anyone identify it?
Is it poisonous/dangerous?
We threw a worm we found while chopping firewood into his web and he went to it and bit it and then just held it like forever, can't see the worm anymore... :wtf:

Side:

Front:

Underneath:

I love spiders when they sit in the corner and look at me. Once they start moving in my direction or jumping towards me. I move away, QUICKLY!!!! These pics came out amazing.... Beautiful spider

 

[Murdoc]

Those photos are brillant

 

[d7e7r7]

... These pics came out amazing.... Beautiful spider

Those photos are brillant

Thanks...

 

[PostmanPot]

/minor hikjack

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/328604-Help!-Please-identify-this-spider

 

[Mangoman20]

Ok.. so I found this scary thing outside my window this morning...

Any ideas as to what is can be before it meets my can of Doom ?

 

[Sinbad]

Looks like a rain spider nest

 

[Mangoman20]

Looks like a rain spider nest

Thanks, are they harmless / harmful ?

 

[Sinbad]

Thanks, are they harmless / harmful ?

Rain spiders are as benign as they come.

If indeed that is a rain spider... Hard to tell.

 

[froot]

Yeah that's a rain spider on top of its nest. We have lots of rain spiders here, but I've only once seen a nest here.

Found some nice photos of the female.
http://moreletakloof.co.za/2009/05/03/rain-spiders/

 

[copacetic]

Thanks, are they harmless / harmful ?

Totally harmless. Leave it alone, shame.

 

[Mangoman20]

Totally harmless. Leave it alone, shame.

Hehe... thanks for the assurance

 

[zophas]

The only insects I kill are flies, mozzies, and roaches. It is a sin to kill a spider in my book, rather relocate it if you must/can. Else just leave it in your garden.

 

[Draciuz]

Just found this in the garden.. I nearly walked into it.

 

[Crowley]

The only insects I kill are flies, mozzies, and roaches. It is a sin to kill a spider in my book, rather relocate it if you must/can. Else just leave it in your garden.

I was agreeing with you right up to the time I scrolled down.

Just found this in the garden.. I nearly walked into it.

Kill it with fire!

 

[iDOL]

I found this little critter relaxing in my room this morning.

Anyone familiar with this species - able to assist in identifying it?

 

[HapticSimian]

/snip

I found this little critter relaxing in my room this morning.

Anyone familiar with this species - able to assist in identifying it?

You'll need a serious arachnologist to give you anything beyond 'some sort of jumping spider...' Incidentally, searching Google Images for 'jumping spider' results in a page full of images that even borderline arachnophobes must admit could be described as 'cute'.