SPIDER - Can anyone identify this spider

[boxerulez]

you must have me mistaken for another.

No need to be rude. No wonder you're living in a spider factory.

Wtf maybe his negative energy will make them multiply...

 

[Azbubu]

haha ok, sorry I did... Im just sick of the cool kids on the block!

Dont be dissing my spider factory!
Its where your fav babysoft putwhole cleansers come from!

Next time you see a spider in your bathroom / toilet, thing of me..
Unless your'e doing the nasty then - DO NOT - think of me!

You think I'm one of the "cool kids". Of course I'm going to think of you while doing the nasty from now on!

 

[StonerStuart]

Wtf maybe his negative energy will make them multiply...

Negative energy or a serious disinterest in trolling a serious thread?

No its not my house, no i do not live in a factory, yes im ok with that!

Follow the thread from the top and notice who or how it went off course!

Thanks again to the man of the hour, as usual!

 

[StonerStuart]

You think I'm one of the "cool kids". Of course I'm going to think of you while doing the nasty from now on!

Be my guest!
No seriously, be my guest!!!

Spiders need entertainment as well!

 

[boxerulez]

Dude are you a spider watcher. If not here is a simple rule...

2/4

Less than 2 or more than 4 legs?

KILL IT BY ALL MEANS.

 

[StonerStuart]

Dude are you a spider watcher. If not here is a simple rule...

2/4

Less than 2 or more than 4 legs?

KILL IT BY ALL MEANS.

The reason for this thread is during my spring cleaning a friend was bitten a few times.
So I am still deciding on whether to take him to the hospital or not!

He is a bit pale and stiff by now though!

 

[StonerStuart]

Dude are you a spider watcher. If not here is a simple rule...

2/4

Less than 2 or more than 4 legs?

KILL IT BY ALL MEANS.

Wait so whats your stance on amputees? you sick sick sonofabitch!!!

 

[boxerulez]

Well in the case of Mr Pistorius...also deadly it seems.

Edit. Fixed spelling and added.

 

[Azbubu]

The reason for this thread is during my spring cleaning a friend was bitten a few times.
So I am still deciding on whether to take him to the hospital or not!

He is a bit pale and stiff by now though!

With friends like these, who needs venomous spiders.

 

[StonerStuart]

With friends like these, who needs venomous spiders.

Petrol and tyres and tolls and he once tripped me in front of a girl i liked!

Haha im kidding i just need to know whether or not to get specialists in.
It is an infestation of insane proportions!

 

[boxerulez]

Fumigate asap. Or burn the place down if you have insurance.

 

[Seriously]

Be my guest!
No seriously, be my guest!!!

Spiders need entertainment as well!

I cannot and will not be your guest! You have a few spiders more in your factory than I have at home.

Your pictures are a bit small for detail. See if you can improve!

Example:


Look here in the meantime

https://www.google.co.za/search?q=F...aDMjAhAf9xIHIDw&ved=0CCcQsAQ&biw=1411&bih=811

https://www.google.co.za/search?q=b...wn+button+spider+web+.co.za&tbm=isch&imgdii=_

https://www.google.co.za/search?q=O...PMhAeAwoC4DA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1411&bih=811

I recommend getting the professional fumigators anyway! You do not want to get your workers bitten by a spider at work. Will be to costly and expensive, very expensive.

 

[Venomous]

I cannot and will not be your guest! You have a few spiders more in your factory than I have at home.

Your pictures are a bit small for detail. See if you can improve!

Example:
View attachment 107514

Look here in the meantime

https://www.google.co.za/search?q=F...aDMjAhAf9xIHIDw&ved=0CCcQsAQ&biw=1411&bih=811

https://www.google.co.za/search?q=b...wn+button+spider+web+.co.za&tbm=isch&imgdii=_

https://www.google.co.za/search?q=O...PMhAeAwoC4DA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1411&bih=811

I recommend getting the professional fumigators anyway! You do not want to get your workers bitten by a spider at work. Will be to costly and expensive, very expensive.

I'm thinking it is your 2nd search, more likely than not....

 

[Alan]

looks more like a Boris than a Mike

 

[Seriously]

I'm thinking it is your 2nd search, more likely than not....

Actually that was my first though and search as for me it looked like the brown button but for me and my eyes the original pics are to small to see the markings and indicators properly. Age is a bastard.

 

[StonerStuart]

These are the best enlargements i could get:







Im not too sure about it being a button spider.
It kind of looks more like a Bark Spider: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin's_bark_spider

Not specifically Darwin's Bark Spider but it has a similar build to them.

I am no expert that's why i was asking for help here.

And since they were not identified they were all destroyed today!
Sad if they turn out to be harmless but you just can't take the chance when dealing with hygienic products!

 

[StonerStuart]

This is a direct quote from the "experts".

Judging from the web and the shape of the spider, it looks a lot like an "Orb-web spider". They are for all intensive purposes harmless and extremely beneficial to the environment. Big specimens, such as the golden orb web, can give you an unpleasant bite which can become infected and could probably cause for you to seek the advice of a medical practitioner due to the fact that they are capable of injecting a lot of venom into a victim. However, the smaller specimens, such as this one, are not of medical importance, not that the bigger ones can be classified as dangerous either.

Hope this is sufficient information. The photo is not clear enough to identify it to genus or species level, however, the important thing is that the spider is not dangerous.

They are a huge pest control company, what sayeth the Arachnology Experts?