Unexpected Houseguest

[ardchoille]

Hey! That could be your next full-mask sporran!

ha ha ha ha
I was wondering who would be the first to say that.

[pdcorlis]

Note to self - be sure to check BruceK's note to self before moving to Arizona.

[Red_Raven]

Lets just say that the damn thing is lucky chromescholar found it and not me...I'm of the flatten first and ask what it is later type...especially with spiders of any kind..But then my daughter keeps a Steatoda grossa or False Black Widow as a pet...If it gets out it will be flat also!

[Clockwork John]

With most new world tarantulas, you have to worry about urticating (irritating) hairs more than you have to worry about their bite.

Also, only the females make good pets. The males live for one thing- breeding. They reach maturity, go looking for a mate, breed, and die.
As the females rarely stray more than a few feet from their burrows, and you found it in your living room, I'd wager it's a male, and was looking for some loving.

[toadinakilt]

ugh! gar! ngh! bth! asdfgh!

that is what RAID is for...

[Beertigger]

There's an enormous wolf spider that's been wandering around my living room ceiling for the last few days. Just patrolling for bugs, but a bit creepy nonetheless...

[Erisianmonkey]

If that showed up in my living room I would be gone. I am very arachnophobic. In fact, my wife is the one who evicts spiders from our house. She laughed the first time she saw me find a spider unexpectedly. Until she tried to get me to come back in the house that is. The thing was on my pillow just before bedtime.

[cessna152towser]

Cute !

[JamesA]

This is why I like living in Wyoming. Uck!

James

[acstoon]

The males live for one thing- breeding. They reach maturity, go looking for a mate, breed, and die.
I'd wager it's a male, and was looking for some loving.

...and here I was, loathing spiders... when in reality, they are just like me.