It's $125,310 US...

 

we had one in our xb but that punk died in the heat!!!!

 

i hate spiders they scare the hell out of me

i feel like they are crawling all over me when they get close to me. DIE SPIDERS DIE.

 

Not to be ****, but ^ is actually a cellar spider(common name)
http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Critt...htm#longbodied

At the bottom of the page you will see a link about the "Most deadly poison myth".

You will also learn about "true daddy long legs" (Harvestmen)




which in fact arent true spiders at all... they only have one body segment and 2 eyes.

Of course none of the above are scientificaly called Daddy longlegs, so it all boils down to the name you grew up calling them.
Some people even consider craneflies as Daddylonglegs.


Ight, enough of the lesson, now for my story.

I was driving, g/fs dad is in passanger seat, g/f is in back seat.
I hear my g/f say oh ____, I look over and there is a HUGE spider crawling up her dads neck. She swats it and it flies towards me, and I swereved and got off the road ASAP and jumped out of the car and started dancing like a crazy man.

Her dad ends up finidng it between my seat and the e-brake. He pulls it out and tosses it in the bushes. Story over.

I hate spiders with a passion.

 

Wow... after reading all this, it seems like alot of people have spiders in their boxes...
I guess boxes attract spiders :?

 

boxes = lots of corners. mmmm prime web real estate.

 

haha i just came across this, i thought i was the only one with a spider in my car...

 

Something that big would freak me out!!! that spider!!

 

Man... It'd be cool if some of those spiders that are appearing in all of these boxes are from Japan... You know, "JDM spiders"!

But seriously, I live out in the country on a tree farm. We have spiders (and insects in general) that you wouldn't believe - stuff I NEVER saw when I lived 5 miles away in the city.

We have had Brown Recluses in our house before. They are "territorial" and (dare I say it?) "smart". They're also quite aggressive, and that bothers me.



Their bite generally won’t kill you unless you're particularly allergic or sensitive to the toxin. Otherwise, the bitten area will just become necrotic (ROT). See picture of a Brown Recluse bite below:



Thankfully "Brown Recluse Season" only lasts from late February until October.

We also have "Wheel Bugs" (I swear that's their real name!) outside, who are members of the ASSASSIN BUG family of insects:



It has a pointed, rigid, 3-segmented beak which extends from its head. The wheel bug spears its unfortunate host with its sharp beak and sucks up the victim's body fluids. A noted Entomologist stated that "The wheel bug (Arilus cristatus) is a "monster" of the insect world. With its bizarre appearance and deadly beak."

Why do *I* have to have "assassin bugs" at my house???


We also see black Millipedes like this one from time to time, usually in the basement:



They're totally harmless, make great pets (cost $15 at pet stores!) and eat dead bugs!


Out on our front porch, we occasionally get Black Widows:




And Ravine Trapdoor Spiders (aggressive members of the Tarantula family).




And finally, we also have "Cattle Killers" (named for their painful sting). In some parts of the country they're called "Velvet Ants". They're actually fuzzy, red flightless wasps.:




Well, I hope that was interesting on some level. Now I'm going to TRY and go to sleep...

You guys and gals stay safe out there!

 

If there was a spider living in your vehicle, it had to be feeding on something. Now that there is no more spider, whatever it was feeding - lets just hope it's not very proficient at reproducing.

I have to comment on the spider bit...

When it comes to spiders, the jumping kind have to be the most amazing. I'm sure you've seen a jumping spider before. The ones that are fairly small, and when you get down to look at them, they turn around and stare right back in your face. They are definitely curious, and probably have the most acute vision of any spider species. Spiders don't focus or turn their eyes like we do. That's why they have eight of them. One set may provide almost a 360 wide angle view, but extremely blured, while another will provide a very accurate zoom image. That's why you can't sneak up behind a jumping spider. It sees something move, and turns to focus on it. A spider will turn their retina instead of the entire eye, and that's why you may see it change color if you look closely. When the eye is at it's darkest, you can bet the spider is looking straight at you because the retina is the darkest part.

cheers

 

Wow, I am learning so much about creepy crawlies.

 

Interesting!

We have those here too.

 

It's all your fault! I was reading this thread last night because I am deathly afraid of spiders. And I like, yeah right, not MY xB! Fast forward to today, I am packing an old PC into the back of the xB, I pop open the tailgate and BAM! This bright red jumping spiders falls down in front of me and scuttles between the 60-40 split seat. I'm like no way! I go get my camera and I have pics of the bugger. However, he must have sensed my intentions because after i was done with the photos he took off. I searched for 15 minutes and couldnt find him. I figured he jumped to the ground or somethign when I had the door open.

OK, so I get in and start driving to my destination. I'm still kinda paranoid, I'm adjusting my mirror so I can see if he is crawling up the rear panels, when BAM! This *&$*% Spider jumps on my arm. I'm traveling almost 70mph at this point so I slap him off my arm and make a fast signal and pull off the side of the highway! I was like, no F-ing way...

Luckily I injured hime when I got out of the car, he was wiggling there on the driver seat. I took no time in smashing the crap out of him. OK, Proof... Here's the pics.


Spider's Demise!

 

Me too!!