he/she hobo/not hobo looks wicked to me and a lot like the one that was sitting on my bathroom sink. mine was about the size of a fifty cent piece. hard to tell size on this one. i enlarged and can see very wicked scary detail... can we all say YIKES
A Hobo spider you say, I wonder if he lives the life of riding the rails. You know I'll have to google this now, because that's just the coolest name for a spider and I must know how he got his name! Learning it's what we do right!
this girl, would NOT have been taking pictures!!! and i do not have a spider i.d. booklet....if i did, it would have spider webs on it. (pun intended!!!!!!)!!!!!!!
YIKES !! The warm winter and now warmer spring like days here are bringing all kinds of bugs out and about to . nice photos even they are of big spiders lol ! Thanks for sharing , Have a good day !
A very handsome spider, whatever he is called. I'm keeping an eye on our big spider egg cases, all 8 of them, but no sign of life yet. I hope I don't miss their emergencies!
Spiders could use a human identification book to see if we are runner and screamers,live and let live types or worse yet, killers. I am not wild about them but you can put me down as a live and let live person.
March 7, 2016 at 1:06 PM
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Oh...yikes...no. Just...no. I do not spiders. I respect them in their homes and tend to go the other way. (She is huge!)
we have the wolf spider here, and they jump. they do look a lot like each other. first time hearing fishing spider. i know in GA there were spiders that ran accross the water, but don't really remember them.
Spiders intrigue me, including the hand sized tarantula that I spotted trecking across the outside wall of our house one day! I told him that he was welcome to visit as long as he remained OUTSIDE! Your closing thought made me laugh, I have often wondered what critters must think of us humans. I bet our behavior confuses them a lot! :-)
Spiders are awesome creatures. Scary, true, but awesome.
October 7, 2016 at 10:02 PM
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it was warm enough for these to be moving.
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I THINK it may be a Hobo Spider, Alex.
UPDATE; ALEX LOOKED IT UP!
Thanks!
It's a Dark Fishing Spider not even close to a Hobo nor water.
I'm not very good at identifying spiders. If anyone knows, please let know. Hobo spiders are not supposed to be native here.
I know it looked BIG when we were looking eye to eyes.
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I wonder if spiders have a book where they can identify humans.
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Close this window Jump to comment formHAHAHA! Your last line made me laugh out loud :) Great capture, Gail. I'm not sure what type it is but it's quite an interesting one.
March 7, 2016 at 6:39 AM
Good morning, that is a big spider. I am not an expert on spiders, I just hope they do not crawl on me. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
March 7, 2016 at 6:56 AM
he/she hobo/not hobo looks wicked to me and a lot like the one that was sitting on my bathroom sink. mine was about the size of a fifty cent piece. hard to tell size on this one. i enlarged and can see very wicked scary detail... can we all say YIKES
March 7, 2016 at 7:46 AM
Scary looking one for sure. I have no idea which one it is. I hope you used the zoom on the camera!
March 7, 2016 at 7:57 AM
Is this spider as big as it looks, or is that your zoom lens working. Wow, it is big. Hope its not a poison biter. YIKES.!
March 7, 2016 at 8:00 AM
That is a HUGE spider!!! Great pictures. I would be running to fast to take a picture I think.
March 7, 2016 at 8:08 AM
A Hobo spider you say, I wonder if he lives the life of riding the rails. You know I'll have to google this now, because that's just the coolest name for a spider and I must know how he got his name! Learning it's what we do right!
March 7, 2016 at 8:31 AM
this girl, would NOT have been taking pictures!!! and i do not have a spider i.d. booklet....if i did, it would have spider webs on it. (pun intended!!!!!!)!!!!!!!
March 7, 2016 at 8:41 AM
You don't know???
If they had such a book, it would boil down to squishers and non-squishers.
March 7, 2016 at 9:13 AM
That is for sure NOT a hobo spider. I think it's a banded huntsman, which is harmless. She's just looking for breakfast, not trouble. :)
March 7, 2016 at 10:44 AM
I just loved your last line, I had to repeat it.
"I wonder if spiders have a book where they can identify humans."
All the best Jan
March 7, 2016 at 11:04 AM
Spiders identifying humans? I can't imagine how thick that volume might be.
March 7, 2016 at 11:30 AM
good answer, Alex. I catalog spiders as those that belong outdoors and those that will be whisked outside. Or squished.
March 7, 2016 at 11:45 AM
That looks tasty. The tire that is!
March 7, 2016 at 11:50 AM
Oh my Dog, that is one big spider, ~~shudder~~.
Lynne x
March 7, 2016 at 12:14 PM
YIKES !! The warm winter and now warmer spring like days here are bringing all kinds of bugs out and about to . nice photos even they are of big spiders lol ! Thanks for sharing , Have a good day !
March 7, 2016 at 12:22 PM
A very handsome spider, whatever he is called. I'm keeping an eye on our big spider egg cases, all 8 of them, but no sign of life yet. I hope I don't miss their emergencies!
March 7, 2016 at 12:44 PM
Spiders could use a human identification book to see if we are runner and screamers,live and let live types or worse yet, killers. I am not wild about them but you can put me down as a live and let live person.
March 7, 2016 at 1:06 PM
Oh...yikes...no. Just...no. I do not spiders. I respect them in their homes and tend to go the other way. (She is huge!)
March 7, 2016 at 6:21 PM
You got way closer than I would have!
March 7, 2016 at 8:58 PM
we have the wolf spider here, and they jump. they do look a lot like each other. first time hearing fishing spider. i know in GA there were spiders that ran accross the water, but don't really remember them.
March 8, 2016 at 5:50 AM
Spiders intrigue me, including the hand sized tarantula that I spotted trecking across the outside wall of our house one day! I told him that he was welcome to visit as long as he remained OUTSIDE! Your closing thought made me laugh, I have often wondered what critters must think of us humans. I bet our behavior confuses them a lot! :-)
March 9, 2016 at 12:41 PM
Ask him next time you see him...when he's tired out! ;)
March 10, 2016 at 1:38 AM
Spiders are awesome creatures. Scary, true, but awesome.
October 7, 2016 at 10:02 PM