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So i just went to feed my fish before i head to sleep. I noticed a spider that had just probably dropped in the water somehow. Looked like a brown recluse, not sure he didnt last long, but 2 of my black skirt tatras tore it to shreads and ate it, curious as to if that may harm them or not? thanks a bunch.
Scrup
11-09-2009, 06:18 AM
if he didn't bite them, and got torn to shreds and not swallowed whole, they should be fine. If it was a brown recluse, the potency of the venom may be enough to kill them, or at least make them pretty ill (causes necrosis, which is a nasty nasty thing).
hope they are alright!
Thanks alot for the quick reply, appreciate the info. guess ill find out in the morning :)
Demjor19
11-09-2009, 02:35 PM
If you actually have Brown Recluses in your house (which i personally doubt), I wouldn't be too worried about the fish. You may want to have youre house checked out by an exterminator.
My aunt got nailed by a recluse and you could have fit a golf ball inside the hole in her leg.
Here is a bit of info for IDing a true Recluse.
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Northernguy
11-09-2009, 02:44 PM
Welcome to the Fabulous AC!
#$%^&* I'd move!:hmm3grin2orange:
Thats a nasty one.
Demjor19
11-09-2009, 02:53 PM
So i just went to feed my fish before i head to sleep. I noticed a spider that had just probably dropped in the water somehow. Looked like a brown recluse, not sure he didnt last long, but 2 of my black skirt tatras tore it to shreads and ate it, curious as to if that may harm them or not? thanks a bunch.
What state do you live in?
Aeonflame
11-09-2009, 03:10 PM
The next time you see one just kindly ask it to stand still, and check it for a violin shaped marking. If its got one, you have a recluse on your hands.
Scrup
11-09-2009, 04:07 PM
Don't leave clothes laying around. They have a habit of crawling into piles of them to seek shelter. Canned air is good for imobilizing them so you can see the markings. Just turn it upside down and hose it down good, will freeze it solid for a good while. Just remember it will probably also blow it around, so make sure there are no children behind them at the time.
Cristoff
11-09-2009, 05:57 PM
Don't leave clothes laying around. They have a habit of crawling into piles of them to seek shelter. Canned air is good for imobilizing them so you can see the markings. Just turn it upside down and hose it down good, will freeze it solid for a good while. Just remember it will probably also blow it around, so make sure there are no children behind them at the time.
OR...
You could just smack it with a shoe and run screaming out of the room like a 12 year old little girl (no offense to the 12 year old little girls here), Because that's what I would do... :ssuprised:
Northernguy
11-09-2009, 06:00 PM
OR...
You could just smack it with a shoe and run screaming out of the room like a 12 year old little girl (no offense to the 12 year old little girls here), Because that's what I would do... :ssuprised:
lol I can see it but a vid would be hilarious!:hmm3grin2orange:
Scrup
11-09-2009, 06:11 PM
my mother was a notorious thrower. Anything nearby would instinctively get thrown at roaches or spiders, followed by her running out of the room. On the upside I was a master at repairing drywall by the time I was 15!
Granted we also had 2" flying cockroaches in one of the bathrooms. every time you turn the light on they would fly into you, usually in your face, so she may have been a little traumatized.
Lol, thanks alot yall for the info, I live in north texas, about 2 hrs north of Dallas area.
bushwhacker
11-09-2009, 07:53 PM
my wife is notorious for crushin anything that crawls...but a mouse will scare the hell out of her lol good thing i dont keep snakes. i cant imagine what she'd do if she opend the freezer and found a sack of mousecicles LOL
Demjor19
11-09-2009, 08:12 PM
Lol, thanks alot yall for the info, I live in north texas, about 2 hrs north of Dallas area.
E[Only Registered Users Can See Links.] it could have been a Recluse! That's where my aunt lived when she was bitten. They pack a nasty little bite!
sunfishman
11-09-2009, 10:25 PM
the venom has to be in the bloodstream to do damage. since it is a protein itr will be broken down in the stomach. thats why scorpions can be eaten whole. i should know about venom as i keep several venomous anilams and every summer see about 6 vipers on my farm.
sunfishman
11-09-2009, 10:27 PM
my wife is notorious for crushin anything that crawls...but a mouse will scare the hell out of her lol good thing i dont keep snakes. i cant imagine what she'd do if she opend the freezer and found a sack of mousecicles LOL
yeah i keep 4 in the house. (snakes, that is, not mice) i get them from my l.p.s.
dochollow
11-10-2009, 01:00 AM
my oscars would hve said ,yum scooby snack:hmm3grin2orange:
Thanks for that info sunfishman, wasnt aware of that.
sunfishman
11-10-2009, 09:03 PM
no prob. i try to know about venom just in case...
gadget228
11-13-2009, 04:15 PM
When the weather starts turning cold these take over my house, usually find one of these in the kitchen sink ever morning when I go to make coffee. This one had the leg span to cover a Pepsi can.
Scrup
11-13-2009, 05:34 PM
thats a wolf spider. Not toxic but it will bite pretty hard, give ya a nice bruise and draw some blood. I've seen some in texas with close to an 8" legspan. (grew up in the hill country)
gadget228
11-13-2009, 06:13 PM
True not toxic but can still cause a heart attack when you come across one by accident... :ssuprised:
Piscine
11-13-2009, 07:18 PM
thats a wolf spider. Not toxic but it will bite pretty hard, give ya a nice bruise and draw some blood. I've seen some in texas with close to an 8" legspan. (grew up in the hill country)
When I lived in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, I'd be driving in the country and huge tarantulas would be in the road sometimes. They were big enough to were you could feel a bump in the road.
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