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    spider bite report - can anyone attempt an identification?

    I just talked to the same grocery store (manager) two days ago and he again showed me his permanently disfigured finger. Its still horribly swollen with a gnarled bent position from the knuckle on to the finger tip. He again told me he clearly remembers the spider getting UNDER his plastic glove...
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    spider bite report - can anyone attempt an identification?

    Hi, yes, as I stated (or thought I did) it could have been a baby "immature" Phoneutria, Heteropoda, or other Ctenid genera of some type. By the way, I am very well acquainted with Phoneutria especially since I fleshed out the entire original Wikipedia text on the "Brazilian Wandering Spider"...
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    Huntsman Spiders

    Ciphor, good job. I will now steer clear of opinions concerning spider pet keepers and just stick to the substance of spider IDs, habits and everything spidery. After all, thats why I just joined this thing. Since I never meet anyone who gives a hoot (excluding the few researchers I work with)...
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    Genus Phoneutria - Basics about captive care and a brief look into the different species

    Well, its no offense to anyone, or none intended, and yes it does sound judgmental, because what isn't "judgmental" to a point? Every time anyone makes a comment, doesn't it include, often, more of a subjective perspective than an objective one? Given that human beings are predominantly...
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    Genus Phoneutria - Basics about captive care and a brief look into the different species

    Personally, I find it reprehensible that Phoneutria has now become a rock star spider and thus, has been subjected to being sold as a "pet" which is tantamount to when decadent billionaire oligarchs or royal hedonists purchased Bengal tigers, white sharks, Kodiak bears, wolves and venomous...
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    Huntsman Spiders

    Supposedly the Giant Huntsman Spider of Laos, possibly called Heteropoda maxima? has a leg span of one foot. This was reported on an internet site called Countries to Avoid if You Hate Spiders, so I don't know if its valid or not. If its verified, than this would certainly be the mother of all...
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    spider bite report - can anyone attempt an identification?

    He (the victim) told me there were not any systemic effects. He was emphatic that the pain was immediate in the local bite zone which now makes me suspect a baby Lycoside, Phoneutria, or some other Ctenid especially since their venom contains large amounts of serotonin. Of course, a Phoneutria...
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    Spider ID

    I would not call Steatoda totally harmless! I know a lot about the pharmacology of spider venom and its associated species and a good rule of thumb is to never "assume" a spider is harmless mostly due to the fact, that even if its venom is normally not dangerous on average, any single human...
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    Identification Assistance - Wolf Spider or Tarantula?

    Classic Lycoside! Like all the "true spiders" or what used to be classified as the Labidognatha sub order in taxonomy, its eyes are arranged on the anterior portion of its "head" and its fangs are di-axial vs co-axial, where co-axial (stabbing downward) is characteristic of the Mygalomorphs...
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    spider bite report - can anyone attempt an identification?

    A grocery store employee was bitten on his left middle finger by what he described as "a small, dark brownish or black spider no larger than a quarter" while unpacking a banana crate in Hannafords, a grocery store here in New Hampshire. According to him, the spider crawled inside his plastic...
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    Ctenid

    Hi, That certainly isn't Phoneutria, or resembles any of the Phoneutria species I am familiar with like fera or negriveter etc.. It is a Ctenid, or has the morphological attributes but I can't identify the species. Very intimidating animal! How large is it? How would you like to meet...
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