is this spider real????

[incubus2012]

i hope not!

 

[Jakob]

Yes very much so

Jake

 

[nemesis6sic6]

yup

Real as real can get

then again what is real?

have a nice day

geo

 

[Mr. X]

Damn, wath is that!!! Did you keep it?? :?

 

[Jakob]

I don't think it's his. This picture has gone around many message boards a few months back and I think it was taken in Fl.

Jake

 

[Immortal_sin]

I think the spider is real, but the pic may be doctored
looks like some sort of huntsman...
mine look just like that although not quite as large

 

[TheWidowsPeak]

that thing has to be at least a foot across. that could not be a real pic...could it?

 

[Immortal_sin]

I think it's a matter of perspective
I'm pretty certain the T is only about 5-7" (still impressive), and maybe the clock was extra tiny to make the spider seem much larger...
or maybe not!

 

[TheWidowsPeak]

ya know now that you mention it, those clocks are only about 7-8 inches across and its legs don't stick out that much so yeah its not really as big as I thought. but still I wouldn't want to run into it on a bad day.

 

[scorpio]

Hmm....yeah, I dont think its real. You can sorta see that the legs dont exactly look in perspective. It might be a little photoshop job, or a spider id like to have.

Either way, its a cool picture. It would make a good holiday card.

 

[Henry Kane]

I doubt it's photoshopped. The spider is a Heteropoda, probably venatoria. I have kept adult specimens of these and have a juvie now. They get pretty damn big, average 5" legspans.
Another thing about them, they are frikkin F-A-S-T! FF-AA-SS-TT!!
Makes 'em a ton of laughs when transferring them, feeding them, changing water, breathing etc.. They have a really bad habit of teleporting out of any opening in the enclosure you may attempt to access for maintenance.
It would be very interesting to live where they are free roaming. I'd probably sleep a lot less. LOL


Atrax

 

[aftershock]

I have a 2" H venatoria juvenile and I have to agree with Atrax. It's one of the fastest spiders I've ever delt with. And from what I've heard, they have a pretty nasty venom and very painful bite? Does anyone know anything about that?

 

[dennis]

The clockspider again... There has been a post on this a few months ago with a link to a board with some scared people too...

 

[Crotalus]

I would say Holconia immanis, a australian sparrasid.
Not dangerous for humans as far as I know, same goes for Heteropoda.

/Lelle

 

[wayne the pain]

yeh this spider looks huge at first, then you look at the third pic and compare it to the screw it aint so big,but still wouldnt like to wake up with it sat on my face

 

[Henry Kane]

Originally posted by Crotalus
I would say Holconia immanis, a australian sparrasid.
Not dangerous for humans as far as I know, same goes for Heteropoda.

/Lelle

I was just checking the markings on my H venatoria and it doesn't resemble the pic. Good chance Lelle is correct.

Here's some pics of H. venatoria in this thread...


http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?threadid=1080

Atrax

 

[Deliverme314]

I found these pics on a diff site... I forget which one... but they identify spiders. This was taken in florida and yeah its real... and I think they said it was a huntsman

 

[Deliverme314]

http://www.rochedalss.qld.edu.au/spiderphotos.htm

Scroll near the middle

 

[Deliverme314]

Originally posted by Atrax
I was just checking the markings on my H venatoria and it doesn't resemble the pic. Good chance Lelle is correct.

Here's some pics of H. venatoria in this thread...


http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?threadid=1080

Atrax

How did that breeding go anyway? I wouldnt mind one of these if you have some extra's... what can you tell me about iit?

 

[Henry Kane]

Hey Deliver,
I sent you back a PM on the subject.

See ya.

Atrax