Black Widows

Contributor: Errant Venture Errant Venture
I knew about it, but it doesn't particularly affect me, since Black Widows aren't in my area. But, if they were, then I wouldn't be fearful, merely wary (as I am now with our venomous spiders).
04/03/2012
Contributor: griffonc griffonc
All spiders I hate, once walked right through a big web and it covered my whole face, and when I opened my eyes I seen a huge black spider dangling from my face in a big ball of web.

Oh god just remembering that makes me shiver.
04/03/2012
Contributor: MissCandyland MissCandyland
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Originally posted by bayosgirl
I was going to say the same thing... Why'd you have to kill it when it wasn't attacking you? I'm horribly scared of spiders but I don't see the rationale here.
Kids play in my yard sometimes. I'm not going to chance little kids getting bit by something I could have killed. It's just not worth the chance.
04/03/2012
Contributor: MissCandyland MissCandyland
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Originally posted by aliceinthehole
it made me sad to hear you coaxed her out and killed her. she wasn't hurting anyone. contrary to popular belief - they're not going to hurt you unless you, say, sit on them or something. the fact that she was running away from you says it ... more
Things might have been different if I was at a field and saw one of these. I would have probably ran in the other direction, but there is no room for these kinds of spiders when you are talking about kids. I did read that these kinds of bites rarely cause death in adults. BUT...the death rate for children is more likely, because they are so small.
04/03/2012
Contributor: MissCandyland MissCandyland
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Originally posted by wildorchid
I can see that, I bet animals can perceive you as being threatening when you;re not and move to protect themselves; humans do the same thing. You did what you felt you had to do and I can't say that I would have done any different.
Thanks wildorchid. I had no idea I'd have people taking the spider's side here.

You are right, I did what I felt I had to do. I don't go out looking for these things. I'm by far, NOT a black widow hunter. And most of the time, if I see a spider outside, I run into the house because I don't want to mess with it! But not this one...
04/03/2012
Contributor: MissCandyland MissCandyland
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Originally posted by K101
Amen to that! Me too! I know some of you don't understand killing things, but when we're talking TERRIFIED, it's different. I think she actually has a real fear of them and that is one hell of a dangerous creature she found. I'll kill ... more
Thanks Kendra! Thank goodness I don't have panic attacks, but if you had listened to my heart beat, you would have thought I had just ran a marathon. It's just a natural reaction of my body.
04/03/2012
Contributor: MissCandyland MissCandyland
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Originally posted by KyotoAngel
0_0 Great, one more thing to worry about. Most of the really scary ones we get around here are wolf spiders that look pretty much exactly like this link though I suppose they could also be nursery web spiders, I don't care to get close enough to ... more
AHHH! There is no way you could pay me enough to do something like that! I don't care if it's poisonous or not, I don't want to feel all of their hairy legs on me.
04/03/2012
Contributor: unfulfilled unfulfilled
I knew their webs were spiderman strength b/c my husband just tore one down and told me about how strong they were. He crawled under the house and found her and killed her too. We have 2 kids we have to lookout for.
04/03/2012
Contributor: Khanner Khanner
I didn't know they didn't have to have the red hourglass. I have seen a few spiders around that look like small brown black widows, and now I'm wondering if they were the real deal.

I only kill venemous spiders if they're in my house. The rest I just take outside.
04/03/2012
Contributor: Ciao. Ciao.
Spiders generally don't bother me (though I'm never eager to have them actually crawling on my person), but I am more wary around the more venomous varieties. We're on the far edge of venomous spider territory so it's not something I've run into personally, but I understand the desire to protect your kids especially, since any venomous animal is more dangerous to children than to adults.
04/03/2012
Contributor: Jaimes Jaimes
Love the south. We have black widows, brown recluses, as well as copperheads, cottonmouths and rattlers. Eeep.
04/03/2012
Contributor: married with children married with children
I dont like poisonous things, spiders snakes ect.. But I am not really scared of them. We dont really have any that live around us. On of the good things about living in the pacific northwest where I do.
04/05/2012
Contributor: Errant Venture Errant Venture
Spiders and snakes are actually venomous, not poisonous. Basically, venom is injected, while poison is ingested.
04/06/2012
Contributor: ViVix ViVix
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Originally posted by MissCandyland
Okay, so I was out in the yard and noticed some some trash by one of my bushes. I went to go grab it and I felt a spiderweb and shrieked. This web was really strong and sticky. We are talking Spiderman strength. I have never felt a web like this ... more
I didn't know they could lack markings, but I'm not really scared. They aren't common in my area.
04/06/2012
Contributor: Ms. N Ms. N
I don't like any sort of spiders. I really don't take the time to look at their markings...I just A) kill them, or B) run!
04/06/2012
Contributor: melissa1973 melissa1973
I'm not afraid of spiders, and I don't discriminate either. I kill all the ones that I see, with the exception of the cute fly spiders who sit in the windows minding their own business doing their job.
04/06/2012