tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post3346256866667496114..comments2024-03-28T06:50:11.258-05:00Comments on Bug Eric: Spider Sunday: Dotted Wolf SpiderBug Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-45069418654183549182023-08-27T17:52:01.691-05:002023-08-27T17:52:01.691-05:00Thank you for the info! I'm in Missouri and ha...Thank you for the info! I'm in Missouri and have one that built a web in between my window and the screen. I believe him to be a he, he isn't very big. But he's soooo fast. He just appears out of nowhere and disappears again. He seems happy which makes me happy. My husband and I named him Tychondrius (Tycho for short) and we love that he's choosing to hang out at our home. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-87206326574905053482012-11-01T09:37:10.623-05:002012-11-01T09:37:10.623-05:00Aw, you're welcome, Suz :-)Aw, you're welcome, Suz :-)Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-70373264303325973442012-11-01T08:58:16.789-05:002012-11-01T08:58:16.789-05:00thanks...now I cn stop having nightmares
now that ...thanks...now I cn stop having nightmares<br />now that the beast of my childhood has a nameSuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329289442910294160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-47473957205143823942012-10-16T13:50:42.958-05:002012-10-16T13:50:42.958-05:00It was probably either a giant crab spider in the ...It was probably either a giant crab spider in the family Sparassidae (they are also called "huntsman spiders"), or a wandering spider in the family Ctenidae. Both kinds are sometimes transported from Central and South America by accident in fruits, tropical houseplants, and other commerce.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-79863726739133024782012-10-16T13:01:18.118-05:002012-10-16T13:01:18.118-05:00actually , a very pretty spider. Now, I have a que...actually , a very pretty spider. Now, I have a question...when I was a girl...in the 50's..I found a large dead dried up spider in a bunch of bananas...<br />I screamed so loud, I woke the dead.....it was half the size of the bananas.....what kind of spider would you guess..it was?Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329289442910294160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-81264840922787781982012-10-14T13:22:29.755-05:002012-10-14T13:22:29.755-05:00My last Rabidosa was also out and about, at night ...My last Rabidosa was also out and about, at night on Pat Sullivan's constant-black-lighting wall. But she was clearly hunting (see my arachtober entry). I think you are right about the situation you describe. Spiders definitely show avoidance (sometimes defensive) reactions to pompilids in searching mode. It would be interesting to know if this breach with Rabidosa etiquette (climbing a tree)Margarethe Brummermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623937180200255796noreply@blogger.com