Squash and Spider Identification

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salgud said:

I think the spider'd be good cooked in bacon grease and pepper too!

Well, THAT sent shockwaves through my system!

Carol

Well at least everyone would get a leg!
Sarah

That close brush with chicken pox damaged your brain! 😉

Carol

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salgud said:

I think the spider'd be good cooked in bacon grease and pepper too!

Well, THAT sent shockwaves through my system!

Carol

Well at least everyone would get a leg!
Sarah

ROFL

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I gotta tell you what I got my husband for a Father's Day present.
It's a racquet, strung with wire and batteries in the handle. You
take a swing at the annoying bug and ZAPPO!!! Bug Gone. Particularly
handy for those darn moths that flutter around the lamps at night--and
yellow jackets, and--oh, heck, real handy and a lot of darn fun.
Janet

Janet,

Sounds like fun!

I forget where I heard this, but after you die and you're going through
a tunnel heading for the light, you soon realize your new incarnation as
a moth.

🙂 ?

Andy

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http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/funnelweb.htm
http://www.uq.edu.au/~xxrraven/funnelwb.html

http://www.amonline.net.au/spiders/dangerous/redback/

The happy news of course is that since the development of antivenoms,
no deaths have occurred <g>. Plenty of redbacks in my yard, but I've
not seen any funnelwebs - possibly gets a bit too dry where I am.
Mind you, I always check the toes of my boots before putting them on.
I remember a news story some years ago where a bloke (living
somewhere in North Sydney, I think, where there are plenty of
funnelwebs) put his shoes on and travelled all the way to work before
being bitten by a funnelweb in the toe of his shoe.

Of course, the majority of spiders are not lethal, but a couple of
species that will make you pretty sick, and could kill you, is enough
for me :-)

Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

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Thanks for posting that Rhonda. Neat pictures.

NOTE: Redbacks are known as "Black Widow" spiders in the states.

Glad you enjoyed them. If you like spider photos you should check out

http://www.spiderzrule.com/spider2.htm

I discovered this site when I was trying to identify a spider in my yard.
Plenty of spider photos.

I did know that Black Widows were related to redbacks - I think they're
actually a separate species. The redbacks I don't mind so much as they're
not aggressive - I just need to be careful if working in the yard, and
picking things up. Also, the venom doesn't work super quickly so you have
plenty of time to get to the doctor.The funnelweb venom is much faster
acting.

Hey, redbacks even have their own song -
http://www.gonewalkabout.com/got/got_spider.htm

Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

Julia Altshuler said:

Since this is almost certain to come up in this thread eventually, I'll
beat you to the punch with this:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/brownrecluse.asp

Spider bites can hurt, but they're generally not too serious.

--Lia

Yep, thank goodness this one isn't a recluse and appears to be your
everday harmless one. We have BR's here a lot. They are VERY nasty,
and can seriously screw up your life. If it's got a fiddle, don't
piddle - kill the sucker fast.

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The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

AlleyGator said:

Julia Altshuler said:

Since this is almost certain to come up in this thread eventually, I'll
beat you to the punch with this:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/brownrecluse.asp

Spider bites can hurt, but they're generally not too serious.

--Lia

Yep, thank goodness this one isn't a recluse and appears to be your
everday harmless one. We have BR's here a lot. They are VERY nasty,
and can seriously screw up your life. If it's got a fiddle, don't
piddle - kill the sucker fast.

What's a fiddle in respect to spiders? If I see a spider I would
certainly be piddling while I'm running for cover! I'd just toss a
granade at the sucker. I don't care if they are outside but inside is a
whole other issue. The same goes for rodents. Now snakes whether they
are inside or outside just create havoc. I need a *huge nuclear* bomb
to deal with those suckers! Oh neat thing...DSIL showed me how to use
WD-40 on certain insects. Those things fry and leave me alone. It is
very effective on wasps nests. Right now I'm killing off box elder
bugs. Darn things are everywhere! We have daddy long legs too. I'd
like to move just because of these critters not to mention other
critters way bigger than spiders. Chocolate covered ants are quite
popular. I wonder if chocolate covered spiders would work?

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The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

~patches~ said:

What's a fiddle in respect to spiders? If I see a spider I would
certainly be piddling while I'm running for cover! I'd just toss a
granade at the sucker. . . . . .

I understand - sometimes better to be safe than sorry. In case your
question was not rhetorical, the recluse is usually a light creamy tan
(not always) and has a dark brown fiddle-shaped marking on top of it.

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Chocolate covered ants are quite
popular. I wonder if chocolate covered spiders would work?

Now that's just gross <G>

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The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

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What's a fiddle in respect to spiders? If I see a spider I would
certainly be piddling while I'm running for cover! I'd just toss a
granade at the sucker. . . . . .

I understand - sometimes better to be safe than sorry. In case your
question was not rhetorical, the recluse is usually a light creamy tan
(not always) and has a dark brown fiddle-shaped marking on top of it.

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Chocolate covered ants are quite
popular. I wonder if chocolate covered spiders would work?

Now that's just gross <G>

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The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

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"limey" <
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Ugh. I hate crawlies. The vacuum idea sounds good, though - I usually
chase them down and bash them with a sledgehammer. We have a variety of
cricket that gives me the creeps. They *stare* at me (literally) and
can jump a mile high. I've found the only way to kill those suckers is
to drop a book on them from above (they can't look up, apparently).

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<SNORT> ROTFLMBO!! "...they can't look up, apparently"!! What a riot!

Thank you! I needed that!

Cyndi/Syssi

You're welcome! And you'd better believe it, those suckers stare. Also,
they're not flat on the ground like a regular cricket - they're raised up on
their little buggy legs and can jump up high and forward at the same time -
that's why I feel like a target. Got them fooled, though, with those heavy
books.

We've a variety of spiders but I don't have a clue which species they are -
it's a little hard to tell when I've squashed them flat.

Dora

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"limey" <
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Ugh. I hate crawlies. The vacuum idea sounds good, though - I usually
chase them down and bash them with a sledgehammer. We have a variety of
cricket that gives me the creeps. They *stare* at me (literally) and
can jump a mile high. I've found the only way to kill those suckers is
to drop a book on them from above (they can't look up, apparently).

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<SNORT> ROTFLMBO!! "...they can't look up, apparently"!! What a riot!

Thank you! I needed that!

Cyndi/Syssi

You're welcome! And you'd better believe it, those suckers stare. Also,
they're not flat on the ground like a regular cricket - they're raised up on
their little buggy legs and can jump up high and forward at the same time -
that's why I feel like a target. Got them fooled, though, with those heavy
books.

We've a variety of spiders but I don't have a clue which species they are -
it's a little hard to tell when I've squashed them flat.

Dora

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Bob wrote on 03 Aug 2005 in rec.food.cooking

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Monsur Fromage du Pollet said:

une deux catre cinq in the riber...and drowned. Me...counting in
french age 5.

Did you really skip "trois" at that age?

Thou shalt counteth to the number of three, and three shall be
the number of thy counting. Thou shalt not counteth to four,
nor shalt thou count to two excepting that thou then
proceedeth onward to three. Five is right out...

Bob M.

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Right now I'm killing off box elder

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bugs. Darn things are everywhere! snip

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The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

Mix a little liquid detergent with water in a spray bottle. Spray the
mixture onto the box elder bugs. Kills them right away.
Janet

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Right now I'm killing off box elder

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bugs. Darn things are everywhere! snip

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The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

Mix a little liquid detergent with water in a spray bottle. Spray the
mixture onto the box elder bugs. Kills them right away.
Janet

Oh thankyou so much! I will give that a try. So far I tried RAID
spray, BugBGone, boiling water, flyswatter, cussing, and stomping.

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Right now I'm killing off box elder

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bugs. Darn things are everywhere! snip

>The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
>At least now I have an excuse.

Mix a little liquid detergent with water in a spray bottle. Spray the
mixture onto the box elder bugs. Kills them right away.
Janet

Oh thankyou so much! I will give that a try. So far I tried RAID spray,
BugBGone, boiling water, flyswatter, cussing, and stomping.

You are very welcome--they are the most annoying things. Be sure to rake up
any grass or leaves around the base of the house as they seem to breed
there. Digging the area in spring that you think is the breeding area
seems to cut down on the population. Cursing and stomping doesn't seem to
work well. ;o{
Janet

Julia Altshuler wrote:
Since this is almost certain to come up in this thread eventually, I'll
beat you to the punch with this:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/brownrecluse.asp
Spider bites can hurt, but they're generally not too serious.
--Lia
LOL! I've already explained to her this spider isn't a brown recluse.
They are... reclusive (and brown! with a "fiddle"As for not serious, I
don't care what snopes has to say, I saw a guy in the doctor's office
who had a HUGE abcess on his leg from being bitten by one. It was gross.
Not deadly, but gross.
And those *are* crookneck squash, particularly nice done on the grill,
brushed with a little oil. Also just fine cut into coins and steamed.
Slightly sweet in taste. I use them in my squash casserole. A very nice
squash they are 🙂
Jill ------------------------------------------------------RESPONSE: ten
years ago on my birthday I was admitted to the hospital for a brown
recluse spider bite on my stomach. Doctors said if I had waited another
24 hours chances were good I would have died because I had become an
diabetic and didn't know till then.
The worst part of hospital stay was doctors coming in my room at 5am
couple of days later and using a scapel had to remove dead tissue from
bite area and taking samples which later learned they were looking for
eggs not knowing if spider was male or female.

serene said:

Ick. This is reminding me of my stingray bite, which is not anything
like a spider bite, but I too still have a scar that took a LONG time to
heal. Years.

serene

Ok, now you HAVE TO tell the story...

-L.
(who gets bitten by her snakes on a regular basis...)

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serene said:

Ick. This is reminding me of my stingray bite, which is not anything
like a spider bite, but I too still have a scar that took a LONG time to
heal. Years.

serene

Ok, now you HAVE TO tell the story...

Not much of a story. I was apparently the 13th person that day to get
stung on that beach. The lifeguard said their daily average was around
30. It was the worst pain I had ever felt, and since then the only
thing that has beaten it was a spinal tap. (Being stabbed hurt a lot
less than either of these things.)

serene

serene said:

Not much of a story. I was apparently the 13th person that day to get
stung on that beach. The lifeguard said their daily average was around
30. It was the worst pain I had ever felt, and since then the only
thing that has beaten it was a spinal tap. (Being stabbed hurt a lot
less than either of these things.)

serene

Oh, you said bite - I thought you meant bite as in with teeth. 🙂

I once was stung by a jellyfish in Galveston Bay, TX. THAT was
absolutely paralyzing. I was 10.

-L.

Julia Altshuler said:

Since this is almost certain to come up in this thread eventually, I'll
beat you to the punch with this:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/brownrecluse.asp

Spider bites can hurt, but they're generally not too serious.

--Lia

That is more likely the bite of a venomous snake - one with hemolytic
venom. The area affected is far too large for spider venom.

-L.

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Julia Altshuler said:

Since this is almost certain to come up in this thread eventually, I'll
beat you to the punch with this:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/brownrecluse.asp

Spider bites can hurt, but they're generally not too serious.

--Lia

That is more likely the bite of a venomous snake - one with hemolytic
venom. The area affected is far too large for spider venom.

-L.
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Maybe. Maybe not. I disagree though. There was a fellow that lived 30
minutes from us (when we stilled in Armpit, IL) that had a brown recluse
bite on his leg... his bite makes that hand picture look mild - he numerous
surgeries and I never heard if his leg eventually had to be amputated or
not... Brown Recluse bites can maim - big time!

Cyndi