Is this a False Widow spider....?

FTroydon

Anyone know if this is a false widow spider?

discus

I've seen one over here on the UK, looks like one all right. And it's pregnant.

jk it's probably just another spider, man!

srsly78

Yes, time to move out.

nah you will be fine

wazky

srsly78 wrote: »

Yes, time to move out.

Burn the house down for good measure.

SEPT 23 1989

Where there is one there are thousands

check your attic immediately

FTroydon

Should I attempt to communicate with them?

SEPT 23 1989

FTroydon wrote: »

Should I attempt to communicate with them?

yes

through the medium of dance

The One Who Knocks

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

yes

through the medium of dance

Yes, interpretive dance,

Sephiroth_dude

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

yes

through the medium of dance

And then post a video of said dance here.

funt cucker

Looks like you have crabs there son.

MRnotlob606

what does the false widow spider say ?

Seaneh

Yes it's a false widow, we have them all over the place here and always have.

There are several species and only one of them is bitey, and that's not the bitey type.

If you're that worried about it, just kill it.

Dman001

I read somewhere that there is a huge increase in the False Widow population here due to the mild winters we've been having the last few years. A great period to be living in for Arachnophobias!

sok2005

Hijacking thread, is this a false widow?

BlurstMonkey

Move to Antarctica. Be grand.

The One Who Knocks

sok2005 wrote: »

Hijacking thread, is this a false widow?

Nope doesn't look like one.

Howard Juneau

Seaneh wrote: »

Yes it's a false widow, we have them all over the place here and always have.

There are several species and only one of them is bitey, and that's not the bitey type.

If you're that worried about it, just kill it.

With fire!

The One Who Knocks

Jesus christ, never knew they were poisonous!

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/343983/False-widow-spider-ATE-my-leg

Son Of A Vidic

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

what does the false widow spider say ?

Lies and falsehoods no doubt.

sok2005

Worst hijack ever, lets try again.

Is this a False Widow?

Duff

Sorry to hijack again, but is this a false window?

Hownowcow

Play with it.

If it bites you, you've got your answer.

If it doesn't, at least you've made a friend.

patty o chair 55

just be thankful it's not an african-american widow

Dman001

OP, this should help you in your endeavour!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ailbhemalone/false-widow-spiders-are-multiplying-in-the-uk-and-they-will?s=mobile

The One Who Knocks

sok2005 wrote: »

Worst hijack ever, lets try again.

Is this a False Widow?

Sorry I thought you meant the OP,....your pic looks like one alright.

FTroydon

I recommend people avoid Kildare until further notice.

wazky

FTroydon wrote: »

I recommend people avoid Kildare until further notice.

Wall the place up and just forget about it now, the infestation has gone too far.

Howard Juneau

wazky wrote: »

Wall the place up and just forget about it now, the infestation has gone too far.

Think he meant just ignore Kildare in general...false widow spiders are just the icing in his cake

wazky

Howard Juneau wrote: »

Think he meant just ignore Kildare in general...false widow spiders are just the icing in his cake

Could we get Meath on that list too?, just for precautionary sake?

Howard Juneau

wazky wrote: »

Could we get Meath on that list too?, just for precautionary sake?

No arguments there, could the wall stretch to Louth too I wonder

patty o chair 55

feck it lads, just build a wall around dublin, keep both sides happy

Howard Juneau

patty o chair 55 wrote: »

feck it lads, just build a wall around dublin, keep both sides happy

I "second that emotion"

NegativeCreep

sok2005 wrote: »

Worst hijack ever, lets try again.

Is this a False Widow?

Yeah but looks like it's in jail so it's grand.

kowloon

Howard Juneau wrote: »

No arguments there, could the wall stretch to Louth too I wonder

patty o chair 55 wrote: »

feck it lads, just build a wall around dublin, keep both sides happy

Spiders gather, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children...

For the night is dark and full of spiders.

Dman001

Dman001 wrote: »

I read somewhere that there is a huge increase in the False Widow population here due to the mild winters we've been having the last few years. A great period to be living in for Arachnophobias!

I'm emigrating.

knipex

Candie wrote: »

I'm emigrating.

I hear OZ is nice

Was in melbourne with a work colleagues snd he used to make me check his hotel room for spiders before he would enter. We were doing some work in a pharma plant that made anti venom and they had huge pictures all over the place. I dont think he slept the entire trip..

micar

patty o chair 55 wrote: »

feck it lads, just build a wall around dublin, keep both sides happy

I'll be up for that.

But, can I get out of Dublin first? I;d rather be at home when the walls up

knipex

knipex wrote: »

I hear OZ is nice

Was in melbourne with a work colleagues snd he used to make me check his hotel room for spiders before he would enter. We were doing some work in a pharma plant that made anti venom and they had huge pictures all over the place. I dont think he slept the entire trip..

Sounds like a waking nightmare.:eek:

I vacuumed a gigantic muscly black hairy spider off the kitchen ceiling last night and couldn't sleep for ages. The thought of that thing dropping on my head or face...

The horror!!

micar

Candie wrote: »

Sounds like a waking nightmare.:eek:

I vacuumed a gigantic muscly black hairy spider off the kitchen ceiling last night and couldn't sleep for ages. The thought of that thing dropping on my head or face...

The horror!!

and into your wide open mouth!!!!! yomyomyom!!!!!

Ails76

never mind building a wall, I think we need to build Jaegers to fight these spiders...

wretcheddomain

I found a false widow spider in my room this morning. I decided to take a pic but ended up killing it in the end anyway with the ould hoover.

dr gonzo

Appropriate response

magicman88

tricky D

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

what does the false widow spider say ?

Her husband is still alive.

nullzero

There's one in my job. We all felt a bit nervous of it for a whole but it's a very shy animal, much more so than your average spider. I'm not a fan of spiders and I wouldn't want a false widow in my house but I'm guessing you have to be quite unlucky or be aggressive towards one to get bitten. To be fair to it, it killed a f##k load of wasps and craneflies in a very short time

Local-womanizer

Was visiting my folks earlier and there were 3 of these outside the front door. Feckers! Anyway apparently we haven't really got much to worry about : http://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2013/oct/17/false-widow-spider-attacks

biko

Sky Marshal Dienes wrote:

We must meet this threat with our courage, our valor, indeed with our very lives to ensure that human civilization,
not insect, dominates this galaxy *now and always*!

.

dr gonzo

Dienes was a loose cannon, Tehat Maru will wage a smart war on these invading abominations.

rustedtrumpet

Fine arse on that spider

RoadRunner

Got this photo of a false widow who looks after my motorbike in my garage in Phibsboro.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BXB0GDLIMAAZ4C6.jpg

pundy

that's all well and good, but sure, the BLACK WIDOW is on the way to Ireland....

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