May 2025 Obs/Discussion

[DavisStraight]

58 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

@weatherwiz

this one was impressive.  
 

That looks like the one I saw in my shed the other, has to be the biggest spider I've ever seen, wolf spider?

[codfishsnowman]

41 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Had that exact one in family room yesterday and unfortunately my wife saw it early morning and the scream is something I will never recover from. I grabbed a fly swatter and got hit with” Do not use that, that doesn’t even kill the flies” and then “grab a sneaker”.. So hence I grabbed a sneaker and went for the smash. I came in very slow until the smash and it still sensed me.. and tried crawling , but I hit it just as it made its move . She then said she’d never sit in that room again and vehemently declared it was a Black widow . 

Omg in the house!! No No No. Your poor wife. I cannot even imagine the terror.

[Damage In Tolland]

2 minutes ago, DavisStraight said:

That looks like the one I saw in my shed the other, has to be the biggest spider I've ever seen, wolf spider?

Ours turned into dead spider 

[weatherwiz]

3 minutes ago, DavisStraight said:

That looks like the one I saw in my shed the other, has to be the biggest spider I've ever seen, wolf spider?

Friend of mine said fishing spider 

[Damage In Tolland]

2 minutes ago, codfishsnowman said:

Omg in the house!! No No No. Your poor wife. I cannot even imagine the terror.

It was a beast . It was just sitting right in the middle of the chimney on the bricks . If I had missed it (and it almost escaped) life would never be normal again here . Trust me 

[codfishsnowman]

Just now, Damage In Tolland said:

Ours turned into dead spider 

I think those are the kind that if you kill them pregnant millions of little alive spiders come out and run all over the house.

[weatherwiz]

Just now, codfishsnowman said:

I think those are the kind that if you kill them pregnant millions of little alive spiders come out and run all over the house.

I will be staying up the rest of the night 

[codfishsnowman]

1 minute ago, Damage In Tolland said:

It was a beast . If I had missed it (and it almost escaped) life would never be normal again here . Trust me 

I believe you dude. Its climate change . They're coming up from the mid Atlantic and NYC area where they're really common in rural areas.

[codfishsnowman]

3 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

Friend of mine said fishing spider 

No. That's a catching spider. It just catches and kills. No fishing required.

[DavisStraight]

5 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Ours turned into dead spider 

If it was in my house mine would have to but in the shed they eat other insects so he's doing me a favor.

[DavisStraight]

4 minutes ago, codfishsnowman said:

I think those are the kind that if you kill them pregnant millions of little alive spiders come out and run all over the house.

You're right about that. Thank God mine was in the shed.

[Damage In Tolland]

2 minutes ago, DavisStraight said:

If it was in my house mine would have to but in the shed they eat other insects so he's doing me a favor.

In the  house there’s no other option . Those things  bite you. Trouble quickly follows with health 

[codfishsnowman]

2 minutes ago, DavisStraight said:

You're right about that. Thank God mine was in the shed.

I mean what could be worse than spiders that give birth to live young? Even Alligators and Crocodiles hatch from eggs I am pretty sure.

[Damage In Tolland]

Mayorch and Octorcher ?

https://x.com/bennollweather/status/1918315111917469897?s=46&t=dhcbvkjmRcyBVQtDxJ3lRg

[kdxken]

45 minutes ago, ineedsnow said:

Double rainbow and every pic is coming out blurry 

Are you using the Ginxy S34? I have the same problem with it. All the pictures suck.

[kdxken]

10 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

In the  house there’s no other option . Those things  bite you. Trouble quickly follows with health 

Should have dropped one of your innumerable window units on it.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

46 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

What in the hell??? Where is that? That is way too big. Please tell me that’s not like your house. Spiders that big should not be here. One aspect of climate change nobody talks about…the spiders are getting bigger and moving north 

It was on the door of my shed. Believe me, I took a few steps back when I saw it.  The board it’s on is 4 inches across so it gives you an idea of the size.
 

[ineedsnow]

24 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

It was a beast . It was just sitting right in the middle of the chimney on the bricks . If I had missed it (and it almost escaped) life would never be normal again here . Trust me 

 

[HIPPYVALLEY]

Sunset was absolute fire tonight. 
 

[CoastalWx]

44 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Who was at end of it? Scooter?

With a pot of gold on my dong. 

[codfishsnowman]

2 minutes ago, ineedsnow said:

 

The number #1 reason NOT to move to Australia.

[ineedsnow]

1 minute ago, codfishsnowman said:

The number #1 reason NOT to move to Australia.

Ya spiders usually don't bother me but that would

[dendrite]

Violent CGs to the north

[HIPPYVALLEY]

38 minutes ago, DavisStraight said:

That looks like the one I saw in my shed the other, has to be the biggest spider I've ever seen, wolf spider?

My wife says Dolomedes or “fishing spider”

[dendrite]

Missing the core, but don’t need any hail

[metagraphica]

1 hour ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

@weatherwiz

this one was impressive.  
 

 

1 hour ago, weatherwiz said:

What in the hell??? Where is that? That is way too big. Please tell me that’s not like your house. Spiders that big should not be here. One aspect of climate change nobody talks about…the spiders are getting bigger and moving north 

 

47 minutes ago, codfishsnowman said:

Mother of God, where is that thing? This is where I would order like a million big centipedes.

 

43 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

Friend of mine said fishing spider 

Fishing spiders...biggest in New England.  Click the photo if you want see the details.  Beautiful spiders.

[ineedsnow]

23 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Missing the core, but don’t need any hail

It looks like your chicken got struck 

[BrianW]

 

29 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

My wife says Dolomedes or “fishing spider”

AI image search results... What a beautiful spider..

 

[Damage In Tolland]

What is the human reaction if bitten by one of those monsters? Rash, poison, death? 

[BrianW]

3 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

What is the human reaction if bitten by one of those monsters? Rash, poison, death? 

I've heard it'simiiar to a yellow Jacket sting..

Dolomedes tenebrosus, commonly known as the dark fishing spider, is venomous, but its venom is not medically significant to humans. While they can bite, they are not aggressive and usually bite only when mishandled. The bite is typically no more severe than a bee sting, and most people do not experience serious effects.