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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.

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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 

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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.

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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.
 

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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 

 

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1 hour ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

@weatherwiz

this one was impressive.  
 

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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.

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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. 

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