Arachnophobia

[NightRock]

Nakakita na kayo ng Gagamboy.. sa mga condo daw to malimit hehehe

[nhel0719]

Nakakita na kayo ng Gagamboy.. sa mga condo daw to malimit hehehe

maynapanood nako sa tv nyan kaso imbes na makasapot e nahuli ng mga mahilig mambugbog ng gagamba :D

[Jun aka Pekto]

awesome yard you've got there in arizona sir!

it's exactly what every arachno bloke dreams of.

we also have a handful of local tarantulas here which belong to

the old world species.

but you can never find some of them here in the city (except for
some petshops that cater to exotic hobbyists).

the only spiders you'll see are the common huntsman

spiders (like the ts' attached pic) and those spiders you've mentioned.

here in Luzon we have dwarf brown tarantulas (phlogiellus

baeri),

which should be common


but were driven to rarity by



pests called.......



people (homo f*ckin sapiens).

I tend to leave spiders alone except the infamous black widow and brown recluse. Those I kill on sight because you never know when the rest of my family might come in contact with them.

There are other spiders here such as wolf spiders. They occasionally get inside the house which scares the heck out of the wife n kids. The typical result is the spider getting squashed by slippers. If I'm around, I scoop up the spider with a magazine and drop it off at the neighbor's yard.
The wolf spiders outside hang around our vegetable garden where it's relatively cool and moist. There, we also leave them alone because they eat bugs.

Strangely enough, we don't see many scorpions in our yards. But, they're common outside the subdivision walls where it's desert country.

Around here, wildlife have free reign at night. Besides the spiders and scorpions, there are Gila monsters, coyotes, and even wild boar (rarer) that come out at night. If I leave early morning, I sometimes see a coyote skulking away towards its den just before the morning joggers come out.

Right now, there aren't any tarantulas or scorpions in our yard. It's been a rainy year and I think they like drier conditions.

[holdencaulfield]

I tend to leave spiders alone except the infamous black widow and brown recluse. Those I kill on sight because you never know when the rest of my family might come in contact with them.

There are other spiders here such as wolf spiders. They occasionally get inside the house which scares the heck out of the wife n kids. The typical result is the spider getting squashed by slippers. If I'm around, I scoop up the spider with a magazine and drop it off at the neighbor's yard.
The wolf spiders outside hang around our vegetable garden where it's relatively cool and moist. There, we also leave them alone because they eat bugs.

Strangely enough, we don't see many scorpions in our yards. But, they're common outside the subdivision walls where it's desert country.

Around here, wildlife have free reign at night. Besides the spiders and scorpions, there are Gila monsters, coyotes, and even wild boar (rarer) that come out at night. If I leave early morning, I sometimes see a coyote skulking away towards its den just before the morning joggers come out.

Right now, there aren't any tarantulas or scorpions in our yard. It's been a rainy year and I think they like drier conditions.

there are keepers of black widows and wolf spiders here. they even breed and used to sell them online. it makes me even think that they may have become invasive in this island. their spiderlings or slings are so tiny and many. one sling can hardly be noticed. i won't be surprised if i may be seeing one in my yard, i hope not.

the widow, the wolf, the recluse, side by side with the huntsman, i'd be more freaked out with the huntsman.

i've seen a widow and a wolf. they are dwarfs to the size of the huntsman. the sight alone could kill.


scorpions like humid and moist environment. and yes, they don't like rain. so they also seek refuge in houses if not under rocks or trees. they also get attracted to houses with sprinkler systems and the like which causes moisture and humidity.

i had a pair of centruroides exilicaudas that are related to the arizona bark scorpion (centruroides sculpturatus).

since they don't want too much water, i remember a story about an inexperienced keeper (too excited and forgot to research) placed the poor scorpions she newly purchased in an enclosure with water enough to make them swim.
the crazy keeper thought she had crayfishes or crawdads.

very nice to know how people like you respect beasts and the littlest of them.

here in my place in caloocan, there are many monsters that would eat your coyotes and gila monsters.

no wildlife would thrive here.

if it moves.... it's food.

the only beast that earns the respect of the monsters here is called the "RED HORSE".

a kick from it will set loose the demon.

if you have some more pics of critters and wildlife in arizona, kindly post them sir. and i would be happy to see some pics of arizona's famous rattlers.

good day!de

[SilverHorizon]

Yng "Huntsman" na gagamba maraming ganyan sa Bahay namin, pinababayaan lang namin; minsan nga nakakita ako ng 2 ganyan na naglalaban saglit lang tepok agad yun medyo maliit.

sa loob naman ng kotse paminsan minsan me nakikita akong "Gagambang Talon" hindi ko ren pinapansin ng una pero nun me maliliit na sapot na ako nakikita ginawa ko naglagay ako ng "Naptalina" yun parang Mentos sa loob ng kotse.. Mukhang effective naman.

[Jun aka Pekto]

very nice to know how people like you respect beasts and the littlest of them.


if you have some more pics of critters and wildlife in arizona, kindly post them sir. and i would be happy to see some pics of arizona's famous rattlers.

good day!de

Well, it's either spiders or insects (flies, mosquitos). I rather have the spiders around. They don't go hunting until very late at night. The tarantula I took a photo of was molting which is why it was roaming around in broad daylight.

Oh. We also have fire ants, Africanized bees, hornets, etc. Luckily, none of them are close by.

[TopEngine]

Nung bata kami, inaalis namin mga palito sa posporo (pinapagalitan kami ng mga nanay namin ) yung pinaka kahon lang kukunin namin. Yung dahon ng niyog kukunin namin yung kalahati at ilalagay sa loob ng posporo mala figure "8" na marami. sa bawat butas doon namin nilalagay mga gagambang panabong ("tu-tu-ma" an sleek, rawadrawadan or long-legged, at mabalahibo).

Pinakamatapang sa lahat ng gagambang "tu-tu-ma" ay yung namahay sa halaman na "bang-bang-sit", sa dahon ng saging (dark brown spider), at sa kawad ng kuryente (black spider). Yung mala camel o "bungbungkatol" mabagal pero parang makunat sa gagamba at mahirap mamatay.

[Jun aka Pekto]

if you have some more pics of critters and wildlife in arizona, kindly post them sir. and i would be happy to see some pics of arizona's famous rattlers.

good day!de

This is slightly OT But, spiders here have their own predators such as lizards. Here's a couple of collared (I think) lizards. They'll try to run away from danger. But, if they can't get away, they'll turn around and confront you. If they bite, they grab on like a pit bull. I tried chasing one. But, they run on their hind legs and are quite fast. I kinda looked silly going after one.





Sorry. No rattlers. If I ever hear as much as one rattle, I'm running like hell out of there. He He.

[holdencaulfield]

^ sir jun, they're beautiful! the first pic has a regenerated tail.

what were they doing, basking? and did you use a zoom lens for this?

[Jun aka Pekto]

^ sir jun, they're beautiful! the first pic has a regenerated tail.

what were they doing, basking? and did you use a zoom lens for this?

Yup. I had to zoom (with regular lens) in because they'd run off to the rocks if I approached too near. They were basking in the sun because it was November at the time and the mornings were quite cool. I took those photos way back in November 2003.