GEEKS!!!!!!!!!!

Another tip...if you keep your gardening gloves or shoes in your garage or shed, for heaven's sake, check inside them before slipping in a hand or foot. One time I put my hand inside my gardening glove, only to feel something moving--there was a huge spider in one of the fingers *shudder*

I would crap my pants if that happened to me Janet!!

I think I am the same way you were Mike...I am terrified of them but for some reason I want to know more. I think it's partly bc I am such a nosey beeatch!!

I still have that little house spider in a container. He's spun a little web in the container. I need to let him go though bc he hasn't eaten. I wonder if he'll eat a potato bug? I can get one of those pretty easily and drop it in there. What do you think?

she'll eat it.. oh yeah. it is a she because of her size, the male is much smaller. if you want to study it more, you can get a jar and punch SMALL.. holes in it for air, they dont need much.. and then lay it on its side, that way the spider will construct its web towards the back allowing you to open the lid easier to put in ants and stuff.. The kids will think it is neat.

Ok well potato bugs for dinner it is!!! How often should I feed her? Will she eat worms?

The recs do make silk, though, don't they? I know wolf spiders do, and they're another type that hunts by wandering.

Lisser wrote:

Ok well potato bugs for dinner it is!!! How often should I feed her? Will she eat worms?

Well, You can feed her as often as you want.. spiders won't eat if they are full or about to molt, so if you notice she is ignoring the meal she might have a reason. as far as worms, i have never tried, but give it a try, the most she will do is ignore it.

geeksandgeeks wrote:

The recs do make silk, though, don't they? I know wolf spiders do, and they're another type that hunts by wandering.

Sure they use the silk to form an irregular web as a nest, but it really isn't meant to catch anything, more like to keep insects out. a LOT of wandering spiders do that.

I love spiders and snakes. they're quite common over here in australia. if theres one in the house i catch it and put it outside. anyone heard of the red back spider. if not they're like the australian equivalent of the black widow spider. so anyway i caught a female one of them. And i've caught a huntsman (which is from the taurantula family) that was the size of my hand. It fell on me. well...next to me anyway.
My brother also found an 8 foot dimond python snake crossing the road. It was too bad i wasn't there.

I put the potato bug in there but she hasn't done anything with it. I think I should let her go. She probably won't eat bc she is cooped up. What do you all think?