Uninvited Guest
We have a new roomate. We didn’t invite him. I want him to go away immediately. I’m afraid he’s going to eat Matilda.
Update: After obsessively scouring the net for the past hour, reading about spiders and breaking out in a sweat, I think we have an Orb Spider on our hands. Here’s the lowdown on this beast:
Venom toxicity – the bite of Orb-Weaving Spiders is of low risk (not toxic) to humans. They are a non-aggressive group of spiders. Seldom bite. Be careful not to walk into their webs at night – the fright of this spider crawling over one’s face can be terrifying and may cause a heart attack, particularly to the susceptible over 40 year olds.
Spider Identification – an adult is about 2/3 to more than 1 inch in body length – has a bulbous abdomen – often colorful – dark to light brown pattern. The common Golden Orb-Weaver Spider has a purplish bulbous abdomen with fine hairs.
Habitat – often found in summer in garden areas around the home – they spin a large circular web of 6 feet or more, often between buildings and shrubs, to snare flying insects, such as, flies and mosquitoes.
Thank you USA Spider Identification Chart. I still want him removed from my dwelling. He makes me itch.
Jessica said,
October 4, 2007 @ 10:43 am
Yikes yikes and more yikes!!!!!
jHill said,
October 10, 2007 @ 7:04 am
oh my god please tell me you got rid of it. i’m afraid it is going to crawl over your face and you will have a heart attack. that is like a mini monster.
emily said,
November 9, 2007 @ 2:50 pm
where was he? did you name him? you sure it was a ‘him’?