Eek! In honor of finding an unidentified spider chillin on my blinds, I have decided to list the top ten (in no order) spiders that freak me the hell out. I hope I never ever encounter them.
Just a little background, my parents laugh and make fun at me playfully, because every time I see a spider I automatically assume everyone I do see are brown recluses. So, there is an unidentified "brown recluse" in my window. :)
I don't know what it is, if there is something programmed in my brain to automatically fear spiders or what. All spider facts taken from wikipedia.
These eight-eyed spiders are found in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Southeast Asia, the Mediterranean, Florida, and Hawaii, and possibly in many other tropical and semi-tropical regions.
While frequently very large – in Laos, Heteropoda maxima males can attain a legspan of 9.8–11.8 in – they are not deadly to humans. They do bite if provoked, but the victim will suffer only minor swelling and localized pain, and will recover in a day or two.
They are not very aggressive, but females are known to guard their babies.
Back the fuck up when you see one of these. Scratch that - RUN! Not only is this the most poisonous spider in the world, I would say it's the most aggressive. They will attack anyone and anything they see as threatening.
They are found in tropical South and Central America and appear in the Guiness World Records 2010 as the world's most venomous spider. The Brazilian wandering spiders can grow to have a leg span of up to 13–15 cm (4–5 in). Their body length ranges from 17 to 48 mm (0.7–1.9 in).
The bite can cause many things - pain, asphixiation, death - and even erections. These can last for many hours and can lead to impotence. They are occasionally found as a stowaway within shipments of bananas.
These are spread pretty vastly (can be found on every continent of the world except Antarctica) and form irregular webs. Females are more deadly than the men when it comes to biting. They are not aggressive; most injuries to humans are due to defensive bites delivered when a spider gets unintentionally squeezed or pinched.
They are not the same spider, but pretty close. The brown recluse are usually between ¼ in and ¾ in, but may grow larger. While typically light to medium brown, they range in color from cream-colored to dark brown or blackish gray. They can be referred to as fiddleback or violin spider due to the markings.
When threatened it usually flees, seemingly to avoid a conflict, and if detained may further avoid contact with fast horizontal rotating movements. The spider is not very aggressive, hence the name recluse.
Most bites are minor with no necrosis. However, a small number of bites do produce severe dermonecrotic lesions (i.e., necrosis), and an even smaller number of bites produce severe systemic symptoms.
These spiders are very venomous, especially the Sydney Funnel-web spider. These spiders are medium-to-large in size, with body lengths ranging from 1 cm to 5 cm (0.4" to 2"). They are darkly coloured, ranging from black to blue-black to plum to brown, with a glossy, hairless carapace covering the front part of the body.
Funnel-webs are one of the three most dangerous spiders in the world and are regarded by some to be the most dangerous.
They are attracted to water and are often found in swimming pools, into which they often fall while wandering.
Like the name, they make trap doors.
10. The spiders I supposedly swallow at night - WTF!
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