Eight-Legged Friends (don't click if you're arachnophobic)

[Skycat]

Yesterday I found this huge jumping spider on the couch with me. I herded it into a box and took it outside, then got some pictures.





And I also have these from a couple months ago, when I caught my Maxillaria tenuifolia suddenly exploded with cute tiny baby spiders for a couple hours.

[disalover]

Scary little buggers

[bethmarie]

Can't say that I find the mass invasion of little ones very comfortable, but the 'spider in a box' is very cool looking.

[disalover]

I would not want an invasion of the tiny ones either

[ALToronto]

How big is 'huge'? Regardless, it looks adorable - I think I have arachnophilia (funny that the spell check flags it as misspelled).

[Skycat]

Originally Posted by ALToronto

How big is 'huge'?

Maybe like... somewhere around 3/4 of an inch? I dunno, I only just now found a tape measure to compare with my memory of the spider's size. It was definitely way bigger than the jumping spiders I usually see.

Also I just found this today on one of my rose leaves



I thought it was some kind of nasty cocoon at first, but when I was about to scrape it off, I noticed it had some very spider-looking legs. Can't get a good picture, though. My camera always hates white things.

[My Green Pets]

Oooh I saw one off those black jumpers the other day. Its fangs are iridescent! They do jump quite suddenly so I keep a comfortable distance

[Mandy2705]

Oh he is kinda cute and fuzzy lol

[WhiteRabbit]

I do like the jumping spiders, tho they often startle me - jumping off a plant I just picked up! And fortunately I've only ever seen one inside once, and boy are they hard to catch!

[My Green Pets]

This guy guards our garden shed. Would you enter?

https://flic.kr/p/tVkM2W