[shinobi602]

The other spider on the upper part of the toilet wasn't there the last time I saw this gif...

It's in all of them.

https://www.google.com/search?num=10...Goqz0QGTvfHeBg

[kswiston]

You have to consider generation times. both spiders have similar lifespans, and I would assume they start reproducing at around the same age. If one spider is having twice as many broods of baby spiders, it doesn't matter that it actually lays half as many eggs in total, since those babies will go on to breed faster.

[GotEmRunnin]

Brown widows stealing the jobs of black widows in California and doing it for less venom.

*watches in awe as Ninja Scooter drops the mic*

[Seanspeed]

You have to consider generation times. both spiders have similar lifespans, and I would assume they start reproducing at around the same age. If one spider is having twice as many broods of baby spiders, it doesn't matter that it actually lays half as many eggs in total, since those babies will go on to breed faster.

I couldn't make sense of it either but that explains it perfectly, thanks. At first, I just thought there was a typo or they mixed up 'brown' and 'black' or something.

This spider doesn't sound that bad, though. If its no worse than your average spider bite, then it makes it 'just another spider' for the most part. I suppose if they're absolutely everywhere, it sucks, but I guess I'm just used to having lots of spiders around where I live. I would still worry more about black widows and brown recluses as they can both cause some serious damage, unlike this brown widow.

[Poyunch]

I wish I never saw this thread.

[Frost_Ace]

Thank God I live in Europe.

[drspeedy]

Brown widows stealing the jobs of black widows in California and doing it for less venom.

[bows]

[Cystm]

[truly101]

Brown widows stealing the jobs of black widows in California and doing it for less venom.

20 brown widows in a house ideal for just 3 black widows!

[Atenhaus]

God I love living in Washington.

[Ace Harding]

Entomologists at UC Riverside suggest verification of identification through the examination of the egg sac. Normal egg sacs appear smooth, while the brown widow’s appears spiky (like a pollen grain).

My spider sac is tingling.

[dr3upmushroom]

The other spider on the upper part of the toilet wasn't there the last time I saw this gif...

You probably just didn't notice it, it's been there every time I've seen that GIF.

Thread title scared me but as long as they stay the hell in SoCal I'm OK.

[Souldriver]

Okay, the article doesn't make sense to me.

They claim that the Brown Widow population is growing far more quickly than the Black Widow population, because of this:

A black widow spider may lay 300 eggs in each sac up to 10 times throughout their lifetime; however, a brown widow will lay 80 eggs in each sac, up to 20 times.

Soo...

Black widow: 300x10 = 3000 eggs
Brown widow: 80x20 = 1600 eggs

Tell me again how that makes sense?

[edible_candle]

Midwest highfive!

The midwest is the best west

[bjork]

Brown widows stealing the jobs of black widows in California and doing it for less venom.

This man is the master, ladies and gents.

[Borgnine]

Tell me again how that makes sense?

20 is greater than 10, simple as that. The article also doesn't mention that most of these sacs are in your pillow.

[FloppyDelux]

[Gaborn]

Okay, the article doesn't make sense to me. They claim that the Brown Widow population is growing far more quickly than the Black Widow population, because of this: Soo... Black widow: 300x10 = 3000 eggs Brown widow: 80x20 = 1600 eggs Tell me again how that makes sense?

Well, first kswiston gave a good answer to this.

You have to consider generation times. both spiders have similar lifespans, and I would assume they start reproducing at around the same age. If one spider is having twice as many broods of baby spiders, it doesn't matter that it actually lays half as many eggs in total, since those babies will go on to breed faster.

I would also point out that 20 egg sacs rather than 10 means more opportunities for the eggs to survive.

[Drakeon]

It doesn't sound like these are very poisonous, so whats the big deal?

[Souldriver]

Well, first kswiston gave a good answer to this. I would also point out that 20 egg sacs rather than 10 means more opportunities for the eggs to survive.

Figured as much. Still find it weird that the article doesn't mention that. Odd omission, as it want to explain why Brown widows are more prevalent than Black ones.

[Darklord]

Lucky I'm in Australia.


...wait

[donkey show]

A good bug is a dead bug.

I'm from Pasadena and I say KILL EM ALL!

Brown widows stealing the jobs of black widows in California and doing it for less venom.

[Bboy AJ]

FUCK

[Angry Grimace]

How do you know they rarely bite? Do you mean you only occasionally get bitten, or the fact that your cats and dogs haven't died is an indication of them not biting very often? Perhaps they're merely lulling you into a false sense of security.

I don't know anyone who gets bit and these spiders are everywhere.

[LosDaddie]

Yeah, I live in ORlando, and I killed 2 brown widows in my garage last year. Huge ones. And I'm pretty sure I saw another one run away when I was getting out some fireworks yesterday. :|

[Z_Y]

Spider thread? Spider thread.


I walked into my laundry room the other day and there sat the biggest spider I have ever came in contact with. The body was the size of a fifty cent piece and the legs would have covered the palm of my hand. I usually flip shit when I see a big spider but then calm down once I realize it isn't as big as first feared. Then I squish it.

However, in this instance my body froze with fear. The more I looked at it...the bigger I realized it was. I kept walking in and out of the laundry room...knowing that I had to deal with it...but couldn't work up the nerve to do anything about it.

The wife and I were on our way out the door to a friend's house to watch a UFC fight and I wanted to just pretend that this whole encounter never took place. But I knew I would never feel safe in my house again unless I burnt it to the ground and used the insurance money to rebuild.

So I go to my room and grab a tennis shoe from a pair that I haven't worn in about 5 years. Size 13 Nike...black for effect. I was as white as a ghost when I walked back in the laundry room with the murder weapon. It was still sitting there...either it was oblivious to what was about to happen to it...or it had a plan of its own. That thought chilled me to my core.

My wife stood behind me as I tried to find the courage to initiate my attack. She tried to comfort me and offered to clean up the mess as part of the marital agreement. "That's not even!" I screamed. Sweat and tears became indistinguishable on my brow and cheeks. "That's not how it works!"

I inched closer to the beast. I could see hair on the body of the demon. Realizing that I was too close now to back away...I swung the shoe down and let out a primal scream. The ungodly creature actually jumped up into the sole of my shoe as it came crashing down upon it. Eerily similar to the video of the spider leaping up out of the toilet.

I knew the intruder had not escaped the shoe but was unsure if the force was enough to kill it. So I pressed down on the shoe several times to make sure any life remaining in the thing was squeezed out onto my linoleum flooring.

I did not even inspect the carnage afterwards. The whole ordeal had left me exhausted. The wife stayed true to her vow and cleaned up the mess the next day. Or at least I hope she did because I have not seen that shoe since.

[Majine]

Go into Spiderthread

Regret it immediately.

[Jonm1010]

Story Here

oh man sucks to be you all out in california.....

Apparently this article has a better picture of it (Article about them in Louisiana in 2007):

Goddamnit!!

[Ela Hadrun]

I want to go back to New England god dammit

At least there it's just the weather trying to kill you in a car accident/spinal injury. aaaaaaa

[Enco]

You fucker almost killed me.

[FStop7]

I don't know anyone who gets bit and these spiders are everywhere.

You've got to make a black widow feel threatened for it to bite you, imo. If I find one inside (only happened once, thankfully) I try to scoop them up with a glass and move them out. Mostly because I don't want the cat getting bitten.

If I find them outside I leave them alone as long as they're not in a high traffic spot.

I'd much rather have the occasional spider than the occasional cockroach, or flies, or mosquitos.

[Ricky_R]

That dude seemed to have reacted quite cool when that creature of hell jumped on his shoe. I would've done a back flip (without knowing how to even jump and land on my back) and I would've demolished all walls.

[strafer]

I'll give you 5 bucks if you sleep in this bed.

[timetokill]

At least black widows are easy to avoid by just staying away from debris and dark places.
These fuckers like to hang upside down from shit, like garbage can handles? Ugh.

Also, I am going to have to start doing that check to all toilet seats I come across. fuck that gif.

Brown widows stealing the jobs of black widows in California and doing it for less venom.

Don't we call 'em "illegal widows" here, anyway?

[Slappers Only]

God I love living in Washington.

Same, but we might need to build a wall just in case.

[bangai-o]

this is what you guys get for poisoning the ant colony in the yard. now the spiders can do whatever they want.

[Instro]

That's my college and I live in the area it is talking about. Fucking things have probably surrounded my house by now :(.

[Tacitus_]

I'll give you 5 bucks if you sleep in this bed.

I'll take harsh winters over that nonsense, thankyouverymuch

[GaimeGuy]

Yeah but not mosquito-phobia.

State bird :P

[alphaNoid]

I've been seeing these all over California for probably 10 years like the article says. Not big, and easily squashed with a shoe. Unless you're poking around shaded, unused low to the ground objects on a regular basis you have nothing to worry about.

You dont find these in your house, they are always outside, low to the ground, up under and tucked away inside of objects.

[LosDaddie]

These fuckers like to hang upside down from shit, like garbage can handles? Ugh.

At my old job, the outside trashcan for the warehouse was INFESTED with brown widows. They were in every crevice possible. I'm talking at least 15 widows in this single trashcan. ugh....

But at least I wasn't the one emptying the trashcan :)

[Neuromancer]

Entomologists at UC Riverside suggest verification of identification through the examination of the egg sac.

Yeah thanks but no thanks guys

[Majine]

I'll give you 5 bucks if you sleep in this bed.

Nuke that house. It's the only way to be sure.

[Subitai]

You've got to make a black widow feel threatened for it to bite you, imo. If I find one inside (only happened once, thankfully) I try to scoop them up with a glass and move them out. Mostly because I don't want the cat getting bitten. If I find them outside I leave them alone as long as they're not in a high traffic spot. I'd much rather have the occasional spider than the occasional cockroach, or flies, or mosquitos.

This is sort of my feeling about the house centipedes that roam my house in PA. They live off insects that find their way into my basement, but I really don't mind them when they wonder up stairs via the chimney. They eat termites and bed bugs and their bite is harmless if you aimlessly freak one out and it can't get away in time.

Now if only they could develop a taste for stink bugs...

[Boss Doggie]

Would this mean increased superhero activity?

[To Far Away Times]

Oh god, I'm barefoot right now too.

[Bombadil]

This is like the surreal version of a Cosmo thread.

[ajf009]

Please tell me this is fake..

I'll give you 5 bucks if you sleep in this bed.

..and this, oh god

[xbhaskarx]

According to the data, which Vetter and his colleagues collected at 72 sites in Riverside and Orange counties, brown widows are now 20 times more prevalent than black widows. This is most likely thanks to the reproductive differences between the species. A black widow spider may lay 300 eggs in each sac up to 10 times throughout their lifetime; however, a brown widow will lay 80 eggs in each sac, up to 20 times.

12x12=144, that's as high as I go

[wrowa]

Thank God I live in Europe.

This. So much this.

It's nice to know that I can fall asleep in my bed without having to fear that I'm going to be killed by a spider, by a mosquito or by whatever else.