Help out Matt Barkley - who knew these existed in Buffalo?

[CommonCents 2,438]

5 minutes ago, thebandit27 said:

It's not a Brown Recluse, so there's nothing to worry about.

 

It doesn't look like a black widow either...there are black widows in WNY, but their reputation is far scarier than the effects of being bitten by one.  Sure, a little kid could get pretty sick/inflamed from a bite, but you almost certainly aren't going to die from it.

When I was working in NC the house we rented had recluses in it, we got it sprayed and that cleared them out. Also found a Black Window on the outside under the gutters. 

 

I like the heat but I will never live somewhere that doesn’t get cold enough to kill the nastiness. 

[YoloinOhio 27,243]

Just now, CommonCents said:

When I was working in NC the house we rented had recluses in it, we got it sprayed and that cleared them out. Also found a Black Window on the outside under the gutters. 

 

I like the heat but I will never live somewhere that doesn’t get cold enough to kill the nastiness. 

Same - it’s my favorite part of winter. No bugs.

[RyanC883 940]

call exterminator, ASAP! 

Just now, YoloinOhio said:

Same - it’s my favorite part of winter. No bugs.

 

the only good part about winter! 

[BarleyNY 473]

3 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

Barkley said 2 inches long 

 

Let’s try to stay on topic, Yolo.  Geez.  

[Warcodered 3,742]

1 minute ago, CommonCents said:

When I was working in NC the house we rented had recluses in it, we got it sprayed and that cleared them out. Also found a Black Window on the outside under the gutters. 

 

I like the heat but I will never live somewhere that doesn’t get cold enough to kill the nastiness. 

I always figured the cold is what drives them into the house or at least I'm always finding them more often in the winter.

[Bray Wyatt 1,276]

Oh hell no! I would not be coming back in the house until it was killed

[buffaloboyinATL 1,965]

What the hell!? That can’t be real is it?

[CommonCents 2,438]

6 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

I always figured the cold is what drives them into the house or at least I'm always finding them more often in the winter.

The house we rented was vacant for awhile before we moved in. We pressure washed the  outside when we got down there, I’m pretty sure that drove a lot of nasty inside. We found no less than 5 Brown Recluses in the first few weeks. The locals didn’t seem to phased by it. Oh you can move your bed to the center of the room, don’t lay towels on the floor etc. 

 

Getting it sprayed was the best thing we ever did. Never saw another one, trying to sleep knowing those suckers are in there was not fun. 

 

We also came across wood spiders, we were playing darts in the garage and this spider comes hopping across the floor like it’s ready to party. 

 

My days down down south are over.

Edited April 19 by CommonCents

[transient 1,147]

Is it me or does that spider's stance have "Bring it, m***** f*****!" written all over it?

[Not at the table Karlos 652]

14 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said:

https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/commonspiders.pdf

 

 

these are the common spiders in NY.

 

looks like maybe a wolf spider as someone else mentioned. 

Hold a flashlight at eye level and see the all the spiders watching you in the grass. 

 

That is terrifying.

[Buffalo716 3,660]

I AM NOW checking my house on guard 

 

thank God I have my puppy with me 

[The Senator 1,205]

 

A few months ago, a friend told me that when they built the Tesla solar plant at River bend in South Buffalo, mixed in with much of the machinery that was imported from China were gigantic spiders - practically the size of a toilet seat.

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Edited April 19 by The Senator

[WotAGuy 375]

Yet another reason why we can’t sign free agents in this friggin town

[dave mcbride 2,064]

It appears to be a black Carolina Wolf Spider. They can be brown, black, or gray.

An explainer: https://bugguide.net/node/view/797006/bgimage

 

It appears to be this type of spider to a tee.

 

PS - yet another Panthers import, it seems!

Edited April 19 by dave mcbride

[1ManRaid 491]

If we didn't have a "free agents don't want to come to Buffalo" problem before, we do now.

[Logic 5,184]

The correct answer to what he should do is "Burn the house down and never look back".

[JMF2006 776]

That's a hockey stick or a broom shot

 

Not a foot stomp spider

 

I bet that thing could jump more than a foot into the air.

[dave mcbride 2,064]

1 minute ago, 1ManRaid said:

If we didn't have a "free agents don't want to come to Buffalo" problem before, we do now.

Or it may just be a bunch of Carolina Wolf Spiders moving to Carolina North.

[mattynh 491]

Its a dead one when if I found it.

[1ManRaid 491]

Just now, dave mcbride said:

Or it may just be a bunch of Carolina Wolf Spiders moving to Carolina North.

McD is going to be the death of us all.

[Mr. WEO 3,562]

42 minutes ago, NewEra said:

Wow.  I’d move out and sell the house pronto 

 

He's a renter no doubt.

[CSBill 934]

I that blood from one of his kids beside it?

[dneveu 673]

Kill it with fire!

[MAJBobby 5,130]

Just your friendly neighborhood Wolf Spider checking in.

[CNY315 833]

The whole house gotta go