Latrodectus pallidus.
We meet again.
Scooperman writes:
“Further to last night’s spider post, had to kill this White Widow on Saturday. Tried to keep him alive but he got free and started legging it around the balcony. Apparently a bite can land you in hospital…”
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The arrow is pointing to an innocent part of the plant…
hah, it’s way off. Unless it’s pointing at the large bipedal creature in the background, in which case that’s probably scooperman or his mate.
Think it might be the other type of white widow theyre on…
*types slowly and painfully from Ward 3, Mater Hospital*
Be the last time I visit you Scooperman.
Love the arrow pointing to a bit of spider plant and not toward the totally harmless European garden spider in the middle of the web!
Classic Bodger!
What is the arrow pointing at?? The only spider I can see is just a common garden spider.
Am I missing something?
Confused…commoner spider or exo-ic scary spider??
We have one in residence with huge web overhead at garden gate…the humanitarian in me let it carry on whilst I use inconvenient side gate.
I like you
“White widow” indeed.
If the thing I’m looking at is the spider, it appears to be slightly furry.. that’s disconcerting.
FALSE widows are black with a white egg timer shape on their abdomen, this does not look like one of those. Incidentally I have been bitten by a false widow and it wasn’t that bad. Any bite, even a midge bite, can get infected and end up with an amputation.
Not only might a White Widow bite land you in hospital, but they are also adept at camouflage and misdirection, disguising themselves as a the not very rarely seen Common European Spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_garden_spider) and also using it’s stunning skills at topiary to make you think it’s over there… The bastards.
Scooperman is a bit of a wuss isn’t he.
Nice style though. In fairness.
Why is the arrow in the wrong place, the bleedin’ spider’s in the middle of the pic? Does the widow have holographic technology to distract its prey?
And that’s one impressive web !
Spider baby!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AB7IDw3PNI
It’s a well known fact that white widows carry red arrows around with them for situations such as these. People take photos, next thing ya know, they’re being upvoted on the popular websites. Subliminally messagey spiders.
I’ll have what Murtles had for lunch for my tea please.
Scooperman has fat feet