POTD – Shelob
A REALLY huge spider I came across while hiking at Swamp Bay (near Airlie Beach). I’ve no idea what kind of spider she is, but I nicknamed her ‘Shelob’. : ) Anyone have any idea? – Alex Autin
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Holy crap – how big is that thing?
How about “Soup”?
January 23, 2012 at 10:53 am
Holy crap is right! It was ummm…..huge, but very cool …mostly because it went about it’s business and didn’t freak me out by making any move whatsoever in my direction….which would have caused me to scream hysterically. I think she may be some type of golden orb-weaver, but I’m not really sure.
You want to name the spider ‘Soup’? Is there a story behind that….or is this in any way SOPA related? : )
January 23, 2012 at 12:03 pm
I have no idea – but the colours on its body look interesting. Wonder if it is poisonous?
January 23, 2012 at 1:14 pm
Just about all spiders are venomous, it’s how they make their living! : ) However, if this is some type of golden orb-weaver it’s venom isn’t lethal to humans. It’s venom has a neurotoxic effect similar to a black widow, but not nearly as potent.
January 24, 2012 at 7:44 am
That spider that size can call itself whatever it likes so long as it stays in its own yard
Emu
January 23, 2012 at 10:58 pm
I agree!!
January 25, 2012 at 9:39 am
Man, this is amazing!
) Scary too, lol
January 25, 2012 at 9:34 am
I really don’t mind spiders….as long as I know where they are! Had I walked into her web without knowing her whereabouts, I would have been freaked. Luckily she was very easy to spot from a distance!
January 25, 2012 at 9:43 am
It scares the s*** out of me ahah!! If I was realizing I had such a thing running on my body I would literally go crazy like Jim Carey in Ace Ventura when he ends up in a cave with bats flying all round him ahahah.
January 25, 2012 at 10:03 am
I would be cool with KNOWING it was on me…..but to suddenly realize that it MIGHT be on me…..totally different! Massive freak-out!
January 25, 2012 at 10:30 am
Ahah yes!! Like when people say with a panicked voice “Don’t move! You got something on you” but you don’t know where it is, and then you don’t know where it’s gone.
January 26, 2012 at 8:32 am
Exactly! : )
January 26, 2012 at 8:42 am
I’m pretty sure it’s related to The Predator.
January 25, 2012 at 10:13 am
Now Eric has me googling The Predator…..
January 25, 2012 at 10:31 am
Whaooooo i love it
September 3, 2012 at 1:18 pm
Cool! I thought you might like it
September 3, 2012 at 1:28 pm