Look what the Cat Dragged in . . .
. . . . this morning. Hmmm. Lovely, no, for an arachnophobe like me?
I tell you, this cat is one dead kitty (spider is already a goner, although it did move a little bit. But with 2 legs missing, it's hard to get around).
I cannot find any information at all on this species on the web, but my guess is a Lebanese tarantula . All I know it’s one of the Theraphosidae family, but that’s where the story ends. It could be a Chaetopelma olivaceum or an Idiops syriacus , but I go for the first. These are the only two types of tarantulas we have in Lebanon.
I will now have to go out an buy a year's supply of PiffPaff in order to fumigate the house from top to bottom. Maybe by some freak-trick of nature, this thing will clone itself in my house, which would result in me having to sell the house.
posted by Sietske @ 10:37
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9 Comments:
I hate spiders espcially ones that big!
If I was you, I would head to the gas station instead, buy a few liters of gasoline, spread them around the house and light a match.
Eww!
On the contrary, you should feel safe knowing that your cat is a skilled hunter, protecting the house from tarantulas.
I've had these spiders in my house twice a year for the past 16 years--always when the weather is changing. A bite is a like a bee sting--Khaled's been bitten before. If you're allergic to bee stings you're allergic to these spiders' bites. Since my kids will not allow me to kill anything other than a mosquito or cockroad, I place a tupperware over them, a magazine or newspaper underneath, and release them outside.
cockroach of course is what I meant.
But in Holland we see these spiders on Discovery Channel every evening, together with snakes and alligators. All we know is: one bite will most certainly kill you. Enough venom to kill a family in these spiders. Brrr.... I tell you, Lebanon is a dangerous place....
Oke, wie is die grapjas? Jacob? Of Ysbrand?
Oh my god, that is hideous! At least you saw it dead and not alive!
EEeeeeeekkk!! I freaked out when I saw a couple of ants and baby cockroaches in my house..I can't imagine finding THIS!
I had this very same spider in my house the other day! It fell from within the A.C and onto my closet although I didn't realize it at the time. I just heard a thump. A few hours later, I saw it scurry from across my bed. I don't think I've ever screamed so loud in my life!
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