Posts belonging to Category Dangerous Spiders

The Scariest Spiders On Earth

Trying to determine the scariest spiders on earth is not the easiest thing in the world to do. It might seem like a no-brainer, but to tell you the truth it depends on who you are and what you have experienced with spiders. Still, I thought it might be fun to make [...]

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How to Identify a Brown Widow Spider

The brown widow spider is not the same thing as a black widow spider. Many people think that they are the same thing, but this is not accurate. A brown widow spider is in the same family with the black widow, and they share a family with many others as well. How do [...]

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Black Widow Pictures And Safety

Not many people go out taking black widow pictures, but for those that do it is important to be safe about it.  Black widow pictures are some of the most unique and powerful spider pictures on the planet.  The black widow pictures found on this page are all pictures that were available on the net [...]

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Brown Recluse Spider Bite Treatment And First Aid

The brown recluse spider bite can be one of the most invasive and destructive venomous bites in the United States.  The brown recluse is not especially aggressive, but it will bite if it is cornered or perceives a threat.  Most brown recluse spider bites happen when people dig into storage or retrieve items that have [...]

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Spider Movies That Made You Wiggle

Spider movies. Nothing seems to raise the hair on the back of our necks more than a creepy crawly eight legged spider movie. In actuality, spider movies are fairly few and far between. There certainly have been some good spider movies, but far more have been really really bad. Here is [...]

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Spider Bite Scare – Black Widows Everywhere!

Being that I write about the black widow on a regular occasion, I would be remiss if I did not include some personal experiences to liven things up a bit.  I had an encounter with not one black widow, or even two.  No, my black widow experience involved six of the little venomous spiders.  Curious? [...]

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Uticating Hairs and Tarantulas – An Unlikely Defense

Uticating hair is not something that you ever want to get in  your eyes or nasal cavity.  Tarantulas are known for having uticating hairs that they will flick into their enemies face.  These hairs are highly irritating, and certainly more than effective.  Many people worry about the tarantulas venom, and the uticating hairs are actually [...]

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Sydney Funnel Web Spider Myths

The Sydney funnel web spider is among the most dangerous spiders in all the world.  Some consider them to be the most dangerous.  With this status, the Sydney funnel web spider also inherits some of the silliest myths and stories.  Much like the black mamba of the snake world, this spider has been built up [...]

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Black Widow Spider Bite Treatment

Hopefully you are never unlucky enough to be bitten by a black widow spider, but just in case you do, it might be a good idea to know what to do.  The first thing in any venomous spider bite is to remain calm.  The black widow spider injects venom into your system that will spread [...]

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Identifying Spiders – The Brown Recluse

The brown recluse, or fiddleback spider, is one of the more dangerous spiders found in the United States.  Though the spider has a fearsome reputation, it is actually quite shy and uninterested in human beings.  Still, the brown recluse delivers a venomous bite that can cause massive tissue damage, and in extremely rare cases, death. [...]

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