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pic-momba spider help id?

11 years ago

Hi, I found a whopper of a spider, about3/4" to 1" long at max, you can easily see his eyes and mouth parts moving, he was on the side of my wood shake house. I live in W Milford NJ, and we get whopper bugs out here- but this one really just creeped me out. I tried id sites but came up dry any help would be great thanks!

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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
11 years ago
One of the jumping spiders, but one inch would be stretching it.
rosespetal
Original Author
11 years ago
Hi and thanks- really you think?? any jumping spider I've seen- I was never skeeved out about! This one- was SO big and fat- you wouldn't even WANT to kill it- because it will surely 'pop' or worse- he was very fat and plump- and yes 1' prob stretching but def 3/4' I could see his eyes, and his mouth 'pieces' moving they were bigg, and he ran to an ant and bit it, and then waited - I left prior to his dinner show :P gag Here's the 2nd pic of him I took- I even did an online search, picking his colorations my state etc off a spider site and came up w no pic of this one. It's not a type of wolf spider? and jumping spiders arent poisonous are they?

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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
11 years ago
Look up Platycryptus undatus. I even found a youtube video of one clambering all over someone 's hand. Its pedipalps were constantly moving.
rosespetal
Original Author
11 years ago
AGGK lol indeed tis him! Thanks! The male looks bigger/fatter than the female, I found the male on a video too and it was crawling on someone - voluntarily- idk how those people do it man LOL CREEPS ME OUT!
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
11 years ago
If I let ANY spider crawl around on me, it would be one of the jumping spiders. For some reason, I find them personable and interesting rather than creepy. My arachnophobia has pretty much disappeared over the years, though. I used to say that I wouldn't take a million dollars to let a tarantula crawl on me, but now I'd probably do it for....half that! (lololol)
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11 years ago
Definitely Platycryptus undatus. They are unlikely to bite humans unbless you are trying to handle it and get rough.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/44679

Very useful for killing off immature crickets and cockroaches before they can breed.
rosespetal
Original Author
11 years ago
ugh yes thanks also Lazygardens, idk how anyone would let that climb on them- people on utube are nuts at times... I asked about the biting/poisonous as I've never seen such a big mouth/mouthparts moving and such so clearly let alone almost as long as his legs! I live off of 30+ acres of state land/forest- so who knows what else worse lurks spider wise in the woods HAH I dont want to know given just the size of this one. We do get tons of crickets, so, I guess them NOT getting in the house is in part thanks to this guy, who hangs out near the garage door..... eek- I will keep in mind his usefulness next time he emerges and creeps me out. Thanks again!!

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