Predatory Spider

[topkittentaylor]

ABSOLUTELY NOT a brown recluse!! BUT AN ABSOLUTELY COOL video to have captured this.

[wildstar1]

You're right, she's a common Southern house spider. They are cool creatures, harmless to people. Great eco-friendly fly catchers.:)

Thanks for watching and the nice comment.

[knightblad12]

thats either a funnelweb spider,or house spider,or wolf spider

[wildstar1]

She's a Southern House spider.:) Well, at least she's one of the over 400 different species of house spiders.lol

Thanks for watching!

[wildstar1]

We believe she's a Southern House spider.:)

Thanks for watching!

[Persiana]

Nyaaa Neko is very pleased with your video. It has been favorited because Neko likes the music, fits the ambient of both something related to one of our biggest fears, spiders, which is always missinterpreted as darkness, and it fits with the beautiful circle of life...And death. :3

[wildstar1]

I appreciate that! Thanks so very much for watching.:)

[LingTong567]

i used to know hella about spiders

now i read the comments and frown =[

[wildstar1]

Why do you =(?

Thanks for watching the vid.:)

[LingTong567]

np

interesting vid

where do you live

finding these where i am is somewhat rare

[wildstar1]

Hi! Thanks for watching.

We live along the Gulf of Mexico. Panhandle of Fl area, US. It's a sub-tropical climate. Lots of different species of spiders here.

[LingTong567]

oh that makes sense

wow ye i keep hearing there are some cool creatures around there

[wildstar1]

Many cool creatures here, just watch my vids.lol I love them all. Spiders included.

Thanks again for watching and the nice comment.:)

[kcwlf29]

This is a funnel spider. Harmless to humans.

[wildstar1]

Thanks for the ID. She is still living here on the back porch. I thought the cold weather might have gotten her, but when it warms up she comes out to play.

Thanks for watching.:)

[JoeyTribiane]

You're an idiot.

[kcwlf29]

who is an idiot?

[cherina58]

Im not realy an expert about spiders but if we get to know them, they are simple, solitary, helpful, and yah, skilled creatured

[wildstar1]

I totally agree!

Thanks for watching and for the nice comments, I appreciate it.:)

[cherina58]

I dont know what kind of spider this is. So you like spiders too? I like them too although Im afraid to touch and even get near esp. the saucer sized ones. Been doing some research about them and found their ways to be cute.

[wildstar1]

Hi, yes to answer your question. I like spiders. They are more helpful than harmful in my garden. There are some deadly species, but, the one seen here is quite harmless, I think lol. She is kinda cute!:)

[tomdougal30]

m8 dat is not a house spider, its too big 2 b a house spider, the legs and body are too thick. that is something else and NOT a house spider

[wildstar1]

We have hundreds of species of "house" spiders here in North America, whatever species she is, she's harmless to humans. Lots of these spiders live around the house. It's a very old house.lol

Thanks for watching.

[rockthecasbah768]

spiders just creep me out i thought i could see this without being scared but no

[wildstar1]

I'm sorry.:) There's no reason to fear spiders like this one, this is a harmless house spider. Spiders are pretty cool animals once you get to know them. I admit, I was scared of this one at first.lol

Thanks for trying to watch!

[loaded357magnum]

Definitely not a Brown Recluse. That's some kind of Nursery Web spider. There are several varieties of them. Some of them (Like the one in this video) are very similar in appearance Black Widow. In fact they are in the same family. But Nursery Web spiders aren't toxic to humans. Completely harmless.

[wildstar1]

Thanks for the very interesting info on this spider. She's still hanging out, here on the porch, the cooler weather keeps her out of sight most of the time now.

I figure she's better off left alone to, well, be a spider! I think spiders are pretty cool.

Thanks for watching.:)

[AnthonyTucci]

How can you let that live in ur house? man i'd scream bloody murder if i ever saw that in my house. i'd burn my whole house down

[wildstar1]

LOL! This one's not in my house, she lives on the back porch, as stated in description. These are HARMLESS house spiders, nothing to fear. They provide me with a sense of security because the house spiders actually hunt and kill the more harmful, and potentially deadly Brown Recluse spiders & Black Widows.

Gee, burning my house down would be rather, stupid. I'd just call an exterminator instead.:)

[Bampy]

BITCH GOT OWNED Cuteness.

[wildstar1]

LOL!

Thanks for watching!:)

[taekwondoman12345]

Spiders are so cool! :D

[wildstar1]

I think they're pretty cool creatures too!

Thanks for watching, and the nice comment.:)

[KingLucaBlight]

I dont care what it is it's scary. I hate spiders.

[wildstar1]

LOL! Thanks for watching, and, have a happy Halloween anyway.

[wildstar1]

Gee, that's too bad. Spiders like this one are harmless. I've found out, the more I learn about them, the more I like spiders!

Thanks for watching anyway!:)

[Nukerist]

That's a disturbing web.

[wildstar1]

LOL, it's kinda creepy I guess, but this spider and her nest are both quite harmless. This one is way up high, in the ceiling of my back porch. I enjoy watching her do "nest repair" late at night.

Thanks for watching!

[quikslither]

good footage.

it looks like a species of house spider; several species build funnel shaped webs such as that.

[wildstar1]

I wish I could get a positive ID on her. I'm sure she's NOT a recluse. She's way to big.

Thanks again!

[funkyfinny]

nah i dont think thats a recluse, its too big and like someone said recluses hunt for their food. whatever spider that was i feel sorry for the little bug it caught :P

[wildstar1]

Well, it's a part of nature. I feel sorry for the prey animals too. Everybody's gotta eat to survive.

I do wish I could identify this spider. Check out the Dairy of a Spider video. I have still photos and some recent video that's at the end of the still shots. You can get a better look at it. She also catches anothr bug in the video.

Thanks for watching!

[funkyfinny]

i saw the other vid u made, and its really good. im still speculating over if it is a brown recluse or not. whatever it is its very amazing.

[wildstar1]

Thanks!

I enjoy watching these animals in the wild. I like spiders and find their behavior interesting to study. Maybe soon, we'll have a positive ID on her.

Thanks for watching the other vid!

[nattywatty123]

kill em all!

[wildstar1]

lol, I'm no killer. Considering your comment, who should I be more afraid of?

[EvilLittleKitten]

It's not a brown recluse spider, It looks almost like a small tarantula.

[wildstar1]

I have some new video of this spider. I'll be uploading it as soon as I get it reformated. You'll be able to see a little more detail. Check back for it later.

Thanks for watching.

[kornflakes420]

it doesnt look at all like a brown recluse but its deffinitley an awesome spider lol i would guess its more closesly related to a trap door spider because of the style of its web. brown recluses tend to only build small webs because they hunt for their prey

[wildstar1]

She's way up there, it's hard to get a close shot of her to see for sure. The nest is large and has more than one opening. And she's always "renovating".lol Could be a trap door species.

Thanks!

[spacecowboy2k]

It looks like a huntsman relative

http://www.amonline.net.au/fac­tSheets/huntsman_spiders.htm

[wildstar1]

She does resemble that particular species.

Thanks for the link! And, possible ID.

[brunoofthesheikra]

some are actually ARE BIG. The way to tell whether the bugger's a Recluse is to look at it's eyes. if there are 6 [as in .. .. .. [2 to the left, 2 on the frontal center, and 2 to the right]] If there are 6, BE CAREFUL. if not, Squash it. BUT if it is, if you don't have a camera , SQUASH 'ER ANYWAYS!

[wildstar1]

This spider has six eyes. I can see that clearly in the still photos. She can live here in peace, as long as she stays out here on the porch. I like spiders. They're much nicer animals than most humans I know.

Thanks for watching!

[canlasboy]

It's not a brown recluse. Sorry.

[wildstar1]

In the still photos you can see a definite, and almost perfect, violin shaped pattern on it's carapace. I'm not an expert so I don't know what it is. All I know is, it's one BIG spider! What species do you think it is?

Thanks for watching!

[canlasboy]

I'm not really a spider expert too, but I know it's not a brown recluse because that thing is too big to be one. I've seen them around when I went to the east. The ones I saw had small butts and sort of long legs.

[wildstar1]

The pictures I find of recluses look like what you discribe. This spider looks too big to be a recluse, but then again, she might just be an unusually large specimen.

Thanks for the comment!

[canlasboy]

Yep no problem.