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Fighting Spider Hunting Adventures, Share your nature experience
GT4671
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Apr 21 2008, 10:34 AM
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I am originally from New York and we had jumping spiders all over the place there. I used to catch them in a big coffee can and watch them fight. I was amazed at how vicious those tiny little things could be. I live in Arizona now and we don't have jumping spiders here. We have black widows and scorpions. I miss the jumping spiders!
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GT4671
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Apr 22 2008, 10:30 AM
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QUOTE Yo man! At last you post here after giving so many comments on the clips on youtube! Welcome here man!
Those are Phidippus species i suppose since they are commonly found in US.
Black widows... the deadliest of spiders? It would be freaky scary to try to handle them. Yo! Yeah, I finally made my way here to post. We definitely have the Phidippus species in both New York and Texas. They are every bit as eager to fight as the ones you have. The ones I caught were always in the cracks on the outside of my house. I rarely saw them on leaves or trees. They were always nesting on the outside of the house. As for Black Widows, I don't touch them. My spider catching days are over with, but seeing the jumping spiders that you and your friends have brought back a lot of good memories for me. This post has been edited by GT4671: Apr 22 2008, 10:35 AM
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GT4671
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Apr 27 2008, 12:47 PM
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What is "chop" anyways?
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GT4671
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Apr 28 2008, 03:05 AM
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I ask again....what is a "chop" when you are referring to a spider? mindstorm AKA Adrian, this picture is what I saw a lot of in New York. Obviously this is a female and the males have the same white color pattern on them, but their butts are smaller. I also saw jumping spiders with orange spots. This post has been edited by GT4671: Apr 28 2008, 03:05 AM
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GT4671
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Apr 28 2008, 06:02 AM
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Most spiders are boring if they're not jumping spiders. Thanks for the info, I understand the "chop" theory now. The pic I posted is a Phiddipus, and that's a female and was one of many caught by me when I lived in NY. As I mentioned, some others had orange spots instead of white. I even saw grey colored jumping spiders, and they were always smaller than the black ones, although I can't find them on the net anywhere.
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GT4671
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Oct 14 2008, 03:31 AM
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