this morning i drove my car to school with my girlfriend sitting on the passenger seat of the car, when she went out of the car, right before she closed the door a huge spider managed to snuck in and darn it was huge, like 2inches in diameter with it's legs widely spread and it quickly crawled more like ran really fast under the car's dashboard. it was really huge and intimidating even i was shocked when i saw it ran and i believe it left a trace of thin silk behind it's trail but i never got the chance to take a look. im worried if this spider is harmful,toxic or lethal and if it bites humans. i live in the urban city of caloocan in the philippines near manila, the spider's color was brown so i checked the web for identification, it kinda looked like a wolf spider or a funnel weaver but im not sure if those species live here in my country and if their harmful.
2007-01-24 20:49:17 · 10 answers · asked by patrick 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
i said earlier that i checked the web for identification i meant the internet not the spider's web, silly me :)
2007-01-24 20:52:39 · update #1
does anyone know if an insecticide spray will get rid of the spider or atleast flush it out of the car, will it be able to climb up the glass windows? i tried to spray an air refreshener maybe it will irritate the freak.
2007-01-24 21:41:02 · update #2
oh yeah i forgot to ask, if i spray insecticide in the car and leave the windows about an inch open will any more insects like roaches or mosquitos try to get inside?
2007-01-24 21:42:51 · update #3
A common large spider in the tropics, which does
occur in the Philippines, is known as a huntsman
spider. Wolf spiders occur there, also, but they tend to be mostly the smaller kinds. The huntsman
spiders often come into houses, so finding one in
a car would not be surprising. Some people living
in the tropics are glad to have them in their house because they will eat cockroaches. They are not
dangerously poisonous, very few spiders are.
To look up information on them check out the
families Heteropodidae or Sparassidae (either
name may be used) and the genera Heteropoda
and Isopeda, both of which occur in the Philippines.
2007-01-25 03:15:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
many times there are a lot of spiders that people don't know about, especially if you live on a island. i live in hawaii, and there are a lot of big insects i've never seen before. i would back away if i were you, or let someone inspect your car for bugs, the last thing you want is that spider to start laying eggs!
2007-01-25 04:56:57 · answer #2 · answered by FNL 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
most likely a wolf spider, they're not scared of humans or loud noises and like to jump around alot. They are toxic and grow to huge sizes, try to get rid of it if you plan to drive kids around.
2007-01-25 04:53:16 · answer #3 · answered by antsam999 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well as far as i know wolf spiders arent from your country, although it could be related to the wolf spider
2007-01-25 04:53:49 · answer #4 · answered by lynnthelycan 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am so scared of spiders i could not read your question all the way. try to get rid of it!
2007-01-25 05:10:39 · answer #5 · answered by Dominique(G-9) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
follow the thin line of silk it left behind it, and when you find the spider just hit it with your shoe. no more spider - problem solved.
2007-01-25 04:55:21 · answer #6 · answered by steve 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
man cool u live in philippines? im half filipino,anyway point is i think u should put something dead on ur seat(a bug) and let it come out and catch it
2007-01-25 04:54:18 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fumigate your car overnight,That should extract it from the vehicle if not kill it.
2007-01-25 04:55:39 · answer #8 · answered by Eat My Shorts 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
probably not a danger but I would take no chances with it
2007-01-25 04:52:19 · answer #9 · answered by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
sorry i was looking for my girlfriend
2007-01-25 08:07:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋