well,i was just looking around outside,and in a tree,there is a spider
it is red and black,it is round too,like a lady bug,it is very weird,it has black spike things around a shell like back,and im thinking its poisonous...but i have no clue
and another one is brown,its short,but it also looks poisonous,it has about 3 white spots on its back,and its web is very weird,its not really a web at all,it is just strands of web
the first one is a spider,cause it has bugs in its web,and it has 8 legs
just help me out,before i get bit,or try to remove them
and im in kissimmee florida,if that helps any
2007-06-17 12:07:22 · 13 answers · asked by Aaron 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
wow some of you ppl are F***ing idiots,i swear
im trying to find out what they are,and you ppl are just giving me stupid answers
and i was wrong about the first one,the first one is black,with a white stomach,and the spikes on it are red
but seriously, wtf are u pplz problem,i want a serious answer,and not one that will just get you points,its for me,not you
damn
2007-06-17 12:14:18 · update #1
yeah they are poisonous!! you should look for a helpline humber instead !!
2007-06-17 12:15:36 · answer #1 · answered by Plz_Tell_Me 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The first one sounds like a Gasteracantha (see the link), since you say red and black. Other spiky spiders are in the Micrathena genus, and there are some others too. Some of the tropical varieties are really colorful. They're all harmless to humans, and have that spiky and coloful body to make them less likely to be eaten by birds. Day-hunting web-spinners generally have some method of defense against birds, whether it's camouflage, web defense or body structures like that.
As to the other, I can't really hazard a guess on that information - look over the website at that link and you may find something helpful. I can say that it's almost certainly not dangerous - none of the dangerous spiders in the US (even in Florida, where all sorts of bizarre tropical thingies have been turning up in recent years) are brown with three white spots.
2007-06-17 21:09:57 · answer #2 · answered by John R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first one is almost certainly the spiny-bellied orbweaver,
Gasteracantha cancriformis. There isn't enough description
of the other to tell what it is. Neither is dangerous to a human
being, although all but a very few species of spiders have
poison glands. The only ones in the U.S. that have a bite of
any consequence are the widow spiders and the recluse
spiders. Evan these have a mortality rate that varies only from
about 0 to perhaps as much as 5%. Some other kinds may
have a bite about equivalent to a bee sting.
2007-06-18 11:50:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very few spiders are dangerous to humans. The way you describe it it sounds my first thought would be a male and a female black widow, but I doubt thats the case.
It could be a redback spider.. the web they have sounds similar to what you describe. They are potentially dangerous (mildly poisonous and can cause death to the very young and old) and I wouldn't advise messing with them, however they will only hurt you in self defense.
If its not that it could be a brown widow, however redback is more likely. Google the spider and tell me if thats right, if not I can research it more.
Don't remove them if they are in your tree.. they are killing pests for you. Spiders are good.
2007-06-17 19:32:19 · answer #4 · answered by EMERGENCY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did a little checking for you and found a site where the guy will identify the spider for you. If you can get a pic it will really help, or you may even see your spider on the site. Did it have kind of a flat back? Check it out at www.whatsthatbug.com/spiders.html
2007-06-17 20:57:11 · answer #5 · answered by kandekizzez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The simple, easy thing to do is leave the spiders along. They are doing no harm. In fact, spiders eat many pounds of bugs and insects during its life. Neither of the ones you describe seem to be a black widow or a brown recluse. Even so, if you'll just leave them alone, they'll leave you alone.
black widow
http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/entomology/factsheets/blackwid.html
brown recluse
http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef631.asp
2007-06-17 19:48:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it sounds like it could be either a wolf spider of an orb spider. Orb spiders are very colorfull and usually make large webs and wolf spiders are generally brown or black. Neither is poisonious, however i wouldn't want to get bit by them.
2007-06-17 19:17:50 · answer #7 · answered by daledean_hojo 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I would guess the first one is a Spiny Orbweaver.. they are not venomous or poisonous, they are actually very beautiful. http://bugguide.net/node/view/4777/bgpage
http://bugguide.net/node/view/2026/bgpage
The second one I have no clue... I suggest if you are really interested you should browse through pics on this site to see if you can find it. http://bugguide.net/node/view/46196/bgimage
2007-06-17 23:40:04 · answer #8 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hiya, you know the details of them so i recommend you Google it! Hope this helps
2007-06-17 19:20:54 · answer #9 · answered by mononokedevil 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
my husband says the spikes you seen are millions of babys
2007-06-17 19:18:30 · answer #10 · answered by suesf7 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋