Who had giant invasive venomous flying spiders for June????

#4
I grew up in the woods of S Florida and those large orb weavers are plentiful especially among the coastal mangroves I had a great fear of them as a kid but they are not aggressive or venomous (to humans) unless you are an insect/bug but they create giant webs to catch their prey. Very impressive species but mostly harmless unless you have arachnophobia I suppose, but I too would like to have an excuse for a "flamethrower" LOL........
 
#7
I ran into them for the first time four years ago while walking in the dark for a morning opener for deer.when I hit the web with my face it felt like fishing line.the spider was crawling on my face.I probably looked like I was doing karate trying to get that mother Fulkerson off of me
 
#9
I have seen at night, under NODS, a grown man, who is a qualified special operator, screaming in rage and waving his rifle before him like a sword while advancing through the trees. Otherwise, a mouthful of web and spider results every 3 feet.

They are not harmless or benign. They cause PTSD.
 
#14
The spiders, meh...

What really astounds me is you candyasses talking about "having an excuse" to buy a flamethrower.

The only reason you need to buy a flamethrower is because you want a flamethrower... Because it's a fucking flamethrower.

Added note: The last time I researched it, there was no federal prohibition on ownership of flamethrowers... No tax stamp, no forms, nada... But don't get caught with napalm. Which is a moot point since diesel, bunker fuel, or any fuel oil will work just fine.

State and local ordinances may vary.

Mike
 
#18
I grew up with those types of big spiders all over the place.
More of a nuisance than anything else, especially when you are riding a bike and go smack face first into a web.

But they kill lots of bugs so all is good with that.
 
#22
Journalistic sensationalism strikes again. Claims these things will hit the north and northeast finally this year, but they already colonized the south arriving via cargo ship 10 years ago. LOL. By the way Joros are a species of the Orb Weaver family. Completely harmless to humans and they eat a lot of the nasty critters like brown recluses, mosquitos, etc that get wrapped up in their Starlink style webs.

Only hazards presented by them are the webs, to dirt bike and ATV racers who might not be wearing full face helmets. Someone getting a face full of web might react out of surprise and cause a crash of the other riders behind them. Has happened before. Wearing face helmets will prevent that. Joro and orb webs can also be harvested by outdoor gear mfgs and used to create extremely tough construction jackets and pants...
 
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#25
I am still laughing…..

But if Sirhr wants an M2 for “spider control” then he should have one. And if you can find CS logs anywhere, they were made to fit in the M2 (CS roll/log plus ethylene glycol as the diluent)…. for Antifa or other pest. Much better than tear gas grenades.

By the by… my propane cactus burn throws a 8’ flame🤣
 
#30
I spent a few days wading around the Everglades deep parts. We just carried a long twig held up in front of us while walking through areas like that, often chest high in water. At night, you had to peel your hat and clothes off as everything was held together with spider web.

I was more concerned about gators and snakes, though we did alright in that department.
 
#33
We have massive golden orb aka banana spiders here all the time - I always thought they were nonvenomous. And yes they are four inches- at least and have massive webs - they extended between my shrubs often.
 
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