Just a hairy jumping spider. Those are one of the most intelligent and trusting of spiders hence he didnt expect to get smacked with a freaking magazine by a grown man. They are one of the only spiders that can look around by moving their head. If you watch them and move your hand back and forth they will follow it. They also track their prey (flies mostly) by following them slowly then try to cut them off with an ambush, harmless and fun to watch. Leave the spiders alone.
Nice one, Those are cool pics. I spent an hour one day sipping a beer on the deck and watching a jumping spider track a fly all over the railing. He was so patient and clever that when the fly landed on the same side as him instead of walking toward it he turned around and went around the other side to take the fly from its blind spot. Its pretty amazing what you learn when you watch them, you dont learn much after whacking them with a crappy magazine.
On another note, reading this thread I look up and a GIANT BROWN spider is running around the control room. I got a fly swatter to kill it, and it was gone. Spiders are like snakes to me. If I can see them from a distance we are ok. Disapearing is not good.
On another note, reading this thread I look up and a GIANT BROWN spider is running around the control room. I got a fly swatter to kill it, and it was gone. Spiders are like snakes to me. If I can see them from a distance we are ok. Disappearing is not good.
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